Campcraft Contest
Campcraft Contest Priesthood PurposesDevelop talents by learning and demonstrating camping skills. Strengthen families by-1. Inviting family members to observe the contest.2. Asking fathers to be the judges. Young Women Areas of FocusRecreation and the world of nature-by developing life-preservation skills. Homemaking arts-by strengthening family relaÂtionships by inviting family members to observe the contest. People who can helpAdvisersParentsCamping specialists Things neededSite…
Using Camp Tools Contest
Camp Tools Contest Priesthood PurposesDevelop talents by learning and demonstrating camping skills. Strengthen families by-1. Inviting family members to observe the contest.2. Asking fathers to be the judges. Young Women Area of FocusRecreation and the world of nature-by developing life-preservation skills. Homemaking arts-by strengthening family relaÂtionships by inviting family members to observe the contest. People who can helpAdvisersParentsCamping specialists Things…
Wok and Talk
(This activity is good for new presidencies, units with lots of move-ins or baptisms, transitioning young women, etc. For YW in Excellence add questions that get young women, leaders, and parents talking with young women about thier present and future Personal Progress sucesses, goals, and activities. -Jenny) As guests arrive, they choose a marked chopstick, and sits at the table…
Conference quiz night
The mutual after conference, have a quiz night on what that recent conference was about and what people spoke about. Have a few leaders or other people carefully listen to conference and write questions about the talks given, songs sung, statistics etc… Organize everyone into groups on the night of the activity, and have them each have a piece of…
A Shoe About You
(This activity was described to me by an Aunt, who heard it was done in a unit in West Jordan, Utah, USA.) As people arrive at the activity, they place thier shoes in a heap on the floor. As you go around the room, each person pulls their shoe from the pile and describes why that particular shoe represents them.…
Book Exchange
(I heard this activity described by an Aunt. -Jenny) Upon arrival at the activity, place all the books in a pile. As people arrive, invite them to place books in the pile and grab a book (or two) they’d like to take home and read. During the activity, share information on your favorite books — books that have touched your…
Family Feud Mormon Style
We had the youth compete against one another and asked questions like name a general authority. The answers were rated by most popular answer. We had boys against the girls by age groups. The winners were against the bishopric. Since we didn’t have a buzzer we used a towel and a bouncy ball. The towlel so the ball wouldn’t roll…
Little Girls’ Night – Get to Know You Activity
We had a really fun activity that the girls loved. We called it “Little Girls Night.” The girls all brought a baby picture, a favorite doll or stuffed animal, and a favorite storybook from her childhood. We guessed who was who from our baby pictures, then oohed and ahhd over them. Then we shared memories from our childhoods, about our…