B.L.U.E. (BE LOVING UNTO EVERYONE):
- Youth encouraged to be loving and kind to others throughout the
weekend
of youth conference. We did this in our own area and didn't
travel.
FRIDAY NIGHT: absurd Olympics...see Silly Olympics.
for details. This a site for an international youth group. We
also
took videos and photographs of the evening event. This
could
be shown at a youth gathering at some stage during the conference. We
were
exploring t-shirt printing / badge making / face painting / stamping on
our arms etc.as side activities for those not interested in the
Olympics.
We would have music playing all night and have a lounge for sitting and
chatting. SATURDAY: a blue jeans day with a "fine". Each youth would
have
to bring a coin donation which would be given to local charity. The Red
cross comes to mind especially with the Kosovo crisis. Other
service
projects would then be undertaken. For lunch we would have a regressive
lunch.All youth would bring the best possible lunch to pool.Sweets
would
be eaten first/then fruit / then main part of lunch....sandwiches
savories
etc. This lunch would take place outdoors along our beach front. In the
afternoon we are planning on having a triathlon with teams not
individuals
competing. We will call it a "blueatholon" (B--Beachwalking in teams /
L-- Lap walking through our local pool ,again in teams / U--understress
exercises-- anything that makes the youth sweat / E -- easy riders--
the
youth are to ride anything with wheels, again in teams.) In the evening
we are having a Blue disco/dance--Blue decorations/blue clothing /blue
hairspray/blue eye shadow and nail polish etc. Supper will be
blue
drink/blue confectionary/blue icing on cakes etc. We are looking at
painting
a mural while the dance goes on the mural will be donated to children's
hospital. The painting is for the non- dancers. It keeps them
socializing.
SUNDAY: the youth will attend their own wards but are welcome to
take their friends with them. For lunch we are having a pot luck effort
at one chapel. During the afternoon we will have round robin
workshops
Read the b/of/Mormon in 30 minutes .....groups are assigned to read
sections
of the b/of mormon in a set period of time. make scripture videos for
primary
children....this requires advance preparation Practice the discussions
with stake and full time missionaries. Song group......learn songs for
the evening fireside / play articles of faith concentration / make
personalized
stationary using clip art on computers/hand draw designs for
stationary.
Sunday meal combine b-b-q / Sunday evening testimony meeting /
Sunday
fireside we have not finalized this. Throughout the weekend the
youth will continue to video and take photos with other intention of
submitting
the details to the new era/ensign........ youth can have autograph
books/send
letters to one another during conference/youth to hand deliver these to
one another T-shirt signing is a good idea We also intend to
give
the youth fellowshipping ideas...each day the youth would get
R.A.K.E.D.
random act of kindness every day These acts of kindness would be
anonymous. FAITH WALK: -
- The idea for a Faith Walk where the YW/YM are gathered together by
someone
singing "Come Follow Me". ...use this at Youth
Conference.
It's located at: Faith
Walk - Activities PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE: -
- CLICK HERE FOR THIS IDEA ANYONE CARE TO JOIN US?? : -
- We are planning a Ward Youth Conference for June 10-12, 1999.
We
have about 40-50 youth and leaders. We want to come to the Manti Temple
for one day and night and wondered if there is a Ward in Manti that
would
like to do something with us while we are there, ie. service project,
dinner,
dance, or whatever. Please let me know if you might be interested
or have any ideas of what else we might do in Manti or the surrounding
area. Thank you. Jan
Treseder, Bluffdale, Ut HIGH CHAIRS: - A fun activity we have done is
called High Chairs. We did this at Youth Conference. We
were
focusing on the June's New Era special edition about Friendship.
We had a list of 40 questions from the different articles. To
start
the game we divided into 5 groups. Then we gave the ANSWERS to
all
of the questions to each team. Each answer is on a separate strip
of paper. The team then divides the answers among
themselves.
On the opposite side of the room you have five chairs numbered
1-5.
(To help avoid confusion, we also had each team put a tag on so that we
knew which team they were from) Now the game begins.
Someone
reads a question, the person from each team that has the answer runs
across
the room to sit in a chair, the first one there will sit in the chair
with
the #5 on it, that means they have just won 5 points for their
team.
HOWEVER, if they have the wrong answer, they LOSE 5 points for their
team.
The kids love this. We did it with the girls focusing on Personal
Progress one night also. We did the scriptures that go with the
values,
the colors, the Motto's for each group. Everyone gets to
play.
I always have one of the youth tell everyone what the answer is so that
it reinforces what you're trying to get across. For Youth
Conference
I had a group of four youth put this together. They were the ones
that came up with the questions, read them and kept score. After
one of the boys briefly reviewed what the activity was about and why
choosing
the right friends really is important. CARRIBBEAN CRUISE: - Last year as a kickoff
for our youth conference we had a Carribbean Cruise. We went all
out to decorate the cultural hall with fish, mermaids, buried treasure,
etc. We served tropical-type treats (leaders dressed
in Hawaiian type dress) the first hour while the kids played
games.
We had a man who arranged for foos ball tables, electronic scoring
basket
hoops, etc. An hour into the evening we began playing the sounds
of a storm -- 15 minutes later the cruise ship sank. ----- Each of the
youth were taken to the jr. sunday school room (decorated to depict
telestial
kingdom) where a script was read by a member of the bishopric about the
type of people who will end up there eternally. They were then
taken
to the Relief Society Room (decorated to depict the terrestrial
kingdom)
where again a script was read. ----- The youth were then taken to
the chapel where unbeknownst to them their parents were all there,
dressed
in white. The parents actually admitted their own children into
the
room representing the Celestial Room. We had set up green silk
plants,
decorated with white lights, beautiful artwork depicting the Savior's
life.
A solo was sung by one of our talented ward ladies, In This Very
Room.
The bishop then spoke on choices, mortality and eternal life and living
worthy to enter the celestial kingdom. We still have kids rant
and
rave about the impact this activity had on them. MINI YOUTH CONFERENCES: - A long time ago,
(when
I was a youth), I lived in a remote and very small branch. We
planned
a mini youth conference. We had classes, taught by members...of
course
I don't remember the topic..but you can choose that. We had a
formal
banquet and dance, we had crafts, and games...treasure hunt...then
ended
it with a testimony meeting. It was great...we had several other wards
request we do it for them too. Hay ride...rock climbing.
repelling..canoeing..Missionary
relay race...