Career Education
Choose a set of careers that are representative of many levels of education and backgrounds. For example: vocations such as cosmetology, floral design, landscaping, emergency medical technician, dentistry, nursing, engineering, computer programming, music, and children’s day care etc. Contact all adults who are willing to participate at least a month in advance. Remind them to dress in the clothing they…
Mock Date Night
In order to help prepare our laurels for dating, I set up a mock date night for them. I called the bishop of our local singles ward for suggestions of young men who would be appropriate and have a fun time. We aimed to get mostly young men pre-mission, but had to fill in with a couple RMs. I decided…
Life Relay
In this activity you teach the basic life skills that you will need as a young women or young men later on in your life. In this you set up many stations such as, folding socks station in this station you use many different socks and have people try to match socks in a very fast time, a pancake station,…
Road Rage while trying to get to the Temple!
This was a blast when we did it! First, you’re going to need a car! Then, you’ll need a dice that has things written on it such as: turn left, make a “U” turn, ect. OR if you want to do it like we did, put things on it such as: CHINESE FIRE DRILL at next stop sign, or wave…
Fund Raiser
In March we have the bishopric announce that the YW are going to be having a yard sale as a fund raiser about one month before the yard sale. We arrange for everything to be stored in one location and members of the ward donate items to be sold at the yard sale. They bishopric really help out with picking…
Human Foosball
The idea of the game is the same as a foosball table. There will be rows of kids, each holding onto their section of pipe. it will be marked for their hands. They cannot let go of their area of the pipe. They also cannot move forward or backward. They can only move from side to side. A ball will…
Sunday/Sundae activity
John Bytheway gave a fireside called “The Best 3 Hours of the Week.” It is available on DVD from places like Deseret Book. It is a great talk that gives suggestions for youth to get more out of their Sunday meetings. Brother Bytheway gives a particularly enlightening description of the symbols and covenants of the sacrament. The fireside is about…
Heart of My Fathers – play
The author, Michelle Niederer, shared this play that would make a fun fireside activity. The play teaches the importance of temple work for family members who have passed on.
Awesome Activities for LDS Church members
