Service: Lesson Activity – Activity Days – Serving Others – Goal 7, parent-child activity, senior spotlight, good old days bingo

INVITATION 

Invite Activity Days youth to this activity using invitation.

Other Uses For This Same Invitation: Use to invite youth to spotlight someone (1) Give to seniors for this activity to spotlight them. (2) Spotlighting someone in your family history, sharing stories from your family tree/pedigree, (3) Having a Spa Day where youth get the royal treatment manicure pedicure, hair wash, and/or style, or spotlighting them, their talents, and their accomplishments. 

TO MAKE & DELIVER INVITATION.
Print, fill out, and give invitations to youth a week ahead (perhaps during the previous week’s activity to invite them to the next). 

ASSIGN TREATS:
• Have youth pair up to bring treats for the next activity.
• See matching THOUGHT TREATS below each activity.

 . . . ACTIVITY DAYS PLANNER . . .

Print, color, and cut out the King and Queen for a Day Crown, Once Upon a Time Spot-light Senior Spotlight, and a Good Old Days Bingo Game board, calling words and rules for each player.

SENIOR SPOTLIGHT & CROWNING CEREMONY

Once Upon a Time (Senior) Spotlight

1. Ahead of time have youth take their parents to visit a chosen senior and interview them, filling in the Once Upon a Time Spotlight. Write things you will say when you crown them king or queen for a day (see below).
2. Invite the senior to your group celebration, creating a special invitation (use the invitation above). 
3. Prepare a nice meal and set a table where you, your senior guest, and your parents can sit around and visit.

Crowning Queen for a Day – King for a Day

Spotlight the seniors one at a time by crowning them with the King or Queen for a Day Crown, saying, “I crown you Queen Hanna or King Charles,” saying their name. Then read their Once Upon a Time Spotlight.

Good Old Days Bingo Game

Play this Game with seniors (see instruction page for rules).

Seniors Who Can’t Get Out: Be sure to visit the seniors in your ward who can’t attend the celebration by bringing treats (and spotlight to them individually). Ahead of time have someone who knows them help you fill out the Once Upon a Time Spotlight. Then you can visit them individually to honor them.

THOUGHT TREATS: (King and Queen Crown Cookie). Make a crown-shaped sugar cookie; bake, frost, and top it with candy jewels. Share cookies with seniors at your service activity. These could be served when girls plan the service activity as well. When they add candy jewels on the crown have them think of the jewels they will be receiving on their heavenly crown for serving others. Note: Consider seniors with special diets.

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