Developing Talents
Activity ideas from Young Women’s Manual 2, Lesson 44, Developing Talents: 1. Plan and organize some workshops. With the approval of your priesthood leader, invite specialists to conduct workshops in areas in which class members wish to expand their knowledge or explore a new skill or trait. You can do this as a class, as small groups, or as individuals.…
Little Girls’ Night – Get to Know You Activity
We had a really fun activity that the girls loved. We called it “Little Girls Night.” The girls all brought a baby picture, a favorite doll or stuffed animal, and a favorite storybook from her childhood. We guessed who was who from our baby pictures, then oohed and ahhd over them. Then we shared memories from our childhoods, about our…
Journal Jar
President Spencer W. Kimball gave this counsel: “Every person should keep a journal and every person can keep a journal. It should be an enlightening one and should bring great blessings and happiness to the families. If there is anyone here who isn’t doing so, will you repent today and change-change your life?” (in Conference Report, Apr. 1979, p. 117;…
Soiree
A soiree is a french words meaning social gathering in the evening, usually for the purpose of listening to music. It may however,include poetry reading,prose reading short story reading, joke telling, or sharing an appreciation of a favourite piece of artwork…the focus is cultural. It should be remembered that all cultural input is acceptable as long as gospel standards are…
Another Family Home Evening
My Beehive class just finished an activity we called “Another Family Home Evening”. At one evening activity the girls planned a family home evening lesson. The next activity we presented our FHE at the home of someone in our unit who did not have children at home anymore. It was a great experience for the girls to prepare lessons and…
Babysitting Kits
Always bring your imagination and sense of humor. Put all materials in a decorated and easy to grab bag: crayons, washable markers, pencils, paper, safety scissors, craft materials. (include any or all of these) First Aid kit (and the knowledge to use it). Words to children’s songs–Five Little Speckled Frogs, The Wheels on the Bus, Head Shoulders Knees and Toes,…
New Era Bowl
We all read the New Era in depth and came prepared to answer questions. We divided up into four teams (we have over 25 girls). You could do however many you needed. We sat as teams across the table from the other team with a buzzer in the middle of the table. (we used the buzzer from the game Taboo.…
Guest Speakers
Here are some ideas for guest speakers: Invite someone from your local FBI field office to come speak about how to protect yourself online. Invite your stake patriarch to come speak about preparing to receive patriarchal blessings. Invite someone from a local school or university to come speak on any topic of interest: art, astronomy, geology, art, local history, etc.…
Awesome Activities for LDS Church members
