Pinewood Derby
Mutual ActivityWe have a very small ward with only about 2-4 YW attending mutual, regularly. To encourage attendance, and a fun activity, we thought about inviting the RS sisters. I thought it would also help the YW have a better relationship with the RS sisters, easing the transition when it’s time. We held a Pinewood Derby. The RS sisters thought…
Sugar Cube Temples
Make sugar cube temples. We did it as a college ward and it was a lot of fun. I wouldn’t recommend it for children because hot glue guns are dangerous as some of us learned.
Mother’s Day Plates
We have used white glass plates for Mother’s Day. They turned out really nice and the Mother’s were so excited to get them. We first made sure that the children had an old tshirt of some sort over their good clothes! Each child had a white glass plate. We used gold foil acrylic paint but you can use any color.…
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…
Testimony Gloves
My mother is currently working with Sister Oaks (Elder Dallin Oaks’ wife) on a project called “Testimony Gloves.” These are a simple tool that Sister Oaks is using to help leaders teach the concept of a testimony to children across the world. Each finger of the glove has a picture of the five basic elements of a testimony: 1. I…
The Secret of The Star (Christmas)
Intro is read while Silent Night is played softly in the background: Intro.- The Secret of The Star I. A long time ago a baby was born- It had been foretold before the earth was formed; In a stable with a manger bed. II. A new star appeared in the heavens to show the way to the place where Infant…
CTR Hemp Bracelets
We followed the “Living and Learning the Gospel” suggestion to learn how to sing the hymn “Choose the Right” by playing a game. The game was played similar to musical chairs or hot potato, only the “potato” was a chewy candy wrapped in several layers that had the lines written on them. When the music played, the potato was passed…
Awesome Activities for LDS Church members
