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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:
- 5K Fun Run or Walk
- Chair stretches
- Fitness night
- Health lesson with healthy snacks
- Hike
- Kayaking
- Learn dance moves
- Pickleball
- Play a sport
- Racquetball
- Recreation center
- Stress management
- Strength training
- Tai Chi
- Tennis
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Spiritual
Educate
- Becoming holy
- Finding Hope
- General Conference recap
- Good Better Best
- Gospel Library App Tutorial
- Guest Speaker
- Host a Women’s Conference
- How to lead music
- Learn about spiritual leaders of the past
- Missionary Memories night
- Name that hymn
- Personal Revelation
- PJS: Prayers, Journals, Scriptures (Optional: Come in you pjs)
- Protecting religious freedom
- Relief Society History (or the history of another organization)
- Sabbath Day worship
- Scripture Charades
- Share Family Home Evening Ideas
- Watch a devotional
Gather Israel
- Attend the temple
- Baptize the equivalent of a ward and do temple ordinances
- Family History Celebration
- Indexing
- Learn how to use Family Search
- Ministering ideas
- Ministering workshop
- Share testimonies
- Visit the Family History Center
- Write testimony in Book of Mormon
Holidays
- 24 Days of Christmas Binder (scriptures, stories, hymns, quotes, poetry)
- Back to Bethlehem
- Hanukkah Seder Meal
- Holiday traditions
- Nativity display and dinner
- Share Easter Holy Week activity ideas
Intellectual
Hobbies
- 3-D printing
- Acrylic painting
- Book publishing
- Calligraphy
- Card-making
- Crochet
- Cross Stitch
- Embroidery
- Knitting
- Learn new language basics
- Memoir writing
- Poetry writing
- Pottery
- Quilting
- Sketching
- Voice lessons
- Write your own story night
- Wood burning classes
Cooking and Baking
- Bread and jam
- Butchering and knife skills
- Candy-making
- Canning
- Food and water storage
- Food preservation
- Homemade salsa
- How to read labels for clean eating
- Meal planning
- Recipe swap
- Sourdough bread
- Travel snacks
Cultural
- Artist or musician study
- Attend a museum
- Cultural Heritage Night
- Musical or theater performance
Gardening
- Gardening Basics
- Garden tour
- Herb gardening
- Medicinal herb gardens
- Salsa gardens
- Sprouting
Homemaking Skills
- Basic car repair (check oil, change tire)
- Basic sewing
- Budgeting
- Cleaning and organizing
- Closet organization
- Couponing
- Declutter
- Etiquette
- Financial literacy
- Floral design
- Homemade cleaners
- Homeschooling
- How to clean silver
- How to hang pictures
- Kitchen organization
- Make entryway functional & welcoming
- Minor home repair
- Spring cleaning
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Self-Improvement
Personal Care
- Affirmation
- Chair massage
- Goal-setting
- How to cut hair
- How to dress for body shape
- How to pose for pictures
- Mental health
- Self-defense class
- Skin care
- Digital Detox Challenge
Knowledge
- Back-to-School rotating classes
- Basic photography
- Bird watching
- Book discussion
- Create healthy technology habits
- Google Sheets class
- Guest speaker
- How to use social media
- Learn about animals
- Music night with different genres
- Photo editing
- Recycle-Reuse
- Share favorite books
Preparedness
- 72-hour kits
- Computer skills
- CPR
- Foraging
- Gun safety and use
- Important documents (wills, retirement planning, insurance)
- Life Skills
- Preparedness skills
- Resumes
- Self-reliance
- Stock market
- Survival skills
Relationships
- 5 Love Languages
- Conversation starters
- Hospitality
- How to cherish husband
- How to connect with children
- Relationship skills
- Social skills
- The art of conversation
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Social
Create
- Bath bombs
- Beeswax Candles
- Book bags
- Bookmarks
- Bullet journaling
- BYOC: Bring Your Own Craft
- Charm bracelets
- Chore charts
- Christmas decorations
- Coasters
- Coupon books
- Decorate journals
- Fresh flower leis and crowns
- Front porch decoration
- Gratitude journals
- Group mural
- Japanese Kite Building and Picnic
- Kintsugi
- Macrame
- Ministering handouts
- Ornament
- Plant flowers
- Prayer rock
- Salt and sugar scrubs
- Smash book
- Super Saturday
- Time Capsule
- Valentines/Galentines
- Vision boards
- Watercolor
- Wooden craft
- Wreath
Entertainment
- Birthday Party for everyone
- Cake decorating contest
- “Beach” vacation
- Campout
- Collaborative drawing
- Favorite Things ($5 gift to exchange)
- Fill My Cup Night
- Fun in February
- Get To Know You
- Hero Night: Share a personal hero story
- Joy in January
- Karaoke
- Hawaiian Luau
- Ministering March
- Movie
- Penpals
- Picnic
- Poetry night
- Pool party
- Reawaken Wonder Night
- Secret sisters
- Share your passion night
- Show and Tell
- Spa day
- Stargazing
- Story circle
- Swap Your Stuff
- Talent show
- Twenty questions
- UFO- UnFinished Objects night
- What fills your cup?
- International Indoor Picnic
Food
- Brunch
- Campfire and s’mores
- Charcuterie boards
- Chili cookoff
- Chocolate testing
- Decorate sugar cookies
- Dinner
- Dutch oven
- Fast Food Night: Crockpot, Instapot, Airfryer cooking skills
- Finger foods
- Freezer Meals
- Garden party
- Gelato night
- Healthy smoothies
- Healthy snacks
- Homemade Ice Cream
- Share family recipes
- Soup Potluck
- Souper Supper
- Summer BBQ
- Summer Salad Social
- Taco bar
- Tea Party
- Pie night
- Progressive dinner
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Games
- Bingo
- Board games
- Building Challenges
- Bunko
- Charades
- Escape room
- Friendshipping
- Get To Know You games
- Ice Breakers
- Jeopardy
- Pictionary
- Puzzle night
- Scavenger hunt
- Trivia
- Two Truths and a Lie
Holiday
- Caroling
- Chinese New Year
- Christmas Celebration
- Cinco de Mayo Celebration
- Easter Celebration
- Family traditions
- Gift wrapping tutorials and gift wrapping party
- Hanukkah Seder Meal
- Holiday decompression night
- Hot cocoa bar with mug swap
- New Year’s Resolutions
- Ornament exchange
- Patriotic Celebration
- Pioneer Day Celebration
- Thanksgiving Celebration
- Valentine’s Day dinner or party
- Veteran’s dinner
- White Elephant Gift
Self-Care
- Facial masks
- Heart health
- Hygge Hobbies
- Meditation
- Nail artistry
- Retreat
- Staycation planning
- Women’s Wellness Saturday
Service
- Befriend a refugee family
- Birthday kits for food pantry
- Blood drive
- Canned food drive
- Clean church building
- Clean nursery toys
- Donate supplies to refugees
- Feed the homeless
- Gratitude and Recycling Night (thank you notes, recycle tips)
- JustServe Website
- Mentor
- Newborn kits
- Personal hygiene kits
- School kits
- Send cards to soldiers
- September 11 National Day of Service
- Serve in personal ways
- Service auction
- Sing with the choir
- Teach refugees English
- Thank community helpers
- Tie a quilt
- Toy drive
- Visit adults in nursing facilities
- Write letters to missionaries
Favorite Journal Notebook
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- 160 pages
- variety of colors available
- blank, lined, grid, or dotted
- journaling, sketchbook, planner, common book
Bonus Sections
Counsel Question Ideas
- “How can we develop more patience throughout life’s challenges?”
- “How can we become peacemakers?”
- “How can we care for our physical and mental health?”
- “How can we cultivate and sustain hope?”
- “How can we focus more on the Savior this Christmas?”
- “How can we help the younger generation of young men and women transition into adulthood?”
- “How can we improve our prayers?”
- “How can we make partaking of the sacrament (communion) more meaningful and personal?”
- “What is in your heart?”
- “What part has faith played in your life?”
- “What Christ-focused holiday traditions are part of your family celebrations?”
- “What specific ministering experience blessed your life?”
- “What specific things do you do to increase in faith (hope, charity, trust, etc.)?”
- “What are your favorite Come Follow Me study resources?”
- “What experiences have you had recently with gathering Israel?”
- “Which conference talk from the recent conference spoke to you?”
- “How has keeping the Word of Wisdom blessed your life?”
- “Lifelong learning is important. What is something that you have learned recently?”
- “How might we best support the bishop of our ward?”
- “What types of service projects most interest you?”
- “What methods do you use to keep track of your goals?”
- “What is a favorite way that you show love to your family?”
- “What specific thing do you do to take care of yourself?”
- “Which women in the scriptures have influenced your life for good?”
- “What are your favorite ways to Gather Israel?”
Gift Ideas
- Beeswax Candle
- Candybar
- Chapstick and lotion
- Chocolate
- Coasters
- Consecrated oil
- Dish towel
- Handmade soap
- Hot pad
- Keychain
- Ornament Options: Hear Him ⎮ Jesus Names ⎮ Think Celestial ⎮ Nativity Music ⎮ Snowflake
- Pair of socks
- Pen and notebook
- Personalized aprons
- Recipe book
- Small calendar
- Small flashlight
- Wooden spoon
- Small vase of flowers
Shop Gifts
Women’s Group Ideas
- Art Club
- Baking Group
- Book Club
- Cooking Group
- Craft Club
- Game Group
- Hiking Group
- Knitting Group
- Lunch Group
- Movie Group
- Poetry Club
- Puzzle Group
- Scripture Study Group
- Sewing Group
- Temple Group
- Walking Group
- Writing Group
Women’s Conference Themes
- ABC: Attitude, Believe, Courage
- A Christ-Centered Life
- Anchored, Steadfast, Immoveable
- Beauty from Ashes
- Be Still and Know
- Called and Chosen
- Confidence, Courage, Charity
- Daughters of Grace
- Faithful to the End
- Fill Your Cup
- Firm Foundation
- Fruits of the Spirit
- Gather Light
- Grow in Discipleship
- Hope and Peace
- Joyful Living
- Let Us Rejoice
- Let Your Light Shine
- Love and Sisterhood
- Ongoing Restoration
- Precious in His Sight
- Salt, Leaven and Light
- Spiritual Gifts
- Stand in Holy Places
- Stewards of God’s Grace
- The Beauty Within
- The Names of Christ
- What Would A Holy Woman Do?
- Women of Strength
- Worldwide Sisterhood
