tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66118625400409930352024-03-12T22:04:58.981-07:00Jolly Rogers Young Women BlogActivity ideas and inspiration for those serving in the Young Women program of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsJOLLY ROGERShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00400778501066719932noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611862540040993035.post-75240211532429912602018-04-24T23:20:00.000-07:002020-04-13T21:57:04.352-07:00Missionary Night!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For our joint (all-girls) activity this week we had a special Sister Missionary night! We had heard from several recently returned Elders (and a newly called Elder on his way to the MTC) within the past few months, but nothing specifically for the girls. Since there are so many more girls going on missions now, I thought it would be good to have a special night focusing on full-time missions for women.</div>
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Since we always seem to have at least half of the girls showing up after opening exercises, I started out by (stalling) teaching the young women 2 principles that I feel are important for missionaries (and just anyone, really): #1- How to shake hands properly (no limp fish, no breaking bones) and #2- What to do if you are given food you just don't like (such as at a dinner appointment)? (be polite and just eat it). I kept this part of the presentation short, like 5 minutes - and by then most of the girls had arrived. </div>
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I had asked one of the young single adult sisters in our Stake (not in our ward) who has received her mission call to come and speak to the young women for the main part of our activity. I asked to her answer questions about preparing for a mission, talk a little bit about what kind of clothes Sister Missionaries wear (and why), and whatever else she wanted to talk about. </div>
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I had also planned an elaborate mission-theme relay race and a game of scripture-mastery tic-tac-toe if we had extra time, but our speaker was very animated and fun - she kept the girls attention for the entire activity, so we never even got around to the games!</div>
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Here is the display area that I set up for the young women to look at:</div>
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(I had contacted some of the ladies in our ward who are returned-missionaries and got photos from some of them to display on the wall - this was nice because it showed women that they know in the ward serving missions)<br />
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I used pictures that I printed out from lds.org (the section on sister missionaries, <a href="http://missionary.lds.org/dress-grooming/sister/" target="_blank">here</a>) to show that Sisters dress modestly and conservatively, but also are now more modern and cute than in days past (ie, the jumpers and long skirts of my mission days).<br />
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Some of the topics that were covered/questions that were asked:<br />
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<li>Do women have to go on missions? (No, it is not required, up to you and God whether you go!)</li>
<li>Sister missionaries don't have the priesthood, so who does the baptizing? (nearby Elders, local Bishop or other Priesthood holder)</li>
<li>How did you (the soon-to-be-missionary) that you wanted to go on a mission? (prayer)</li>
<li>Do you get to pick where you go? (no - assigned by the General Authorities)</li>
<li>How is a Sister's mission different than an Elder's? (one is 18 months, one is 24 months; Elders have the priesthood authority to baptize/other ordinances; other than that they are the same - both are called by God with authority to preach & teach. Sisters are "real" missionaries - despite what a small minority of people still seem to think) </li>
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PS- To make the cake, I used a square cake pan and frosted it with light purple buttercream. I added "skin" color for the neck and then buttercream piping & other decorations. I printed out the "future missionary" nametag and covered it (front and back) with clear contact paper (like lamenating, but cheaper) to keep it from getting soggy & weird when it touched the frosting. I just stuck the nametag to the cake with more light purple frosting. I got the clipart for the nametag<a href="http://www.freeldsart.com/lds-future-missionary.htm" target="_blank"> here</a> (free) and I used it for a non-commercial purpose, of course.<br />
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<br />JOLLY ROGERShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00400778501066719932noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611862540040993035.post-41496825638877174332018-02-26T09:53:00.004-08:002020-04-13T22:09:20.563-07:00The 12 Best GROUP DATE IDEAS for LDS Youth - Any time of year! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In my previous post, "<a href="http://ldsywideasandactivities.blogspot.com/2016/07/4-group-date-ideas-for-lds-teens.html?m=1">4 Group Date Ideas for LDS Teens,</a>" I talk about some of the major obstacles for LDS Teens who are trying to follow the FTSOY standards for dating (like transportation issues and money concerns) and how to help overcome them. If you haven't already, <a href="http://ldsywideasandactivities.blogspot.com/2016/07/4-group-date-ideas-for-lds-teens.html?m=1">I highly recommend reading that post HERE</a>, because dating a variety of people in groups as casual friends is not the "norm" in many areas, so this can be a tough issue for many LDS youth. My post "4 Group Date Ideas for LDS Teens" has some great ideas for helping youth to date according to the standards that the living Prophets have set, and here are some more....<br />
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One of the obstacles that Priest/Laurel age youth face is trying to come up with ideas for what to do for group-dates. Here are 12 ideas that are low-cost, fun, and casual! Some of these ideas could be used any time of year, and some of them are season-specific. Any of these date activities could be for double-dates (two couples) or larger groups.<br />
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<u><b><br />#1- EXTREME SPOONS (ANY TIME OF YEAR)</b></u><br />
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This idea is from lets-get-together.com. "You know the game spoons? This is even better. A group sits around a table with a deck of cards, passing the cards and trying to get a set of four. Once someone gets a set of four they grab a spoon that sits in the middle of the table. However, there is one less spoon than people at the table…so the last one to grab is out! Well, we like to take it to an EXTREME level at our house and hide the spoons in the room. So once you get a set of four you jump up and run to grab a spoon, with lots of people close behind you! Last one there is out! "<br />
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<u><b>#2- COMPETING LEMONADE STANDS (SUMMER) </b></u><br />
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You need 2 couples (could possibly do 3 couples?) who will compete against each other to sell the most lemonade. They will sell lemonade in our driveway (like little kids do in the summer), 1 cent a cup. The point isn't to make a profit - its to be kind to the neighborhood kids (cheap lemonade). Since they will be in close proximately, they will have to use their charm to talk people into choosing their lemonade over the lemonade of the competing couple. I think this will be really fun! Each couple will make their own lemonade and make their own sign for their table before they head out to "sell"<br />
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<i>SUPPLIES NEEDED: 2 folding tables (card table type), lemonade mix and pitchers, cups, ice, 4 chairs (folding or camping), 2 poster boards, markers, bucket or cup for keeping their pennies.<br /><br />NUMBER OF COUPLES NEEDED: 2 or more<br /><br />COST: about $10 - lemonade mix ($4), ice ($2), poster boards ($2), plastic cups ($2)</i><br />
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<u><b><br />#3- WOULD YOU RATHER? (ANY TIME OF YEAR)</b></u><br />
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This is a fun game that helps you get to know each other. Basically you just talk about your answers to various wacky questions, like, "Would you rather wear full scuba gear<img border="0" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=bohomom-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=6de663dba21a441938b283887654674f&_cb=1470412749560" /> 24/7 for a year or go to a close relative's funeral dressed as Darth Vader?" and "Would you rather be a billionaire who never ever leaves the house or a penniless world traveler?"<br />
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The link below has a list of 50 silly questions that are kid friendly (though not everyone will necessarily consider all of them <i>date-friendly</i> - there are multiple questions about poop. You should definitely pre-screen the questions and take out any that you don't want to answer during the date).<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://quirkybohomama.blogspot.com/2016/06/50-funny-would-you-rather-questions-for.html">CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE QUIRKY BOHEMIAN MAMA WEBSITE WITH LIST OF 50 QUESTIONS</a> </span><br />
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<u><b><br /><br />#4- INDOOR BLANKET FORT (ANY TIME OF YEAR)</b></u><br />
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We got this idea from watching the TV show "Community" (the students at a community college make a giant blanket fort on campus). This was a daytime date. The youth spent about 30 minutes assembling the fort, then played board games inside. <br />
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<u><b>#5- COOKIE BAKE-OFF (ANY TIME OF YEAR)</b></u><br />
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For this date, my daughter and her friends did a baking competition (sort of like "Cupcake Wars" or "Chopped," but slightly different). Each received a package of chocolate chip cookie mix (and eggs, oil, etc needed for the mix). Then each couple took turns selecting add-in items from a tray of unusual goodies (licorice, swedish fish, mint chips, caramels, pretzels. chocolate covered cherries, etc). Then while the cookie creations were baking, the youth played a board game. When the cookies were done, they had us judge the final products. Then they all walked 2 blocks away to a relative's house and had them test out the cookies, too. Some of the cookies were....uh...interesting, but everyone had fun<br />
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<i>SUPPLIES NEEDED: cookie mix & ingredients need (1 per couple), cookie sheets & mixing bowls (1 per couple), variety of miscellaneous extra add-in ingredients (could use leftover holiday candy after Christmas, Easter, Halloween, etc)</i><br />
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<u><b>#6- CANDY CANE HUNT (WINTER)</b></u><br />
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This date idea can be done indoors, but it would be really fun to do outdoors (especially in the snow). Basically, you just need someone to hide the candy canes, and whichever pair finds the most candy canes wins! You can have someone hide them ahead of time, or you can take turns hiding the candy canes (several times!)<br />
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You can read more information about candy cane hunts at <a href="http://theresjustonemommy.com/candy-cane-hunt/">theresjustonemommy.com</a> <br />
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This youtube video that shows how to play <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/45176802491285447/">HERE</a><br />
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This is a popular "challenge" seen on YouTube. Basically you get a bunch of condiments from the fridge (ketchup, mustard, honey, ranch, hot sauce, chocolate syrup, etc) and put them in a circle on the table. You spin a full-size carrot in the middle, and whatever condiment it points to, thats what you put on your (baby carrot) carrot - and then you eat it. So, you could get lucky with landing or ranch or really un-lucky with landing on chocolate syrup. Actually, the kids thought the dill relish was the worst of all. The kids played this for an hour or more, then started mixing condiments and daring each other to eat it. It was pretty gross, but they had so much fun.<br />
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<u><b>#8- CARAMEL APPLE MAKING & APPLES TO APPLES (FALL)</b></u><br />
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This idea comes from the Dating Divas blog, which is geared toward married couples. This is a double-date or group-date idea for couples, but you can easily adapt this date for youth by making it simpler and lower cost (i.e., you don't have to print out all of the fancy labels & invitations, but you COULD if you wanted to).<br />
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Basically, you will prepare the toppings and supplies for making caramel apples ahead of time, and the date will be making caramel apples and playing the game "Apples to Apples." Just a cute and fun idea with an apple theme!<br />
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Complete instructions for setting up this date are <a href="https://www.thedatingdivas.com/caramel-apple-party-date-night/">here at TheDatingDivas.com</a> <br />
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<b><u>#9- CHRISTMAS LIGHT SCAVENGER HUNT (WINTER)</u></b><br />
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This an another group date idea from the Dating Divas (a blog with ideas for dates for married folks) that is appropriate for group dates for youth as well. It's a scavenger hunt (race) with a Christmas light/decoration theme.<br />
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Instructions & printables <a href="https://www.thedatingdivas.com/christmas-light-scavenger-hunt-date-night/">here at TheDatingDivas.com</a> <br />
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<i>SUPPLIES NEEDED: print-outs of the scavenger hunt. You will also need transportation around town to look for lights/decorations (unless you meet at or live near a neighborhood that goes all-out that you can just walk around)</i><br />
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<u><b>#10- UNO BOWLING (ANY TIME OF YEAR)</b></u><br />
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A creative twist on bowling - you bowl different ways (eyes closed, one-legged, etc) depending on which UNO card you draw.<br />
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Instructions <a href="http://www.twobestfriendsinlove.com/2014/04/uno-bowling.html?spref=pi">here at twobestfriendsinlove.com</a><br />
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<b><u>#11- PUMPKIN PATCH (FALL)</u></b><br />
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A quick online search will help you locate pumpkin patches in your area in the Fall. Pumpkin patches often have features like corn mazes, pumpkin tossing, haunted hayride, photo opportunities, etc because that helps draw in customers. Most bigger pumpkin patches offer some free activities and some activities that cost $, so make sure you know what is available and make sure everyone knows if they need to bring $. Preferably, try to find free activities to do. If you want to select pumpkins to take home (or decorate), those will cost $.<br />
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<b><u>#12- GRILL & CHILL (SUMMER)</u></b><br />
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Another idea from the Dating Divas website! Basically its a casual BBQ. You don't have to print out all of the fancy invites and labels, but you could if you wanted to. For a date that requires purchasing food for a group meal, you might consider asking each person to bring something (buns, lettuce, etc) so that one person doesn't get stuck footing the whole bill. You could do this at someone's home or at a park where they have BBQ Grills available to use.<br />
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Depending on where you are, you could also add frisbee, soccer, softball, charades, etc to the the agenda.<br />
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Info from <a href="https://www.thedatingdivas.com/grill-chill-barbecue-group-date-night/">thedatingdivas.com here</a><br />
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JOLLY ROGERShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00400778501066719932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611862540040993035.post-5750732298962468022018-01-31T12:42:00.000-08:002018-03-02T19:26:52.182-08:00CARE PACKAGES - What to SEND to full-time missionaries<div style="color: purple;">
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<span style="color: black;">Sending a care package to full-time missionaries serving from your ward is a good activity for the youth because it helps them think about those who are serving (and hopefully appreciate them a little more). It can be difficult to figure out what to send full-time missionaries, though - especially if you are restricted by diet limitations or restrictions on what you can send to a specific mission... What do they want? What do they need? What would they really like?</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">Our friend Alex is currently serving in Brazil (Manaus), so I am somewhat restricted by what I can send there (and by the package size - its $24.00 for me to send a small flat-rate box that is only slightly larger than a VHS tape), but any size larger of box is over $50!!!!! So I keep it small and send only candy/food that I think won't melt in transit (because it is HOT there!). </span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">Check with parents (or the post office) to see what kind of price and box size options you have if you are sending anywhere foreign. Its more expensive than you probably think!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: black;"><u>Think "small" and "useful" and/or "fun"</u><br /> </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Here are some of things I have sent Alex:</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">post-it notes, pencils, stickers (to give to kids), scripture markers, silly putty, card games (like Uno), gum with a hard coating (just because I think it won't melt as easy), pop rocks candy, hand sanitizer (he requested this), sample-size shampoo, sample-size toothpaste, sample-size soap, stain-remover stick (small size, like in travel-size section of grocery store), small lint-roller, PICTURES (pictures of the family, etc), a tie, etc </span></blockquote>
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Check with parents to see if something like socks (or nylons) might be needed and what size they would want. For sisters, if they wear makeup, things like lip gloss and mascara would probably be very welcome (and one less thing they would have to buy themselves!)<br />
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Personalized items are always great, too. Our YW sent missionaries care packages a few months ago and along with treats they put in the box, they also made homemade cards, origami neckties, and pillowcases with their handprints (done with fabric paint). <br />
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<span style="color: black;">Even if there are no diet or mail issues, please ask the parents of the missionary if there are any mission-specific rules (for example, they are usually not allowed to read books other than scriptures, though some missions have made certain exceptions..... some missionaries are allowed to listen to certain types of music, others aren't, etc). </span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">Food is almost always the best thing to receive because it is usually in short supply (because of spending money on other things like bike repairs!) and it always nice to get treats. One of my companions got a giant box of mini peppermint patties and we thought that was the best thing EVER! It was a whole display box like you'd see in a mini-mart. It was so cool!</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">Here are a few more things you want to consider:</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>Anything that isn't edible or used up WILL eventually end up IN ONE OF THESE PLACES:</b></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: blue;">In their suitcase that they carry from area to area (very limited space - they have to carry all of their clothes & belongings in their luggage)</span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue;">Staying in their apartment after they get transferred - <span style="font-size: xx-small;">a great 'bonus' for the next Elder transferring in! </span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue;">Given to a local member (because they don't have room to take it with them)</span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue;">In the trash </span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue;">Or, worst of all, they will end up using their (food) money to ship it home <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(because they don't have room)</span></span></li>
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<span style="color: black;">That may sound harsh, but its just reality. My parents sent me a singing Christmas tree one year and my companions and I got a big kick out of it, but it got left in the apartment when I was transferred, because in order to pack it in my suitcase I would have had to leave some of my clothes behind! They didn't expect me to keep it with me and bring it home after my mission, but a lot of times people send things to missionaries and sort of expect them to keep it. Missionaries live a sort of transient lifestyle - they are asked to move without much notice and what they can't take with them gets left behind. So if they have just bought a new broom or 80-load jug of laundry detergent and they get a transfer call, its going to be left behind for their companion (or their replacement). Its just not practical (or possible) for them to lug extra belongings around, especially if they are traveling a long distance to their next area.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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So no matter how much they might like items that you send them, please be aware that unless you are replacing items of clothing that they need, they probably won't be able to take things with them after their upcoming transfer.</span><i><span style="color: black;"> Its okay to send fun things like this, but just don't let it hurt your feelings if they can't keep it!</span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></i>JOLLY ROGERShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00400778501066719932noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611862540040993035.post-61103725868979609502018-01-30T08:02:00.000-08:002018-05-12T01:31:43.652-07:00HOW TO write to full-time LDS Missionaries (what to write, what NOT to write)<br />
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Sending letters/packages to missionaries serving in the field is a common service activity. As a returned missionary myself, I can tell you that mail is a vital part of a missionary's life. What seems like a simple letter to us is a big deal to a missionary. It is their link to home, friends/family, and support. They may go weeks without anything in the mail, so when something finally comes (no matter who its from), they may read an re-read the same letter many times (I am not exaggerating. When I was a full-time missionary, I saved & re-read my letters many times over).<br />
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When I was a missionary, it was before missionaries used email, so we only got letters in the mail. I received mail from relatives and friends, and occasionally from ward members. But I would have loved more -much more- mail. Once I received an envelope of letters from a family in my home ward who it seems had written letters to both me and their grandma for a family home evening activity. I only know this because (after a few seconds of confusion after opening the envelope), I realized that I had received an envelope with letters meant for the family's grandma (thanking her for the birthday presents, etc), and I can only imagine that their grandma also received an envelope that day, with letters meant to encourage a missionary. :) The point is, any mail is better than no mail. I actually read those thank you letters to grandma several times over the next few days. I was that excited to get ANY mail - I am NOT exaggerating!!!! </div>
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While any mail is welcome, you do want to consider what you say in your letter, especially since it is so important to the missionary. For example, an innocent question about the number of baptisms they've had might be painful to a missionary who is struggling to even find someone to teach. Or, a letter with hints of romantic intentions might be really distracting to a missionary who is trying to focus on their work.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">While many people (and missionaries) use email for correspondence now, the same principles apply whether you are doing a physical letter (snail mail) or an email...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's common to do a letter-writing activity for mutual or FHE, but it can be really difficult to know what to write. Just try to keep things light and positive! </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">HERE IS A CONVENIENT CHART THAT PROVIDES SOME GREAT IDEAS FOR WHAT TO TALK ABOUT (THINGS TO SHARE AND THINGS TO ASK) AND ALSO SOME TIPS FOR THINGS THAT IT IS BEST TO AVOID: </span></b><br />
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Lynell Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10191965334867649324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611862540040993035.post-55734181413010011402018-01-07T15:12:00.000-08:002018-02-27T08:53:17.117-08:00NO-BAKE COOKIE COOK-OFF"No-Bake Cookie Cook-off" - try saying THAT fast 5 times!<br />
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For a recent Beehive Class Activity, we learned to make no-bake cookies. <br />
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Ever competitive, the Beehive Class Presidency thought it would be fun to make it a competition. We selected 3 different types of no-bake cookie recipes and purchased the ingredients ahead of time. We also printed the recipes so that each team would have a copy of the recipe they were working on.<br />
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We did 3 teams (2 girls on a team), but if you have a larger class you could either have more teams or more girls per team.<br />
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We made Peanut-Butter No-Bake Cookies (recipe <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/45176802486786348/" target="_blank">HERE</a>), Nutella No-Bake Cookies (recipe <a href="http://lovebakedinn.tumblr.com/post/9352321527/no-bake-nutella-cookies" target="_blank">HERE</a>), and traditional No-Bake Cookies (recipe <a href="http://www.twotwentyone.net/2012/05/no-bake-cookies/" target="_blank">HERE</a>)<br />
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I thought for sure that the Nutella cookies would be the winner because we have a lot of Nutella fans, but everyone liked the Peanut-Butter and traditional versions of the cookies best.<br />
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<i>I would recommend making the cookies at the beginning of your activity and refrigerating them so that they "set" - then you can play a game or something and eat/judge the cookies at the end!</i><br />
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This was a relatively low-cost activity, since rolled oats, sugar, etc are fairly low in price and you don't use much of the more expensive ingredients (peanut butter, nutella, etc). A bonus is that the refreshments are part of the activity! And if you are careful with the ingredients, these cookies can be gluten-free, if that is a concern for any of your girls (there is no flour in these recipes, but check the label<br />
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<br />JOLLY ROGERShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00400778501066719932noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611862540040993035.post-64074084196869100292018-01-02T23:03:00.000-08:002018-02-27T08:53:47.548-08:003 TIPS for CHEAPER & BETTER Handouts, Invitations, and Posters for any activity or event<br />
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<i>I've always felt that advertising is key when it comes to church activities...</i> While you don't necessarily need a beautiful handout for every single Mutual activity, a well thought out and eye-catching handout or invitation can make the difference in your attendance. Once I started upping my handout game, I noticed that the youth would actually take home (and even display or save!) my handouts and invitations (instead of dropping them in the trash on their way out the classroom door!)<br />
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For many years, I've been creating my own handouts and posters for ward and stake events. The "old school" way of making posters by hand or even making on the computer and then printing them at home was way too much work and/or cost me far too much in printer ink. Since I started printing advertisements using these 3 tips, I have gotten more compliments than I can count. I am no longer YW President in our ward, but I am still often asked to help with advertising for other ward events. Even the High Priests Group in our ward has started using these methods - they have beautiful, glossy, memorable handouts and posters for every BBQ and Pancake Breakfast!<br />
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Once, the Stake President was in our ward building and saw the advertisements I had made for our ward's annual Youth Fundraiser activity. "WOW," he said, "You must have a pretty big Young Women budget!" I just had to laugh - we didn't have a big budget. I'd printed hundreds of full color glossy invitations for less than $10.00. I'd simply figured out how to make a bigger impact, spend less time doing busy-work, and have better looking advertising!<br />
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Before we get into the 3 tips, let me say that I mention the name of multiple retail stores, websites, and software programs below, but I am not employed by any of these companies (and I am not compensated by any of them for my opinions here). I am simply sharing my personal experience.<br />
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<b>Here are three tips that have helped me to get more professional looking and memorable (even KEEP-worthy!) handouts, invitations, and posters.</b><br />
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<b>TIP #1 - DON'T PRINT HANDOUTS, INVITATIONS, OR POSTERS AT HOME, HAVE THEM PROFESSIONALLY PRINTED <i>AS A PHOTO.</i></b></span><br />
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I've learned that by creating my own advertisements on my computer and then having them printed on glossy photo paper (as a "photo"), I get a better looking result at a lower cost. If you are worried about your ability to design your own advertisements online, see tip #3! If you feel comfortable with digital design, remember that you will need to have the item you want printed in an appropriate format (such as a .jpg or a pdf, depending on where/how you are having it printed) in order to have it printed. The staff can help with this if you are new to the process. Basically I will create a handout (or whatever it is)<i> like in the example below, </i>making sure that it is in the size I need (such as 4"x 6") and then they print it on glossy paper as if it were a photo. At first I thought that maybe they would care that they were printing something other than an actual photo, but nobody seems to care at all.<br />
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I prefer to use a local photo shop with same-day pick-up (many stores offer photo printing, such as many Walmart stores and drugstore chains) because I often need my prints right away.<br />
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Here are a few examples of the types of advertisements than can be created using programs like PhotoShop or websites like Picmonkey:<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">TIP #2- PRINTING HANDOUTS/INVITATIONS/POSTERS AS PHOTOS IS CHEAPER THAN YOU THINK! (ESPECIALLY IF YOU USE AN ONLINE COUPON!)</span></b><br />
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It is much more cost effective to have things that I needed printed for events (such as invitations or posters for the bulletin boards) at a local photo place (I use Walgreens, which is a drugstore in our area, but you can do the same thing anywhere you have photos printed). I place my order online and then pick it up in store. Walgreens almost always advertises a coupon code to be used at checkout. I can always get at least 30% off the total order, often 40% off the total order, and sometimes more. If you need to print MANY things (like 50+) you can often get a bigger discounts.<br />
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I always check retailmenot.com (a website that has up to date online coupon codes), and you can check any photo service you want to use and find a better deal than if you paid full price. I've always gotten a discount of some kind.<br />
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I most often print 4"x6" (regular size photo prints). When you look at the total cost (prices may vary, but for me this is usually about 9 or 10 cents each for a 4x6" print), it might seem like a lot of $ compared to how much it would cost to photocopy something in the meetinghouse library. Except you get what you pay for - and people are much less likely to throw away or lose a beautiful full color glossy print than a 1/4 sheet black and white grainy photo copy. It's made a big change in our advertising - I hardly ever hear "what time is the activity again?" anymore - people keep and look at these types of handouts. And the posters are much more eye-catching when they are printed on photo paper!<br />
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One day I calculated how much I was spending trying to print (color) handouts on my home printer. It was 25 cents a page. If I could fit 2 of the same thing on one page, it would cost me about 12 cents each. It is literally cheaper for me to print a handout as a photo (usually 9 or 10 cents). Like I said before, if you have MANY prints to print at once (like 50 or 100 or more), you can usually find an online coupon that lowers the cost per print.<br />
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I don't print color photos for everything, but I do use this method for printing invitations/handouts to major activities/events, and also for other important things (like printing copies of the YW theme or Personal Progress reminders).<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">TIP #3- YOU CAN EASILY PURCHASE PRE-MADE ADVERTISEMENTS AND PRINT THEM AT YOUR CONVENIENCE! </span></b><br />
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Don't want to create your own advertisement from scratch on your computer? You can BUY premade digital printables for a very reasonable price. I have done this several times myself when I was short on time or it was a project that was more complicated than I was able to handle. On sites like Etsy.com, you can purchase printable invitations, handouts, posters, etc that people have created to sell. The cost is minimal (price varies, but my digital printables average around $2 each), and there is such a great variety out there that you can pretty much find anything you are looking for - any event, any style, etc. Once you purchase a digital printable, you can make as many copies as you need (make sure to note any copyright specifications in the seller's description, but these items are created to be printed by the purchaser).<br />
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Keep in mind that if you purchase a digital file, you will still be responsible for ordering your own prints and for the printing costs that are involved in printing whatever items you want printed. In purchasing a digital file, you are paying for the use of the creation (such as a poster featuring the 2018 Youth Theme) and the right to print it for personal use (Church use is considered personal use).<br />
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Many items are also customizable (for example, in my Etsy shop, I sell invitations to Y.W.I.E. and New Beginnings that I can add your Ward's name and the event date/time to for you. So they will be totally professional looking and ready to print at a local shop at your convenience!<br />
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IN A FEW WEEKS WE'RE HAVING AN ACTIVITY WITH ALL OF THE YW CLASSES IN OUR WARD COMBINED (WE CALL THIS AN "ALL-GIRLS" ACTIVITY, BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE GET THE TERMS "JOINT" AND "COMBINED" CONFUSED). IT IS THE SAME WEEK AS SCOUT CAMP AND THE SAME WEEK THAT WE NORMALLY HAVE OUR COMBINED YM/YW ACTIVITY, SO WE MIGHT HAVE SOME OF THE YM WHO AREN'T GOING TO CAMP JOINING US ALSO. </div>
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HERE ARE LINKS TO THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR ALL OF THE GAMES. MOST OF THESE LINK TO OTHER BLOGS/WEBSITES (EXCEPT THE WATER BALLOON VOLLEYBALL POST, WHICH IS ONE OF MINE!):</div>
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I COULDN'T FIND A SOURCE OR INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CANDY-BAR MEDALS (JUST SAW THE PHOTO ON INTEREST), BUT HERE IS A CLOSE-UP PHOTO:<br />
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In trying to plan class activities that we could do in the upcoming months, I was thinking that it would be nice for the girls to be able to make gifts that they could give to friends or relatives. Most of our girls are not what I would consider "crafty," and if I told them we were going to make crafts they probably would run screaming the other way.<br />
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I spent some time trying to think of things that they would enjoy making, but would also<b> teach a skill or reinforce a principle. </b>I think its empowering to make something yourself - and when you can make something that you are really proud of that is great for self-esteem. Some girls are into crafts, others are not. I am always very conscious that our mutual activities have substance - they are learning something or doing something meaningful and we have a variety (a mix of types of things) so that we don't get stuck in a rut of always doing crafts, always playing sports, always playing board games, etc.<br />
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This activity idea can be used any time of year, but is especially good for around the holidays, since a lot of people are cutting back because of the not so great economy, so its nice to feel like you have skills that allow you to make something special as a gift.<br />
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While there are many things that YW can learn to make, I decided on handcrafted bracelets. The young women were able to make as many bracelets as they wanted, and were given the option to give some (or all) of the bracelets they made to a local women's shelter.<br />
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BRACELETS: We made 3 different types of bracelets. I looked on Pinterest and found tutorials for (relatively easy) bracelets. <br />
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While I was picking up the bracelet supplies, I thought of a way that we could make the activity more meaningful. I remembered that our local Women's shelter always requests donations of items that children can give to their mothers as Christmas gifts. So I went to the dollar store and bought 12 small Christmas gift bags and set a goal that (in addition to any bracelets that the girls want to make/keep for themselves) we would also complete 12 bracelets to donates as gifts. I'm hoping each of the girls will like at least one of the bracelets we're making, but even if they don't, I think they will be enthusiastic about making them for a good cause.<br />
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Here are the 3 bracelet styles I chose (click on photos to go to the tutorials on Pinterest)-<br />
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<i>Here is a photo of some of girls working on the bracelets at Mutual last Wednesday. As you can see, we had quite a mess going! They worked very quickly, so it took a lot less time than I'd planned. So if you do this activity you'll probably need to either make MORE bracelets to donate (I set a goal of 12 bracelets and it took less than 20 minutes for them to get them done!) OR plan an additional activity/craft to go along with this. The girls did enjoy making the bracelets and seemed excited about donating them to the Shelter.</i><br />
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Once a month (the first Wednesday of every month) our ward YW secretary does a Personal Progress Spotlight for the first 1/2 hour of Mutual. This has been one of the many tools she has used to start sparking interest in Personal Progress among the girls (see the posts under the Personal Progress label on the right side of this page for more of her ideas).<br />
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When you hear the term Personal Progress Spotlight, it probably sounds like we "spotlight" one of the girls who has signed something off for Personal Progress. Actually, what she does instead is spotlight the Values themselves and tries to encourage all of the girls to work on Personal Progress.<br />
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She focuses on the YW Value of the month (Faith, Divine Nature, etc - whatever our monthly Value theme is) and how it can be applied to our lives, especially with Personal Progress. Sometimes she gives a presentation, sometimes we play a game - its different every time, so it never gets old. The girls are always encouraged to work on their Personal Progress and set goals. Some do, some don't, but at least they are all reminded about it.<br />
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This month in our Ward's YW the Value is "Individual Worth. She wanted to have a Personal Progress Value Experience that the girls could start that night and finish the same night. That way, everyone could have at least one Value Experience completed by the end of the night. We have a number of brand new Beehives (and some older girls) who haven't completed any Experiences yet, so if they could get started on one and finish it the same night, they could finally mark something off on our big Personal Progress Chart and get the ball rolling!<br />
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Individual Worth Value Experience #7 is what she chose to focus on this month, and it worked perfect.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="list-item">"Heavenly Father has given you special gifts. Read <a class="scripref" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/1-cor/12.4-12?lang=eng#3">1 Corinthians 12:4–12</a>; <a class="scripref" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/1-cor/13?lang=eng#">13</a>; <a class="scripref" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/moro/7.12-13?lang=eng#11">Moroni 7:12–13</a>; <a class="scripref" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/moro/10.8-18?lang=eng#7">10:8–18</a>; and <a class="scripref" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/46.11-26?lang=eng#10">Doctrine and Covenants 46:11–26</a>.
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="list-item"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>QUESTION: Does doing a Value Experience together as a group like this count, since its not "individual"? </b>YES! Depending on the Experience or Project, you usually need to work with someone else in some way. In fact, almost all of them require discussion with a friend, relative, or leader. "Listing" of positive qualities as a group like this just adds an element of fun and provides even more positive feedback for each girl. They will still need to speak with a parent and write in their journal on their own. The important thing is always that the girl is actually participating herself instead of just being pushed through a mill, so to speak ("ok, I read a scripture about virtue to everyone, so I'll just sign off everyone's Value Experience now" (whether they were paying attention or not) )</span></span></span></i></h3>
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I'm the YW President in our ward and have been working with the youth for the past 5 years. We also have a Laurel age daughter. So, when it comes to talking about dating, its pretty much been a daily topic of conversation for me...:)</div>
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Not everyone is interested in dating, but there are plenty of youth who would like to date MORE. </div>
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Here are some of the obstacles facing youth (ages 16 & up) in our area </div>
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<li style="text-align: left;">Girls want to date, but aren't asked</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Boys want to date, but are afraid to ask <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(main reason in our area: afraid people will jump to conclusions/gossip)</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Girls don't feel they should have to ask OR are afraid to ask.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Many of the youth have a steady boyfriend/girlfriend, so the number of youth who are available to date is very limited.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Can't always drive other youth around (because of local driving laws, no car, or don't drive)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Boys & girls would like to date, but can't think of anything to "do" that doesn't cost a lot.</li>
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Well, I can't do much about #1, #2, #4 or #5 (though we do regularly have lessons with the ym/yw that encourage them to date following the FTSOY standards). <i>I think I will cover #3 in another post, so be watching for that (it will be in the "dating" section when it is posted). My Laurel daughter is very independent and has only been asked out a couple of times. She says, "Mom, none of the girls are getting asked out on dates. I'm not going to just sit around and wait to be asked" and believe me she hasn't...she's been involved in instigating/planning 20 group dates in the past 8 months (since she turned 16). She and a LOT of our local youth have been having a blast and its really gotten the ball rolling in a Stake where "nobody" was group-dating. Once they see it can be fun, not "romantic" they </i><br />
<i>get much more comfortable with the idea of dating to get to know people (versus "hanging out as boyfriend/girlfriend"). </i><br />
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<b>But what to DO on a group date? </b>I can tell you what my 16 year old daughter does NOT want to do, and that is spend money. She has a summer job and has started to realize how much things COST. For a teenager who wants to go on a date to, say, the movies, they have two choices: </div>
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It does seem to be easier to spend money when you don't have to work for it. Now that my daughter has to use her own money (she is always prepared to pay for herself if asked on a date, and prepared to pay for her AND her date if she did the asking). Most of the teens in our area do not work, and some do not have stable financial situations at home. We've tried to help our daughter recognize this and now she is even more aware of finances when she is involved in planning a date now. Before she started working, she didn't think twice about going on a date to the movies (movie tickets, popcorn, pop, and sometimes ice cream afterward: $50-$60, easy!). Now, she thinks about how much it will cost her (and/or her date) <i>and</i> the other couples who are involved. </div>
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Sometimes she will say, "Oh, I really want to go on a date to ________ movie! But....nevermind, it costs TOO MUCH! Maybe we could just watch a movie at our house instead!" And that makes me really happy. Our youth shouldn't be deterred from dating because of the cost. Some youth only go on "dates" to the Prom, and if you judge by something like that, it IS too expensive to date!<br />
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Never fear, I have for you today a list of 4 unique & teen-approved group date ideas that cost little OR nothing. The youth who participated in these dates had a blast. </div>
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These dates were planned with the FTSOY dating standards in mind. Many of them are based in our home, which helps a little with the awkward transportation issues because everyone can meet at our house if they can't drive yet (i.e., I don't have my license yet and I don't want my mom picking up my date in the van!). Plus, it helps with keeping everything on the up & up when everyone knows that my husband and I are home & visible! Also, my daughter says that all of these dates were pretty casual and didn't require too much "pairing off weirdness" that could make things awkward when you're trying to date as friends.</div>
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We got this idea from watching the TV show "Community" (the students at a community college make a giant blanket fort on campus). This was a daytime date. The youth spent about 30 minutes assembling the fort, then played board games inside. </div>
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NUMBER OF COUPLES NEEDED: 2 OR 3</div>
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The youth did a baking competition (sort of like "Cupcake Wars" or "Chopped," but slightly different). Each received a package of chocolate chip cookie mix (and eggs, oil, etc needed for the mix). Then each couple took turns selecting add-in items from a tray of unusual goodies (licorice, swedish fish, mint chips, caramels, pretzels. chocolate covered cherries, etc). Then while the cookie creations were baking, the youth played a board game. When the cookies were done, they had us judge the final products. Then they all walked 2 blocks away to a relative's house and had them test out the cookies, too. Some of the cookies were....uh...<i>interesting </i>:)</div>
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SUPPLIES NEEDED: cookie mix & ingredients need (1 per couple), cookie sheets & mixing bowls (1 per couple), variety of miscellaneous extra add-in ingredients (could use leftover holiday candy after Christmas, Easter, Halloween, etc)</div>
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<b>COST: $6 </b>(for 3 cookie mixes. Would be more if you need to buy add-ins, but its best to use stuff you have around the house. Look in your cupboards for leftover stuff like coconut, sprinkles, candy, pretzels, nuts, etc that could be used in a cookie)</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">DATE #3- CARROT ROULETTE</span></div>
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This is a popular "challenge" seen on YouTube. Basically you get a bunch of condiments from the fridge (ketchup, mustard, honey, ranch, hot sauce, chocolate syrup, etc) and put them in a circle on the table. You spin a full-size carrot in the middle, and whatever condiment it points to, thats what you put on your (baby carrot) carrot - and then you eat it. So, you could get lucky with landing or ranch or really un-lucky with landing on chocolate syrup. Actually, the kids thought the dill relish was the worst of all. The kids played this for an hour or more, then started mixing condiments and daring each other to eat it. It was pretty gross, but they had so much fun.</div>
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My daughter has planned this for an upcoming date. Basically you need 2 couples (could possibly do 3 couples?) who will compete against each other to sell the most lemonade. They will sell lemonade in our driveway (like little kids do in the summer), 1 cent a cup. The point isn't to make a profit - its to be kind to the neighborhood kids (cheap lemonade). Since they will be in close proximately, they will have to use their charm to talk people into choosing their lemonade over the lemonade of the competing couple. I think this will be really fun! Each couple will make their own lemonade and make their own sign for their table before they head out to "sell"</div>
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SUPPLIES NEEDED: 2 folding tables (card table type), lemonade mix and pitchers, cups, ice, 4 chairs (folding or camping), 2 poster boards, markers, bucket or cup for keeping their pennies.</div>
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Not long after my oldest daughter turned 12, I was called to serve as a Counselor in our Ward YW Presidency. She wanted to earn her Young Women Medallion (by completing the Personal Progress program), and said that she planned to do so within her first year. My husband and I (neither one being very familiar with Personal Progress) didn't think that this was a very good idea, and encouraged her to space Personal Progress out over the 6 years that she would be in the YW program.<br />
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Soon after, I learned that <b>YW leaders and/or mothers of YW could also complete Personal Progress and earn a YW Medallion</b>. Since I was now <i>both</i> of those things, I wanted to complete the program as well (to set an example for the YW, but also because I had joined the church the summer after high school, so I was never able to participate as a youth).<br />
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So my daughter and I set out to work on the program together (which is HIGHLY encouraged by the Young Women General Presidency). Please note that unlike Eagle Scout projects, Personal Progress hours cannot be shared. So if you help your daughter work on a project (or anyone else helps her), her own contribution to the Project must be at least 10 hours. This also applies if you are both working on the same project (for example, if you are both sewing Halloween costumes for a project, you would each need to work at least 10 hours).<br />
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Part of Personal Progress is a series of short "Experiences" that are pre-set and the YW can choose from a variety of options (for example, there might be eight "Experiences" listed in the "Faith" section, and she gets to choose from those which six she would like to do). There is some potential personalization there, but the 8 big "Projects" (10-hour Value Projects) are even more "personal" - there are some suggestions, but for 7 out of the 8 Projects, the YW get to pick exactly what they want to do (to go along with the topic theme). <b>This is where homeschooling works really well with Personal Progress...</b><br />
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<b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">What are you working on in your homeschool this year? How can you combine those things with Personal Progress so that you're accomplishing both at the same time?</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Learning about Lewis & Clark? Would your daughter be interested in writing and putting on a play about Sacajawea, complete with costumes that she made as part of her "Knowledge" Value Project? </span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Does your daughter want to start piano lessons this year? Maybe she could set a goal to learn 3 hymns or Primary songs that she could play in YW class by the end of the school year? That could be a "Faith" Value Project.</span><br />
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Another example would be if you are learning about American Government or Elections, you could find a way to do a project that gives a hand-on experience. One of the projects my daughter did was for the "Choice and Accountability" Value Project. It was an election year, so she contacted a local political party and began volunteering for their campaigns. She worked in the "phone bank" for over 10 hours, and also handed out stickers on election day. She met several politicians and learned a lot about the political process. She was able to do this project pretty easily because of our flexible schedule, and it was a lot more memorable than just reading about politics in a book.<br />
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A good way to start matching up Personal Progress with what you are already planning for homeschool is to take a look at the categories of Value Projects and come up with ideas (together) for Projects that she wants to do that coincide with her education. You can find a TON of ideas for Projects online. A great source is <a href="http://www.thepersonalprogresshelper.com/2011/11/faith-project-ideas.html/" target="_blank">"Personal Progress Helper" </a> (you can also search "Personal Progress Helper" on Pinterest).<br />
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Here is an example of the requirements for a 10-hour Value Project (this one is "Knowledge"):<br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">After you have completed six knowledge value experiences, create a project that will help you practice what you have learned. This should be a significant effort that will take at least ten hours to complete. Prayerfully seek the guidance of the Holy Ghost to select a meaningful project.</span></div>
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<li><span style="color: blue; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: xx-small;">Ask a parent, grandparent, or ward member to teach you basic recipes. Make a recipe book from the recipes you learn, and cook one of the recipes on your own.</span><span style="color: red; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: xx-small;"> Cooking skills, writing skills</span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: xx-small;">Plan and grow a garden</span><span style="color: red; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: xx-small;"> Science/horticulture</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: blue;">Hold a party for watching General Conference with your family or fellow Young Women. Plan snacks or a meal and spiritual activities for in between sessions. </span><span style="color: red;">Organization skills, social skills</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: blue;">Interview friends, family, and ward members about how they gained a testimony of the gospel, and create a video sharing those testimonies. </span><span style="color: red;">Technology, interpersonal skills</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: xx-small;">Learn how to cross-stitch and make something that describes your testimony of the gospel. </span><span style="color: red; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: xx-small;">Handicrafts</span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: xx-small;">Learn a new skill and make at least three of the Christmas gifts you will give away this year using the new skill. </span><span style="color: red; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: xx-small;">handicrafts, cooking skills, service</span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: xx-small;">Make white hair scrunchies for all of the YW in your ward to wear when they go to the temple for baptisms </span><span style="color: red; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: xx-small;">Sewing, service</span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: xx-small;">Memorize the entire document: “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” </span><span style="color: red; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: xx-small;">Memorization, reading </span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: xx-small;">Compile a list of possible careers or college majors and study each one. </span><span style="color: red; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: xx-small;">Organization skills, research, reading</span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: xx-small;">Sew a quilt or an article of clothing </span><span style="color: red; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: xx-small;">sewing skills</span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: xx-small;">Sew scripture bags to give primary kids when they’re baptized, including your written testimony of the importance of studying the scriptures. </span><span style="color: red; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: xx-small;">sewing skills, writing, service</span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: xx-small;">Start a book club that meets for an hour a month and run it for 10 months </span><span style="color: red; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: xx-small;">organization skills, reading</span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: xx-small;">Contact an elderly relative (by phone, personal visits, or video-chat) and compile their life history. Type it out for them and give copies of it to your relatives. </span><span style="color: red; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: xx-small;">family history, interpersonal communications, technology</span></li>
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<span style="color: blue;">Here is a link to the blog that my daughter started (in 2012) to share what Projects she had done for Personal Progress. You might find some fun ideas there! <i>http://personalprogressvalueprojectideas.blogspot.com/2012/11/choice-and-accountablity.html</i></span></div>
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Once I had a better idea of how Personal Progress works and that we could incorporate those 8 big Projects into our homeschooling, I realized that we could kill two birds with one stone and that my daughter could complete Personal Progress in one year if she wanted to. She finished in 12 months and I finished in 13 months*.<br />
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<i>I don't necessarily recommend that every homeschooler try to complete Personal Progress in a single year.</i> It was a stretch for my daughter to get it done in time to meet her goal, and that wasn't necessary. Maybe 2 or 3 years might work better for your YW, but you will need to be the judge of that, depending on your YW, her ambition, and how much you want to incorporate Personal Progress into your schooling. My main point is that homeschooling can help your daughter to work through the program at a faster pace, since you can combine Projects and school work (and perhaps be more flexible with your schedule than a public school student can).<br />
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<i>*If you are working on Personal Progress as a mother, I definitely recommend letting your YW complete her program first - even if you have to slow down a bit to let her get ahead! It is, at the heart, a YW program, so while we can complete the program as adults, we want to be careful not to overshadow our daughter's accomplishment. </i><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">"If my daughter finishes Personal Progress while she's a Beehive or Mia Maid, won't she be bored after that? What will she DO the rest of the time she's in YW?"</span></b><br />
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In previous editions of Personal Progress, YW had to complete different parts of the program at various stages corresponding with their age, (much like the current Duty to God program for the YM). There would be specific items to complete while they were a member of each class, then as they advanced in classes they could move on to complete the other sections. This sort of spread out the program over all 6 years that they are in YW, which had its advantages and disadvantages. Our modern version of Personal Progress does not restrict completing sections of the program to a specific age, so YW are literally able to work at their own pace. This means that a Beehive can complete the program "early," a YW could spread the program out over all 6 years, or a 17 year old new convert can start and complete the program during their senior year. Our Church leaders have made this change on purpose, and I feel that it is a great advantage that the YW can personalize their Personal Progress experience in this way.<br />
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Sister Neill Marriott of the General Young Women Presidency came to our region for a YW leader training a few summers ago, and she taught us that Personal Progress is not mandatory, so we should not try to force the YW to complete it, but that we should encourage the YW to be working on some part of it. She also recommended that the YW who are interested in completing the program to <b>try to finish before they turn 16.</b> When they start driving (or even drivers ed), dating, possibly working part-time, etc (and all of this in addition to their regular seminary, high school, and extracurriculars), SAT/ACT, college admissions, graduation preparations, they become very busy and Personal Progress may take a back-seat at that point. I've also heard many people suggest finishing before age 16 for the YM and their Eagle Scouts, for the same reason... the closer you get to high school graduation, the crazier things get.<br />
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Obviously, if a YW finishes Personal Progress before age 16, she still has several years left in the YW program, but this is not a negative thing. I asked my daughter (now a Laurel) if she felt that she ever had "nothing to do" because she finished Personal Progress as a Beehive. She just laughed, because she is very busy with callings/assignments, ward stake youth activities, social life/dating, family history, etc. She's also completed her "Honor Bee" (a supplement to the Personal Progress program that you can only work on AFTER you complete Personal Progress). We also have one Laurel in our ward who has chosen to repeat the Personal Progress program again (which is always an option). So really, there is no reason to worry about having "nothing to do" after completing Personal Progress, because there is ALWAYS something else to do! :)<br />
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I'm teaching YW class this Sunday, and I've created this "Temple Prep Bucket List" to go along with the lesson. 16 things that YW can do now to start preparing to make temple covenants in the future!<br />
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This "bucket list" doesn't list the requirements that must be met in order to qualify to enter the temple...instead, it is a list of things that YW can do in their daily lives (such as working on Personal Progress and following through on commitments) to prepare spiritually.<br />
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I've actually made 2 different versions, so use the one you prefer! The second one (with the black border) is easily printable as a 4x6" photo (for more information on how to print handouts as 4x6 photos at your local photo shop for cheap,<a href="https://ldsywideasandactivities.blogspot.com/2018/01/3-tips-for-cheaper-nicer-looking.html" target="_blank"> see my post about it here).</a><br />
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These are great ideas that any YW can use NOW to be better prepared to attend the temple for baptisms for the dead as a youth, but also to prepare for future temple covenants that she will make.<br />
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Feel free to use in your classes or activities, and pin on Pinterest! Enjoy!<br />
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<br />JOLLY ROGERShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00400778501066719932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611862540040993035.post-54577284669114487622015-05-21T13:20:00.000-07:002015-05-21T13:28:05.765-07:00Photo Scavenger Hunt - upgrade! <span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="color: purple; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></b></span>
<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">THIS WEEK WE HAD A COMBINED YM/YW ACTIVITY THAT I PLANNED BECAUSE WE ARE BETWEEN CLASS PRESIDENCIES RIGHT NOW. THIS IS AN EASY ONE TO THROW TOGETHER AT THE LAST-MINUTE BECAUSE THERE ISN'T MUCH PREP, ITS NO-COST, AND IF YOU HAVE THE FLU (LIKE I DO) YOU WON'T HAVE TO DO MUCH :)</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">WE DID A <span style="color: blue;">PHOTO SCAVENGER HUNT</span> (WE HAVE DONE SOMETHING SIMILAR IN THE PAST, BUT I UPGRADED US TO A LONGER & MORE DIFFICULT LIST, AND ALSO PROVIDED A LIST OF QUESTIONS THAT COULD BE ANSWERED FOR BONUS POINTS. THIS MADE THE ACTIVITY LAST ABOUT AN HOUR)</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I ASSIGNED OUT THE TEAMS AFTER EVERYONE ARRIVED. I TRIED TO MAKE EACH TEAM HAVE NO MORE THAN 4 OR 5 PEOPLE (HARDER TO GET 10 PEOPLE IN A SELFIE). I ALSO MADE SURE EACH TEAM HAD AT LEAST ONE YW AND ONE YM (THIS IS HELPFUL FOR SOME OF THE BONUS QUESTIONS). FINALLY, I MADE SURE THAT EACH TEAM HAD A PHONE THAT THEY COULD USE TO TAKE PHOTOS. YOU ONLY NEED 1 PHONE PER TEAM.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">THE ONLY PREP WORK YOU MIGHT NEED TO DO IS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING ON THE LIST IS AVAILABLE AT YOUR CHURCH BUILDING. WE HAVE A FAKE PLANT WITH PINK ROSES IN OUR FOYER, BUT MOST BUILDINGS PROBABLY WON'T. AND SOME THINGS AREN'T TOTALLY PREDICTABLE (LIKE, OUR KIDS COULDN'T FIND A POLITICAL BUMPER STICKER, THOUGH THERE IS USUALLY SOMEONE WITH AT LEAST 1 OF THEM IN THE PARKING LOT).</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">HERE IS THE PHOTO SCAVENGER HUNT (I GAVE EACH TEAM A COPY): </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;">AS A TEAM</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">, LOCATE <b>AND PHOTOGRAPH</b> AS MANY OF THESE ITEMS AS YOU CAN.<b> <i>ALL TEAM MEMBERS MUST BE IN EVERY PHOTO</i></b><i>. </i>THE WINNING TEAM IS THE TEAM WHO GETS THE MOST OVERALL POINTS, <b>NOT </b>THE TEAM WHO FINISHES FIRST. </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="color: purple;">#1- EVERY SINGLE MEMBER OF YOUR TEAM MUST BE IN EVERY SINGLE PHOTO.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: 0px;">#2- EACH ITEM MUST HAVE ITS OWN PHOTO </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">(IE, A PHOTO WITH A PINK ROSE & A LION DOESN’T COUNT 2X)</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="color: purple;">#3- <b>PLEASE DON’T DISTURB ANY CLASS, MEETING, OR ACTIVITY-</b> <i>THIS INCLUDES KNOCKING ON THE BISHOP’S DOOR, WHICH IS A “NO-NO”!</i> :)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">#4- USING PICTURES OR PAINTINGS OF THINGS THAT ARE ALREADY HANGING IN THE CHURCH FOR YOUR PHOTOS IS OK. USING PHOTOS FROM THE INTERNET OR SAVED TO YOUR PHONE DO </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;">NOT</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> COUNT (IE, USING A PHOTO OF A MISSIONARY FROM FACEBOOK DOES NOT COUNT)</span></span></div>
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<li style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9px; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> SOMETHING WITH WHEELS </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9px; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> A HUMAN PYRAMID (AT LEAST 3 PEOPLE FROM YOUR TEAM IN THE PYRAMID)</span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9px; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> PAINTING OF SOMEONE BEING BAPTIZED </span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9px; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> SOMETHING GLITTERY</span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9px; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> THE DOORS THAT SEEM TO SAY TO ME, “SHHH….BE STILL”</span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9px; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> A LION </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9px; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> PAINTING OF BABY JESUS </span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9px; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> A PINK ROSE </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9px; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> A FULL-TIME MISSIONARY</span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9px; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> THE WARD LIBRARY DOOR</span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9px; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> A NECKLACE (DOUBLE POINTS IF IT IS A YW MEDALLION NECKLACE)</span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9px; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> THOMAS S. MONSON </span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8px; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"></span><span style="font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: 0px;"> A MEMBER OF THE BISHOPRIC<i> </i></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i>(THE BISHOP OR ONE OF HIS 2 COUNSELORS ONLY, CLERKS & SECRETARIES ARE NOT OFFICIAL BISHOPRIC MEMBERS) </i>- (DON’T DISTURB BISHOP IF DOOR IS CLOSED)</span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9px; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"></span><span style="font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">A TEMPLE </span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9px; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> THE SIGN OUTSIDE WITH THE NAME OF THE CHURCH</span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9px; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> A MEMBER OF OUR YOUNG MEN PRESIDENCY OR WARD SCOUT LEADER</span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9px; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY DOOR</span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9px; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> A WEDDING RING</span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9px; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> OUR WARD “DUTY TO GOD” PLAQUE</span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9px; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> SOMEONE DOING A HEAD-STAND OR HAND-STAND</span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 9px; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> A POLITICAL BUMPER STICKER</span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 9px; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> OUR WARD'S <i>YOUTH </i>BULLETIN BOARD</span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9px; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> THE MOTHERS LOUNGE DOOR</span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9px; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> EVERY MEMBER OF YOUR TEAM DOING A HULA DANCE</span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9px; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> SOMETHING WHITE</span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9px; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> A MEMBER OF OUR YOUNG-WOMEN PRESIDENCY</span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9px; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> EVERY MEMBER OF YOUR TEAM ACTING LIKE A ROBOT IN THE CHURCH PARKING LOT</span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9px; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> YOUR TEAM MEMBERS SPELLING OUT Y M C A (WITH THEIR BODIES) IN AN EMPTY CLASSROOM</span></span></li>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">IN ADDITION TO THE PHOTO SCAVENGER HUNT, THE TEAMS COULD ALSO OPT TO EARN BONUS POINTS BY ANSWERING THESE QUESTIONS AS A TEAM (ON A SHEET THAT I HANDED THEM IF THEY WANTED IT):</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="color: blue;">NO PICTURES NEEDED - JUST ANSWER THE QUESTIONS. 1 POINT PER QUESTION. ENTIRE TEAM MUST STAY TOGETHER WHILE ANSWERING QUESTIONS - NO SPLITTING UP </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0px;">1. </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">FIND A PERSON OVER AGE 20 WHO EARNED A “LETTER” IN HIGH SCHOOL, WRITE</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0px;">3. </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">WRITE DOWN 3 WAYS TO FIND OUT WHAT WE’RE DOING FOR MUTUAL EACH WEEK: </span></span></div>
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JOLLY ROGERShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00400778501066719932noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611862540040993035.post-42564146477385864292015-05-07T08:33:00.002-07:002015-05-07T10:15:55.598-07:00AMAZING (SERVICE) RACE MUTUAL ACTIVITY<div style="color: #232323; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; min-height: 15px;">
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Super fun Mutual activity! We did this as an all-girls activity. I mixed up the teams so that there were multiple ages on each team. The girls had a great time! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #232323;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">We had a ward boundary change last year, so since some of the services that we would be doing we would be to families in our ward area, I tried to include a good mix of people from throughout the ward (some people they might not know, some people they do know, people who serve in leadership positions, less-active or part-member families, etc). I asked around the ward for volunteers with weeds in their yards (not a problem finding those!) and asked specific families who I knew didn't have food allergy issues if they would let us bring them a meal for the meal-delivery challenge. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">CHALLENGE 1- “WEEDS”: went to a nearby home (pre-arranged) and pulled a bucket full of weeds. They had to share tools & gloves & use the bucket we provided. We had each team go to a different home so they couldn’t tell which team was “ahead”.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">CHALLENGE 2- “CHANGE”: they got an index card (with 4 quarters taped to it) inside their envelope for the challenge (the cards said “please enjoy this random act of free $”). The assignment was to go to a nearby grocery store and tape the card (using the tape in the basket) to a vending machine.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">CHALLENGE 3- “WRITE”: went back to the church and found a greeting card taped to the wall of the overflow room. Pens were provided on site, and each team member had to write or draw something on the card (we did ours for a YW who is out of town for a while, but could do a card for a missionary). Next team to arrive at this challenge site could not start until the previous team was finished.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">CHALLENGE 4- “BITE”: went to church kitchen, found a bag in the fridge (marked with their team color). Followed the instructions to assemble a freezer meal using the provided gallon freezer zip-lock bag and ingredients (they did teriyaki chicken: frozen chicken breasts, a bottle of teriyaki sauce, 1/2 chopped onion, 1 bag frozen broccoli/cauliflower). Then they delivered their meal (and cooking instructions) to a (pre-arranged) family in the ward (again, we had each team go to a different home so that one family didn't get over-run by teriyaki chicken). </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">CHALLENGE 5- “TRASHY”: go out in the church parking lot and have each team member pick up 2 pieces of trash and put them in the trash bag before racing to the final finish line (ours was at the family history center). I knew this would be a tough one, since there is never any trash in our parking lot, so in tiny letters at the bottom of the challenge, I wrote <i>“If you have followed directions and read this entire challenge before starting to pick up trash, you can skip the trash pick-up and head straight to the finish line”</i> - All of our teams started to head out to pick up the trash, but caught themselves in time! </span></div>
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So if you want your activity to run longer, you probably want to add a few more challenges. One of the challenges I "cut" was making little gift baskets - mustache themed "stash" of snacks for the bishop (my idea was that one team would make a drink basket (bottled water, juice), one would make a sweets basket (candy), and the other would make a savory snack basket (jerky, chips). And then they would deliver their baskets wearing mustaches, of course. I got the idea for this <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/45176802486784145/" target="_blank">here</a> and adapted it. </div>
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Basically its like karaoke, but you don't actually sing - you lip-sync along with your chosen song. I pre-selected the songs (to ensure appropriateness) and brought about 20 songs and they took turns signing up for their picks. I did about 1/2 popular songs and 1/2 disney movie songs. They repeated some in the second round. Some girls did duets (even if the song wasn't a duet). </div>
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By special request from a certain YM leader, we needed to address a sensitive issue - "Can you PLEASE teach the YW to sit correctly in a skirt?" This was a pretty big problem in our ward. But we didn't want to offend anyone or make them embarrassed, so we weren't sure how to broach the subject.<br />
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We originally planned to call this "Princess Academy" but that weirded some of the girls out (we have a lot of sportsy girls who were worried that they would have to wear makeup or be too "girly") so we made sure they knew this was a manners thing and NOT a makeover thing. We changed the name to "Manners for Ladies". I explained that manners are important for everyone, but there are certain things that apply to us as women that don't really apply to the guys (such as sitting properly in a skirt). I talked about how I often have to sit in meetings (like ward council) where I'm in a circle of chairs and I really need to watch how I sit because I don't want to make an awkward situation for anyone across from me.</div>
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We made it fun and everyone had a great time. We watched some clips from "Princess Diaries" just for fun (the makeover / manners scenes). We talked about different ways to sit in a skirt and how wearing a short skirt really limits how we can comfortably sit without showing more than we want to.</div>
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My husband (YM Presidency) actually put this activity together for a combined ym/yw activity. Its not an original idea, of course, but it was a big hit. (It was hard to get decent photos of this activity, so this picture is the advertisement I made, using a photo I found online!)</div>
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Our 2nd Counselor's husband came as our special guest and taught the girls how to change oil, change a tire, etc. More importantly (in my opinion) he talked to them about WHY we change the oil, problems that might come up, etc. Really practical things that these girls (many of our girls are in drivers ed right now or have recently started driving) can really use. He let them get hands-on, so even though it was windy & FREEZING outside, they had a great time.<br />
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My daughter said this was the most educational & worthwhile activity she's ever been to!<br />
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JOLLY ROGERShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00400778501066719932noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611862540040993035.post-41163949970582501462015-01-15T10:22:00.002-08:002015-01-15T10:32:21.516-08:00New Beginnings 2015- Embark Airlines<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our New Beginnings theme was "Embark Airlines" - this idea of a pretend flight has been used in a variety of ways in different organizations over the years, and others have done this same thing this year to go along with our youth theme, so I am borrowing heavily from many sources that I can't pinpoint. Basically, we put on a fake airplane flight in our chapel overflow room. All current YW participated and all 11 year old girls who turn 12 this year and their parents were invited to attend. Everyone was excited to do something out of the ordinary for New Beginnings this year!<br />
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We sent personalized airline ticket invitations to each incoming beehive. I also posted this advertisement on Facebook.<br />
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The YW were very involved in the planning. All class presidency members became flight-attendants. They planned all of this themselves (how they would look like flight attendants, who had which assignments, etc). Our girls decided to wear scarves, make name tags, and wear black skirts or pants so that they all looked uniform. One girl took "tickets" at the door and passed out programs. Another girl passed out YW theme cards, FTSOY books, and barf-bags that we had made (brown paper sacks that said "barf bag" - just for fun, but they could also use them to carry home their handouts). Another girl demonstrated the emergency procedures. The others passed out the refreshments (peanuts & water that we had decorated and assembled during the previous Mutual).<br />
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Here are some of our flight attendants and a close-up of the name tags. Sorry, I don't have any of these saved to share with you, but I made everything on picmonkey site, like I always do and its very easy to create your own printables and/or postables.<br />
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Chairs were arranged in the overflow like an airplane would be, with a row down the middle. My Counselor and I sat up in the front (facing the group) and acted as pilot & co-pilot. I used a microphone to sound more "legit" as I conducted from the "cockpit". See my script at the bottom of this post.<br />
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Although all of the other young women were passengers, we assigned all of them at least one job as well. Here is the program we used (most of the blanks were filled by non-class-presidency-member yw because the flight attendants were busy with their duties):<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="color: blue;">New Beginnings 2015</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Co-Pilot:</b> _______________ </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">(2nd Counselor in the Young Women Presidency)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>In-Flight Opening Song: </b></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">“Put your Shoulder to the Wheel” </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="color: blue;"><b>Introduction of First Time Flyers </b>(the 11 year old girls): ___________________</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="color: blue;"><b>Introduction to the 2015 youth theme:</b> Beehive Class </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="color: blue;"><b>In-Flight Movie: </b>“O Ye that Embark” </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="color: blue;"><b>Closing Remarks from the Pilot</b> _____________________ (YW President)</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i><span style="color: blue;">Thank you for flying Embark Airlines! We hope you will enjoy embarking in the service of God and serving him with all your heart, might, mind, and strength! </span></i></span></div>
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<li style="color: #232323; font-family: 'Courier New';"><span style="font-size: x-small; letter-spacing: 0px;">For the In-Flight Entertainment, we had asked some of the current YW to come forward and share their favorite Mutual activity, Sunday lesson, or just their favorite thing about YW in general.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #232323; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">For the Introduction to the 2015 youth theme, I printed portions of the youth theme scripture (Doctrine & Covenants 4:2) on different pieces of paper. The Beehive Class came up and were handed the stack of papers and times to see how fast they could work as a group to put the papers in the right order (16 seconds!). </span><span style="color: #232323; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">When they were done, we all read the scripture together out loud.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #232323; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">The In-Flight Movie "O Ye that Embark" is available on lds.org in the youth section </span><a href="https://www.lds.org/youth/video/embark-in-the-service-of-god-2015-theme-song?lang=eng" style="font-family: 'Courier New';" target="_blank">here</a><span style="color: #232323; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">. It is the 2015 youth theme song video. Its only about 4 minutes long, but its really powerful. </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #232323; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">Also, NOT LISTED IN THE PROGRAM that we handed out, we had a surprise (planned) late-arrival of a YW with large amounts of luggage who (comically) kept trying to stow her bags in the (non-existent)overheard compartments or shove them under peoples seats. This was just for fun and was a big hit. </span></li>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i><span style="color: purple;">Good evening passengers. This is your captain speaking. On behalf of myself and my co-pilot ___________________, I’d like to welcome everyone to Embark Airlines, where we will be traveling nonstop to New Beginnings, departing in just a few minutes… </span></i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i><span style="color: purple;">If the flight attendants could please prepare the cabin for departure, we have one brief announcement. if you look to the right of the plane, you’ll see that ______________________(insert any YW announcements here) ______________________</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="color: purple;">Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the flight crew I ask that you please direct your attention to the the flight attendants as we review the emergency procedures. Should the cabin experience sudden pressure loss, stay calm and listen for instructions from the cabin crew. Oxygen masks will drop down from above your seat. Place the mask over your mouth and nose, like this. Pull the strap to tighten it. <i>If you are traveling with small children, make sure that your own mask is on first before helping your children. </i>In the unlikely event of an emergency landing and evacuation, leave your carry-on items behind. We ask that you make sure that all carry-on luggage is stowed away safely during the flight. Most importantly, Please remember to <i>keep your heart, might, mind and strength in the upright and locked position.</i></span></span></div>
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Tonight was our 2nd Annual All-girls Activity with a neighboring ward (who shares our building). So fun! Read about last year's swap activity on my post <a href="http://ldsywideasandactivities.blogspot.com/2013/10/speed-friending-clothes-swap-multi-ward.html" target="_blank">here</a><br />
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This year the YW President in the other ward suggested that we do something like a craft night (mini-Super Saturday type event), followed by our popular YW clothes swap. Not every girl is into crafts, but I think we did a good job of providing craft projects that can be given as gifts for birthdays or holidays - so at least they could have that as a motivation. I've tried to emphasis that even if you don't want such-and-such craft for yourself, you can make it for your mom/sister/friend/grandma and then you'll have a free gift to give!<br />
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Unlike most Super Saturday activities, however, we provided all the supplies and there is no charge (comes from our budgets). We picked simple, low cost crafts of course.<br />
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Each ward provided 1 craft for all of the girls to do (supplies, instruction, etc). We didn't have any sign-ups, we just made sure we had enough for everyone if all the girls showed up (plus a few extras)<br />
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Our ward's contribution was "Hand Scrub" in a jar<br />
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I tried to get donations of free baby food jars, but when I didn't get any offers, I went to Dollar Tree to try to find something that would work. They had various jars with lids, but I didn't find anything even remotely cute (I also didn't really want to pay $1/jar anyhow). Next I stopped at Big Lots, where they had the larger sized baby food jars selling for 33 cents each. So basically, it was cheaper to buy jars with something in them - 1/3 the price! I bought all 1 flavor (applesauce) and my younger kids (not babies, but applesauce fans) have been eating the contents for days.<br />
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I removed the labels, cleaned the jars, and then ran them (and the lids) through the dishwasher to make sure that I had fully cleaned & sanitized them. This may have been overkill, but I didn't want leftover food in a jar getting moldy later.<br />
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I spray-painted all of the lids gold (I think this is my 4th recent project in a row involving the same can of gold paint, so it was a good $5 investment). This took a couple of coats - you don't want to see the writing & expiration dates from the baby food peeking through the gold if you're giving this as a gift. I didn't move the lids during this process, I just sprayed the tops first. Dried. Sprayed from one side. Dried. Sprayed from the other side. Dried. Easy. Always do this outside or in the garage, though - too fumey for in the house!</div>
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I found scented body lotion at both Dollar Tree and Big Lots. You might not find these exact brands/flavors, but scented lotion is a regular staple at both stores and the price is right (they were $1 each at both stores). SMELL BEFORE YOU BUY, some of the scents they sell for $1 could peel your eyeballs....you're not always going to get high quality for $1. I always avoid the perfume and/or flowery scents, which tend to be WAY over the top. Lotion versions of food smells (orange, vanilla, almond, plum, etc) are almost always good smelling and way less nauseating. Your whole cultural hall is going to wreak of the stuff!<br />
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I selected Mango/Mandarin and Coconut. You could use any "smell" but I recommend food-related scents.</div>
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We had girls and leaders there to help, but instructions were still a must. Here are the instructions that I made on my computer using a word document and a canning jar clipart I found with a google search. I drew in some labels & a "lotion line" to make it easier to visualize.</div>
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I also made these labels using the free photo editing & design website Picmonkey (I am not affiliated with Picmonkey, but I use them almost every day)</div>
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The other ward's craft was adorable headbands- I didn't get a lot of photos of them and I don't have the instructions, but I found pin that describes how to make them! </div>
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<u><b>THE SWAP:</b></u></div>
While the girls crafted (with help from a few leaders), the other leaders sorted the donated clothes by size to make searching easier.<br />
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I would guess we had over 200 items donated (mostly from the girls, but some from the leaders & other ward/stake members). Last year there were some complaints there wasn't anything for the larger sized girls, but this year we made sure that there were donations in every size, so that every girl found at least a couple of things she wanted. (I quietly asked around to some local ladies to see if they had any plus-sized clothing to donate anonymously to the cause and several did!). Every girl took home at least 1 shopping bag full of clothes. Some girls went home with MULTIPLE BAGS of clothes.<br />
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#2- Be kind and charitable to each other. (By the time we got to the actual swapping, they were pretty amped up and most had already pre-staked out the items they wanted. I was afraid that things might get, uh - competitive - so it was for the best to talk to them about Christlike love, lets be courteous, etc. We didn't have any problems, so I guess it worked!)</div>
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After the girls had combed throughout he clothes, the leaders took a look to see if there was anything they wanted. Then the leftovers were bagged up and will be taken to Deseret Industries</div>
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They bought a bunch of blocks of ice from the grocery store (they got about a dozen of them, which was perfect because we had about 20 kids show up, so they just took turns). Everyone brought a small towel to sit on (dish towel sizes were too big, hand-towel size is better). The concept was simple - put the towel on the block of ice, sit on it, and sled down the hill! It had been raining, so it was slippery already...</div>
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It's mid-October, so the kids got pretty cold (sitting on blocks of ice), but it was lots of fun. My daughter thought it was the most fun activity we've done in a long time.</div>
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The best part was that the activity was self-perpetuating - they went down the hill, they walked back up, and repeat! They did this for several hours, without a lot of intervention from the leaders. Even though it was dark & cold, they had a blast!</div>
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I think they adapted it a bit, which was totally fine (using actual chairs is a little different than drawing a straight line!) It just needs to be some sort of maze with at least a few entrances/exits. They used ALL the chairs from our table/chair storage room and the chapel overflow. It was AWESOME!</div>
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We used white lids (that I already had) from the dry-pack cannery as the power-pellets. You could use frisbees or paper plates instead. Pellets were distributed around the maze before each round.</div>
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The object was for Pac-Man to collect all 6 Power-Pellets without being tagged by a ghost. The Power-Pellets did not give Pac-Man special powers or immunity. Instead, we placed 1 special (striped) pellet in the maze that Pac-Man could use for immunity for 1 "tag". The striped pellet did not count as one of the 6 pellets that they had to collect to win. This is different than the game of course, but had to make some adjustments for real-life!<br />
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Fun activity, everyone got a chance to be Pac-Man and/or a ghost a couple of times. No cost, easy to do, and different!JOLLY ROGERShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00400778501066719932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611862540040993035.post-54442467130491423462014-10-02T09:59:00.002-07:002014-10-02T15:50:27.672-07:00YWIE - Be Who You Were MINT to Be<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Our Mint themed YWIE was a big hit! We had a short program about Personal Progress and our theme "Be Who You Were MINT (Meant) To Be", followed by the presentation of special top-secret compliment jars (that the YM helped us with), then a fancy array of chocolate-mint refreshments & viewing of the girls' display tables. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">ALL THE DETAILS ARE EXPLAINED BELOW!</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I designed these handouts on Picmonkey (photo-editing website <a href="http://www.picmonkey.com/" target="_blank">here</a>). You can either edit a photo that you upload (add text, add blush, etc) OR select "design" and create a poster/handout/whatever using text, graphics, etc. That is what I did here.... I make things like this all of the time for YW advertising on our FB group, etc. Easy to do, and if you want to print them out, its relatively inexpensive to have them printed as photos at any photo place. I always order online from Walgreens (I'm not affiliated with Walgreens) and use a Walgreens online photo coupon code (that I find by doing a search online) and it ends up being a great deal. Much cheaper than printing at home, cutting, pasting, using a ton of ink, etc.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">We mailed or hand-delivered to each parent, leader, and YW. I also send copies to other invited guests (our Stake YW Presidency, etc).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">A week before YWIE, I contacted all of the YW leaders and mothers (and current YW who have earned their medallion) and asked them to please wear their medallion (old style or new style) to this event if possible. On the night of YWIE, we set up 10 extra chairs in two rows in the front of the cultural hall (near the podium we had set up). These seats were kept empty until I stood up to do my schpeel about the Personal Progress program. At that time, I invited all women (current YW, mothers, leaders, guests, etc) who had earned their medallion to sit in the "Personal Progress</span><span style="color: #783f04;"> Beehive" (similar to the "Eagles Nest" that is a custom at Eagle Scout Court of Honors). </span><i style="color: #783f04;">It didn't matter if they had their medallion with them or not. </i><span style="color: #783f04;">This is the first time we've done anything like this, and I didn't tell anyone we were doing it, not even my Counselors. Some looked surprised, some laughed - I was worried that some Scouters might be offended by it, but I think it went well. I explained that we wanted to do something special to honor those who had worked so hard to complete this program. The members of the "Personal Progress Beehive" (which included current YW, Ward YW Leaders, Stake YW Leaders, and mothers of current YW) sat in these special seats for the remainder of the program. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Our Secretary came up with the idea to have each young man write what they thought of each individual YW and give them all these compliments as a gift. At first, it may kind of sound like this was a "my worth = what boys think of me" thing, but it was actually a really positive and uplifting experience. Some of the YW had commented that their parents "have to" say that they're talented, pretty, smart, etc, but thats not what other really people think. We wanted them to know how much they are respected, valued, and appreciated by others. It wasn't a "boy" thing, it was more of an "other youth in the ward who aren't going be getting a jar" thing - which left only the boys! (PS- We actually added some compliments from the YW leaders as well, so it wasn't ALL boys)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">She bought jars, mint candy, green burlap fabric, and brown ribbon. She made a LOT of little envelopes with coordinating paper, and a label with each girl's name... You could probably save a lot of time by buying small pre-made envelopes or even tiny cards with envelopes We had to keep this whole project a surprise, so the girls didn't know what was coming. We wanted each of them to take home a whole jar of uplifting, positive ideas that would (hopefully) boost their self-esteem and help them realize their worth and potential. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Besides assembling the jars themselves, this project required some significant behind-the-scenes planning and work. Several weeks ago, we asked the YM leaders to help us by having the YM write a short phrase or sentence about what they admire/like about each YW (they did this during part of a Mutual activity). We knew that this project would require some pre-screening (we didn't want anything negative, snarky, anything that would give away their identity -like inside jokes- or any iffy "you're hot" type comments)...we explained to the YM that all the YW leaders, the girls (and likely their parents) would see these comments, so they need to be positive. Also, their identities would be kept anonymous, so they wouldn't have to worry about being teased, embarrassed, etc.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">I made a spread-sheet with each YW's name in one column and a space to write something about her next to it. They gave a copy to each YM. Most of the YM said things like, "She's friendly", "Nice smile", "Great at sports", "Good example to classmates", "Welcoming to new people", or "Plans really fun activities". It was actually (surprisingly) pretty non-superficial. We've recently had a ward reorganization, so one issue that the YM leaders ran into was that some of the boys didn't know some of the newer girls and some of the new (younger) boys didn't know any of the girls by name. It might be helpful to do this after a get-to-know-you activity, or at least have some photos of the YW available so that you can point them out. If they really didn't know anything about the person OR didn't have anything <b>nice</b> to say, they were asked to just leave that space blank. Some spaces were left blank, but it evened out overall.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">They had the YM write everything on their own copy of the spreadsheet (no YM names were used so we didn't know who said what) and then <i>I re-wrote their comments on the actual slips of paper we were going to use.</i> This was mostly because we weren't sure what the hand-writing situation was going to be and we wanted them to be nice :) My daughter later pointed out that re-writing every compliment in my own hand-writing made it impossible for her and her friends to figure out who had said what about them (she was hoping to be able to outsmart us by recognizing the handwriting of classmates) :) You could also type up each comment if you wanted.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Some of the YW leaders wrote compliments for the YW as well. You could expand this to include notes from parents, the Bishopric, Seminary teachers, etc. Since there are no names, they don't ever find out who wrote what! We also included several envelopes that contained scriptures about worth, etc.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">We asked the YM to please keep this whole thing a surprise, and to MY surprise, I don't think any of the YW knew what they were getting! At the end of the program, our Secretary got up and explained what their gifts were about and while we passed them out she asked that they wait until they get home to open their jars. I think they all waited, but every single girl was clutching her jar like it was the HOLY GRAIL! When the YM saw some of the YW with their jars, they even seemed excited - "Are those for that project we did?!?!?!"</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">We kept it simple this year. I put some decorative items (a photo collage, a picture of Christ, a statue of Moroni, some framed quotes about Personal Progress, our YW plaque, and a photo of the 3 girls who have earned their Honor Bee). We tried to keep everything in the brown/green/white/gold color scheme. I even had the photos of the girls printed in "sepia" tone so that they coordinated! I didn't get a photo of the whole table because by the time I got to the table (which also held the refreshments), it was already a chocolate-mint massacre! :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">The highlight of the night is always after the program, when all of the parents and leaders get to go around and see all of the young women's display tables. We set out a large round table (they seat 8 people, we use them for ward dinners, etc) for each YW to decorate with Personal Progress projects, Personal Progress awards, and other items that represent their accomplishments/hobbies/interests for the year. Some girls bring t-shirts from Girls Camp/EFY/Youth Conference, sports jerseys, ballet shoes, sewing projects, honor roll certificates, baked goods, collections, photography projects, dance photos, varsity letters, art projects... you name it, they displayed it! Again, I was having too much fun to remember to take photos, but if you look under the "Young Women in Excellence" label on the right side of this blog, you can see my past blogs about YWIE and there are some photos available there. The basic idea is that all of the girls get to display their accomplishments, whether or not they have chosen to participate in Personal Progress.</span><br />
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<br />JOLLY ROGERShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00400778501066719932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611862540040993035.post-53039645572329820012014-08-15T08:00:00.003-07:002018-03-15T08:14:55.893-07:00PIE-THROWING FOR CAMP CERTIFICATION!<br />
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Throwing pies at my face is always favorite activity, and its been a while since we've done it, so I offered this challenge as an added incentive: any girl from our ward who goes to Girls Camp and completes their certification for the year gets to throw a pie in my face. We planned to do this at the end of an activity (the Mutual activity following the Stake fireside when the certification awards were presented). This was a couple of weeks after Camp, but gave the girls a chance to get any loose ends tied up.<br />
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I also provided an alternative for those girls who didn't go to Girls Camp (for whatever reason) - if they completed ONE new Personal Progress Value Experience before the Stakewide post- Girls Camp fireside<i> (and I personally signed it off for them) </i>they could also qualify to throw a pie at my face.<br />
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This was how I advertised (using photo from a previous pie-throwing event):<br />
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We had 14 girls go to Girls Camp this year and 13 of them certified. At least 2 of the girls who certified for this year had not certified when they went to Camp last year. BIG SUCCESS!</div>
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As usual, there was less "throwing" and more "smashing"....My daughter was first in line to smash a pie in my face! </div>
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<i>I WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND THIS FOR AN <b>OUTSIDE</b> ACTIVITY ON A WARM/HOT DAY! (THE KIDS DIDN'T GET TOTALLY SOAKED, BUT EVERYBODY GOT SPRINKLED A BIT WHEN BALLOONS HIT THE GROUND - OR A TREE BRANCH!)</i></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A VOLLEYBALL NET (OUR CHURCH BUILDING HAS ONE)<br /> 20 (OR MORE) SMALL WATER BALLOONS (FILLED) -</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> I PUT THEM IN A PLASTIC BIN TO KEEP THEM OFF THE GROUND</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">6 TOWELS (BEACH TOWEL OR BATH TOWEL SIZE) -3 FOR EACH TEAM</span></span></div>
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FORTUNATELY, IN OUR CHURCH PARKING LOT, THERE ARE 2 TREES THAT ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TOGETHER THAT WE COULD PUT THE NET UP BETWEEN THEM (TYING THE ENDS AROUND THE TREES - SEE PHOTO BELOW)...</div>
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IF YOU HAVE FREE-STANDING VOLLEYBALL POSTS AT YOUR BUILDING, YOU COULD PROBABLY TAKE THEM OUTSIDE. </div>
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IF YOU DON'T HAVE A NET, YOU COULD STRING A ROPE BETWEEN TWO STRINGS (THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO GET THE BALLOONS OVER) AND TIE THEM BETWEEN TREES OR POSTS. YOU COULD EVEN HAVE YOUTH TAKE TURNS HOLDING A NET (OR ROPE).</div>
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I WOULD NOT DO THIS ACTIVITY INSIDE A GYM/CULTURAL HALL - THE WATER SPRAYS EVERYWHERE AND IT WOULD BE SLIPPERY!</div>
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IT TOOK A COUPLE OF TURNS FOR THE YOUTH TO GET THE HANG OF IT - IT IS NOT AS EASY AS IT LOOKS!</div>
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WE DIDN'T HAVE STRICT RULES, ONE GROUP WOULD GET A BALLOON AND ONE TEAM WOULD TRY TO LAUNCH IT TO THE OTHER SIDE. THEN THE OTHER GROUP WOULD GET A TURN. WE DIDN'T REALLY KEEP SCORE OR TRY TO PASS - IT WAS VERY CASUAL! WE ROTATED KIDS IN AND OUT AND CHANGED TEAMS EVERY SO OFTEN.</div>
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MOST OF THE BALLOONS DIDN'T MAKE IT OVER, BUT THEY SEEMED TO HAVE A LOT OF FUN TRYING!</div>
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A BIG BAG OF WATER BALLOONS COST ABOUT $3, SO IT WAS <span style="text-align: center;">A FUN AND LOW-COST SUMMER ACTIVITY!</span><br />
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I FILLED ABOUT 20 BALLOONS AND THEY WERE ABLE TO PLAY FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES (THIS WAS THE FIRST 1/2 OF OUR ACTIVITY). THEY SAID THAT NEXT TIME, WE SHOULD HAVE MORE BALLOONS SO THEY CAN PLAY LONGER! I WOULD RECOMMEND 50 FILLED BALLOONS FOR AN HOUR WORTH OF PLAY WITH ONE NET.<br />
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