YW Christmas Activity

12/16/09

For our combined YW activity/party we were in charge. However, we didn't just want to have a 'party', we wanted to make sure that we included a service project & spiritual message. We decided to have 2 activities for the girls to participate in. One would be a 'cookie decorating' service project. Each girl was suppose to decorate a plate of cookies that they would take with them to give to someone of their choosing. Another activity was an advent 'calendar' to be used for themselves or with their families. We gave each of the girls 7 little gift boxes (found in the wedding section.) We had 7 characteristics of Christ (with a scripture reference) & an act of service 'challenge' related to the characteristic typed on separate slips of paper (folded & taped so the girls wouldn't know.) The girls put a slip of paper in each box & then wrapped them up with wrapping paper. Then, 7 days before Christmas they would start to open their boxes. An example of one of the papers - The Savior was obedient...do your chores without being asked today. We chose the number 7 because the activity was close to Christmas, so there wasn't much time for them to do much more.While the girls were working on the different projects, they were free to chow down on the pot luck food that everyone brought.This was a yummy pomegranate cheesecake that I made...doesn't it look gorgeous? Perfect for Christmas!Sis. McDonald, you're supposed to be a positive influence on the girls! :)The awesome leaders!Our bunch of girls:We have to do a silly picture!What a great night...Merry Christmas!

Fall Fest

10/28/09

We weren't in charge of this YW/YM activity, but I took pictures of it, so I figured I should post them. For our Fall Fest, we had a "cowboy/cowgirl" (western) theme. I didn't have any cowgirl attire on hand, but I did have a cow Halloween costume. I may have taken the theme a little too literal....yes, that is a cow costume that you see me in! =) lol

Our Beehives & their crazy leaders:We did several activities & had bags of popcorn.
The 1st activity was the Balloon Stuff: Basically it was a relay to see who could get the most balloons in the pajamas at the end. There were 4 groups of kids on each team. The pajamas & balloons went through all 4 groups passing the PJ's & balloons on to the next person designated to put them on.The finished product! LOLHeadless Horseman: Each team tried to get the most plastic spoons on their heads. They wore stocking caps & were duct taped. Then, they rolled their head around to collect spoons...Marshmallow Drop: The winning team, was the one who could catch the most marshmallows in their mouths. There was a little catch, they were covered in chocolate & dropped from a good distance...Pumpkin Head: The participants had peanut butter smeared on their face & then their team mates decoratively placed gold fish on to imitate a jack-o-lantern. After, everyone was finished, they modeled their look down a cat walk... =)Some of our YW...what a fun night!

Face Painting

10/14/09

In order to help the girls pass off some personal progress items, we thought they could do face painting for the little kids at our ward's trunk-or-treating. Well, in order to do this, they needed to know how to face paint, so we had an activity to give them some pointers & inspiration!

We practiced our skills on a paper plate before we took it to the face...Don't mess up...Lookin' Good!We had some other girls "crash" at the end because they wanted their face painted too! =)Notice the paper on the table...I printed off a few samples for inspiration for the girls.