How to Play Froggy Murder
My cousin taught me how to play Froggy Murder at a family reunion. Froggy Murder doesn’t take any set up, and it’s a fun activity you can use to fill up time at the end of a Wednesday evening or camp activity. All ages can play the game, and it’s lots of fun to see how dramatically people act out…
Mother/daughter game – Newlywed Game Style
We summarized the talk given by Elder M. Russell Ballard May 2010 Ensign “Mothers and Daughters.” We played a game like the newly wed game, my Mia Maids came up with the questions for mothers and daughters they did not think they would know like: (for girls) 1. All mothers know what their children weighed when they were born so…
Find Someone Who
This is a good activity to do with students at the beginning of a course. It provides a quick way for students to connect with one another and helps them overcome initial shyness in a new situation. Introduction Tell students that they are going to play a game to find out things they might not know about each other. They…
Mom Muffin Meeting
I had a mother of one of my young women, who was new to the ward, come to me and express a desire to get to know the other mothers of our young women. So our ward started what we call our Mom Muffin Meeting. In August of every year we hold a meeting on a Saturday morning to get…
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Get to Know You Questions
What did you do on your first date? What is the best book you’ve read lately? Describe what your favorite church song is and why. Describe what your favorite non-church song is and why. Describe your activity in a sport. If the TV is on, I’m watching…. If the refrigerator is open, I’m grabbing a…. A general conference talk I…
International Cuisine Night
We assigned various members of young men and young women a country. (Some of the youth we chose were the ones that had siblings in YM or YW–so two of them could make something together). We asked them to prepare a dish (dessert, appetizer, or main course item,etc.) that is from that country. We gathered information from the Internet about…
Book Review
Have everyone get in a circle and have them share the books they brought. They can tell their favorite part, or they can read the book to everyone.
Discovering Your True Identity – (Daughters of Heavenly Father)
WhoDunIt? – This is a kick-off activity. Ahead of time gather one fact about each girl. This should be something they think others won’t know about them. Then, on a sheet of paper, type out all of the facts without revealing the person WhoDunIt. Give each YW a “WhoDunIt?” handout. They will mingle with each other, and ask questions to…