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Five Free Fun Ideas Your Family Probably Isn’t Doing

By now you know how to save money on family fun, but are you really taking advantage of all of the fun family free stuff that is out there? There are plenty of things to do, to see and to learn that can be geared toward the different talents and interests of yourself, your kids and the family as a whole. If your family isn’t doing them, you could be losing out on a lot of free fun. 1. Join free classes and clubs. There are a number of free classes and clubs out there, just waiting for someone to … Continue reading →

The Ward Christmas Party-Evolution of an Idea

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So, I met with our bishopric this week to discuss our ward Christmas party this year. It is starting to take a little shape. I’m still excited about the idea, but it is a lot of work too! This is what we have planned for sure. We will start with a sit down dinner first. We have lots of elderly people in our ward, so we thought it would be nice to have servers at the dinner. This will most likely be our youth. We will pre-assemble the plates and pass those out so that people can sit and listen … Continue reading →

Ward Activity: Field Day

One fun idea for a stake or ward activity is to have an old fashion field day. This activity will take a lot planning and logistics, but it will be worth it. You can have the day be as simple or as complicated as you like. Additionally this could easily be a youth only activity. First you need to plan the events that you want to include in your field day activity. You can have a stake softball tournament that takes place while the other activities are taking place as well. You can have the traditional races and events that … Continue reading →

Ward Activity: Ward Camp Out

One fun ward activity is the ward camp out. I remember a lot more of these planned when I was a child, then I do now. However, it is a great activity. A ward camp out can create opportunities to bring the ward closer. There is something about sitting around the fire and telling stories that really promotes bonding. If you are planning a ward camp out you will need to schedule a campground several months in advance. You will want to find a campground that is fairly close to the ward. You do not want to put undue strain … Continue reading →

Family Home Evening: Five Ideas to Help You Spend Time Together

When you have family home evening, you may be struggling with what to do with your time. The term family home evening implies more time spent together than just a twenty-minute lesson. (Although if that is all that you family can do, then that is all that your family can do.) If you are scrambling to find more to do with your family during family night here are five ideas. 1) One thing you may want to consider adding to your family home evenings is music time. This could mean different things to different families, but initially you may want … Continue reading →

Ideas for Halloween Ward Activities

Halloween is coming soon and your ward is likely having one of the usually activities. You may be having a fall carnival, a trunk or treat activity, a chili cook-off or a combination of the three. If these seem a little mundane or trite to you, you may consider changing up the activities a little bit. 1) You could have a costume dance for the youth. You could extend this activity into a service project by inviting the older members to the dance and playing oldies (or older) music to dance to. 2) You could offer a story time for … Continue reading →

Three Ward Activities for Adults

When it comes to planning ward activities, it is occasionally nice to have one that is adults only. This gives all the adults a chance to interact without little ones climbing all over the place. If you do this, it is important to provide a nursery for those who would like to attend. Often all the babysitters will be taken if the whole ward wants a sitter. You can also provide an activity for the teenagers. Here are three fun and easy ideas to complete. 1) One fun idea is a progressive dinner. The planning for this idea is mainly … Continue reading →

Relief Society: Five Ideas for Preparedness Enrichment Activities

Several meetings in my stake and ward have centered on preparing yourself and your family for emergencies. Some people may not know how to prepare or have the time to do everything themselves. You can form a preparedness group or just offer classes on the topic. Here are five ideas for preparedness enrichment activities. 1) You can have an activity that focuses on preparing emergency kits for your ward members. You can either provide a list or actually provide the items for the people to come and assemble the kit. You may be able to get discounts on food this … Continue reading →

Why Do We Have Ward Activities?

Do you ever wonder why we have ward activities? Is it just another meeting to drag yourself to? Do you just conveniently forget to go? As I look back at my time growing up, there were ward activities that really stood out to me. I had a lot of fun, with family and friends. They helped to make church fun as well as spiritual. My favorite activity as a child was the Cub Scout fair that our ward would put on every year. I am pretty sure that it was some sort of fundraiser, so I do not know if … Continue reading →

More Ideas for Ward Activities

It can be difficult to come up with new ideas for ward activities. Activities need to appeal to the entire family. It is helpful if they are easy to set up and clean up, as well as involve little preparation. Here are a few activities that are fun and you may want to try. 1) You could have a treasure hunt with clues in a park or in the ward building. You could divide the group into three or four teams. The clues could be based on scriptures or hymns. At each clue, there can be some type of activity … Continue reading →