Tag Archives: Value Projects

Young Women: Planning a Babysitting Service Night

One excellent service project that can be set up for the Young Women is a babysitting service on ward temple night. This could be a continuous project so that the girls could get their hours for a service value project. This project works better if you live near a temple (within and hour), but you could adapt it according to your ward’s needs and schedule. The first thing you need to do is create a sign up list for the parents, in which you have them list the number of children and their ages, and the session they will be … Continue reading →

Young Women’s: Completing Handicrafts for Value Projects

Many of the value projects include learning a new skill or craft for Young Women’s. A lot of homemaking skills are becoming a lost art and it would be wonderful for your daughter or young women to learn them. A few of the skills that I learned in young women’s included basic cake decorating which gave me the courage to decorate my children’s birthday cakes. I also learned how to complete a counted cross-stitch. This skill has proven beneficial as I made several for people as gifts. I was also able to teach young women the skill as an adult. … Continue reading →

Young Women: Value Projects Made Easy

When you or your daughter are considering subjects for your next value project you should consider activities that she is already participating in. There are many different projects that can involve school activities or classes. If your daughter is in high school this is an added benefit since she is already so busy. Your daughter will most likely need to do some extra work to finish the project, but the majority of it may already be completed. If your daughter has created an object to beautify her home using art or handicrafts she may have almost completed a project. If … Continue reading →

Young Women’s Values Projects

I talked a little last week about the Personal Progress program and how to encourage your daughter to participate in it. One aspect of the new program is the seven value projects that each young woman has to complete. Each project needs to be at least ten hours in length. There are several ideas listed at the end of each of the seven values that your daughter can choose from or she can make up her own project. One of the great things about these projects is that they truly prepare the young women for what they will be doing … Continue reading →