Ward Activities
Activity ideas for your ward or branch.
Secret Grandparent
We did this for our quarterly activity. A couple of weeks before the activity you need to check with the grandparents you have chosen to make sure that they will be able to make it to the activity. If they can then ask them for a brief history or info about themselves to read to the children the Sunday before…
Pioneer Day Program
Pioneer Day Program 23 July 2005 1. Pioneer (who crossed the plains) Family History story: Sr. Primary child.2. Song: “Pioneer Children Sang as They Walked”3. Pioneer Facts: (read by Sr. Primary children) Pioneer Fact #1Pioneers used to drink from streams. They didn’t have running water like we do. Pioneer Fact #2Pioneers made up games to play as they traveled. Because…
Apple Fest
These activity ideas for a fun activity using apples as the theme are compiled from a post on the lds-youngwomen Yahoo Group: Apple Seed Spitting Contest – see who can project apple seeds the farthest or with the most accuracy Make Caramel Apples – stick a wooden popsicle stick in the core of an unpeeled apple. Melt some caramel and…
Book of Mormon Halloween Activity
One ward for their fall festival is focusing on the Book of Mormon and having people dress up like BofM characters…One ward for their fall festival is focusing on the Book of Mormon and having people dress up like BofM characters instead of the typical Halloween costumes! So fun!!! Here are some activity ideas that could be held at an…
Gospel Feud WITH Survey Results
Instructions: Separate into two teams. Two players, one from each team, face off to answer a question (example: “Name the hour that you get up on Sunday mornings”) to earn the right to control the board. The player who comes up with the most popular answer on the survey has the right to play or pass. The team playing the…
Race-storation 2
We had an awesome opening social using the 2005 Mutual theme. We called it the Race-storation. We held this activity outside while the weather was still good but you could certainly modify it for indoor use too. The kids were in teams of 4-6 and all events were timed. Each team was given a time sheet to record their score…
Christmas Enrichment
We have a Bell Choir come from another local church. We have a sitdown ham dinner with all the fixings. We have sisters sign up to be a hostess of a table. She brings everything for the table. China, silver, glassware, decorations. Each table is so unique and beautiful. The sister who hosts the table also serves, etc. Less clean…
Young Women Missionary Program
Workshop 1 – Role of a Missionary: We had I hope they call me on a mission playing on a CD in the background- here they watched the miss. video and we had our missionaries and ward mission leader talk about a missionary’s role. Workshop 2 – Companionship Study: We had tables set up for each comapnionship with there Book…