Ward Activities
Activity ideas for your ward or branch.
Service Auction
The night of the event, hand out the survey as the members arrive. Give them some time to fill out the survey. I have seen several variations of the survey. One is to have questions like “Have you read your scriptures every day this week?” 15 points. “Did you do your visiting teaching this month?” 10 points. There should be…
A Branch’s Pioneer Day Activity
We had a wonderful pioneer branch party out here atour ranch. I put old fruit jars on the tables and put wild flowers in them. I put mainly sunflowers in them. My hubby dutch ovened chicken and potatoes….oh it was so good. Texans are known for the BBQ but not many had done dutch oven. We also cooked corn on…
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Pioneer Games
Pioneer GamesBy Susan DavisFriend, February 1989, page 46 A typical pioneer school had only one room, one teacher, and about twenty-five students in grades one through eight. Not only did boys and girls of different ages study together, they often played together during recess. Shadow Tag On bright, sunny days, shadow tag was a perfect game to play. At the…
Father’s Day Activity
Have the kids help serve the dads breakfast. Pancakes/Waffles, fruit, etc. After breakfast we decorated kites from Oriental Trading-each kid got a kite. Played relay games with bean bags (divide the gym in half and put dads on one side kids on the other see who can get the most bean bags on the opposite side. Go fly kites outside
Parable of the Talents Activity
Tell the Parable of the Talents found in Matthew 25: 14-30, and then act out the story. Discuss talents. If someone in your group has the talent of cooking, invite them to prepare refreshments for the activity. Prepare this play for FHE or YW. It is fun to act out or even show your talents. You may even combine this…
Geocaching
Geocaching is an adventure game for GPS users. The basic idea is to have individuals and organizations set up caches (usually a container with something inside, like a notepad for signatures or a treasure). GPS users can then use the location coordinates to find the caches. Geocaches are listed on internet sites, where members can look them up and use…
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Service List
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. Park/Neighborhood Cleanup: Contact your city or community tpark commission or recreational directors to find out what locations can use your donated labor. You can also clean out drains or ditches in…
Outdoor Cooking Contest
Outdoor Cooking Contest Aaronic Priesthood PurposesBuild quorum brotherhood by arranging to compete with another quorum. Develop talents by learning and demonstrating outdoor cooking skills. Young Women Areas of FocusRecreation and the world of nature-by learning camping skills. Homemaking arts-by practicing outdoor cooking. Personal and social refinement-by developing proper relationships with others. People who can helpAdvisersParentsYouthCamping specialists Things neededJudgesCooking equipmentFoodWood and…
