I hope your summer was great. I hope to post some ideas and lessons learned over the summer from camp, assignments, campaigners, etc. In the mean time, the Fall semester is upon us. In my area school started this week and I have been meeting and catching up with leaders […]
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We were having an all you can eat Taco Bell club (at Taco Bell). As if that wasn’t good enough, I talked to some guys about making a video to promote it. Not only did it help the guys, some of whom had only been once to YL, but they […]
Our school just had their Prom. What better to do than a Mock Prom! Have people come in hideous outfits. Get a punch bowl, a backdrop for pictures (I got one a a party store for $5) and a disco ball and you are all set. Enjoy! Mock Prom Club
Need an alternative to club for the end of the semester or during the summer before camp? We did an all-area Putt Putt tournament and it was super-duper. We worked out a deal with the local goofey golf place for $4 per person. We charged $5 for kids and free […]
Here are two more clubs for your junior highers. Again, these come from my super smart and organized YL friend Amber. Dive In Movie Club Grosser than Gross Club
At our club we use a video projector every week. It adds to the setup and work but it has some nice benefits. We normally brings a Playstation and the kids play games before club, especially during our brief team meeting and prayer before club. One game they play is […]
Junior High clubs can be a different beast all-together. My motto with WL is, "choose for them when you want them to spend their energy or they will choose to when you don’t want them to." Embrace their energy! My friend Amber passed along some WL Clubs you can use […]
Plain. Simple. Yellow Club. Kids wore yellow to school and to club that day. Bang! Yellow Club. Yellow Club
I really like how this blog is coming together, and I’ve received a lot of positive feedback. But there is one element that hasn’t evolved yet. Sharing of ideas and resources. There have been some very helpful comments, but I’d like to hear from you more! CONTEST: Send in your […]
We decided to celebrate everyone’s birthday this week at club. We convinced everyone that Monday was their birthday. I was on campus and kids were saying, "Happy Birthday Sean!" I even heard kids saying it to each other. It definitely created some hype around campus. You can see the attached […]
Last Monday we did Toilet Paper Club. It was a shorter club, then we Tee-pee-ed our rival high school. We asked each student to come with one or two rolls of toilet paper and camo gear. The other club let us get them for a few minutes and then ran […]
Check the target Did you hit your mark? Ask for feedback. Ask key kids too. It is wise before your talk to to ask an experienced leader to listen carefully, and time the talk also. Ask for constructive feedback. You will get a bunch of "great job" and "way to […]