300+ Activity Ideas: Physical, Spiritual, Intellectual and Social

Finding activity ideas for yourself or your family, church, school, or community can be challenging. Until now. This list of physical, spiritual, intellectual, and social activity ideas can inspire you for years to come.

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Physical

Have fun while caring for your physical health with these ideas that will keep you active:

1. 5K Fun Run or Walk
2. Chair stretches
3. Fitness night
4. Health lesson with healthy snacks
5. Hike
6. Kayaking
7. Learn dance moves
8. Pickleball
9. Play a sport
10. Racquetball
11. Recreation center
12. Stress management
13. Strength training
14. Swim party
15. Tai Chi
16. Tennis
17. Chair soccer

Spiritual

Educate

1. Becoming holy
2. Finding Hope
3. General Conference recap
4. Good Better Best
5. Gospel Library App Tutorial
6. Guest Speaker
7. Host a Women’s Conference
8. How to lead music
9. Learn about spiritual leaders of the past
10. Name that hymn
11. Personal Revelation
12. PJS: Prayers, Journals, Scriptures (Optional: Come in you pjs)
13. Protecting religious freedom
14. Relief Society History (or the history of another organization)
15. Sabbath Day worship
16. Scripture Charades
17. Share Family Home Evening Ideas
18. Watch a devotional

Gather Israel

1. Attend the temple
2. Baptize the equivalent of a ward and do temple ordinances
3. Family History Celebration
4. Indexing
5. Learn how to use Family Search
6. Ministering ideas
7. Ministering workshop
8. Missionary Memories night
9. Missionary Night: How to be a better missionary
10. Share testimonies
11. Visit the Family History Center
12. Write testimony in Book of Mormon

Holidays

1. 24 Days of Christmas Binder (scriptures, stories, hymns, quotes, poetry)
2. Back to Bethlehem
3. Hanukkah Seder Meal
4. Holiday traditions
5. Nativity display and dinner
6. Share Easter Holy Week activity ideas

Intellectual

Hobbies

1. 3-D printing
2. Acrylic painting
3. Book publishing
4. Calligraphy
5. Card-making
6. Crochet
7. Cross Stitch
8. Embroidery
9. Knitting
10. Learn new language basics
11. Memoir writing
12. Poetry writing
13. Pottery
14. Quilting
15. Sketching
16. Voice lessons
17. Write your own story night
18. Wood burning classes

Cooking and Baking

1. Bread and jam
2. Butchering and knife skills
3. Candy-making
4. Canning
5. Food and water storage
6. Food preservation
7. Homemade salsa
8. How to read labels for clean eating
9. Meal planning
10. Recipe swap
11. Sourdough bread
12. Travel snacks

Cultural

1. Artist or musician study
2. Attend a museum
3. Cultural Heritage Night
4. Musical or theater performance

Gardening

1. Gardening Basics
2. Garden tour
3. Herb gardening
4. Medicinal herb gardens
5. Salsa gardens
6. Sprouting

Homemaking Skills

1. Basic car repair (check oil, change tire)
2. Basic sewing
3. Budgeting
4. Cleaning and organizing
5. Closet organization
6. Couponing
7. Declutter
8. Etiquette
9. Financial literacy
10. Floral design
11. Homemade cleaners
12. Homeschooling
13. How to clean silver
14. How to hang pictures
15. Kitchen organization
16. Make entryway functional & welcoming
17. Minor home repair
18. Spring cleaning

Self-Improvement

Personal Care

1. Affirmation
2. Chair massage
3. Goal-setting
4. How to cut hair
5. How to dress for body shape
6. How to pose for pictures
7. Mental health
8. Self-defense class
9. Skin care
10. Digital Detox Challenge

Knowledge

1. Back-to-School rotating classes
2. Basic photography
3. Bird watching
4. Book discussion
5. Create healthy technology habits
6. Google Sheets class
7. Guest speaker
8. How to use social media
9. Learn about animals
10. Music night with different genres
11. Photo editing
12. Recycle-Reuse
13. Share favorite books

Preparedness

1. 72-hour kits
2. Computer skills
3. CPR
4. Foraging
5. Gun safety and use
6. Important documents (wills, retirement planning, insurance)
7. Life Skills
8. Preparedness skills
9. Resumes
10. Self-reliance
11. Stock market
12. Survival skills

Relationships

1. 5 Love Languages
2. Conversation starters
3. Hospitality
4. How to cherish husband
5. How to connect with children
6. Relationship skills
7. Social skills
8. The art of conversation

Social

Create

1. Bath bombs
2. Beeswax Candles
3. Book bags
4. Bookmarks
5. Bullet journaling
6. BYOC: Bring Your Own Craft
7. Charm bracelets
8. Chore charts
9. Christmas decorations
10. Coasters
11. Coupon books
12. Decorate journals
13. Fresh flower leis and crowns
14. Front porch decoration
15. Gratitude journals
16. Group mural
17. Japanese Kite Building and Picnic
18. Kintsugi
19. Macrame
20. Ministering handouts
21. Ornament
22. Plant flowers
23. Prayer rock
24. Salt and sugar scrubs
25. Smash book
26. Super Saturday
27. Time Capsule
28. Valentines/Galentines
29. Vision boards
30. Watercolor
31. Wooden craft
32. Wreath

Entertainment

1. Birthday Party for everyone
2. Cake decorating contest
3. “Beach” vacation
4. Campout
5. Collaborative drawing
6. Favorite Things ($5 gift to exchange)
7. Fill My Cup Night
8. Fun in February
9. Get To Know You
10. Hero Night: Share a personal hero story
11. Joy in January
12. Karaoke
13. Hawaiian Luau
14. Ministering March
15. Movie
16. Penpals
17. Picnic
18. Poetry night
19. Pool party
20. Reawaken Wonder Night
21. Secret sisters
22. Share your passion night
23. Show and Tell
24. Spa day
25. Stargazing
26. Story circle
27. Swap Your Stuff
28. Talent show
29. Twenty questions
30. UFO- UnFinished Objects night
31. What fills your cup? Self-care ideas
32. International Indoor Picnic

Food

1. BBQ
2. Brunch
3. Campfire and s’mores
4. Charcuterie boards
5. Chili cookoff
6. Chocolate testing
7. Decorate sugar cookies
8. Dinner
9. Dutch oven
10. Fast Food Night: Crockpot, Instapot, Airfryer cooking skills
11. Finger foods
12. Freezer Meals
13. Garden party
14. Gelato night
15. Healthy smoothies
16. Healthy snacks
17. Homemade Ice Cream
18. Share family recipes
19. Soup Potluck
20. Souper Supper
21. Summer BBQ
22. Summer Salad Social
23. Taco bar
24. Tea Party
25. Pie night
26. Progressive dinner

Games

1. Bingo
2. Board games
3. Building Challenges
4. Bunko
5. Charades
6. Escape room
7. Friendshipping
8. Get To Know You games
9. Ice Breakers
10. Jeopardy
11. Pictionary
12. Puzzle night
13. Scavenger hunt
14. Trivia
15. Two Truths and a Lie

Holiday

1. Caroling
2. Chinese New Year
3. Christmas Celebration
4. Cinco de Mayo Celebration
5. Easter Celebration
6. Family traditions
7. Gift wrapping tutorials and gift wrapping party
8. Hanukkah Seder Meal
9. Holiday decompression night
10. Hot cocoa bar with mug swap
11. New Year’s Resolutions
12. Ornament exchange
13. Patriotic Celebration
14. Pioneer Day Celebration
15. Thanksgiving Celebration
16. Valentine’s Day dinner or party
17. Veteran’s dinner
18. White Elephant Gift

Self-Care

1. Facial masks
2. Heart health
3. Hygge Hobbies
4. Meditation
5. Nail artistry
6. Retreat
7. Staycation planning
8. Women’s Wellness Saturday

Service

1. Befriend a refugee family
2. Birthday kits for food pantry
3. Blood drive
4. Canned food drive
5. Clean church building
6. Clean nursery toys
7. Donate supplies to refugees
8. Easter Baskets for foster children
9. Feed the homeless
10. Gratitude and Recycling Night (thank you notes, recycle tips)
11. JustServe Website
12. Mentor
13. Newborn kits
14. Personal hygiene kits
15. School kits
16. Send cards to soldiers
17. September 11 National Day of Service
18. Serve in personal ways
19. Service auction
20. Sing with the choir
21. Teach refugees English
22. Thank community helpers
23. Tie a quilt
24. Toy drive
25. Visit adults in nursing facilities
26. Write letters to missionaries

Bonus Sections

Counsel Question Ideas

1. “How can we develop more patience throughout life’s challenges?”
2. “How can we become peacemakers?”
3. “How can we care for our physical and mental health?”
4. “How can we cultivate and sustain hope?”
5. “How can we focus more on the Savior this Christmas?”
6. “How can we help the younger generation of young men and women transition into adulthood?”
7. “How can we improve our prayers?”
8. “How can we make partaking of the sacrament (communion) more meaningful and personal?”
9. “What is in your heart?”
10. “What part has faith played in your life?”
11. “What Christ-focused holiday traditions are part of your family celebrations?”
12. “What specific ministering experience blessed your life?”
13. “What specific things do you do to increase in faith (hope, charity, trust, etc.)?”
14. “What are your favorite Come Follow Me study resources?”
15. “What experiences have you had recently with gathering Israel?”
16. “Which conference talk from the recent conference spoke to you?”
17. “How has keeping the Word of Wisdom blessed your life?”
18. “Lifelong learning is important. What is something that you have learned recently?”
19. “How might we best support the bishop of our ward?”
20. “What types of service projects most interest you?”
21. “What methods do you use to keep track of your goals?”
22. “What is a favorite way that you show love to your family?”
23. “What specific thing do you do to take care of yourself?”
24. “Which women in the scriptures have influenced your life for good?”
25. “What are your favorite ways to Gather Israel?”

Gift Ideas

1. Beeswax Candle
2. Candybar
3. Chapstick and lotion
4. Chocolate
5. Coasters
6. Consecrated oil
7. Dish towel
8. Handmade soap
9. Hot pad
10. Keychain
11. Ornament Options: Hear Him ⎮ Jesus Names ⎮ Think Celestial ⎮ Nativity Music ⎮ Snowflake
12. Pair of socks
13. Pen and notebook
14. Personalized aprons
15. Recipe book
16. Small calendar
17. Small flashlight
18. Wooden spoon
19. Small vase of flowers

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Women’s Group Ideas

1. Art Club
2. Baking Group
3. Book Club
4. Cooking Group
5. Craft Club
6. Game Group
7. Hiking Group
8. Knitting Group
9. Lunch Group
10. Movie Group
11. Poetry Club
12. Puzzle Group
13. Scripture Study Group
14. Sewing Group
15. Temple Group
16. Walking Group
17. Writing Group

Women’s Conference Themes

1. ABC: Attitude, Believe, Courage
2. A Christ-Centered Life
3. Anchored, Steadfast, Immoveable
4. Beauty from Ashes
5. Be Still and Know
6. Called and Chosen
7. Confidence, Courage, Charity
8. Daughters of Grace
9. Faithful to the End
10. Fill Your Cup
11. Firm Foundation
12. Fruits of the Spirit
13. Gather Light
14. Grow in Discipleship
15. Hope and Peace
16. Joyful Living
17. Let Us Rejoice
18. Let Your Light Shine
19. Love and Sisterhood
20. Ongoing Restoration
21. Precious in His Sight
22. Salt, Leaven and Light
23. Spiritual Gifts
24. Stand in Holy Places
25. Stewards of God’s Grace
26. The Beauty Within
27. The Names of Christ
28. What Would A Holy Woman Do?
29. Women of Strength
30. Worldwide Sisterhood

Linger Longer Inspiration

1. BBQ
2. Breakfast foods
3. Cake and Ice Cream
4. Casseroles
5. Chips and Salsa
6. Charcuterie boards
7. Chili Cook-off
8. Cinco de Mayo
9. Chili bar
10. Christmas Potluck
11. Cookie Exchange
12. Crockpot foods
13. Dessert bar
14. Donuts
15. Fall Potluck
16. Finger foods
17. Five Ingredients or Less
18. Fourth of July Potluck
19. Farm-To-Table
20. Frozen Foods (snow cones, popsicles)
21. Fruit bar
22. Family History (Find your Relative app activity and share a food from your family history)
23. Garden Fresh
24. Ice cream Sundaes
25. International foods (Hawaiian Haystacks, etc., Chinese fortune cookies, etc.)
26. Kids’ Favorites
27. Mediterranean
28. Mexican Fiesta
29. Muffins
30. Nacho bar
31. Pasta bar
32. Patriotic
33. Pies
34. Pizza
35. Popcorn bar
36. Potato bar
37. Rootbeer Floats
38. Salad bar
39. Sandwiches (Pulled Pork, etc.)
40. Snacks (Chex Mix, Trail Mix, veggie tray, etc.)
41. Soup bar
42. Story-themed foods
43. Summer potluck
44. Sweet and Salty
45. Taco bar
46. Tea Party (herbal tea, juice, water, mini cookies, crackers, sandwiches)
47. Valentine’s Potluck
48. Yogurt bowls

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