Jungle Camp Theme
ON SAFARI, SEARCHING FOR HEAVEN Okay, this really dates me, but there used to be a popular story about a Church Authority (can’t remember who) and during a visit to Africa he was told to never step into any size puddle. When he asked why, the guide took a stick and stuck it into a nearby puddle of water and…
Princess Themed Girls’ Camp
HEAVENLY EVER AFTER (princess theme) – emphasized temple marriage andtemple blessings. Lots of fun ideas with princesses. (even had a Royal Ball) Make signs for the camp such as “In Camp-a-lot You’re Loved-a-lot” – a play on the word “Camelot”. Our Stake is using the Princess Theme for camp this year. Each ward is assigned a different Disney Princess, ours…
Book of Mormon Olympics – Quarterly Activity
Activities: 1. Samuel the Lamanite: skittles placed on a wall (we used the steps from the stage), how many can you knock down with three throws? 2. Anti-Nephi-Lehi’s: a small sandpit with little pick-up-sticks swords buried, how many can you find in one minute? 3. Lehi’s Journey: blowing a ball with a straw from one point to another (like travelling…
Scripture Basketball
Divide the youth into 2 teams, each facing the other in chairs on the keylines of the gym floor (we had enough for 4 teams and used both ends of the gym) Tthe teams are given a clue to a scripture and told to begin (seminary students rock at this game, try to divide them up evenly between teams) As…
Book of Mormon Halloween Activity
One ward for their fall festival is focusing on the Book of Mormon and having people dress up like BofM characters…One ward for their fall festival is focusing on the Book of Mormon and having people dress up like BofM characters instead of the typical Halloween costumes! So fun!!! Here are some activity ideas that could be held at an…
Gospel Feud WITH Survey Results
Instructions: Separate into two teams. Two players, one from each team, face off to answer a question (example: “Name the hour that you get up on Sunday mornings”) to earn the right to control the board. The player who comes up with the most popular answer on the survey has the right to play or pass. The team playing the…
A Tribute to Relief Society Presidents – Short form of Emma Smith’s Garden Party
Download the PDF version of this file Narrator: In the early days of the Church, work and sacrifice were the daily fare of Mormon women. Much was asked of them and of one in particular – Emma Smith, the wife of the Prophet Joseph Smith. Emma was charged by her husband with the creation of an organization, the Female Relief…
Race-storation 2
We had an awesome opening social using the 2005 Mutual theme. We called it the Race-storation. We held this activity outside while the weather was still good but you could certainly modify it for indoor use too. The kids were in teams of 4-6 and all events were timed. Each team was given a time sheet to record their score…