Telepaper
Need at least 5 or 6 people playing but the more the better. No maximum amount. This game is just like the popular game telephone, except on paper. Everyone playing sits in a circle and at the top of their paper writes a sentance. Sentances can be anything they want it to be except no color words. It should also…
Service Scavenger Hunt
I looked up items needed for the local food bank. I used the items to make a scavenger hunt list. We split up into groups, and went on a scavenger hunt for the needed items. Items included things like: peanut butter, canned food, cleaning supplies, personal care items, etc. We did this as an activity day project. The girls had…
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…
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…
Egg Drop
Have each team/person build a contraption that holds an egg out of the random objects collected. Drop off of a high place such as a stadium and see whose egg didn’t break. (Make sure you clean up afterwards.)
Don’t get caught without…
This is similar to musical chairs, but more reverent for the classroom setting. It may be better to do this activity before the topic discussion. Have each person sit in a circle. Hand spoons out to all but one person. Explain that the goal is to not get caught without a spoon when the leader randomly calls out STOP. TO…
Family History Mother/Daughter Party
we had a “mixer” game where we had the girls bring a current picture of themselves and a picture of their mom at the same age the girl is now. The pictures were mounte onto construction paper with numbers on them, then pinned to a bulletin board. Each girl and mother was given a paper with a list of the…
The Amazing KNOWLEDGE Race
Each Mini Van team (6 youth + 1 driver) were given scripture clues to get to the locations for the three tasks and 3 task envelopes that contained the necessary items to complete each task. The tasks were: 1. Do a load of laundry at the Laundry Mat (Each leader was asked to bring a load of towels or blankets…