Start with a jar or vase filled with clear water. I labeled the vase, "US". Next, take the food colorings, which I labeled, "SINS" and talk to the youth, etc about what are some sins we commit? With each sin stated, add a drop of food coloring to the clear water. After quite a few […]

Hold up the candy and say " I need a volunteer, and maybe this will encourage you," Give the volunteer the opened candy bar and say this is your task "eat chocolate, but you cannot bend your arms or waist or legs. Imagine that you don't have joints." Have her struggle for a bit and […]

One's attitude regarding circumstances and people depends upon their attitude and what they are looking for... positive things or negative things. A woman with a beautiful rose garden has two neighbors... one an optimist and the other a pessimist. She invites the optimist over to have cookies.. the optimist looks out her large window and […]

We all followed Jesus in the pre-mortal life. We all fought to keep our agency and be allowed to choose in this life. I used this one in Primary many years ago - First I had the kids count off, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, . . . so that each child was assigned a […]

Have the individuals pair up and instruct them that they have one minute to arm wrestle as many times as they can. Whoever wins the arm wrestling match gets a piece of candy for every time they win. So they arm wrestle and get their candy (instruct them not to eat it yet). If they […]

Set the mouse trap and set inside the box on one side. Place the candy or other object on the other side of the box. Beforehand explain to someone what you will be doing because they need to be willing to help! They will stand behind the box and place their hand through the curtain. […]

I was going to have one or more girls stand up and hold tote bags on each shoulder for a few minutes at the beginning of my lesson, while we read a few scriptures or while I introduce the lesson. Then after we take off the bags I will ask the YW how her shoulders […]

This is useful with a lesson about how unkind words can hurt others and how hard they are to take back once they have been said and the damage has been done. Have students squeeze toothpaste out on the paper plate to symbolize hurtful words that we use against someone, i.e., you little brat, fatso, […]

Beforehand, fill the jar with large rocks, then pour rice into the jar with the rocks until the rice fills all the empty space between the rocks.  Then pour the rice and rocks out of the jar and put them into separate containers. LESSON:  It is hard to fit everything in our lives.  Almost everyone […]

Show the puzzle box and ask the girls how they would feel doing this puzzle. Hopefully you'll get answers such as it looks difficult, it would take a lot of time, there are so many small pieces... Then relate the puzzle to Personal Progress. It may look difficult, it may look like it will take […]