Modesty Scavenger Hunt

This last Wednesday we took the girls to one of our local stores for a "Modesty Scavenger Hunt". It was a lot of fun! We had the girls pick out two outfits, one that was already modest and one that could be made modest with for example a sweater or leggings. I think the girls really had a whole lot of fun although if I were to do it over again, I think I might limit it to one outfit. It was a stretch for some of the girls to find more than one outfit in such a short amount of time. This activity was simple and took just a little preparation so it was a nice break for both the leaders and the girls!

Angry Birds Photos

These photos aren't great, but it sure was fun!

Angry Birds Combined Activity

This week we are doing a life sized Angry Birds Game! I'm super excited, and super nervous that it's going to be a flop! This is an activity that the Beehives and the deacons are working on together so the deacons are working on the life size sling shot and the beehives are building boxes and and painting balloons and balls. Just to keep it real we will have a guest visitor who is expert at crafting terrific analogies compare the game to real life for just about 5 min.

So basically we're going to divide the youth into two groups and then let the youth plan out and build their own Angry Birds contraptions. We'll let them assign points to their "pigs" and place them strategically. Each team will have a chance to break down the other teams buildings in an attempt to get at the pigs. I bought about 25 boxes, 2 dodge balls (Birds), and 48 green balloons (pigs). I think I will also make an attempt at green pig cupcakes ;) We'll see how it all works out!

Actual pictures to follow, but this is basically my inspiration!

Modest Fashion Show

So this activity was a lot of fun. The girls really enjoyed it and we had 100% attendance. Our Class presidency actually planned this activity and used it for one of their personal progress goals. We let each of the girls choose from two categories of dress which included: School Cool, Church, Formal, Casual, Business, Sporty, and Crazy. A lot of the girls walked in their team sport attire which made it fun to see what they were all up to. Also they really seemed to enjoy doing the Crazy category. In fact that was the only limitation I put on them, that they could only walk "Crazy" for one of their walks. We used some fun music and we were so lucky to have an entertaining MC describing the girls as they walked down the runway, and my sweet husband in charge of the lighting. Those two really helped to make if fun!

As far as the runway went we placed our 3 stair unit on the floor in front of the center of our gym stage followed by 2 of our long tables (just laying on the floor, I didn't want any falls!). We ran the tables and stairs with a roll of plain craft paper and then taped large Christmas lights to the outsides of the stairs and tables to make it more exciting, and then lined the runway with a couple of rows of chairs for parents and families just like in a real show. I was a little nervous about the girls making it back on time for their second walk, so we decided to have a brief intermission in between the walks and had the families help themselves to some refreshments. After the girls did their second walks they all came and sat down next to their families and listened to one of the Laurels give a very brief 5 minute talk on the importance of dressing modestly. Also, a week before the fashion show I handed out a copy of the section on dressing modestly from the "For the Strength of Youth" pamphlet. All in all I think this was a really fun activity for the girls and it was fun to see them shine!