Learning New Hairstyles!

This was one of the girls favorite activities! I was a cosmetologist before having children so I know a few things about hair. If you don't consider inviting someone in your ward to come talk to the girls about taking care of their hair or use my handout. Young women always like to help as well!
First off when the girls came I had a long table set up with all kinds of hair supplies for doing hair. I had a comb for each girl. There were also flat irons, curling irons, different rubber bands, hair wax, hairspray, and gel. I first shared a few hair tips with the girls on taking care of their hair. This is the hand out I made and gave a copy to each girl as I went over it.

HAIR CARE TIPS

Washing your hair-

First comb all of the tangles out. Next wet your hair thoroughly with warm water to open up the scale like cuticles of the hair. Next apply shampoo to your roots massaging in a circular motion. Rinse and repeat a second time. Next add a dollop of conditioner and work through to your ends. Rinse with cool water to close the hair cuticle and to retain moisture and have shiny hair! For an extra condition after washing squeeze the moisture out of hair and apply conditioner and put a shower cap on. Heat up with a blow dryer for a few minutes and then allow to cool. Leave on for 10-15 minutes and rinse with cool water. Wash your hair no more than every other day.

Dandruff-

What is considered the best homemade remedy to dandruff is a vinegar wash. Mix two teaspoons of vinegar with six teaspoons of water and rub it against your scalp before you go to bed, then wrap your head with a towel. Apply the same solution to your hair once again in the morning when you wake up, then rinse it with water. You do not have to worry about the smell of vinegar in your hair, as the smell of vinegar does evaporate eventually.

Dry Hair-

* Placing 1 or 2 drops of safflower oil in your palms and rub them together.

* There should only be enough to make your hands "shine" in the light.

* Carefully take your hair (while dry) and "scrunch" the small amount of oil to the ENDS first and work toward the scalp.

* Leave this in your hair.

* 1-2 drops of safflower oil on dry hair is so small, you won’t notice it is there.

Oily Hair-

Do not wash everyday. The cleaner your hair is the more it can seep into your glands and harder it is to get rid of. The more you strip the oils the more oil your scalp will produce. For a quick fix, rub a little Talcum Powder on your dried hair at the roots. Just make sure you wash it out.

You can also use a dry shampoo that you leave on.

Healthy Hair starts with a healthy body! Drink plenty of water. Eat foods rich in protein, minerals and vitamins. Dark green vegetables, fish, meats nuts seeds, and FRUITS and VEGETABLES!

After I went over this hand out I showed a video clip on my laptop of how to do a fun messy bun on long hair. Then I showed them a fun braid bun on my daughter. I handed out a list to each girl of my favorite hairstyle websites so they could search them for fun styles for their hair.

Here is my list...

Websites with fun hair ideas.

Princesshairstyles.com

Cutegirlshairstyles.com

Babesinhairland.com

Allthingsribbon.com

Shedoeshair.blogspot.com

Girlydohairstyles.com

Cutiepiehaircreations.blogspot.com

Afterwards all of the girls got their hair done! Me, our other leader and 1 young women, helped to style the hair. If you don't do hair consider inviting several young women to come and help that like doing hair. Just plan on half of them not showing up! (They are busy:)

Here are a few of the hairstyles we created. A couple of our girls got away before I snapped pictures.

Search the websites above for lots of fun braids, messy buns, twisty braids and more! The girls loved this and I even got text messages from Mom's after telling me how much fun their daughters had.

Have fun!

Kristen

Modesty

This week I did these with my two little girls:(Keep in mind that they are 4 and 2!)

I traced their bodies onto butcher paper and then using scraps of fabric and craft supplies, they dressed their outline up. I thought it would make a great activity if you had a lesson on modesty and then had them create modest outfits.

We used pipe cleaners to make the necklace, pom poms for the bracelet, foam craft flowers, yarn and scrap fabric. Get creative and the possibilities are endless!

Manners and a Tea Party

* Thanks to Heather for sharing this idea!

The girls LOVED the "Tea Party" for this weeks achievement days. In today's society so many young ladies lack the simple manners necessary to help them become respectful women. So, having an activity centered around manners was only appropriate. Don't worry no real tea drinking took place.Each girl was formally invited with a had delivered invitation. They were instructed to wear their Sunday best and a hat to match. The girls said they loved getting all dolled up for the event.
Along with the theme of a tea party small finger foods were made for the girls. Mini cupcakes, mini croissant sandwiches, mini muffins, mini fruit kabobs and assorted gumdrops and candies. They thought they were in heaven. I think they loved the frappe drink the best.
When the girls arrived each had a setting prepared for them at the table. We talked about manners. What's expected of them and how to properly act in different types of settings. We even talked about holding doors, language and modesty. Once they had their fill of treats we played a few games.The first was a tray with 20 things you may find at a tea party. Each girl had only 2 minutes to study the tray and then try to remember what was shown. The girl with the most correct items listed won. Of course there were party favors for everyone so no one went home empty handed.

This was due to the place settings. Each of the girls were assigned a seat. There name was listed on a card and the card was attached to their tea cup with a hair clip that was holding their name card, a great way to include a party favor into the actual setting.After the game of memory the girls played a game they just had a hoot doing. This was a little silly but gave them a chance to be a little more relaxed since the event was so proper. A small box with a simple gift inside, we used a dress up necklace was wrapped 10 times. You can wrap the box as many times as you like. Under each layer was a sticker with an action the girls must do. The girls sat at the table and we passed the box around to music. When the music stopped the girl left holding the box removed the first layer of wrapping paper. Under the paper was a sticker telling her to do something like "sing your favorite primary song opera style" she must complete the action and once done the game continues. Each time the music is stopped a girl will remove a layer of paper and complete the action until the box can be opened and the prize revealed. The last girl to open was the keeper of the necklace. The girls had a great time doing this and loved playing.

When the activity was over we again talked to the girls about manners to practice thru the week and encouraged them to have a family home evening with their family and focus on the manners that they learned that day. I think it turned out great and the girls were able to complete more than one goal.

Spirituality is a Thing of Beauty

For this activity we wanted to teach the girls the importance of dressing your best on Sunday as well as feeling beautiful on both the inside and outside and being kind to others. Sounds like a lot, but it all blended together nicely.

First of all, the other leader and I shared stories from our childhood about times that we were not very kind to others and that now we regret those things because those words cannot be taken back. We stressed the importance of being kind to others because you never know how their life away from school or play might be. Then we gave each of the girls a piece of paper that had every girl's name on it and had them write something nice about every girl. We made sure to tell that that they really needed to think about it, even if they didn't know some one very well. We have typed up each girls name and the list of things that the girls said about them and plan on giving it to them.

Here is what they looked like. Not the best paper, but it's what we had on hand. After that we began talking about how important it is to feel beautiful inside and out. We gave them the following list to put in their AD folders:

*Spirituality is a thing of Beauty*
7 Things to remember:

*I am a daughter of God*
*I am unique and one of a kind*
*My life can be what I want it to be*
*I can be kind to everyone around me*
*I feel confident about who I am*
*It is important to feel beautiful on the inside*
*I am loved by more people than I can even imagine*

These are the things that we felt were most important for our girls at the time. You can always adjust, add to or change this list.

To top off the activity we did their hair, put lip gloss on them and then took glamour shots! After they got comfortable with the camera they really did a great job posing and doing what we asked.

I can't believe how this little thing really made them feel so beautiful. They were glowing! We have plans for the pictures we took of them. That will follow soon.

Health and Grooming

When the new leader got called, not many of the girls knew her so we figured it was a great time for this activity. We wanted to do something about hygiene and personal grooming. Here is what we did:

First of all we wanted to talk to them about keeping thier bodies clean and what it can be like if we don't. We did a little skit where the new leader come in and since the girls had never met her I introduced her. She was a hoot! Here is what she looked like:At first we played it off and after a while I acted like she smelled and had bad breath, among other things. The girls were sort of laughing but weren't sure if she was serious or not. We let it go on for a minute and I started questioning her about when the last time she showered was, did she brush her teeth this morning, and yaddy yadda. Then I handed her a mirror and asked her if she looked at herself before leaving this morning. After she said no I handed her a bag with a comb and clean clothes in it. She changed and came back. We were able to talk about what a difference being clean can make. It definitely got our point across!

After that we passed around a bag with the following items in it: Deodorant, loofah, soap, washcloth, lip gloss, hand sanitizer, shampoo, conditioner, headband, tissues, toothbrush, gum, lotion and a flower for hair and a comb.

Each person picked out and item and we discussed what it is and why and when we use it.
We even picked a few models and showed the girls a few new ways to do their hair.

After that it was time for mani/pedi's! We went outside for this. Each girl got to spend a few minutes using the foot spa (which had new water for each girl) and then they partnered up to do each other's nails. Although I think us leaders ended up doing more nails than anyone.

Then we fed them fruit dip with peaches, apples and bananas. They scarfed it!!!At the end we gave each girl their own bag with all of the personal hygiene items in it. They loved it!