Greenwood Ward
Primary
I used a computer to do what I wanted for lettering and then I stuck that
inside the pocket and traced with great results. I did the same thing on the
back of the T-shirt (Thumbody Loves You)
We did these for all of the missionaries serving from our Ward and also
those currently serving in our Ward as well as the Bishop and the Bishopric
Advisor over Primary. We had the missionaries and Bishop come in and talked
about how much the children and Primary loved them and looked up to them and
thanked them for the example they showed us and the loving serving that they
gave. The children all sang “We’ll Bring The World His Truth” and we took
each missionaries picture holding T-shirt with a primary child standing next
We are making plans for our upcoming Activity Day and wanted some more
ideas. The theme will be going on a mission. A few of the ideas we had were
to divide into groups and rotate to each station.
One station will be prep day where the children can write a letter,
exercise, and maybe wash a shirt with a washboard (if we decide to send them
to a third world country).
There will also be a tracting station where the children will go down a hall
with a series of doors where people will not be interested in the
discussions, but the last door the people will welcome them in. Since the
theme of the year is baptism, we thought maybe they could learn a simplified
version of the baptism discussion.
This is the one activity day that I remember as a child and I remember how
great it was. I would be so appreciative to hear all your wonderful ideas on
how we could make this a fun activity, send the children away with a desire
to serve a mission, and help the children realize that they can be
missionaries now too! Thank you for all your help. I really appreciate all
your wonderful ideas and insights. —Karen
Missionary Activity
When we had our Stake Achievement Day Fair for the girls we had an activity
in the gym. It was a series of games that promoted teamwork. The girls had
a good time and we emphasized teamwork. Here is our outline:
Objectives
Help the girls understand the importance of cooperation.
Give them opportunities to work together.
Activities
Count the girls off one through eight to form eight teams — this should
equal six girls per team. There should be two teams competing at each
activity.
Hula hoop Relay
The two teams make a single file line holding hands. A hula-hoop is started
at one end and passed down along the line without the girls letting go of
hands. When the hula-hoop reaches the end of the line it is passed back
down the line. The team who passes the hula-hoop back to the beginning
without breaking the chain wins.
Tarp turn w/o stepping off
A team of girls stand on a tarp and they must flip the tarp over without
stepping off.
The first team to turn the tarp over wins.
Train Shuffle
Loop ends of rope and attach to ends of boards. Each board will appear as
shown (see attached page). Place boards about 12 inches apart. Three girls
from each team stands with right foot on one board and left foot on the
other board and grab the ropes that are attached to the boards. Everyone
works together to “walk” the boards to their team located about 50′ away.
The first team that returns to the beginning wins.
Paper Plate Bridge
Each team is given 2 less paper plates than the number of girls on their
team. (I.e., 8 girls would receive 6 plates.) The object of the game is
for the first team to reach a predetermined destination without stepping off
the paper plates wins.
The teams line up with everyone standing on or sharing a paper plate. The
girls pass a paper plate to the leader who steps forward onto the paper
plate. Then the girls behind her follow with each girl stepping on the
remaining paper plates. Forward progress is made when the whole team has
moved forward staying on paper plates. The first team to reach the finish
line with their last team member crossing wins the game.
Group Supplies
Supplies Needed:
4 Hula Hoops 2 Tarps
4 8′ – 2×4 Boards 20′ Nylon
Cord
100 Paper plates
Missionary Tag Group
Make a large circle with the players with everyone having a partner with
arms linked. One person is “IT” and another person is chasing the person who
is it. The person who is it runs away and to get away from being chased she
goes to the right side of a partner set and links arms with the girl on the
right. The girl on the left becomes it and is chased until she links arms
with another when she becomes safe and the girl on the outside left becomes
it. The game ends when the person who is “IT” is caught and she begins
chasing the girl who was originally chasing her. Have fun! —Kate
Missionary Activity
We had a missionary activity a few activities ago. We did the “Pin the tie
on the map”. We made small neckties out of construction paper and the
children took turns being blindfolded and placing the tie on a large map of
the world. This indicated the possible place to be called on a mission.
The local missionaries helped us with the activity day and had a fun time.
We also did a relay race with suitcases. One person would pack the suitcase
then run back and hand it to the next person in line, they would run back to
the table and unpack, run back to the line-touch the next person in line and
so on. The children had fun. We discussed all the necessary things that
would go into the missionary suitcase at the beginning. Since this activity
was done at Christmas time we had made stockings for all the missionaries in
our ward. The children each brought an item that could be mailed to the
missionaries or you could do it for the local missionaries. They were given
a list of suggested items to bring (travel size shampoo, deodorant, granola
bars, jerky, bar soap, toothpaste, etc.) The items were then divided
between the missionaries. We had so many items that I couldn’t mail them
all and ended up giving a very large box to the local missionaries as well.
We made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for refreshments. Have fun!
Connie in UT
Music for missionary activity
We have done something fun that these previous posts remind me of. Learn
the song (it is actually a round) “Our Door is Always Open” for the
missionary activity. It reminds us to welcome visitors. Play London Bridge
with this song. Sing while the children are holding their arms (the bridge)
high in the air and a few are going under and around in a circle. On the
word “welcome”, have the bridge people lower their arms and “catch” the
visitor, swinging him/her a little in their arms through the rest of the
song. It’s simple, but so much fun to be caught and to do the
tching! —Karen in Phoenix
Our ward did this as an activity day but you could do it in sharing time too
(I think). We gave all of the kids a “mission call”. They then went to the
MTC. It was a room that wasn’t being used at the time and we told the
children all about the rules that the missionaries have to follow. We gave
them all nametags and talked about taking on Christ’s name and that they now
represent Him and His church. Then they all boarded the plane and we made
stops. If the kids were called to that country, they got off and went to a
designated room. In each room we had returned missionaries from the ward
talk about that country and tell the children about their experiences there.
The re were about 6 rooms, but we have a large primary you could do more or
less. Then they boarded the plane again and flew home (the primary room),
where we had the bishop waiting to welcome them home and thank them for
their service. We had a special singer sing a missionary welcome home song
and the Primary President bore her testimony about missionary work since she
was the only RM in the Presidency. It was a big hit with the kids but it
took a lot of planning; The kids learned a lot and had a blast!! —Tina
We had a fun activity day yesterday. Another counselor in the ward
spearheaded it, and she did some really neat things.
The invitation was a boarding pass for “missionary adventures”. The
children were to come in Sunday clothes.
The children arrived and were checked in at the door and given tags that
said “Future Missionary”. Their picture was taken and they were led to the
airport terminal where they could color pictures or write notes to the
missionaries serving from our ward, the counselor was going to tuck an
explanatory note in and send them off to the different missionaries we have.
Then the PP came in and welcomed them to the activity and we had a prayer
and the children were led onto the “airplane” – the stage with chairs set in
rows with an aisle down the center. They did the whole emergency exit
speech and turned the lights red for take off. The children were given Chex
mix in little Dixie cups for their snack (as we have several who are
allergic to peanuts). Then off the plane and into each of three rooms for
15 minutes each.
Each room was decorated and staffed by a ward member who was a return
missionary. We had a brother who went to Argentina, one who went to Puerto
Rico and a sister who served in France. The told the children what their
mission was like and mentioned customs and foods they ate. Each child got a
chocolate from France, apples with some kind of creamy dip from Argentina
and bananas from Puerto Rico. I couldn’t believe how reverent they were
and how excited they were to go to the different places.
Then, the parents arrived and we put them in the Primary room with “welcome
home” signs and we walked the children out of the rooms to the Primary room.
They were pretty surprised to see their parents there cheering and shouting
Hurray they’re home, and welcome back. It was a very fun activity and
pretty easy to set up. —Marcella