We had a very fun joint Young Men/Young Women activity last night! My daughter found this great idea on Sugar Doodle:
TV Commercial Activity. The idea of the activity is to divide the youth into groups and then give them a fake "Mormon" product that they have to make a commercial for. My daughter also found someone on Mormon Share who had done the activity in their ward and had made printable images for the products. This was great and saved lots of time. Here is the link for those:
Funny TV Commercials with images. We decided to make a few of our own as well. The ones we made were: Magic Monson Matches, Ammon's Fencing Academy, and Apricot Tree Popcorn. The youth had such a great time at this activity. Their commercials were awesome! I think one of the things that made it successful was that I told them there would be prizes for the Best Jingle, the Most Creative, and The Best Commercial - meaning I want to buy that product! Knowing about the prizes gave them the incentive to work hard and be creative. I also gave each group a chance to pick a random prop such as a large stuffed bunny or a basketball, that they had to incorporate into their commercial. These were chosen before they knew what products they would be trying to "sell." They also each were randomly given a slip of paper with a phrase they had to incorporate into their commerical, such as: "Four out of Five dentists approve of this message," or "Side effects include blurred vision, recurring happy thoughts, and an uncontrollable urge to hug your grandma."
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Here are some pictures from the products we used. Some were found on the Mormon Share link above and some were my own creation. My favorite one that I made is the Magic Monson Matches. Anyone that heard President Monson's story from General Conference last week will appreciate that one! :) I designed this graphic and then printed it out and put it on a real (but empty) box of matches.
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| RM Ravioli - Made from items going bad in your refrigerator. |
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| Word of Wisdom Cereal - Made from all the grains from which we can freely eat. |
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| Molly Mormon Muffin Mix |
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| The other side of the muffin mix. |
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| Apricot Tree Popcorn |
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| Ammon's Fencing Academy - Learn to chop Arms like Ammon did. |
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| Dancing with the Deacons - to prepare for your first Stake dance! |
Here are some pictures from a few of the skits that the youth performed at the end of the evening. They were so entertaining. We had a difficult time picking winners because they were all so great!
