NEW BEGINNINGS - "MISSION POSSIBLE": -
- New Beginning -"Mission Possible" theme with secret agents skits
that my
Young Women loved! Redone 1/1/04 for the New Personal Progress
Program. Click here for the skit.
D. Atwood
TV NEWSCAST: - For New Beginnings, we did a newscast. During our
newscast,
there were 7 short commercial interruptions from "our Value Sponsors."
The girls not a part of the script were grouped and assigned to come up
with and perform a commercial on one of the seven values. They were
encouraged
to be as creative as they wished with props, music, costumes, or
nothing
but them! Like any commercial on TV, it should be short and
witty.
For script
CLICK HERE
SUNFLOWERS THEME: - For New Beginnings this year, our ward used
the theme "Sunflowers". (For the rest of this message, please CLICK
HERE)
STAND AS A WITNESS SKIT: - Hope this is helpful to someone.
“Stand As a Witness” skit for New Beginnings 2000. To see the
skit,
CLICK
HERE.
CELEBRATING THE LIGHT: - For New Beginnings we used the theme
"Celebrating the Light" To decorate the cultural hall we put up 7
round tables with white tablecloths and toppers that had a floral print
with a value color. On that, we place coordinating fresh flowers like
pansies
and daises, etc. Then we place different types of light on the tables.
Representing that we each have a different light to share with each
other.
The refreshment table had the same type of decor and we added twinkle
lights.
On the front wall we hung a huge YW torch that had the YW values
streaming
from it, and on the side walls we had paper lamps all different with
the
values written on them. To open the program we had all the lights out
and
gave a flashlight to each table. One by one a girl would come up to the
podium and read a poem on one of the values, as she would finish that
table
that had that values flashlight turned it on and shined it at the
torch.
When the last value poem was read we turned on all the lights and had
everyone
stand to say the YW theme. Then we had the new beehives parents
talk
about them. We asked them to bring some type of light with them and
tell
how that best represented their daughter. Everyone had very cute ideas.
One brought a 3 way light and said it reminded them of their daughters
mood swings. It was all very clever and sweet. For refreshments we
served
strawberry shortcake with "LITE" cool whip.. It was a very cute
and
upbeat night. Thanks for your ideas, its great to have this venue to
get
these wonderful helpful hints. Darla, in Henderson NV
CHARM NECKLACE: - A ward in our stake had a wonderful idea last
year. They created a necklace for each girl adding a charm or
pendant
for each value during the year. You would need to go to a
bead
store and find a pendant that could be tied into the value. For
example,
our ward used the idea of sunflowers at New Beginnings. The sunflower's
blossom follows the light of the sun each day starting in the east and
ending in the west. The girls should also follow the light of our
Savior. I found a darling sunflower charm which we are giving the
girls as a reminder to "follow the light".
1999 THEME INTRODUCTION: - We used the following
script (CLICK HERE to get script) to introduce the new
YW theme. After the script, we made the candles. The candle
activity is detailed after the script. We all had a wonderful
time
and the girls really enjoyed making the candles.
Brenda
Brown, Iron Springs Ward, Prescott, AZ
SPECIAL FLOWER THEME: - Here's an idea we did or I should say
borrowed for New Beginnings. A few weeks before NB write
the
parents of the girls a letter include a 3/5 card and ask the parents to
buy a silk flower that reminds them of their daughter, then ask them to
write why it does on the card. Explain this will be read in the
New
Beginnings program, and the card will be given to the girls, so if
they'd
like to make the card a little nicer with ribbon or whatever they may
do
that. We then got everything from the parents before the program.
This helps, especially if some parents only write a line or two, or 2-3
pages. You can kinda help them lengthen it or shorten it.
We
did this in the chapel and decorated it with flowers and greenery
really
nice. Have a vase large enough to fit all the flowers of how many
girls you have. One of the leaders would call the name of a girl,
she and her parents came up to the stand. The leader read the
card
and gave the flower to the parent to present it to their daughters. (
You
could also have the parents read it.) The leader gave the card to the
girl
and told her to give the flower to another leader who put it in the
vase.
We had them come up on one side of the podium and go down the other
side.
It was really neat the things the parents wrote about their
girls.
Many tears were shed. We had a song called "Blossoms are
beautiful"
and a talk on How each girl blooms in her own way, and is different but
beautiful like each flower. We kept the refreshments and
handouts
all in line with flowers. Even though the
flowers
are all different, have someone who knows what they're doing, arrange
them
and it's amazing how great they will look together. We then
brought
this out on Sundays on the kick-off lesson. The girls were able to see
their flower and remember what their parents said about them. Sue
Roquemore, San Antonio, Texas
FEED MY SHEEP: - Our theme for new beginnings is "Feed my
Sheep"
We want the girls to spend more time with each other and those that are
not as active. We plan on using this theme all year long and
there
are lots of possibilities with this. I am having a local artist
draw
a picture of Christ hugging or lovingly holding a young woman. A
girl young woman age. I plan on giving each girl one of those and
tell them about how much Christ loves them and loves the other girls as
much. We are also using the idea of the Laurels having a dinner
for
the new Behives and telling them what it was like being a beehive then
and how much Young Womens means to them.
Christine Clark
SKIT AVAILABLE: -
- I have a skit I wrote for New Beginnings. The topics hit
on are Personal Progress, Modesty and Music. It's called "The
mystery of the missing Personal Progress Book (CLICK HERE to get
script)."
Sue
Roquemore, San Antonio, Texas
SPECIAL PHOTO PICTURES: - For our upcoming New Beginnings, we're
going to give the girls a special gift. Last month, we
invites all the young women to a makeup/grooming activity. As
the activity progressed, each girl was invited outside to stand next to
a cute lattice deck. Our photographer took black and white
pictures
of each girl. (These pictures must be taken on an overcast
day.)
We are having these pictures developed into 4x6 prints (MUST HAVE MATTE
FINISH, NOT GLOSSY). Next, with purchased photo paints, we will
paint
parts of each picture so they look like those cute nostalgic pictures
on
many cards and posters today. (i.e. lightly painting the hair and
jeans of a girl, or highlighting the flowers in the back and painting
her
dress.)Each girl will be presented with the photo at New
Beginnings.
This is very easy painting and mistakes are easily corrected. The
instructions come with the paints.
SPORTS/TEAMWORK THEME: - For our New Beginnings we invited all
the Young Women's Families. We used an idea of a Kick off
and
Tailgate Party. We had our Opening and then did a skit with the Young
Women
on teamwork. Using their playbook (personal progress manual) and values
as the team work presentation. Then we introduced the rookies (New
Beehives)
and then introduced the Team Captains (Class Presidencies) We had a
talk
on the Theme and Teamwork as Families. The speaker built a banana split
as she talked about family team work. The girls sang "Families Can Be
Together
Forever". Our Bishop is a high school basketball coach. He gave the
families
a pep talk. At the conclusion of his talk he had the girls form a tight
circle with one arm extended up and towards the mddle and they had to
chant
three times.."Families are Important!" We then had the families create
their own Family Faight Songs (using the melodies from the Hymn Book or
Primary Song Book) and make their Family Team Flags. The evening ended
with the Closing Hymn "Love At Home" and eating banana splits.