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…
Primary Meet Your Teacher Pajama Breakfast
We did this at the beginning of the year. Kids, parents and teachers came to breakfast in PJ’s. We introduced the year program. This year Dora the Explorer was exploring the Book of Mormon as well. Had handouts to the parents, of their responsibilities. Kids saw their Primary room. Bishop gave a talk in his PJ’s, and it was a…
New Member/Inactive Welcome
Have the youth make cookies or assemble treat bags to take around to new members of your ward/branch or to inactive members of their class. We’ve also done this as a ‘kidnapping’ where we notify the youth’s mother ahead of time, show up after opening exercises, blindfold the less-active youth, and take him/her to the park for games and treats.…
Music Concert or Music Festival
Attend your local High School Community College or University music concert or festival is always fun, and if you have a less- or in-active member that is involved in the event, can be a great reactivation tool. A good resource for events in larger US cities is http://www.citysearch.com/. Also check your local paper, or ask your class presidencies if they…
The Suzie Homemaker Awards
Set up stations with homemaker skills, such as ironing, folding towels, cooking a pancake, sewing on a button, and diapering a baby doll. Have the girls go to each station and race to see who can accomplish each task first. The winner at each station gets a “Suzie Homemaker Award” — a ribbon or paper gold medal on a string…