Activity Days Centered Around Women from the Scriptures

Make an item from wood, metal, fabric, or other material, or draw, paint, or sculpt a piece of art. Display your finished work for others to see. - Developing Talents #4 In September I sent out the schedule for the rest of the year to the parents. On that schedule, we were supposed to meet twice in December. The Relief Society Christmas Party was announced in November to be on the day we had scheduled Activity Days, so we cancelled the first activity. The second one was scheduled too close to Christmas so most of the girls would be gone. December scheduling is always really crazy! We ended up meeting once on the only night in December the majority of the girls were free. Maybe two activities in December is too ambitious. We met at a leader's house with the Sister MIssionaries. After our opening stuffs the Sister Missionaries showed us the Light the World video for 2017 and we talked about the program. That lead beautifully into making our own light- Ice Candles! Here is a tu...

Learn to sing, play, or lead a song from the Children’s Songbook. Teach or share the song in a family home evening or at Primary. Discuss how developing talents helps prepare us for service to Heavenly Father and others. -Developing Talents #2  2 1/2 months ago I sent an email to all the parents introducing the idea of the Daughter's of Heman and saying we would be having a Musical Showcase. I wrote: We will be learning about the Three Daughters of Heman. They were called to serve the Lord by playing music in the temple. We will learn how to lead music and talk about how music is a form of prayer and worship. We'd like to have a music showcase, where each girl can show off her musical talent in a relaxed, informal setting. Please let me know if your daughter can play an instrument, dance or sing. Hymns are preferable but not required. The girls can perform a solo or in groups.   I was met with anxiety: several of the parents told me their daughters had no musical t...

If I had the budget, this activity would be several games of laser-tag. Alas, I have $30 left in the budget, so it was a game of glow-in-the-dark Capture the Flag at a local park. I bought some glow sticks off of Amazon in preparation and cut up a piece of fabric to make two flags.  We met at our local park and did our opening stuffs. I gave the lesson while they were eating their snack.  Deborah Deborah’s story is in Judges, in the Old Testament. Deborah lived in a time when the children of Israel were wicked. They had been taken captive by the king of Canaan, whose name was Jabin for 20 years.  Deborah was appointed Judge (or leader) over Israel and the people went to her for judgement and guidance She was very wise  and righteous and like Huldah, she was a prophetess, meaning the holy ghost gave her the Spirit of Prophecy and she testified of Christ. God gives women revelations and guidance to help direct and protect the people they have been given ...

A few weeks before I sent out and email announcing the activity: We will learn about Lydia. Lydia was "A Seller of Purple". She opened up her home to the missionaries and helped to convert hundreds! For our activity, We will have a Purple Party!  The sister missionaries are coming to share a short message and we are providing them dinner. This is a perfect activity to invite a friend that is not a member of our church! Every 8 or 9 year old girl is welcome to our Purple Party! -Wear Purple!  -Bring a healthy food item to share with the missionaries and all the girls (purple food preferred but not required) -Bring a 8 or 9 year old girl as a friend to the party! I invited two sets of sister missionaries: once from our ward and one from our our local YSA ward. Both sets came! I made it clear to the parents that thay were providing dinner for the missionaries and we got some great responses. One girl brought a bucket of KFC fried chicken, another brought a pizza. Not...