Sept Youth GLASS painting night

We are doing the following on Thursday but with glasses.
As plates were too hard to come by ( and glasses were $7 for 12)
Copied off the net

Preparation: 

GLOSS acrylic paint, paint brushes, clear glass plates (the thicker the better) washed and dried, and simple, easy to paint patterns. You can get patterns just about anywhere, off the web, from coloring books, etc.

You will be painting the underside of the plate so that food won't ever touch the paint.

Tape the design you have chosen on the side of the plate you will be eating off of so that you can see it through the underside of the plate (the side you'll be painting on).

Paint the pattern. Avoid painting letters or words because they are difficult to paint. If this is a must, remember they have to be painted on BACKWARDS so that when flipped over to the eating portion of the plate, they turn out right.

After allowing the paint to dry. Bake at 325 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes to make this painting project permanent. Baking makes the paint both dish washer and microwave safe.

Embroidery evening with YW ONLY

Our girls wanted to learn to knit and embroider so we bought them some wool and borrowed some needles and they were able to Learn to knit a scarf each for  personal progress and we also taught them to embroider on a scrap  of fabric.


I bought them a white hand towel and they are going to embroider their names, or a scripture reference onto the towel and pop it in their ' glory boxes'
( maybe progress to 2 towels and embroider his and hers on!)
The white represents faith / purity / virtue in their personal progress books.

They also learnt to sew on a button and make a spag Bolognaise which can be used with spaghetti, nacho corn chips, as a chilli with rice ( some kidney beans  were added), in tortillas, with burritos, as a sheppards pie with mash potato, mixed with cooked pasta and baked with cheese on top, on toast, in a toastie, on a jacket potato etc etc
To show them how versatile a bolognaise sauce cooked from scratch can be when they are at uni or on a mission

Recipe
Brown 500g mince, with a chopped  onion, and tsp garlic , add 1 tsp Tom paste

Add 1 tin tomatoes, drained baked beans so no sauce, just beans, tin corn, herbs, And a jar of bolognaise sauce. Dolmio etc
Cook 30 mins and then serve.

Sports night

August with 3 rd ward
2 teams. Lined up at opp SIDES of hall/ field ( not the ends)

5 sports.
The ' caller' calls out how many are playing and throws in a ball to show what they will be playing.
Ie
3 soccer as she throws a soccer ball into the middle.
3 team members from each side ... The first 3 members, run to the end of the hall, then back to the other end and the first team to run BACK to the ball  kicks the ball to others and tries to score a goal.
Once a goal is achieved. They go back to the end of their lines

Caller calls ' 4 hockey' and throws in a ball. Hockey sticks are at each end of hall already
They play, someone scores a goal, game over,

Caller says 2 basketball and throws a basket ball in etc etc
We used a coit ( like a baby teething ring but big) and you would have to stand still when you had the coit, and throw to your team mates to touch the coit on the far wall
Called it ' 5 frisbee' or ' 3 frisbee' however many you want but 5 is max, as it gets to crowded on the floor.
We played netball, soccer, frisbee, hockey, basketball,
Games finished when a team scored a goal.
It is very fast paced and the kids need a break after ' their turn' so are happy to line back Up and wait.

We call it multi sport in nz.
We play it in schools.

Then we had an hour of volleyball as they love that.
A fun evening

STUMP the branch presidency

or at least the one counsellor we have, on Sunday.
Carrying on from our scripture scavenger hunt I asked the kids to bring an object to sunday school with a scripture to go with said object. That object had to be IN the scripture. Not symbolic, (like one kid brought headphones..holy ghost and phone, prayer..NO!! it had to have the word in the scripture)

the counsellor had 2 mins (no cheating and using the index or hand held scriptures to look up 'key words')
to find a scripture that went with the object.

If he could find ANY scripture he won a choc bar, and if he couldnt the person who brought the object, they got the chocolate bar after sharing their scripture.
Some of the objects were apple, palm tree, file, ( 1 samuel 13;21...that was mine!! I won)  herbs, silver bowl, lantern, suit, shoes, book, hymns, white wool, valley, sign post with the number 7 on, lamp,  a toy snake

He won about 1/4. quite hard when you cant use an index!

GET to know YOU game July 2013

Today we had our scavenger hunt (could be a treasure hunt title)
but before we did anything our 2 groups (one from a ward and one from a branch)
had 3 mins to get to know their partner then stand at the front and share what they learnt.

To begin with they stood by their mates, so I made the girls grab a boy (it was pretty even 10 girls ,11 boys, the 11th boy had to chat with the yw president!!) and drag him off and chit chat with him for 3 mins.

At first they just stared at me.
they would NOT move.

I said hurry up or you wont have time to know much about them.

I am serious, (as they still stared) GRAB A BOY!! GO>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

in the end they started coming towards me (they had to stand behind me in their pairs once they had someone) until all of them had paired off.

THEN I started the clock.

After a few minutes, we got them to randomly go up the front of the group and share some things about each other.
They then both got a lolly pop and the next group came up, either volunteered, or we chose if it became a staring match.

Because they were both painfully shy this helped break down barriers as they ate and swam later together, cos they felt they " had a mate of the opposite sex' on their side.
it wasnt like they were dating...it was just a friend. which was good.
They could stand and have a laugh with them, rather than feeling like they couldnt talk to them, 'cos they didnt know them'
well now they did know them and they could chit chat!
So good job sis blanch, brilliant.

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A PRIMARY CHILD? June 2013

We had a whiteboard with the different categories and numbers 1 or 2 ( 2 being slightly harder)
we had 2 teams. Each team got to pick a category and number. when all the numbers were used up, that category was finished

fun night, kids liked remembering what they learnt in primary..and they had actually learnt something!!

Each team got a spud gun as a prize.


Biology
Complete this phrase: “Jesus wants me for a …”
Sunbeam (“Jesus Wants me for a Sunbeam” pg. 60)

Seminary
Multiple choice: Who receives revelation for the entire Church?
a. your neighbor, b. you, c. the prophet d. Sister mills

Math
Multiple choice: 1 man + 1 woman who are married in the temple + their children =
a. An eternal family (“Families Can be Together Forever” pg. 188) b. a loud group, c. a
mini-van load, d. your neighbors

Woodshop
What prophet was told to build a huge ship so his family wouldn’t drown in a flood?
Noah (“Follow the Prophet” pg. 110)

Science
On what day of the creation of the world did God rest?
7th day
Geography
True or False: Lehi and his family had to flee from the city Jerusalem
True

Social Studies
Multiple choice: How does someone in Spain say “Happy Birthday?”
a. Que le vaya bien, b. Feliz cumpleanos (“Feliz Cumpleanos” pg. 282), c. Hasta luego or
d. Gracias

Home Economics
On what day of the week should we prepare for Sunday?
Saturday (“Saturday” pg. 196)

Bonus
Name one group of people in the Book of Mormon.
Nephites, Lamanites, Jaredites
Bonus
What is the Primary Theme this year?
“I am a Child of God”
Senior Primary

Science
What happens to our wrongs when we are baptized?
They are washed away (“When I am Baptized” pg. 107)

Home Economics
Multiple choice: What should we do to our shoes on Saturday?a. Eat them, b. shine our shoes (“Saturday” pg. 196) c. hide them or d. W. Why do I need
shoes on Sunday?

Biology
Every person on the earth is our spiritual brother or sister. How can this be true?
We are all children of Heavenly Father (“I am a Child of God” pg. 2)

Seminary
Multiple choice: Who lead the 2000 stripling warriors?
a. Alma the Younger, b. Helaman (“Army of Helaman” pg. 172), c. Teancum or d. Moroni

Woodshop
What prophet had to “molten” ore to make tools before he could build a boat?
Nephi

Geography
In the 10th Article of Faith it talks about Zion, the New Jerusalem, being built where?
The American Continent

English
Multiple choice: What language was the Book of Mormon Translated into English from?
a. Reformed Egyptian, b. Spanish, c. Gobbly Gook or d. Pig Latin

Social Studies
Some are called to serve for 18 months, others are called to serve for 2 years, but all of us
can be one now. What is it?
A member missionary

Math
Noah’s ark was 300 cubits long. If a cubit equals approximately 1 1/2 feet, approximately
how long was the ark?
450 feet

History
Finish this phrase from the title page: The Book of Mormon….
Another testament of Jesus Christ

scripture SCAVENGER HUNT July 2013

We are going to a waterfall for a combined activity on Thursday.
This will be one of the games

Scavenger Hunt Worksheet
Each team looks up the first scripture and reads it carefully to discover what they need to
find that will fit into their bag. After they find the first object, they read the second scripture
and find that object, and so on. Each scripture will tell them what they need to find, except
number 25 , which has special instructions. The first team to collect all 24 items and
complete clue number 25 wins.

(I have decided to cut the scriptures up so they are in an envelope for them. They are numbered but it will be random now, as they grab one, they go find it. rather than 1st then 2nd etc. boys against girls)

1. Matthew 7:25
2. Psalm 102:11
3. Jeremiah 8:8
4. Doctrine and Covenants 45:37
5. Mark 10:38
6. Ezekiel 37:16–17
7. Matthew 10:30
8. Exodus 3:5
9. D&C 88:118
10. James 1:23
11 . Song of Solomon 2:12
12. 2 kings 12 :16
13 Isaiah 57:20
14 Moses 2:7
15 Job 30:7
16 1 kings 6:34
17 Mathew 4:4
18 Esther 8:8
19 Alma 63:7
20 Proverbs 26:2
21 Alma 19:7
22 1 Kings 5:17
23 exodus 40:14
24 Daniel 3:21

25 what does this scripture mean?

Turn to Mosiah in the Book of Mormon
Find the chapter by the age of the youngest Deacon, subtract the age of a sunbeam, then
subtract 7
Find the verses by counting all your fingers and thumbs and add the days of the week.
The second verse is the new boys mission age.
To finish the game do something this scripture is talking about.

(Spend 2 mins showing us what this scripture means to you.)

Scripture Scavenger Hunt Key
(1) rock, (2) grass, (3) pen, (4) leaves, (5) cup, (6) stick, (7) hairs, (8) shoes, (9) book, (10)
glass 11 flower 12 money any 13 dirt 14 water 15 bush 16 fir leaves if poss, 17 bread 18
ring 19 ship ( 50c) 20 bird on our  money $1, $5 etc 21 queen money on $20 22 stones 23 coat 24 hat 25
mosiah 2:17-18 service,love.