value project ideas

Here is an awesome list of ideas for value projects. It is really inspiring, and helps get the girls thinking of creative projects to do that are fun and different.

• Youth Camp Leader : training and devotionals
• Make finger puppets for a children's hospital (they get their fingers poked a lot)
• Crosstitch a sampler
• Needlepoint a pillow case or tablecloth
• Learn and become certified in First Aid and CPR and teach it to others
• Start and maintain an exercise program
• Write the YW Sacrament Program
• Learn sign language for some songs and sing and sign them in Sacrament Mtg
• Write a personal history for your Mother, Father, and Grandparents to present as a gift
• Organize a family reunion
• Make temple scrunchies and baptismal clothing to donate
• Train a dog to be obedient and do tricks
• Babysit for Relief Society Enrichment night for 5 months, plan activities for the children
• Compile and distribute a monthly YW Newsletter for 6 months
• Make and bring Sacrament bread for 6 weeks, must let Priesthood leaders know
• Temple work!! Find names and go to the temple to be baptized for them
• Organize a Ward Toy Drive for the Nursery, and wash existing toys
• Make monthly Personal Progress reminders to hand out to every YW for 6 months
• Humanitarian Aid-check lds.org for official list
• Make FHE kits to give to families in the ward, 3 months' worth-including recipes, games, lessons
• Do service, keep a Service Journal to log in your hours
• Plan and cook 10 meals for your family
• Make value-colored rag flip-flops for each YW
• Compile a collection of your writings, poetry, and/or art, photography
• Organize and de-clutter your attic or garage (with a parent's permission)
• Sew 5 quillows to give as gifts
• Offer to do free babysitting for 10 hours to a family in the ward
• Train for and participate in a 5K walk or run
• Read any book of scripture in 60 days (Book of Mormon, Doctrine & Covenants, Old or New Testament)
• Make a personal history scrapbook
• Tutor
• Plan our Young Women in Excellence Program including decorations and refreshments
• Practice and present a musical number for YWIE with your voice or an instrument, can be a duet
• Write weekly letters of support and encouragement to a Missionary for 3 months
• Watch general conference, all 4 sessions, and the Young Women general session. Then write in your journal how it applies to the value that you are working on and how it affects their life. (Idea by Jill Hansen)
• Be in charge of New Beginnings or Young Women in Excellence
• "My daughters invited girls ages 4-11 to be taught dance (Ballet) in our home. We had weekly classes, broken up by age, from September through December and then had a recital at the stake center. This was such an awesome event. The classes were free and we had costumes and a stage. It ended up being a 52 hour project but they had a blast." (Michelle Eyring / 05-18-2007)
• Adopt-a-family for Christmas - "First my daughter sold frozen, homemade, cookie dough. She took orders with the option of 2 different flavors and then made up the rolls of cookie dough and froze them and delivered them. The families knew what the funds were going towards and were more than happy to pay $4.00 each (about a $2.00 profit). She made $300! The we asked our bishop if there was a family in the ward or stake that could use a Christmas. We ended up adopting a sweet elderly widow who was in the hospital over the Christmas holiday. My daughter did some investigating to find out the needs and wants of this sister and we filled a GIANT stocking with little treasures including gift cards to places she enjoyed shopping at but couldn’t do so very often because of her fixed income. We had our bishop deliver it to her on Christmas Eve anonymously. It ended up being a fun project for the whole family."
  
• Learn how to make different kinds of bread by hand (wheat bread, white bread & French bread). Donate some to your ward to be used for the Sacrament.
• Memorize the Living Christ.
• Re-decorate your bedroom. Stick with a budget. Learn how to properly prepare to paint, wallpaper, or whatever you desire. Research topics, ideas and carry out.
• Find quotes from church leaders about each value. Then they type them on the computer using different fonts for each quote and print them out on the appropriate color paper. Put this in a binder and use it on Sundays for a thought to go with the value. It also can be used it in activity night opening exercises for a thought.
• "One thing I am planning on doing is to learn how to do name extractions for the Family History Center. These end up being the "Temple File" names at the temple.... obviously at the temple! You learn how to do it from someone at the FHC and then you do packets once a month, or how ever often you have time for. I am not exactly sure what you have to do, but you have to have a computer, and that's it! So, that might be something to look in to, and also you will be helping those people to be getting their Temple work done."
• Using handouts and church resources, put together a Family Home Evening Book for your family to use. You could adapt this and make a devotional book for seminary instead.
• Help at a soup kitchen.
• Learn to play a song on any instrument of choice and then perform it in sacrament meeting, Young Women or school.
• Babysit for free on a regular basis to help a struggling family, single parent, etc. while they attend the temple.
• One of our Young Women did something so great. She has a little brother who is four years old and loves books. She sat down with him and they made up a story with him as the hero of the story. She wrote it down and then secretly made him his own storybook... complete with pictures of him, colored illustrations, etc. She then had it laminated and bound and gave it to him. Her Mom reports he just LOVES "his" book. (Idea by Stephanie Thomas)
• Organize a card drive in your ward for the Ronald McDonald House - They want cards (new handmade or store bought) or card fronts (used). All houses have a need for cards to give to the families for the sick children. The families use them to cheer up the sick ones or to thanks others who help their family during their time of need. You can donate directly to your local Ronald McDonald Houses as well. It would save you the cost of postage. Over 700 cards were donated this year. For more information write or contact or Sherrill Graff, 605 Kendrick Place, Boulder City, Nevada 89005. You can also e-mail her at istmpnv@aol.com
• Plan and carry out a modesty fashion show.
• Design a service project to honor the wives of those serving in the bishopric. Give them a heart attack, wash their car, offer to do one hour of chores for ten weeks, etc.
• Learn canning. Have someone teach you how. There are so many possibilities. It is such a practical skill that very few are capable of.
• Train for a half marathon. Keep a log of your daily preparations and progress, particularly how you feel.
• "My niece went to a Homeless Shelter each month for a year and through a birthday party for the children who had a birthday that month. She got a clown to come and do some tricks, and she gave presents to the children who did have a birthday that month. Everyone got cupcakes and balloons. It was a great experience for her."
• Sew your own temple dress for when you go to the temple.
  
• "One girl helped a large LDS family by teaching the newly adopted children as well as the biological children learn the Articles of Faith. She taught them songs and the principles behind each article of faith. It was great for her. She went to there home each week for 13 weeks and spent a couple of hours with them."
• Mentor one of the younger girls through her personal progress--especially one who doesn't have the support of her parents.
• Be the Young Womens "historian" with a digital camera. Then print out and make a display of all the activities for YWIE. Or you can make a dvd or slide show presentation and have an "awards show" night.
• Plant garden to grow vegetables
• Play in band or orchestra or maybe be also a flag twirler for the marching band
  
• Paint flower pots and plant inexpensive flowers and take to a rest home
• Cross stitching the YW theme in the value colors
• Sew a dress for a fancy occasion (ie: bridesmaid, formal dance etc...)
  
• "One girl did a power point presentation of her brother to show during his baptism. It turned out really good." (Idea by Daphne Brimhall)
• Make a recipe box and then fill it with recipes. Cooked meals for your family every Sunday for a month. (Idea by Daphne Brimhall)
• "My daughter did a Sub-for-Santa by going to the County Social Services, and requesting a family to give Christmas to. She asked for a small family as she might do it entirely by herself. She got the kids at seminary to help a little by asking them to donate time, presents and/or money. She got some help from them and did the rest herself. It was great for her she learned so much and had the joy that comes from serving". (Idea by Dixie)
• read “using New Media to Support the Work of the Church” by Elder M. Russell Ballard Then start a blog!
• Or come up with your own idea and talk it over with your Young Women’s Leader. It’s all about being creative, and having fun while doing your Personal Progress!