Excercise class at a local gym
I took the Miamaids to a local gym to a Kwando which is the same as TaeBo class or as my son calls it musical karate. The girls absolutely loved it.
Secret Grandmothers
We asked the relief society for a list of grandmotherly woman that would benefit from having a little friendly service. We assigned each YW a secret grandmother for the duration of the project. (Being flexible for absences, new YW, etc.) Quarterly we made a gift for the secret grandmothers and took the girls to anonymously deliver the gifts at the…
Sunday/Sundae activity
John Bytheway gave a fireside called “The Best 3 Hours of the Week.” It is available on DVD from places like Deseret Book. It is a great talk that gives suggestions for youth to get more out of their Sunday meetings. Brother Bytheway gives a particularly enlightening description of the symbols and covenants of the sacrament. The fireside is about…
Breakfast with the Bishop
We gather the children the first Saturday of the year and have them meet for breakfast at the ward house. We have all the teachers come and meet their new classes (sometiems in PJ’s), so they each sit with their new class (we have done picnic style and tables). Then we have the bishop tell a story, sing a song…
YW Christmas Service
Leave a x-mas basket on some one’s doorstep with a note challenging them to do the same. (basket should be full of goodies).
What would you wear?
We did a variation of an activity already listed in this forum. We took our Mia Maids and Laurels to a local Goodwill. The girls paired and were given a card that would have a situation or location on it and the girls would have to pick out an outfit that would fit that situation, ie. something you would wear…
Glory Road YW Camp Theme
Our Camp theme this year is “Glory Road”. Our Camp Scripture is 1 Nephi 16:3, “…give heed unto it, that ye might walk uprightly before God.” Our Logo is a Route 66 sign. The top half is our camp scripture and the bottom half simply says, “Glory Road” in big letters. Hopefully we will be able to get T-shirts with…
Heart of My Fathers – play
The author, Michelle Niederer, shared this play that would make a fun fireside activity. The play teaches the importance of temple work for family members who have passed on.
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