I heard a really interesting mnemonic at a Presbyterian church about the Ten Commandments. (Believe it or not, this was adult Sunday School.)
1. Hold up one finger. This stands for the one God.
(Thou shalt have no other gods before me.)
2. Hold up two fingers like a pair of scissors, and start cutting, as in arts and crafts. (Thou shalt not make any graven image.)
3. I don't remember this one quite as well as the others -- but I think it was put up three fingers as if taking the scout's pledge. (Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.)
4. Put down four fingers and walk them across the table. Liken this exercise to a family going to church. (Thou shalt keep holy the Sabbath.)
5. Hold up five fingers and take an honor pledge.
(Thou shalt honor thy father and thy mother.)
6. Put one finger into the palm of the other hand. Let the other five fingers collapse into the first finger, as if dead. (Thou shalt not kill.)
7. Make a pair of scissors with two fingers of the right hand then snip at the wedding ring (possibly imaginary) on the left hand. (Thou shalt not commit adultery.)
8. Put out both hands but hold back your thumbs, as if they have been cut off in the Middle East for the crime of stealing. (Thou shalt not steal.)
9. Put one hand down and four fingers up of the other hand, as if being sworn in court. (Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.)
10. Put out both hands and clutch at everything in sight.
(Thou shalt not covet.)
That would be great to teach children. Except I would have to change the two fingers representation. As well as the wording on a couple others. But it is very cute.
That's pretty neat. Thanks for sharing