YW
SUNDAY AND WEEKLY ITEMS INCENTIVE: - -
To encourage our YW to bring all of their
books for Sunday, we bought plain tote bags (1.00 each at Wal-mart). We
give them to the girls and tell them they have 6 months to decorate the
bag in whatever way they want. We also give them a list of things that
the bag must contain: 1) Scriptures; 2) Personal
Progress Book; 3)
Journal (the one that matches the Personal Progress Book); 4)
Notebook
(given by us to keep a record of all their PP accomplishments);
5) a
calendar (we give them a monthly calendar where all our activities are
listed); and 5) a pen or pencil.
Each
Wednesday & Sunday when we take attendance, we ask the girls what
in the list above they have with them. They receive 2 points each
for
scriptures and PP book; 1 point for everything else listed (total of 10
points each week). We made a poster with dates down the left side
& a column at the top with each of the girls names. If
they receive all 10 points they get a sticker. If it is
less, we write the number of points received. At the end of each
month, the girl with the most points gets to pick a small gift from a
gift box. At the end of a year, the young woman with the
most points will receive a special gift. (we are thinking a gift
card, around $50).In addition to the points listed above the
girls can achieve extra points by giving a talk or doing something
extra for young women's or a Wednesday activity. So far, our beehives
have been the winning group. The first month we did it
(November) our top three in points were all beehives.
Shelly Woods, Texas BABYSITTING RECIPE: -
- GLOOP -- 1 cup glue and 3/4 cut liquid starch. Blend the two
together.
At first the starch does not want to incorporate. Keep stirring
or pull the gloop into a ball and knead until all the extra
moisture
is gone. This mixture is great. It will stretch,
snap,
and make popping noises. My preschool class can't get enough of
it. 1916 BEEHIVE REQUIREMENTS: - (from the "Juvenile
Instructor") In l9l6 every female over fourteen was a Beehive
girl
until she entered Relief Society. There were no Mia Maids, or
Laurels.
The following are twenty out of the three-hundred seventy three
requirements
possible for a Beehive girl to earn her individual award:
Care successful for a hive of bees
for one
season, and know their habits.
Give the distinguishing
characteristics of
six varieties of hen and cattle and tell the good and weak points of
each.
Exterminate the mosquitoes over an
area of
l/2 mile square by pouring a little kerosene on the surface of all
standing
pools of water twice each month during April, May and June. Six
girls
may do this and each receives an award, or one girl can receive six
awards.
Make two articles of underwear by
hand.
Cover 25 miles on snowshoes in any
six days.
Learn to float in Great Salt Lake
and propel
yourself 50 feet
During three consecutive months,
abstain
from candy, ice cream, commercially manufactured beverages and chewing
gum.
For one month, masticate (chew)
your food
so thoroughly that it slips down without any visible effort at
swallowing
it.
Successfully put a new washer on a
facet.
Care for at least two kerosene lamps daily.
For three months, take care of milk and
cream from
at least one cow and see that the pails, pans, strainer, and separator
are thoroughly cleansed.
During two weeks, keep the house
free from
flies or destroy at least 25 flies daily.
Have your toilet moved to an
isolated place
in the garden. Have a frame of chicken wire built about three
feet
away and plant quick growing vines such as cucumber or morning glories
to screen it from observation.
Whitewash your toilet inside and
out.
Know and describe three cries of a
baby.
Without help or advice, care for
and harness
a team at least five times, drive fifty miles during one season.
During two summer months, clean ice
chest
thoroughly twice a week.
Discover ten reasons why the
Columbine should
be made the national flower.
Clear sagebrush, etc. off of one-half
acre of land.