You Can Do It, He Can Help
For Youth Conference, our youth came up with the theme, “You Can Do It, He Can Help,” deriving from the Home Depot motto. Many activities can be planned around this theme. One activity that was effective was each youth were individually given the same directions(go North 20 steps, then South 15 steps, etc.) to follow without a compass and without…
TENSION! (A 3-hour acting workshop)
Leaders should prepare or find a resource person for acting. The youth should bring extra clothes for acting drills. Leaders should remind the youth for this or else they will suffer the consequence of going home so dirty and messy. This workshop will help the youth of the church develop their inner confidence. Also, they will use it in church…
Apple pie
We tought our activity day girls how to make an apple pie from scratch, crust and all. They did all the work and took a pie home ready to bake in thier own oven so the whole family was able to share in their labors. They were so proud of themselves and the pies turned out great from what their…
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…
Heart Attack
write nice things on your hearts about a certain inactive member (like “we missed you at young womens” or your the sweetest”) and glue your hearts to pop sickle sticks or string and go to their house and tie them to trees or put them in the lawn using the pop sickle sticks, and leave a plate of heart cookies…
Mutual – Olympic Night
Have olympic events like the disc toss(paper plate), or the Javoline throw(straw), and a bubble blowing contest(bubble gum)…be creative. This works great as a joint activity because the girls have a chance to win also(throwing a straw takes no muscle, just a lot of luck).
Women’s Spa and Renewal Night
I am a massage therapist and I helped with a local enrichment night that went over so well! The women each brought their own mat or towel and dressed in comfortable work out wear. After their brief lesson they did pilates, led by a local woman. They learned basic easy but effective moves, for about 20 minutes. Then I spoke…
Awesome Activities for LDS Church members
