I'm not sure if I originally saw this idea HERE or not, but we did this at Girl's Camp a few years ago. We bought a paper punch LIKE THIS ONE and punched CUTE PAPER to make our ornaments. We used a PAPER PUNCH to put holes for RIBBON and made these cute ornaments. When the YW would perform service at camp, they would write their service on one of the ornaments and hang it on our tree. They worked really hard to get our tree decorated!

We used a large punch and actually decorated a tree outside. If you have good weather, this works well! Our ribbons were the value colors!

This would also work really well at Christmas time to decorate a Christmas Tree!

*This could be adapted for a Value Project idea!!

Super cute and simple craft for the YW to do. They can make these for their own homes or as a service to deliver to ladies in the ward or even as a fund raiser! This is really only cost effective if you get the canning bands donated or find a super deal on them at a thrift store, etc.

I found this idea HERE. To make these pumpkins, you simply paint the canning bands, string them together and add cinnamon sticks in the middle.

*You can get 3lb of cinnamon sticks on Amazon relatively inexpensively. Click HERE to see/purchase.

*Here's a GREAT color of spray paint from Amazon as well. You can do quite a few pumpkins with one can!

I created this for my YW for Easter Sunday. The script is from the Family Home Evening Resource Book and all audio and video are from lds.org. You can download Youtube videos using Real Player or another youtube video downloader. Happy Easter!

Here's an idea for a thank you gift or as a craft to take as a service to people in the Ward who may need a pick-me-up. Simply purchase some glass vases and fill them with the candy of your choice (Skittles, Jolly Ranchers, M&Ms, whatever!) and add some silk flowers. There are many different looks you can achieve.

Another idea is to get a soup can and use double-sided tape or hot glue to attach candy sticks around the can and then put live flowers inside. You can do this with candy canes for a festive Christmas look or just use regular candy sticks.

Father's Day is coming. Are your YW doing anything special? I wondered about having the YW sing this song from Sally DeFord.

I Knew My Father Knew

I watched him with the eager eyes of childhood day by day
The way he lived said more to me than words could ever say
The simple truths he taught me would endure my whole life through
And long before I knew them for myself
I knew my father knew

I borrowed his unfailing faith; I trusted in his love
I counted on his courage when my own was not enough
I turned to him for counsel through the perils of my youth
And even when I doubted, still I knew,
I knew my father knew

I saw his quiet witness in the tears he could not hide
As he taught me of the Savior, how He lived and how He died
I felt the Holy Spirit, as he testified of truth
As I began to understand the things I knew my father knew

I have found my father's faith deep within my soul
A legacy I'll treasure through eternities untold
And everything I try to be, and everything I do
I do because I learned to know and love the things
I knew my father knew