Relief Society Activity

I have a new calling at church, I am now the Relief Society Activities Leader.  I was kind of scared about this calling,  since I haven't been able to attend very many of these activities, I wasn't really sure what to do.  Thankfully I have an awesome committee and there are resources widely available on the internet.

Tonight we had our first activity.  The theme for our activity was "This Little Piggy."  I found the idea on Pinterest, and we changed it up some to meet the needs of those in our ward.

When each sister arrived we had them write their name on an envelope, each envelope contained a note card which would be used later on.  They also picked a "Pig Pen", this cute little piggie on a chocolate heart, glued to a popsicle stick determined which "pig pen" (center) they would be starting at.  We also hoped that by randomly selecting a "pig pen," we would be encouraging sisters to mingle with others, instead of those that they usually mingle with.  Unfortunately, many of them kept drawing sticks until they ended up in a pen with their friends.  That was discouraging!

  We had four "pig pens" each pig pen rotated every 15 minutes to another pig pen.  At the pig pens they learned the following:

This Little Piggy Went to the Market-a center about budgeting and using your monthly cash flow effectively.  This center was taught by a sister in our ward that uses the Dave Ramsey budgeting method.  Each sister at this station received a chocolate gold coin and a laminated monthly budgeting/cash flow chart.

This Little Piggy Stayed Home- a center about organizing your home, simplifying and donating to those in need.  A sister on our committee taught this station.  Each sister received a chocolate heart and a daily chore chart.


This Little Piggy Had Roast Beef- a center about menu planning and making freezer meals.  I taught this station.  each sister received a hand out on freezer meal planning and prepping, along with several freezer meal recipes.  I also had Orange Chicken for them to sample.

This Little Piggy Had None- at this center, they chose a note card with a name on the envelope and wrote a note to the person who's name was on the envelope.  They also received a little treat bag that said "Hogs and Kisses", inside the bad were Hershey hugs and kisses.  At the end of the evening, before desserts, each sister received the note card that was wrote to them, for them to take home and read.

This Little Piggy Went Wee-Wee-Wee All The Way Home- our "trough" dessert station.  Everyone gathered their chairs around the "trough" and enjoyed desserts and socialized with each other.  Belinda, Jen and Traci did the desserts.  They all looked and tasted great.

We also had a gift for the person who arrived on time.  This person received a chocolate pig, with baby chocolate pigglets inside of her!

Some pictures of the room.  We went with the black, pink and white theme and incorporated pigs and damask print.  Belinda and Jen did a wonderful job with the decorations.

The evening seemed to go well.  We received positive feed back, so that was a good thing.  My committee, Belinda, Jen, Marsha, Traci, Katie and Tara, all did a fantastic job.  Everyone had a part and they did their part.  Now it's time to start planning for our next activity.....