Coming up with youth activity ideas that are meaningful, fun, and purposeful can be tricky. It’s important to keep activities well-rounded. As I came up with this list, I tried to make sure each one falls under any of the following categories: physical, spiritual, social, intellectual, service activities, ministering, and more. You can also find a great list on the Gospel Living app or the youth Instagram accounts.
This list are just ideas. You can customize them, cater them to your big or small group of youth, and make them your own. Be creative, thoughtful, and prayerful when considering what might be right for your youth group. And remember to let the youth lead when coming up and executing these activity ideas.
- Intro to youth goals: what are they and how do I start?
- Fondue night
- Making good choices in media
- Help a local teacher
- Intro to patriarchal blessings
- Write letters to missionaries
- Pickleball
- Cupcake wars
- How to change a tire
- Freezer meals
- Missionary night (members of the ward bring food and memorabilia from their mission and share for 5 minutes, rotate)
- Put hygiene kits together
- Create goal vision boards
- How to create a resume
- Minute to win it
- Babysitting boot camp
- How to use FamilySearch
CFM Youth Lesson Outline
- Hiking
- Meditation/mindfulness
- Homework night
- Book club
- Finance/budget night
- Swimming
- Talent show
- Name that tune
- Etiquette night
- Attend youth performances/sport events/etc.
- Sledding or ice skating
- Baptisms for the dead
- Service amazing race
- Karaoke night
- Favorite things activity
- Bishopric BBQ
2025 Youth Theme Prints
- Heart attack the elderly
- Play 9-square
- Book of Mormon baseball (link coming soon)
- Faith walk
- Glow in the dark volleyball
- Recipe exchange
- Youth olympics
- Visit a nursing home
- Self-defense night
- Taste-testing night
- Speed friending activity
- Gratitude journals
- Senior year boxes
- Hand-lettering basics
- Easter egg hunt
- Relief Society & YW pie night
- Christmas lights and hot cocoa
- Christmas caroling
What activity would you add?
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-Tea party book exchange
-Ancestor night-tell story about an an ancestor and bring a family dish to share.