Youth Activities
Youth Activities
Go to the DC Temple on the Metro using the free temple shuttle
Go to the Washington DC Temple on the Metro. Just get on the red line and get off at Forest Glen station and take the free temple shuttle. Make sure to check the schedule at http://templeshuttle.org before going.
The Friendship Express
This is a great “Getting to know you” activity. It works like speed-dating. Where everyone rotates which table they sit at for 3 minutes getting to know the other person sitting with them. This was such a great activity, and everyone had a wonderful time. SET UP Set up in one of the longer rooms in your building. Place the…
Aspiring Race
Our youth conference theme was “Aspire Higher”. After a hike in the morning, we did an activity we called the “Aspiring Adventure”. The original idea was like the Amazing Race. It worked out really well. We tied each activity to an area in the For the Strength of Youth pamphlet. Different leaders ran the different stations. It was pretty simple…
Iron Rod Activity
We used this at Girls camp and it was effective. Can be modified for YW/YM together. Build an Iron Rod pathway with rope and stakes or whatever you can tie the rope off with. They are blind folded and given instructions not to let go of the rope until someone says to them at the end- Well done, though good…
YW Camp Ideas with 2011 Theme “we believe”
Here are some ideas we came up with for this years theme for girls camp. It turns out the girls came up with another one “seek your eternal reward” with pirate/nautical activities but I thought i’d share these incase someone else wants to use them. Pioneer Theme Scripture: Exodus 19:8 All the Lord has spoken we will do Song: “The…
Funny TV Commercials – Mutual Activity
This is such a fun activity for a Combined YM/YW Mutual night. I got the idea from SugarDoodle and took it a step further… I created some images that I could glue to items, told the youth they had to come up with a 30sec. – 1min. commercial to help sell the item, then video taped each one, watching them…
The Importance of Following Directions
Then to give a break from the reading (and to rouse the sleepy-headed students), I passed out a “3-Minute Test.” This was a quick little quiz to test “obedience” and precision to directions. You can easily make your own. Start off by announcing that they are to read through the entire test before doing anything. But then have a series…
Hats Off Activity
An easy to pull off activity for young women and their mothers. Each young woman reads/memorizes a simple 4 line verse and wears a hat that represents a portion of the demands placed upon her life.
