Service Projects
Service project ideas
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…
Single Mother Service Project
We have gone to single mom’s house in the ward and read bedtime stories and helped get the children to bed. The girls loved it and so did the mom. (You could even let the girls fix supper, clean house, and do the dishes, too! – Jenny) Source: Geocities YWLDS
New Member/Inactive Welcome
Have the youth make cookies or assemble treat bags to take around to new members of your ward/branch or to inactive members of their class. We’ve also done this as a ‘kidnapping’ where we notify the youth’s mother ahead of time, show up after opening exercises, blindfold the less-active youth, and take him/her to the park for games and treats.…
You’ve Been Heart Attacked!
The youth in our area love this activity, they don’t even think of it as service! Make a large heart out of posterboard and put a message on the heart like “Welcome to the Branch” , “We love you” , “Get Well Soon” , “Good Luck” , “We’ll miss you”, etc. Cut out many hearts of different sizes, and make…
Music Concert or Music Festival
Attend your local High School Community College or University music concert or festival is always fun, and if you have a less- or in-active member that is involved in the event, can be a great reactivation tool. A good resource for events in larger US cities is http://www.citysearch.com/. Also check your local paper, or ask your class presidencies if they…
Christmas Shoppers’ Babysitting Service:
Choose an evening or afternoon to sit any children in the unit whose parents would like to do some Christmas shopping together without children. Set a time limit for the baby sitting (2-4 hours), and bring lots of toys and treats to entertain the children in your building’s gym or multi-purpose room. You may also wish to collect names and…
