• Activities,  Youth Activities

    The Biggest Gainer: New Beginnings VIDEOS

    Hi There, I’ve been told by many people that I should get this online, so here it goes! For New Beginnings this year we came up with a spoof off of the show “The Biggest Loser”, (where people transform their lives by losing weight). We created the following live skit and video called “The Biggest Gainer”, where we’re gaining the…

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    Mormon Catch Phrase – Joint Activity

    We had a fanstastic joint activity last Wednesday. We played Mormon Catch Phrase – Boys againd the Girls. We put all of the young men and young women in a cirle, boy girl boy girl. Then we passed around a basket with hundres of “mormon” words and phrases. One person draws a phrase and describes it to their team. You…

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    Young Women In Excellence

    We had a wonderful Young Women In Excellence this year. We did a Young Women in Excellence Bowl. The invitations were done like tickets to a football game. We got each of the girls tee shirts – in Value Colors, that we decorated as Football Jersey’s at an activity a few weeks before. We decorated the gym like a football…

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    The Sisterhood of the Traveling Bracelets

    Sisterhood of the Traveling Bracelets This activity was fashioned after the book and movie, “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.” We obtained a set of 4-5 black bead bracelets, which were to be worn by one girl for one week and then passed on to the next girl. A small journal accompanied these traveling bracelets. To launch the activity we…

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    Christmas Service Project for injured members of US Armed Forces

    I saw this post on Facebook today, and am sharing it here so you all can see it, too. When doing your Christmas cards, take one and send it to this address: A Recovering American Soldier c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center 6900 Georgia Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20307 USA. I think this would make a great family home evening…

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    Give the Savior a Christmas Gift – FHE

    Give the Savior a Christmas Gift — of your service — for Christmas this year. The premise of this cute idea is simple. Christmas is about the Savior, and since we can’t give him a tangible “present” when we celebrate his birthday in December, how about we offer him the gift of extra service? You’ll need: – a poster board…

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    Personal Progress Value Cakes

    The Naperville 2nd ward had a great idea for food at YW in Excellence “DESSERTS: It’s hard to see but we had 8 cheese cakes, and the toppings were in our 8 value colors. A huge baker’s thank you to our dear YW Pres. Sis. Wutzke for all her work! Yummy! White: “whipped cream” for Faith, “Blue: “Blueberries” for Divine…