Spring Activities for Mutual

by Miriam Caldwell | More from this Blogger

20 Mar 2008 10:09 PM

The spring is a great time to move some of the mutual activities outside. You can enjoy the additional sunlight as well as the great spring weather. It is also a great way to put all that additional energy to use, instead of having all the youth stuck inside the church building. Here are four easy activities.

1) You could teach the youth about gardening by planting a garden for a family in your ward. This could be for an elderly couple or it could be for a family that is struggling financially. You can extend this service project by having the youth help with watering, weeding and harvesting throughout the year. You may also spruce up several homes by planting flowers for them as well.

2) You can plan a sports or field day activity. This activity could include obstacle courses, relay races and other fun outdoor games. This would be a great activity to celebrate the end of the school year. You will want to make sure that some of these games are fun and silly instead of purely competitive, so that you can reach out to all of the youth.

3) You may want to plan a nature hike or walk. If you have botanical gardens in your area, this is a great place to go. You can plan a scavenger hunt in which the youth have to find the different types of plants and learn what they are used for. You can also arrange to have a speaker share the purposes of some of the plants or the gardens.

4) You can plan a community service project and help to clean up a park or a community center. Many parks need some basic clean up in the spring. This can be a great outreach opportunity for the youth. It is important to teach them to give back to the community as well.

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Miriam is a SAHM mom of three children. She has a daughter who is seven, and two sons, four and two. She loves being a parent and spending time with her children.

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