Super Saturday

Super Saturday launching the new theme for 2011 was held from 4- 9 pm. We have not had one for awhile and today we did. We had pretty good attendance - around 160 youth,  with all but the seniors being well represented. The planning and running of the program is entirely by the Stake with no Ward leaders in attendance so no additional strain on them. The kids were involved, engaged, interactive, fed, and lifted up. I thought it was great. The flow was as follows:

• Opening where we watched the YM/YW New Theme introduction a great DVD go to the link I couldn't get it to embed
• Then we broke up into three groups
• Human Fusbol in the gym ( a much too structured version shown here but it gives you the idea. Think PVC pipe held onto by 4-6 kids squared off like in fusbol, in a gym with beach balls as the ball.)
• Carnival games and a group game of Love your neighbor
• Group games of Flying Nija and Dip, Dip, Dip
• (A really fun game that involves any number of people standing in a circle. One person says "dip, dip, dip" and on the third dip has the option of pointing at anyone in the circle. That person must now say "dip, dip, dip", and the cycle continues. In addition, the people to the left and right of the "dip" must face the "dip" and say "dippity dippity doo" in the goofiest way possible. The person with the "dip" may also say "dip dip doo", and point their hands up to the sky, which means everyone in the circle has to spin around once and say "dippity dippity doo". After spinning, the "dip" stays the same and everyone must continue their role as it was before. A person is out if they forget to either "dip" or "dippity dippity doo" at any time.)
• (One ninja version here) 
• Next came all the pizza, bread sticks and oranges they could eat - limitless food always a key to success
• Three rotations of Seminars one by each couple of the Stake Presidency breaking down the 13th Article of Faith, great teachers and great presentation
• Believe , Hope, Endure - ending in the very personal story of one sister's dealing with a brain tumor
• Seeking  the good - 
• Being - leaving New York behind referring to church history experiences, and capped by one of my favorite stories from Voyage of the Dawn Treader and Eustace transforming from a boy to a dragon and then losing his dragon self
• The evening was capped by a quick summary and ice cream sundaes

A great day. A great activity