2016 Youth Theme Poster Printable

Today I am sharing this FREE printable of the 2016 Youth Theme for Latter-day Saint youth.  I made it to display in our Young Women's room throughout the year.  We will recite it each Sunday in the hope that by the end of the year each girl will have it memorized!

This would also be a great way to incorporate the principle of "ponderizing" into your family's life. Just print and put on the fridge!

I got my poster printed at Costco as a 16"x20" poster board. Have you ever bought one of their poster boards? They are of an impressive heavy, quality plastic and cost about $15.  My Costco takes less than 24 hours to have it ready! 

I saw a similar poster to this on Etsy as part of printable set for sale.  However, the one on Etsy did not have the words to the scripture on the board; it only had pictures. I wanted both, so I made my own design.  I hope your youth enjoy it!

Click link below to access downloadable file:

FREE 2016 "Press Forward" Theme Printable

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2016 Youth Theme Candybar Wrappers

Each year The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has a scripture-based theme for the youth program. I am so excited about this year's theme, from 2 Nephi 31:20, 

 “Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: Ye shall have eternal life”

I love the feelings of hope and action that this scripture evokes.  It was hard to be a teenager 20 years ago. I know it hasn't become any easier today. In an effort to keep this scripture at the forefront of the minds of the Young Women in our youth program, we decided to give them these theme-wrapped candy bars for their birthdays this year. 

These would also be great to give out at New Beginnings, Young Women in Excellence, or as a welcome gift to new Beehives.  

These are sized for a regular, flat-shaped (approx 2" x 6")candy bar such as Hershey's, Mr. Goodbar, or Nestle Crisp. I went with the Nestle Crisp bar because it has the foil-edged wrapper, which looks nice sticking out the ends of the new wrap. 

Links to FREE PRINTABLES of these wrappers can be found below. 

2016 Youth Theme Candybar Wrappers 1

2016 Youth Theme Candybar Wrappers 2


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DIY Sleep Mask College Student Send-off Gift

When I left for college a few years back, someone gave me a sleeping mask and earplugs. I remember my dad saying, "Oooh good! That will come in handy!"  I didn't grasp what he meant until I had lived in my new dorm for about a week. I soon learned a fact of college life: Night time doesn't mean sleeping time.  But I wanted to sleep! I had early classes or an early job to get to every day, and I often woke up even earlier to work-out. I was SO GRATEFUL for the sleeping mask and earplugs I was given!

So when I saw this tutorial for a reversible sleep mask from Behind the Seams Sewing, I thought it would be a perfect gift for some gals I know who are heading out into the world of dormitories, lectures, and libraries. 

The tutorial includes a link to this simple pattern from Instructables that you can print out on one regular sheet of paper at home. I used some extra fabric I had for the outside, and white felt for the inside.  For the band, I used 1/4 inch elastic. 

With all gifts, but especially simple ones, I believe presentation is of utmost importance, so I am sharing a cute printable I made using the Rhonna Designs app to give with the sleep masks. 

Go HERE to download this free printable.  I sized mine in Publisher to 4"x 4" so it would fit just right on the top of the bags I used.

I found some earplugs at my local hardware store for 49 cents/ pair, because what good is a dark room if it is still noisy??

And finally, I used some long, clear party bags (found HERE on Amazon) to package up each sleep mask and earplug set with the printable poem stapled to the top of the bag. 

I wrote a personal message to each recipient on the back of the card. It is great to be able to give something useful, and if it can be homemade, you can truly make it a gift from your heart! 

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