WELCOME YOUTH GROUP

SNACKS + DRINKS

- Vanilla wafer cookies
- Mini powdered doughnuts
- Dixie cups of apple juice
- Mini sandwiches cut into triangles
- Goldfish crackers in plastic cups
- Cupcakes with pastel frosting and sprinkles

PLAYLIST

- Flood - Jars of Clay
- Dare You To Move - Switchfoot
- This is Your Life - Switchfoot
- Who I Am Hates Who I've Been - Relient K
- Call on Jesus - Nicole C. Mullen
- Big House - Audio Adrenaline
- Shine - Newsboys

ACTIVITIES

- Decorate plain youth group T-shirts with puff paint & fabric markers.
- Friendship bracelet making - letter beads that spell "FAITH" or "BFF."
- Pass around a Lisa Frank notebook to write "prayer requests" or silly confessions.
- VeggieTales DVD playing in the background.
- Polaroid corner with props: big felt Bibles, choir robes, fake angel wings.
- Write "What I'm Thankful For" on pastel index cards & hang them on a corkboard.

Blessings Board

Leave a blessing, kind thought, or sweet prayer

(This is just for show - submissions don't save!)

I'm thankful for my besties and sunny days at church camp

God is good all the time!

Shoutout to the youth group sleepover for being iconic

My grandma's hugs and rainbow Bibles

Bible Verse of the Day

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."

Philippians 4:13

*This verse helped me when I was feeling down after cheer practice *