Fundraiser
Our ward has had garage sales for YW and Boys camp. The ward members donate their unwanted items, collected at a willing members home where the garage sale will be held. A night or 2 before we sort like items together. Most clothing should all be one price to keep it simple. Mark everything else in quarter increments to simplify…
Pretty in Pink PJ Party
We had a 5-hour “Pretty in Pink” themed PJ party. We did not have a sleepover, but all the girls were to come at 5pm for dinner and go home by 10pm. The girls were invited to wear pink PJ’s or anything pink. My house was decked out in pink stuff everywhere, from the table cloths, balloons, plates and bowls,…
Activity Day Girls Mock Camp Out
Campfire – cook hotdogs, somemores, and make ice cream and have a fireworks show
Girls Camp spiritual lead-in to Bishop’s night
Our 2006 Young Women’s camp theme was BOOT camp (Build Our Own Testimony). When the girls arrived at camp they were given a real dogtag on a chain with their name and their group (Fly Girls, Army Bratz, Babe Brigade…) on it. Our theme scripture was: Ephesians 6: 10-18 We did this activity at night and used luminaries to guide…
Beehive Babysitting Service
During the month of November, the Beehives set up a Beehive Babysitting service as one of their class activities. This allows parents to go out for an evening, get some Christmas shopping done, or for whatever reason. The Beehives plan the whole thing, activities for the kids, even down to coordinating snacks. They have a sign-in board that the parents…
LIFT YOUR MINDS HIGHER – YW Camp Theme
“Let virtue garnish they thoughts unceasingly; then shall thy confidence wax strong in the presence of God.” D&C 121:45 Each ward, if desired could select a mini theme, something to do with “high”. I.e, “Raise the Bar†and decorate with things like (fake) dumbbells. Another might want to do something with “We are Rising High†with Balloons, another ward could…
Market in Zarahemla – YW Activity
We have done this activity in a few wards I have been in, and it has been a success. It can be as big or as small as you make it. Invite members of the ward to donate things they no longer want or need – any “surplus” items. Items are then organized by the youth (Our YW did this)…
Honey Bee Resort YW Camp Theme
” …[these] are my B’s–be grateful, be smart, be clean, be true, be humble, be prayerful.” Gordon B. Hinckley, “A Prophet’s Counsel and Prayer for Youth,” New Era, Jan. 2001 Of course everything at camp is Bees. Wards can choose their own Bee names (Bee-dazzlers, Bee-lievers, Quilting Bees, SWAT team, Bee Stingers ). The camp director is the Bee Keeper,…