It’s a Baby Shower!
We started out by playing a few baby shower games. The first one we played was a guessing game. The girls had to see how many paperclips they could get out of a bowl of rice as they were blind- folded. The winner got to pick a prize. We then divided the girls up into teams and had an obstacle…
Modest clothes shopping
We took our beehives to a second hand store to look for inexpensive modest clothes. We told them they had to look around and find a complete outfit that was modest. The girl that found a modest outfit and cost the least got a double scoop ice cream after. The rest only got a single scoop. Our beehive had a…
Good Clean Fun
For our activity we went to a BYU football game (Tickets are only $5 for certain games). Prior to the game we had a tailgate party in the Marriott Center parking lot, where we ate good food, tossed around a football, and our Mia Maid class president gave a devotional from the For Strength of Youth Booklet that talked about…
Celebration of Womanhood
The first counselor in our YW Presidency was expecting her first baby, so for an activity the Laurels decided to give her a suprise baby shower. However we didn’t want to play silly games so we decided to use this shower to celebrate womanhood. We selected a young woman, a YW leader who didn’t have children yet, a YW leader…
A Shoe About You
(This activity was described to me by an Aunt, who heard it was done in a unit in West Jordan, Utah, USA.) As people arrive at the activity, they place thier shoes in a heap on the floor. As you go around the room, each person pulls their shoe from the pile and describes why that particular shoe represents them.…
Book Exchange
(I heard this activity described by an Aunt. -Jenny) Upon arrival at the activity, place all the books in a pile. As people arrive, invite them to place books in the pile and grab a book (or two) they’d like to take home and read. During the activity, share information on your favorite books — books that have touched your…
Duct Tape Fashions
Directions: Work on a large flat surface. Begin by making “panels.” Cut six strips of duct tape, each measuring 12 inches long. Lay one strip horizontally sticky side up. Lay another alongside it, with 1/2 inch overlapping. Attach the remaining four strips in the same fashion. Cut six more strips and lay them sticky side down on top of and…
Family Feud Mormon Style
We had the youth compete against one another and asked questions like name a general authority. The answers were rated by most popular answer. We had boys against the girls by age groups. The winners were against the bishopric. Since we didn’t have a buzzer we used a towel and a bouncy ball. The towlel so the ball wouldn’t roll…
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