Mutual Activities

Oh goodness, girls - is it bad if I'm already craving girls' camp???!!!
  Good I have Mutual in the meantime!!!

Love love love!
  -J

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So, basically, below I'll be posting some cute ideas (spiritual, fun, etc.) that you can do.  And they each apply to a value in some way or another.  So, cheers!

• Make an About Me poster using old catalogues and magazines (like the New Era.)  You can also make Vision Boards using this concept.  Way fun! Divine Nature all the way.
• Family History/Indexing Night: These are always fun and very service-y.  Pair this up with a slide show, projector, and a good instructor (plus some like snacky goodies) and you're good to go!
• Assemble Humanitarian Projects: If money allows it, have each girl bring a couple items.  You could even do this to help an Eagle Scout.
• Adopt A Grandparent: Go to an old folks' home (assisted living) and each girl "adopts" (reads to, hangs out with, plays with) a specific old folk for the night.  Make sure you call in before hand for this one.
• Music Stations/Musical Themed Ideas:  1. Learn how to conduct music Station.  2. A Disney Sing-It station.  3. Talent area.  4. Begin learning a new song to sing in Sacrament as a group.  5. Frost music-note sugar cookies.  6. Watch a musical.  7. Go to a musical.
• Tasting Table: Each girl brings a dish (like some may bring a casserole, a dessert, side dish, etc.) to share.  You put them on a table, including the recipe, and just have a nice dinner.  The Tasting Table is basically a way to have girls exercise their homemaking skills and have a nice meal together! :)
• Budgeting Night: Make a list of things needed for a dinner (an example list is below.)  Give a "budget" for the whole group and take them to the store.  They have to try to buy all the items(coupons, discounts, and sales are a few good helps).  Then go back to a leader's house and make the meal.  Discuss how having a budget can help you later on as a homemaker and the difficulties of staying in your budget.
• Example List (cannot go over 25 bucks for whole class):
• 2 bags of pre-shredded Mozarella cheese
• 2 pouches of pepperoni
• 3 cans of tomato sauce
• 5 pre-made dough cans (like Pillsbury)
• A bag of chips
• 2 jugs of soda
• Class Temple Night: This one is so simple but it is a favorite in my ward.  Gather a little earlier for mutual, go to the temple with your class, and then go out to McDonalds or something like that for the dollar menu after.  Way fun and worth the trip!
• Go swimming and learn water safety
• Campfire night: This is a good prep for girls' camp!  Have the girls build a few fires and roast marshmallows, hot dogs, or Starburst over the fire. Learn about fire safety and area regulations.
• Have an international night:  For example....
• Beehives could be based off of India.  They could dress up if they wanted to.  They basically get to learn about the culture (if possible, have a person from India teach), and make a recipe from India to share with the other two classes.
• Mia Maids could be based off of China...same thing as Beehives.
• Laurels could be based off of Mexico...same thing as Beehives. 
• All share their dishes and some information they learned about that country.

More to come soon!