Survivor Challenge
Invite the youth to sit on the chairs and in front of the chairs (campfire style). Explain that they are now a part of a reality show called the Survivor Challenge. Explain that they will be taken to remote parts of the church to participate in both physical and spiritual challenges. Explain that it will be difficult but that you…
Mormon Jeopardy
Our Mia Maids put on this combined activity. Boys against Girls. First girls then boys pick catagory and decide on how much they will wager. The answers are all out of The Strength For Youth maunal,and the leader told everyone in advance to read it that the questions would be from the manual.They were not told in advance what the…
Bee all you can Be Camp Theme
Give each sleeping and meeting area a name relating to bees, or the army. Give leaders and youth leader’s nicknames relating to whichever theme you chose. Bees Betty Buzz, Aunt Enna (she has all the info), Queen Bee (Camp Director), Honey Hive (food prep or eating area), Clover Craft, Deseret Dorms (sleeping quarters), Honey Comb, Drone Duty (cleaning latrines,dishes, etc.)…
Native American Themed Girls’ Camp
A couple of years ago for girl’s camp my husband did a campfire with the Native American theme and the 7 value colors. Basically he told the story of the young braves a (young women) who were sent from the tribe to bring back the qualities of an Indian princess. Each young woman brought back her value (colored water in…
BUGS Camp Theme
BUGS – can stand for Building Up Gospel Standards Building Up Girls Self-esteem. Be Unique GirlS This was a fun one and we centered it all around ladybugs. We made plaster of paris ladybugs and friendship bracelets our of embroidery thread. We did not allow any harmful pranks and it turned out good. When I was the Stake camp director…
BOOT or “ARMY” Camp Theme
BOOT – Stands for Build On Our Testimonies Be All you can be in the Army of the Lord. We did cadences, a USO shows (skit night), Basic training, A Battle, we even had mail from home. The stake camp leaders all dressed camos borrowed from the National Guard. We were also able to borrow a lot of things for…
Go for the Gold Camp Theme
Go For The Gold Hi, I just thought I’d pass on an idea of a theme we used. It is a good one to use in Utah with the Olympics coming soon. The theme was “Go For The Gold” with a subtitle of “Faith in Every Footstep”. We did this camp in 1997 when Faith in Every Footstep was the…
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…
Awesome Activities for LDS Church members
