Prophets and Apostles
We begin the lesson by looking up the names of the twelve apostles in the New Testament, then the names of the twelve disciples in 3 Nephi, and last the names of the current twelve and the first presidency. We talk about apostles, then end the class with a game of concentration. Set the flash cards upside down on a…
Snow Day
Take all the kids to a big room such as a gym. Make snowflakes, do a relay race where they have to dress into their snow clothes and do something such as an opstical course, and play out side. (optianal) When you are finished give them their treats and maybe play one more game.
Hand Painted Glass Plates
You will be painting the underside of the plate so that food won’t ever touch the paint. Tape the design you have chosen on the side of the plate you will be eating off of so that you can see it through the underside of the plate (the side you’ll be painting on). Paint the pattern. Avoid painting letters or…
Mother/Daughter 4-P’s Activity
After learning about good grooming habits, the girls wanted to put their knowledge to use. We had a mother/daughter 4-P’s party: PJ’s, Pedicures, Pizza and Pop. The girls and moms all came in their PJ’s and we had homemade Pizza and pop/juice for dinner. Then the girls did pedicures and manicures on their moms. They switched and the moms did…
Happy New Year!
We had an interesting activity where we had a game about the year 2006. It was similar to the Jeopardy. We had labels on the wall with different month names and on other sides were written questions about the year 2006. Questions were spiritual and regular, e.g Which famous presidents visited Estonia this year? or Which scriptures were taught in…
Music Conducting Lesson
Teach the participants to find the beat of several songs. Teach the participants conducting patterns through the use of visual aids and music playing. After the group has practiced several songs and patterns, hand out the glow sticks and have the participants activate them. Once the sticks are activated, have the music leader stand in front of the room. Turn…
Napkin Wedding Dresses
We had a leader discuss Temple marriage with the YW. She mentioned why it is important, etc and then we discussed wedding dresses and what they need to be modest and temple worthy. Then the YW were divided into three even groups and given all of their napkins and tape and sent to a separate room. The young women were…
Teacher Appreciation Dinner
We did this activity when I was a laurel a few years back. Each Young Man and Young Woman invited a favorite teacher to a Teacher Appreciation Dinner. It was a lot of fun. “Favorite Teachers” consisted of anything from Elementary/JR High/High School teachers, to Piano Teachers, Karate Teachers, Primary Teachers, Home Teachers, a Grandparent, etc. Teachers were given invitations…