tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47715291939342646942024-03-12T18:50:40.971-07:00We Are Daughters of a Heavenly KingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger208125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771529193934264694.post-70043935276758523742018-06-01T17:48:00.002-07:002018-06-01T17:48:44.098-07:00Camp Award Ideas<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Here is a list of some ideas that could be used for camp awards while at camp. There are several different things you could do with them but I just shared a few ideas with you. I know that it can be some what daunting trying to come up with these kind of things while at camp. Hopefully this might help you out.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Since it has been a few years since I have really played with the blog, most of the links to the handouts that I have created have ceased to exist. I am sorry for that! I will be working to restore them over the next few weeks in hopes to make it easier on all of you wonderful people. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Again sorry for the problem...I didn't think it was possible until I went to click on a link and print one off. I will update you as soon as the issue is resolved here or via my FB page (which if you haven't followed or liked it yet, head on over and do so as that is where most updates will happen first!).</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771529193934264694.post-48950952391244156922018-05-25T17:15:00.000-07:002018-05-25T17:15:04.555-07:00Card Games...Part 2<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">As promised here is the other came that I was telling you about. Please see <a href="https://wearedaughtersofaheavenlyking.blogspot.com/2018/05/card-games-part-1.html" target="_blank">previous post</a> or part 1 to read a quick little note and to learn about SPAZ Uno.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So as mentioned before, some people have a problem with standard playing cards or poker cards as they are known as. If this describes you, you might want to stop reading now. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Also, some might find the name of this game offensive, it was what I have known it as but it also has different names. I learned it as being called Egyptian Ratscrew but I have heard it called Egyptian War or ERS. Call it what you will... I won't judge ya.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">However, because this game can be a bit confusing to some, I am going to send you to a link that explains this game perfectly. Please note, to make it simpler I have only played it with the Double Slap rule enforced. The website will give you other options you can add in as well but that is up to you. I like this game because its fun and no one is ever truly "out" because you can always slap in but again, its a player with all the cards wins. Enjoy!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Man, I feel like I am on a roll today. I had a lot of inspiration while I was at work today and you guys are getting to reap the benefits of it. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">So these are a couple of games that I use to play in groups and the first game is one that I taught my girls up at girls camp when I was a fellow camper and then again a few years later when I was a leader. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">All you need for these games are a couple of decks of Uno cards and regular playing cards (one deck will do if you have a smaller group but you'll needs more than one if its a larger group. Also, with Uno cards unless they are different versions (like years that they were produced) they might look the same so you will want to mark one set a bit differently so that when you are cleaning up, you can get the right cards with the right deck. Also, some leaders or camps might frown on having playing cards (you know poker style cards with face cards), we had a camp director one year that was staunchly against having those kind of cards around even though we played fun games with them. So please, no judgmental comments here-follow your camps rules, this is only a suggestion on some fun.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">So the first game that is fun for all ages and requires the Uno cards is a game called SPAZ Uno. Player beware this game can get intense and painful because it is all about speed.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">So the premise is to get all the cards BUT first things first. I gotta tell you what the cards mean. In a typical Uno deck you have your basic number cards with instructional cards. We are going to ignore the numbers and words and just focus on the colors:</span></div>
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<span style="color: lime; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Green=place your hand on the surface</span><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> (being a table if you are playing at a table or the ground if you are sitting on the floor). To remember this think of GREEN being GRASS. </span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Red=hand across your heart.</span><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> This should be pretty explainable. Red for heart.</span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Yellow=Hand at forehead. </span><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Now this has a couple of references, YELLOW fever or if you have a bright idea.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Now come the tricky part. The Wilds. These cards you have to keep an eye out for the two different wild cards:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Now, remember I said the premise of the game is to get ALL of the cards. How do you do this? The person who does the action the fastest wins the cards that have been played. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">You deal all the cards out. The cards are to remain face down. First place goes to the person on the right of the dealer. They take the top card of their pile and place it face up in front of them. Then the next person goes. What you are looking for is doubles (for example two reds in a row or two blues in a row, etc.). When a double comes up, EVERYONE needs to perform what ever action correlates to that color (two reds mean you need to race to be the fastest to put your hand on you heart). Fastest wins all the cards that has been played so far and collects them and places them face down under their stack of cards. The winner of that round begins next play. If at any time a WILD is played EVERYONE does the actions that correlates to the type of wild card that was played. Winner takes all the cards and they start the next round. Doubles are counted as the card you play and previous card that was played. When you run out of cards you are out of the game. Last person standing wins. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Hello! I promised that I would post a fun activity tonight that would work for any group! This activity would be perfect for Activity Days, Mutual (especially a YM/YW combined activity) and even a daddy/daughter or mother/daughter activity night. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I was at work when the idea hit me but I had come across some Youtube videos of it (google it and you will find some funny videos) and then I remembered the time that this happened to me. I was at my now ex sister laws house and this was just when Harry Potter was coming out and getting big and they came out with the Bertie Bott jelly beans. UGH! She had taken a bag of those and mixed them in with two bags of regular Jelly Bellys. Talk about mean! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Anyway, if you haven't guess by now, I am talking about the Bean Boozled game/challenge (seriously, if you don't know what I am talking about google it). Now, I have found some stores in my area carry this game but I have also seen online where you can just buy the bags or boxes of beans for relatively cheap (again, another quick search on google will give you several options). </span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Grab two beans of the same color (example: sour milk and coconut, vomit and peach, etc.) and put them in a container. Condiment cups are perfect for this and number them. You'll want to keep track of what flavors are in which cup. Then have some willing <strike>victims</strike> participants and have one of them pick a number. Then they each grab one bean. Who ever gets the normal or good flavor gets a point. Now if they both get the good flavor they both get a point if its the bad flavor-no points. You will probably want to have a garbage can readily available and some bottles of water to help those who loose their round. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Hi...it's me again (in case you forgot). I know it has been ages since I have posted anything of real value but being a first time mother, a wife and working has taken up a lot of my time and to be honest I am exhausted. You get it, right? I can't possibly be the only one who is feeling like that.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I have had this idea in my head for a while, especially the closer that school had become. Many of you know that I am no longer in the YW program but am currently serving as an Activity leader of our girls ages 8-11 and we have struggled with the idea of unity and inclusion. Most of the time, the girls are pretty good. However, there are times when they are not so good. This also has come to my mind after I, myself, personally have felt like a lone little gold fish swimming amongst sharks. I have felt lonely and finding it difficult to want to go to my meetings because I feel that I just don't fit in....anywhere in my ward. Which is a great ward...I...uh...just...don't...fit....well.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So this idea of mine (and I apologize that this doesn't have any pics yet because this is still an idea in my head and haven't put it into reality...just yet...hoping to in November) involves our favorite Disney Princesses and a little known kids book that I have blogged about before (you can read about it <a href="http://wearedaughtersofaheavenlyking.blogspot.com/2011/06/paper-bag-princess.html">HERE</a>), the <i>Paper Bag Princess. </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Every girl has a favorite Disney Princess...and if they don't they are lying *wink wink*. There is Aurora, Snow White, Merida, Belle, Cinderella, Tiana, Jasmine, the list goes on and on. I would have the girls name as many as they can think of. I would write the names on the chalkboard or have them printed up in cute fonts so everyone can see them. I would then ask them, what qualities or traits do each of the named princesses have? This could be a tough question to answer to try and get as many different answers as you possibly can. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Make a poster for each girl. Have a crown on the top of the poster and their name below. Then hang them up and have each girl stand in front of their poster. Hand them each a marker or pen. Then, picking left or right, have the girls go to the next girls poster and write something nice, some sort of quality they admire that the girls who poster they are at, has. Keep going until all the girls are back at their own and let them take a moment to read over the things that their peers wrote to them. You can have the girls sign who wrote what or keep it completely anonymous.</span></div>
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<span style="color: lime; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">These were printed two to a page and then printed on gold card stoke which I had left over from my Personal Progress/YW leader days. You can download them <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B99GYuZNiy8EM1lHN0JJZUozQlU">HERE</a>. I will convert them to a PDF in the next few days just in case your Word isn't being nice and opening it. I took the the basic outline from a google search and then added the words to it to make it fit what I was needing. </span></div>
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<span style="color: lime; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Overall it was a great night, out of 21 girls we had 12 show and they had enough things to share and talents to show that it was truly a testament of the Lord's plan for each and everyone of His children. </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771529193934264694.post-39035276256812805922016-09-07T13:08:00.000-07:002016-09-07T13:08:58.174-07:00Tic Tac Toe- Article of Faith Style<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> As promised on my Facebook page, here is one of the two activities that I promised could be used for a time filler or for an entire activity if you wanted. All you need is some cards and chalk and chalkboard.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I got the idea off of an idea that I came across on Pinterest. You can read about it <a href="http://hopescraps.blogspot.com/2009/08/article-of-faith-games.html">HERE</a>. I thought it was a great idea but I am going to take it a few steps further.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">So I started by created my word lists. This combined the numbers and key words of each of the Article of Faiths. You can download a copy of my list as a word doc by going <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B99GYuZNiy8ETzlPcW9tbXpXX3c">HERE</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Once you got your cards done, you are ready to play. Here is the rules to my version of the game but feel free to adapt to what ever fits your needs.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Start out by dividing the group into two. Make sure you have a good mix of older and younger girls that way the game doesn't become so one sided. Now in my ward in Primary each Sunday the kids all recite an article of faith, which ever is the one for the month, in hopes to help the kids memorize them. So even though you have some younger girls, unless they are non members, all of the girls should be a little familiar with them.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">So like the blog that I saw the idea, I had one person from each side play rock, paper, scissors to see who went first. The team that didn't win the draw picked if they were going to be X's or O's. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Have one girl come up and draw a card. Here is the twist, the team then decides if they want to play or pass it to the other team to see if they can recite it as best as they can. If the team that drew decides to play, they must pick someone to recite the article of faith (if they are picked to recite once they can not recite again until others on their team has had a chance as well-this is up to you on to how many that is). If they get it right, they can either place their team symbol on the board or they can erase a symbol from the other team (but NOT both). If they get it wrong, the other team has a chance to steal for a play on the game board. If the stealing team gets it right they get to either play on the board or erase a symbol from the other side. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Keep in mind this is Tic Tac Toe so the object of the game is to get three in a row either up or down, left or right or diagonally. </span><span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">Play then goes to the other team where the above game play happens. Repeat until there is a winner. </span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771529193934264694.post-82750355789130091202016-08-27T17:02:00.000-07:002016-08-27T17:02:05.184-07:00A Night of Stars:A Talent Show and Recognition Night<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">So if you have still been following along with this little blog of mine, then you know already that I am now an Activity Days leader. Now, I am SUPER DUPER excited about this calling and have a TON of great ideas (to which hopefully I will be able to put to good use someday) but I am also at the same time, TERRIFIED of this calling. I always seem to go into a calling after a really good leader, one who all the girls love and adore, gets released. Sigh...wish me luck!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Anyway, as part of the Faith in God program (aka Activity Days), we are to hold some sort of recognition night at least twice a year. Ours, is coming up in September. EEK!!! What was once going to be just a talent show is now going to be what I call our Night of Starts where we will combine our talent show and recognition night all in one.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Now, I have convinced the other leaders to kinda make this a fun night for the girls and do a Red Carpet type of theme. Oh, I should mention, what I see in my head and what I put to this blog may or may not be what comes out in real life as with any calling, I have other leaders I have to work with, small things but we are three very different leaders and all with three very different ways of doing things. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Back to the Night of Stars. Did I mention that this was a perfect theme to tie in with the activity and recognizing the girls and the great job they have done with their Faith in God? We are wanting to do something similar as to what the YW do for their EinE or Evening in Excellence (see?! this would work perfectly for YWs!). We want the girls to bring things that they have done on display so that the other girls, primary leaders and parents can see.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Pinterest is a magical place and has a lot of really good ideas (some as to which I hope to borrow from and tweak a bit to fit my needs) for this theme. To me, Pinterest is kinda like the new Google- if you have ab idea just search the site and you are bound to find someones take on the same idea. I will post the links at the bottom of this post of the ideas that I plan on using (keep in mind this activity for us doesn't happen til the middle of September).</span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">So here is what I envision our Night of Stars to look like:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">* When the girls and their parents walk into the church, I want them to be greeted by gold stars with each of the girls names written on them. This to be done with by placing them one the floor, hanging them from fishing line from the ceiling of the foyer or even taping them on the walls.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">*Then they would be greeted by the<br />"paparazzi" and get their pictures taken in front of some sort of back drop. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">*Next, they would walk into the gym where towards the back of the gym would be tables that would have the girls items displayed. In the middle towards the stage, there would be two sections of chairs divided by some red butcher paper more than likely. This would be our "red carpet" that would lead up to the stage where the girls would perform or talk about their talents and where us leaders could stand and recognize the each of the girl</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771529193934264694.post-64821905152281167562016-08-07T13:47:00.003-07:002016-08-07T13:47:59.545-07:00The Importance of Good Healthy Habits<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">My first activity as a newly called leader of Activity Days was one that I think is very important. It was based on eating healthy and being active. Here is my tie in for the YW program and Personal Progress-this falls under the value Knowledge as an idea for the value project or even under the requirement #2 of that same value. For the Faith in God program, this falls in under the Developing Talents section. Win win!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">We started out with the girls each picking a food item. Now some of these items were healthy and some were of the sinful variety like chocolate chip cookies (YUM!). We had the girls look at the labels and we talked about serving sizes and calories and carbs and sodium and the like. We then talked about eating a balanced meal and how we can have the not so good stuff in moderation but our diets shouldn't be made up of junk food. We talked about how our bodies are temples and just like going into the temple and having to be worthy to enter, we need to make sure we are putting "worthy" food into our "temples" and that along with eating right we need to exercise and keep our bodies active. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">So now we moved on to the active part of the night, we took the girls into the gym/cultural hall and ran some relays and some quick minute to win it type games that are more based on movement. The girls loved this and it was quite fun to watch them as they started to cheer everyone on. For refreshments we had some fresh fruit and veggies along with some water.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771529193934264694.post-62681695825609780422016-08-07T08:41:00.000-07:002016-08-07T08:41:02.975-07:00New Theme and Expansion<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So in my absence so much has been going on. I am still working on familiarizing myself again with Come Unto Me curriculum while also trying to come up with new activities. It is a lot easier to come up with them when you know you actually have to do them ;)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Anyway, have you heard what the new mutual theme for next year is? I LOVE IT and wish I was in YWs again to take advantage of all the cool things that can come from this theme! If you haven't read about it, you can go <a href="http://www.ldsliving.com/Church-Announces-2017-Mutual-Theme/s/82777">HERE</a> and fins out all about it!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I have switched software, again, for making handouts and everything, so you should start to see some things coming out for this new theme. Hopefully, this new program makes it a little easier to create again. My last one was taking FOREVER to just create the simplest things.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Anyhoo, as you read in the title of this post, I am talking about an expansion to this blog. If you have followed me on FB, you would have already read about it (you can like my page by going <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Wearedaughtersofaheavenlyking/">HERE</a>). I have just been called as an Activity Day Leader (for the girls in primary ages 8-11) and I couldn't be more excited. Now, you are thinking great how is this going to help me in planning my activities for YW? Well, this is my answer. I consider, after doing so research, that Activity Days is like mutual/YWs on Sunday, rolled all into one-just on a mini scale. A lot of the activities that can be done for one groupe can easily be adjusted to fit the needs of either group. So starting in the next few days, you will start to see a little bit more on the activity side for ideas and possibly handouts. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Thanks for your continued support and patience. Being a part time working gal while being a full time wife and mother has been a challenge at times and since this is my first go at motherhood, it has definitely been a learning experience.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">To close, I hope you enjoy the new theme that the church announced and embrace this new change in my life. I know it will be great for both organizations! See you soon!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #b4a7d6; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Like the heading says, in case you missed it, I had updated the link to the SNIPE bingo game that I had created for my girls to play at girls camp a few years ago. I have had several emails (many of which I did not see until recently and for that I apologize) that there were some issues with the link to download and then because the file that contained the boards was created in Publisher, not too many of you ladies had access to that program. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #b4a7d6; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So, to help remedy that, I have updated the link and the file should be in PDF form and all that is needed is a program that will read PDFs like Adobe which you can download for free at their website. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #b4a7d6; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So click <a href="http://wearedaughtersofaheavenlyking.blogspot.com/2011/05/snipe-bingo-cards-for-girls-camp.html">HERE</a> to be taken to the post and scroll down to the bottom and you will see where I updated it. </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771529193934264694.post-86960687316854850272015-09-05T21:24:00.001-07:002015-09-06T12:27:11.332-07:00What An Accomplishment<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So I don't know if you have seen this going around social media but wow. This woman is amazing and goes to show just how far you can go once you set a goal and make up your mind that you are going to do it. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Let us take a moment and write down some PP goals for the week. Challenge you YW to do the same. Maybe it is just one value experience to work on or maybe it is a goal to find your PP book or if you know where it is to maybe browse through it and get reacquainted with it again. </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771529193934264694.post-80190007941028150252015-09-01T14:18:00.002-07:002015-09-01T14:18:32.284-07:00It's Been A While!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So I know that it has been a REALLY long time since I last posted anything on this blog. I am always getting new notifications on the FB page that their are new views and it has got me thinking. I really should start getting back into designing and planning activities to share with all of you even though I am still not back in the Young Women's program but I LOVE IT with all that I have and think that it is a VERY. IMPORTANT. program in our church.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So that being said, I have since switched from a PC to a MAC and have had to switch design programs (which I am still figuring my way around) but the creative juices have been flowing and you will soon start to see some new additions to We Are Daughters of a Heavenly King! </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771529193934264694.post-23008275774433205572013-09-08T08:30:00.000-07:002013-09-08T08:30:52.875-07:002014 Theme Has Been Announced!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">So the 2014 has been announced (OK so it was announced a couple of weeks ago) and I am in love with it! The theme fro this year is "Come unto Christ, and be perfected in him, and deny yourselves of all ungodliness." (Moroni 10:32). </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">I think that the theme this year definitely goes with the Young Women's program since the symbol, the torch, represents just that, inviting all to come unto Christ. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">So this is just the first of a few ideas that I have cooking up in my head. I know I haven't been great at keeping up with the curriculum this year but life has been pretty crazy between graduating from college and now becoming a working lady. Plus, not being in YW's has definitely played a part in it. So now that life is less crazy, I am hoping to be more with the program :D</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">So I am providing a few different links here. I should warn you that the program that I usually use has been giving me some issues and I have been waiting to hear from the company to send me a replacement file so turning the projects into PDF's has been nearly impossible for me. So please bear with me as I have had to resort in using Microsoft publisher to create.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">Click <a href="http://www.4shared.com/office/UlDoy7B8/2014_Binder.html">HERE</a> for PDF (or so I am hoping)</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771529193934264694.post-4241366462554864242012-11-03T16:26:00.000-07:002012-11-03T16:29:39.756-07:00Just Loved This Reminder<div style="text-align: center;">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771529193934264694.post-6943199078084070712012-09-03T07:37:00.000-07:002012-09-03T07:37:26.016-07:00I Just Had to Share this with You<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">As some of you may know I have moved from being an Idaho girl to becoming a Utah wife and yesterday when I checked Facebook, I saw a few posts from a few of the lady's that were in my ward from back in Idaho. I guess in Relief Society they had their President's Message/Lesson on the power of thoughts and the teacher, a good friend to my family shared this video with the sisters. Even though it was used for a Relief Society lesson, I think it would and could be easily used for Young Women's. I hope you find this as inspiring as I did! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Wouldn't this make for a great challenge or mutual activity or even Personal Progress. I just love it!</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771529193934264694.post-27129424776679079792012-08-31T15:14:00.000-07:002012-08-31T15:14:09.567-07:00Binder Cover {Class Set} for 2013 Theme<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Here is another set of binder covers that I am pleased to introduce to you. It is a set which include a cover for a presidency (including the secretary) as well as an extra one that doesn't have a president member name on it (essentially blank). Hope you enjoy it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Click <a href="http://www.4shared.com/office/bUOa44vZ/2013BC2.html?">HERE</a> to download set (5) or right click on image that you want and save as.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is the first binder cover that I have created to go with next years mutual theme. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Click <a href="http://www.4shared.com/office/1xEnLo9o/2013bkmark.html?">HERE</a> to download file or right click and save as for jpeg</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771529193934264694.post-43400030473210929102012-08-28T08:52:00.001-07:002012-08-28T08:52:47.697-07:00In Case You Didn't See This<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">This was a video taken from the Bountiful Day Parade in Bountiful Utah...for those that haven't seen the video you need to.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771529193934264694.post-28809543199176137242012-08-28T08:43:00.000-07:002012-08-28T08:43:26.046-07:002013 Mutual Theme Has Been Announced<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I am excited to know that the new theme has been announced and that it comes from the scripture found in D&C 87:8 "Stand Ye in Holy Places, and be not moved, until the day of the Lord come; for behold it cometh quickly, saith the Lord."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can find more about the theme <a href="http://www.lds.org/callings/young-women/messages-from-leaders/messages-from-general-young-women-leaders/news-and-announcements/2013-mutual-theme?lang=eng">HERE</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So to help get the ideas going here is a bookmark that I created for the theme. Picture comes from the site of announcement. More to come!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Click <a href="http://www.4shared.com/office/1xEnLo9o/2013bkmark.html?">HERE</a> to download PDF of 3 or right click and save on image for jpeg.</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771529193934264694.post-53684233508025850522012-03-14T10:23:00.001-07:002012-03-14T10:23:07.482-07:00UGH...again<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: large;">I am regretting to inform you that for a second....or third time my laptop (which has all of my designing stuff on it) is on the verge of finding itself on a one way flight out the window. Can you tell I am frustrated with it yet?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: large;">It is having issues yet again and I haven't been able to identify it nor has my tech guy and I am a little poor right now to buy another one...hey I am a full time college student who is not working because then I would never sleep. So it might be a while before I can post a handout... I will try to not let that happen. I think this is karma coming back to bite me for all the feelings I had previously mentioned.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: large;">Here is the handout for lesson 6. Simple yet yellow for happy. You could attach this as a tag on anything yellow or happy.</span></div>
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