Take a high school advanced placement course or a
post-secondary college class.
Make a scripture-of-the-day or word-of-the-day calendar.
Have it spiral bound at a local office supply store.
Make at least three of the Christmas gifts given away this
year using a new skill. Girls could can jars of applesauce, make Christmas ornaments, or
create pieces of jewelry.
Needlepoint a pillow
case or tablecloth
Learn and become
certified in First Aid and CPR and teach it to others
Learn sign language
for some songs and sing and sign them in Sacrament Mtg
Train a dog to be
obedient and do tricks
Make and bring
Sacrament bread for 6 weeks (must let Priesthood leaders know)
Plan and cook 10
meals for your family
Sew 5 pillows to
give as gifts
Train for and
participate in a 5K walk or run
Read any book of
scripture in 60 days (Book of Mormon, Doctrine & Covenants, Old or New
Testament)
Watch or re-watch general
conference, all 4 sessions, and the Young Women general session. Then write in
your journal how it applies to the value that you are working on and how it
affects their life
Re-decorate your
bedroom. Stick with a budget. Learn how to properly prepare to paint,
wallpaper, or whatever you desire. Research topics, ideas and carry out.
Learn how to do
indexing for family history
Learn canning. Have
someone teach you how. There are so many possibilities. It is such a practical
skill that very few are capable of.
Be the Young Women
"historian" with a digital camera. Then print out and make a display
of all the activities for YWIE. Or you can make a dvd or slide show
presentation and have an "awards show" night.
Plant garden to grow
vegetables
Cross stitching the
YW theme in the value colors
Compile a family
recipe book
Create a work of
art
Take an art class
Write and
illustrate a children’s book
Learn a new craft
Learn how to sew
Keep a scripture
journal and write in it every day
Plan out healthy
menus for your family
Learn how to knit
or crochet
Research possible
careers- the education needed, what they do, interview someone in that field
Have a Prophet
Party- research a prophet or do all of the latter-day prophets, make their
favorite food, have everyone bring a favorite quote or story from their life,
make a scrapbook with the stories/ quotes, watch a conference talk from them if
possible
One of our girls worked
with the local police department and set up a booth for parents to fill out all
information on their child(ren) in case they went missing.*Disclaimer- These have been collected from many sources on the internet and a few are my own ideas. I am not taking credit for coming up with all of these ideas, just collecting them!
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