we had the most amazing afternoon with our beehives on saturday! i'm the beehive (young women aged 11-13) leader and we decided as a presidency that we would make a special afternoon for them as they often miss out on stake activities that are 14 and up. after thinking about it for a while, i decided to make it something crafty, with food... easy right?
our schedule for the afternoon was:
1pm: welcome and introduction to the afternoon
we made sure the girls all knew each other and then played a game that involved blowing up a balloon then running with it between their knees from one side of the rec hall to the other. if you dropped the balloon you had to start again, if you popped it, you were out. easy, but there was a lotttt of giggles
1:15pm: cooking time. we gathered in the kitchen to make hot chocolate (for later) and chocolate truffles (for the girls to take home). i picked easy things so we could get it done without too much trouble. i gave the girls a bowl each to put their truffles on when they were finished and they took them home in a paper bag at the end of the day.
1:45pm: hairclip making. we made fabric covered hairclips - another simple but fun activity
all you need are scissors, glue, a fabric button kit, a bunch of different fabrics and hair clips. our creative girls loved choosing their fabrics and making them.
2:45pm: johnny lingo movie. i have always been a huge fan of this movie. it speaks of how speaking kindly to others can change their life completely, as sometimes you won't know of your own beauty until someone else can see it. it has such an amazing story and i was so excited to share it with the. bear in mind it is super old, but it's amazing. please go watch it!
i set up one of the rooms to look like a theatre room and served popcorn, which made it that little bit more fun. after the movie i gave each of the girls a card and asked them to write their name on the front and then pass it to their right. each girl wrote something they liked or admired about the girl whose name was on the front. there is nothing better than reading something nice about yourself, so i hope they have the desired effect when they read them later.
3:30pm: nails! one of the girls in our ward is completely nuts about nails, she has glitter, stickers, stamps, transfers, you name it, she can do it. she is amazing!!! so the next hour or so was taken up by all the girls going crazy doing their nails with professional advice.
4:30pm afternoon tea in the courtyard. we are so, so lucky and have the cutest courtyard in the middle of our building. i truly wish people would use it more often as it is the best thing out. i took along all my fancy tea party things and set up afternoon tea for the girls. chair covers, sashes, flowers... even bunting around the tree in the middle! it looked gorgeous and seeing all their faces when they got to sit down was well worth it.
such a perfect end to the afternoon. while we sat together, we talked about what they had liked the most from the day... they all liked different things... but were mostly happy with the food. no surprises there! that's kids for you.
last but not least, we sent the girls home with a bag of goodies... each stamped with their name.
they contained:
a cool pen
some young womens printouts and a letter each from our presidency
the beehive purpose statement (free printable available here)
(plus their
chocolate truffles,
haircips and
cards with nice things from earlier)
i have the best time putting this activity together for the girls and loved watching them have a good time. it was worth all the effort and i would highly recommend you do it for your ward!
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