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Back to school kick off!
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This list
is simply ideas to get you started on a back-to-school activity. I
have listed
several activities and ideas below so just choose SOME of the activities
that would
benefit your girls. (If you end up making a list of websites or other
things as listed in
this page, please
e-mail them to me so I can post it for
others to use...thanks!)
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Possible Invitation Ideas
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report card style
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homework assignment style (your first
assignment of the school year is to come
to mutual this week and have a great time)
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large red apple, yellow school bus, or #2
pencil cutouts
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buy inexpensive notebooks or note pads
and write invitation on cover or front page
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tape a fun pencil to invitation
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Make
Book Covers
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Check out
Family Fun
for instructions on how to make them. They give ideas
to use
old movie posters (ask at
your local video store), fabric (use tape to
hold the folds in place), old road map, wrapping paper, newspaper
comics,
brown or colored paper or heavy tinfoil.
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Breakfast
and Morning Strategies
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 Give
ideas for healthy & delicious breakfasts, plus tips on conquering normal
morning chaos. You could maybe give each girl some 3 x 5 cards and ask
her to
print out (however many girls you have in your group) her favorite quick
and
easy breakfast recipe. Each girl then swaps 3 x 5 cards and has
several new
breakfast ideas.
Bathroom Totes:
(Click on link at left to view example) You could probably
find something similar to this at your
local dollar store. Give each girl a plastic
tote and have them
decorate it. Have
them put their name on it and tell them
to put the things they'll need
each
morning into it -- brush, curling iron, deodorant,
hair clips,
toothbrush/paste,
makeup, hairspray, rubber bands for braces, etc. It
makes using the
bathroom
each morning quick and easy (especially if shared
with other siblings). |
Self
Esteem
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Talk about
what self-esteem is and how they can improve theirs and as well
as help their friends. |
Construct
a time capsule
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 Using
paper towel cardboard tubes and felt, decorate a mini
time capsule! You could ask the girls to bring a current picture
with them or use a digital camera, snap photos at your activity
and print them out (if an option).
Do you have extra pictures from girls camp or recent activity?
What a perfect way to use them. Have the girls write down on a
piece of paper what
they liked best about this summer and what they are looking forward to
this school
year. Have them list some of their goals, favorite foods and
movies....anything else
distinguishing themselves. You could have them fill out a
questionnaire (write up
questions and they fill in the blanks), have them write their testimony.
Insert every-
thing into the cardboard tube. Lay two pieces of felt end to end and
glue the ends
together, overlapping them slightly. Roll the tube up in the felt,
gluing in place.
Decorate with glue, glitter, and/or puffy fabric paints. Tie the ends
and set aside to
dry. Give them to the girls at the end of the school year to see how
much they've grown.
(Credit: Adapted from
www.kaboose.com) |
Mini lesson on Integrity and Honesty
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Teenagers today have such high standards set for them (especially young
women).
It is not easy
for most to always do well in school. It takes a lot of studying and
work. Explain how important it is to be honest and virtuous. Have a five minutes
lesson and/or object lesson on integrity
and/or honesty. Here is a WONDERFUL
talk by David Bednar entitled "Be
Honest".
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Fun
and different Hair Styles
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You could search the web for some fun and different hair styles and print
them out in a little
booklet for them to take home. There are fun
things you can do...even with short hair. Key
ingredients- Quick
and easy! Here is a fun craft they could do at home or you could do
together:
Knitting Needles. |
Homework Helps
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Make a list
of helpful websites that could assist them with different school
subjects. You
could ask each of the girls before hand what (if any) websites they use
and make a list that way. |
Back to School Kits
Possible
Refreshments
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Bus Cake
Sack Lunch - Have a paper sack lunch with one or more of the
following items as
refreshments. Don't forget to write their name on the front and fold
the top over...hee, hee!)
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