Single Mother Service Project
We have gone to single mom’s house in the ward and read bedtime stories and helped get the children to bed. The girls loved it and so did the mom. (You could even let the girls fix supper, clean house, and do the dishes, too! – Jenny) Source: Geocities YWLDS
Manicure Service
We had one night when we learned how to do manicures and then later we are going to a retirement home to do the nails of the women there. Source: Geocities YWLDS
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.…
You’ve Been Heart Attacked!
The youth in our area love this activity, they don’t even think of it as service! Make a large heart out of posterboard and put a message on the heart like “Welcome to the Branch” , “We love you” , “Get Well Soon” , “Good Luck” , “We’ll miss you”, etc. Cut out many hearts of different sizes, and make…
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…
Christmas Shoppers’ Babysitting Service:
Choose an evening or afternoon to sit any children in the unit whose parents would like to do some Christmas shopping together without children. Set a time limit for the baby sitting (2-4 hours), and bring lots of toys and treats to entertain the children in your building’s gym or multi-purpose room. You may also wish to collect names and…
Food Bank Scavenger Hunt
Take the youth around a SAFE neighborhood in GROUPS inviting people to donate canned items or unperishables to the Food Bank from the list (accept items not on the list as well if the charity will take them). The group with the most items wins a prize or gets to pick treats from a box first. Note: Our local Food…
Christmas Card Delivery and Caroling
(Works best in an smaller geographic area, and takes one class activity to prepare, and a combined youth activity for card delivery.) Announce in Sacrament Meeting or on your bulletin that the youth will be delivering Christmas Cards to members of your ward or branch. Our unit collects the cards in a box in the foyer that is decorated and…
Awesome Activities for LDS Church members
