Youth: Recommended Activities, Camps & More
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Recommended Youth Activities (alphabetical order)
Bishop’s Breakfast with older young men and young women
Career Night Activities
- Website Developer (R13 has a web developer that is willing to host)
- Video Game Development (R13 has a developer that is willing to host)
- Building "Flappy Bird"-like game using Unity
Contact the Park Avenue Branch President
Dad Joke “Face-Off”
- Youth sit across from each other on a row at the FamilySearch Center and are given a task to perform in 5-10 minutes time, sharing with the youth across from them their result.
- ex: Find a funny ancestor photo
- ex: Find an ancestor in the 1800’s
Gun Safety
Life Skills taught by lifetime Scouters
Pizza Bake-off (great combined activity)
- Cook pizzas at home
- Have fun with themes
- ex: 6th Article of Faith - make pizzas with 6 toppings
- ex: Make a picture with pepperoni
Quarterly Fireside
- Planned and put on by the Youth
Rappelling
Returned Missionary: speak to the youth about their mission
Self defense course
Stop the Bleed (First Aid)
Sunday Evening Devotional/Fireside at Bishop’s home
- Oquirrh Mountain is less busy than Jordan River and accommodates large groups
- Draper is less busy than Jordan River
Virtual Reality Game Night
- Recommended: Ensure all the youth come with mobile devices fully charged
Youth Celebration Night
- Share goals they have achieved and celebrate them.
- Invite family members (parents, grandparents, siblings) – this helps motivate the primary children that will enter the youth program later.
Youth Camps
NOTE: You must be logged in with your Church account for the links to take you directly to the camp’s page.
- Includes electricity, fridge/freezer (behind locked doors), shared pavilion with 1 other campsite, and more
- Has a lodge with separate quarters for young men and young women, great for a youth conference