For Night of Excellence this year the girls chose the theme "Search for the treasure within" and wanted to use a "pirate" theme as well.
Our invitations were placed in bottles and made to look like an old treasure map
For our program we kept it pretty short and sweet. Each of the presidency took a few minutes to speak on 1. what is our treasure 2. how do we find it 3. what do we do with it once we've found it.
Then they (parents and YW) were divided into team and given their first clue for their treasure hunt. The clues were the scriptures given in the PP book under each value. We had 8 rooms decorated in the value color and a treasure chest on a table with a treasure they took with them. Also on the table was their next clue. They went from room to room collecting their treasures and then ended up back in the RS room for the end of our program and refreshments.
Each class took a few values and were responsible for decorating their table and figuring out the treasure that went with it.
Faith
for the treasure we did light bulb vases
Divine Nature
The treasure here was a little tiara
Knowledge
The treasure here was a little thing of Smarties
Integrity
Virtue
Good Works
Choice & Accountability
Individual Worth
This was our display table where the girls put out what they have been working on for the year
These are the treasure boxes the girls took with them to fill with their treasure
And our refreshment table
At the end of our program we had a special treat for the YW. I'm sure you've all see the videos out there of YM singing "You don't know your beautiful" for the YW, well we had our YM do the same and the girls absolutely LOVED it!!! We had to watch it twice it was so good.
It turned out to be a really fun evening and one I hope the girls will remember for a long time.
The treasure chest on the tables in the rooms and the mini treasure chest were all found at Oriental Trading.
