Guest Speakers
Here are some ideas for guest speakers: Invite someone from your local FBI field office to come speak about how to protect yourself online. Invite your stake patriarch to come speak about preparing to receive patriarchal blessings. Invite someone from a local school or university to come speak on any topic of interest: art, astronomy, geology, art, local history, etc.…
Appreciating and Supporting Priesthood Leaders
Read portions of “Partakers of the Glories”–President Elaine L. Jack (November ’96 Ensign p. 76). Have a play in…Read portions of “Partakers of the Glories”–President Elaine L. Jack (November ’96 Ensign p. 76). Have a play in which a girl wonders how the priesthood has blessed her life. She then gets to look back on various parts of her life…
Wire Family Tree with Pictures
The Final Project: Wire photo tree Tools silver medium gage galvanized wire (make sure the wire is pliable) hot glue and hot glue gun spool of silver, 28 gage galvanized wire collection of small family photos (copied or scanned and printed) silver craft foil needle nose pliers dull or old scissors Craft Instructions: The Tree Frame 1. Print Mormonchic’s family…
Remembering the Birth of our Savior
Last Christmas we had a wonderful activity to help us remember the birth of our Savior at Christmas time. Only a few leaders knew what was going on. I’m a leader and I didn’t even know the plot, which actually made the activity mean that much more to me in the end. We had some leaders bake some cookies prior…
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.…
Bicycle Rodeo
Host a bicycle safety clinic for the children in your area. Children bring their bikes and helmets to the Rodeo, and traverse an obstacle course, color pictures, and listen to instructions on bicycle safety. Bicycle Rodeos are usually conducted by local police departments. Here is a website about how to plan tand organize a Bicycle Rodeo, and here’s information on…
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…
Awesome Activities for LDS Church members
