Mutual Ideas for Young Women PLUS

Here are a few more ideas for Mutual Activities! :) Enjoy!!

• Learn how to arrange flowers.  Deliver bouquets to neighbors in need.
• The 12 Days of Christmas Mutual Activities. Do two-or-three every week.
• "A Partridge in a Pear Tree": Make a pear recipe or two and share it for dinner.  Here are a few recipes.  You could also do "pair up" (like pear up) games, like the three legged race. 
• "Two Turtle Doves": Make a turtle or a dove craft.  You could even make cornflake turtles.
• "Three French Hens": Do a "French" Christmas Traditions Activity.  Here are a few ideas.
• "Four Calling Birds": You could play games like Telephone, or you could learn how to do some sign language. If you want a more spiritual activity, you could talk about how to "magnify your callings" as sisters, future mothers, friends, and other positions.
• "Five Golden Rings": Make Bling Rings.  Here is how.
• "Six Geese-a-laying": Play Duck-Duck-Goose. 
• "Seven Swans a Swimming": Go swimming!  (Or go to the Swan Lake.)
• "Eight Maids a Milking": Learn some housekeeping ideas.  Or make a recipe involving milk.  If possible, you could even go milk a cow!
• "Nine Ladies Dancing": Learn how to do a unique form of dancing (like Bali, Ballroom, Ballet, etc.) 
• "Ten Lords of Leaping": Have a teenage version of Leap Frog.
• "Eleven Pipers Piping": Use pipe cleaners in a craft.
• "Twelve Drummers Drumming": You could make homemade drumsticks.
• Have a "Slumber Party":  Since many stakes don't really like having sleep overs, you could do a late night.  Wear pajamas, have pizza, snacks, play Just Dance--- just have fun getting to know each other! (You can always watch a LDS chick-flick!)
• Act out a scripture story and video tape it.  Make it a little goofy...that's always the best. :)

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

http://www.mormonshare.com/fhe/100-fhe-ideas.php

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!

Fall Craft Ideas

I stinking love Martha Stewart!  She's got some great ideas, so make sure you check them out!
Below I've posted some of her ideas and links!  Thanks!  Have a nice fall! :)
-Flame

Glitter Pop-up Place Cards
http://www.marthastewart.com/276983/glitter-crafts


Pumpkin carving is coming up so soon!  She's got some adorable ideas for that!
http://www.marthastewart.com/276965/halloween
haha...I can only DREAM of being that good!

The Secret is Be You

Hi Guys!
  Check out "The Secret is Be You!"  thesecretisbeyou.blogspot.com
   It's my friends' blog and they have some way cute ideas on there! :)
   LOVE,
    Flame

 

Bramblewood Modesty

So, just for your info, if you look over on the right side of our blog you'll see a whole bunch of references.  And I have a ton of modest/encouraging links, so make sure you check them out!

Our highlight today is http://www.bramblewoodfashion.com/  Way to go modest! Check them out!
 

Modest Fashion...Clothed Much

I told you modesty was in style!
  Is your wardrobe "modestified"?  If not, come join the ranks of wonderful young women around the world who believe in treating their body like a temple!  See our various "Modesty Ideas" for some encouragement and ideas.  This post is based off of clothedmuch.com. (They are so amazing!  So, I've included some of their stuff below!)  Hopefully, I have some of my own modest fashion shoot pictures on here soon!
  Keep the modesty up!
-J

clothedmuch.com (and yes, their model is pregnant in some of these pictures...but I still really like the outfits)

  Wow!  Isn't that adorable?!!
  Comfortable, stylish, and totally modest!
 Polka dots!!
  

Encouragement....

I can't say how many days I've felt down in my life.  (partially because I try not to count them)
But little bits and pieces of encouragement are always appreciated.  So, this is just an encouraging, kinda funny post.  Enjoy.  Comment, share, follow.
-J

I personally wish I was this buff. Haha, jk. ;)

Rubix cubes are so frustrating! :)




Giant smileys are nice.

Like the sciptures: full of great words of encouragement and love.
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