Youth Conference Flash Mob
Flash Mob dance in Sedona, Arizona by 60 LDS Youth from the Grandview 1st Ward in the Mesa Arizona Central Stake – August 3rd, 2012. Performed at the Sinagua Plaza in Sedona, AZ. Youth were from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. “A Royal Generation” was the youth conference theme.
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…
JELLO Festival
The LDS culture has always had a tie to JELLO. So we decided to laugh and have a JELLO Festival. This is a great activity if you do not have a huge budget. We had a JELLO collection box in the foyer for everyone to donate old food storage. We then started planning the JELLO Festival we had: Jello taste-testing:…
Bucket Game
Everyone stands in a circle (alternate boy/girl if possible). Everyone holds hands. There is a bucket or a large trash can in the center (just short enough to jump over if needed). Everyone can try to pull each other so that someone either touches the trash can (which gets them out) or get two people to let go of their…
Pioneer Day Activity Booths
Our Stake primary pres. sponsored a stake quarterly activity based on pioneer day. Each of the 10 wards/branches were responsible for 2 booths. We were given a list with ideas on it or we could list our own ideas and do those. It was so FUN. Here are some of the booths that the children loved everyone was encouraged to…
Fall Festival
We wanted our children to have a safe enviorment for Halloween. Some parents do not allow their children to trick or treat in neighborhoods. We decided on having a Fall Festival. We served Chili and Hotdogs, Chips, salads and water. It was a combined Ward and Primary Activity. Everyone got involved. We had 13 booths. Most families donated a pumpkin…
Family History Themed Chili Cookoff – Chiliology
Our unit has a chili cook off each year. In the past it has been an adults-only activity, but this year we decided to make it a family activity with a family history theme. It was fun! Here’s how we did it: The Vision I met with the other members of the Activities Committee to work out the kinks in…
VIDEO: Look Inside an LDS Dry-Pack Cannery
An LDS cannery volunteer answers questions and demonstrates how dry pack canning is done at these facilities: