Etiquette
Contributed by: Lillyannc@AOL.COM
For our etiquette night dinner last
month we used a suggestion off of this list had showed to the kids the
"table manners" section of the video "Manners for missionaries." That
section is about 13 minutes long. It was surprising how the kids paid
attention. It is jammed with do's and don'ts. It is also surprising how
much my two sons who were there caught and remembered. As the youth
arrived we had the boys put their names in one cup and the girls names
were in another one. After the video we picked a name out of each cup
and they were partners for the dinner. (partners, not dates, as we had
all of the classes) They were to practice taking the boys arm, opening
the door for her, pulling out the chair for her and dinner conversations
that included everyone. We had an etiquette quiz for each table to talk
about the answers among themselves, but they had lost concentration by
then. That was ok. (Look for quiz at LDS.org website" The
link I was given no longer works. ag)
We had all of the youth leaders serve and taught them to serve from the right and
take from the left. It was a very successful activity.
We also had printed up flyers and given them to each of the youth to advertise the
activity. On the bottom we had RSVP. At the beginning of the
night we gave a mini candy bar to the few kids who actually called. That was effective
also.
Contributed by: Juline/AZ
We had a lady speak in our ward, and she had a
complete place setting, and talked about what each individual fork, plate, etc. was for.
Also what to
do with your gum, how to properly seat a young lady at the table, opening doors for her,
both in and out of the car, and in and out of a building. We
also had a big dinner with all the forks, etc. and place settings. The YM had to properly
escort the YW to the place at dinner. We had a leader sit
at each table, just in case the youth had questions or needed to help the conversation
along. It went really well and the youth really look forward to doing it each year.
Contributed by: Laurel, Northern Calif
We've set up tables with place settings for the youth to sit at and had a sister
come in to explain the gentlemen's duties (pulling out the chair for the girl, etc.) and
table etiquette; putting your napkin on your lap first, starting with the outermost
silverware and working your way in, how to get rid of an unwanted bite of food that's
already in your mouth, how to place your silverware to show the waiter you're done, how to
leave your napkin when you go to the ladies room, etc. Serving an actual dinner at this
activity is optional.
Activities
Mind Your
Manners
Home |
