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Here are some activity ideas based around learning and living the Gospel. 
Click here for a copy of the suggested activities listed in the manual. 
If you have others you would like to add, e-mail them to me.
 

A smooth activity - Teach the girls how to make smoothies and other healthy snacks. We had each girl bring her favorite after school snack along with the recipe to share with the other girls. (Idea by Angela)
ABC Scavenger Hunt 
Activity Day Paper Girl Exchange - If you know the story of Flat Stanley you will get this idea. I got this idea from when we sent "Sons of Mosiah" to our Missionaries out in the Field as a Primary Activity. Get a paper doll cut out and have the girls dress and decorate it to represent your State or Town, give her a name and then find another State to send the Paper Girl to. Then that group of girls will do the same thing. The 2 groups of girls can keep the Paper Girl for as long as the 2 groups decide. Take pictures with the Doll, bring her to your activities, around your city, write a journal, use it as a cultural experience for the other girls to learn about a different State other then where they live. You could even do a video. I am working on exchanging with Alaska and the ward where I just moved from. I will be fun and the girls get excited about holding the doll up to take picture and include it in everything that you do for a couple of months. Then send everything back. (Stephani Green / ga11132006)
Article of Faith Magnets - Have the girls make their own Article of Faith Magnets.  Have them bring a large baby food jar to decorate as storage for the magnets. 
Being a standard bearer by Ivy Bonhorst
Belief Boxes - (This idea comes from The Idea Door, link located at the top of the page under yellow highlighted area)  Belief Boxes were originally introduced at a workshop at a Young Women Open House in Salt Lake City.  This idea is used for Young Women in Excellence, but could easily be adapted and simplified for an activity.
Cemetery Scavenger Hunt
Choose to 'eat' the right
Click here for the suggested activities from the girls Faith in God manual.
Dresser Drawer Derby - Teach the girls how to fold their clothes and organize their drawers. At the end I want to have some sort of relay game like at one end of the room there will be a pile of clothes and the girls will have to fold them, put them in a basket, then run to the other side and put them into drawers.  To end it you could have them modge podge a picture on a bar of soap to make their drawers smell nice or a potpourri sachet. 

Family Proclamation Activity
Favorite stories - Have each girl choose their favorite scripture story to share with the group.  They can retell the story in their own words, use flannel board stories, props, pictures, etc. What ever they need to tell why they like that story.
Fingerprint Paintings
Fire Escape Plans - Have each girl draw a basic floor plan for their home.  Everyone should label the exit/entrances, designate a meeting location and post it in their home for all to see.  Remind the girls that escape plans need to be practiced to serve as a reminder.  Review fire safety. (Some fun links: fire truck snack, home fire escape plan, making your great escape fun!)
First Aid Activities
Flour Tag
Friend Bowl - A lot of wards have "New Era Bowls".  This stems from the same idea.  Have the girls read the current Friend Magazine cover to cover.  Select questions to ask the girls, set out some munchies and have fun. 
General Conference Bowl: A football General Conference Bowl where the girls will test their knowledge from certain general conference talks they will be ask to read and study before hand.  Teams will battle for the touchdown points. "Super Bowl" snack food will be enjoyed too! (Idea by Shana Windham)
Giant Snakes & Ladders
Goal Kickoff - Start by using this object lesson.  Have the goals fill out this goal booklet.  Encourage each of them to set a goal for each area. 
Goal Setting
Gospel ABC Cards - Have your girls cut these out and assemble them to keep in their scripture cases.  You could even have them look up a scripture in the bible dictionary to go along with each card and write it on the back.
Gospel Role Play - I divided the girls into pairs then gave them each 1-2 My Gospel Standards and had the girls role play a situation showing how they can live that standard. This was a wonderful activity and we had a discussion afterwards about being an example to others. (Idea by Angela)
Gospel Standards Activities
Gospel Standards put to music (pdf document)- by Tara Tarbet (ga07152007)
Have you ever had a Wilbur day?
I spy gospel standards jar by Sheri
Individual Worth Cake Activity - Assign each girl to bring a different ingredient. At the activity discuss how each person is important and when they aren't there they are missed.  Put the ingredients together. Prior to the activity the leader made a cake so the girls could see how it really would of turned out if all were present.
Johnny Lingo Activity
Journaling - Have the girls make Denim Diaries
Library Scavenger Hunt
Living the Law of Consecration
Make a Scripture Cake - You could also mark everyone's favorite passages.
Meal Planning and Budgeting
Mini-Science Fair - We are going to have a mini science fair with the girls. I checked out some science experiment books from the library and I am going to give each girl one. She will try it at home first and then do it for us during the next Activity Days.  I found a great book called 6 minute Science Experiments...I am going to copy the experiments and hand them out to the girls. (April Mitchell)
Missionary Tag
My Own Plates - Simply tape a piece of heavy aluminum foil over a square piece of cardboard and have the girls write their testimony on it lightly (you don't want it to tear the foil) with a toothpick.  Whala!  They have just made their own set of scripture.
Numbered Chairs by Kristen Mayle - great idea activity idea to Review General Conference
Organization - Make ribbon bulletin boards and talk about organization. Have the girls cover the bulletin board with fabric to match their rooms.  Talk about the importance of having a clean room so the Spirit can preside there.  Have them post the scripture on their bulletin board, D & C 109:8. (There are several different ways to make the bulletin boards.  Check out some of these websites: One, Two, Three)
Pedicures for Pedigree - One night we had a lesson on family history and how to fill out the forms.  I gave the girls each their own form and told them to ask their families for help. They were supposed to bring them filled out to the next activity and they would each get a pedicure. I got a few aluminum pans and we set up a row of chairs outside on the sidewalk. The girls soaked their feet and then us leaders toweled them off, lotioned their feet and painted their toenails.  They had a lot of fun with that! (Idea by Heather)
Pedigree Charts - I had each girl come with a pedigree chart and family group record filled out. They each came with a family story that showed faith, courage, kindness, etc...to share. After each girl shared the story about her family, I showed the video clip "The Lord's House" and we talked about the blessings that the temple brings. (Idea by Kim Judd)
Pictures to Music- Select six different types of music. Have the girls paint what each type of music makes them feel, taking into account speed and color.
Placemats
Planting daffodils and crocus bulbs at the church.  Preparedness was what we were teaching, that you don't see the rewards right away.  (Idea by Dianne)
Scripture Heroes Night
 Scripture Jars - Use one quart jar per girl.  Have the girls cut up the following scriptures and fold them and put them in the jar.  You can decorate the jar if you want to.  The idea is to read a scripture in the morning before getting out of bed and one before getting into bed.
Scripture Marking - Teach them about the scriptures. Help them learn the books of scriptures, the different sections, how to use the topical guide, how to look up footnotes, etc. Tell them it's okay to mark their scriptures (if they have their own copy) and why people do that.  You could then have a scripture chase.
Seek and Ye Shall Find Bottles
Spoon Party
Taking a stand - Discuss with the girls the importance of taking a stand. Together, write letters to the Governor or any other elected official. Include in the letter something that is of concern to you as a citizen. Ask what you can do to help solve the problem and request a response back.
Teddy Bear Tea Party - Have the girls each bring their favorite teddy bear.  Have small finger foods like finger sandwiches (cucumber, tomato, and ribbon sandwiches) and cookies. Make sure there were limited amounts of some things, and more of others. Discuss not taking lots, and returning for 2nds, only after everyone has had an opportunity to try some, if they want. There should be lots of opportunities to discuss manners. Have them introduce their teddy bears.
Tithing banks - Purchase white ceramic piggy banks from the dollar store.  Using extra craft items and ribbons, have the girls decorate their pig and write their names on them.  Review the principle of tithing and bear testimony of its importance.  You could even make paper Mache piggy banks using a balloon.
Visit a country - The Friend/New Era has articles all the time about youth in other countries.   Go to www.lds.org and click on Gospel Library, then click on HTML (text).  Then in the quick search bar, type in a country and choose to search through the Friend or New Era...and click Search.  I typed up "Netherlands" and got articles and recipes and more.   Print off some articles to give to your girls a week prior.  Have them come back and tell about their article.  Make traditional foods from that country, learn one of their dances, etc.
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