We are planning on doing a "Beehive Conference" this year. Our stake has never done this before but we thought it would be neat to get all the girls in the stake together since they don't get to participate in youth conference. Here's a copy of our tentative plan:

Possible themes:

	"Bee Happy"
	"Bee The Best You Can Bee"
	"Bee Smart"

Date: Saturday (for about 3-4 hours) January or March?

Mini Classes:

Babysitting Clinic: Basic do’s and don’ts for babysitting, mini first aid, display or have girls actually make a "babysitting kit" (a box they can fill with some fun stuff for kids)

Etiquette Class: Basic things like eating, chewing gum, sitting, posture, setting a table and using the right utensils, being polite, etc.

Hair/Skin/Make-up: Maybe have a hairstylist come and do some very basic make-over. Have a person talk about good skin & hair care, good grooming (bathing!), using little make-up, etc.

Cooking or Craft Class: teach a real basic class for 1 or both. Maybe cream puffs or a simple pie recipe. For the craft, something simple and in expensive.

Meet all together with girls at first. Maybe have a really short speaker/introduction of theme and mini-classes. Divide girls in 3-4 groups depending on how many classes there are. The classes could be 20-30 minutes long. After all of the rotations are done, have them meet in cultural hall for a light lunch (dessert could be the class they made!) and maybe a fashion show????

Laurel Projects:

Have 1 or 2 YW put together a "modest" fashion show to music.

Have 1 or 2 YW put this whole thing together! (Plan the lunch, prepare it, get the speakers, invitations, publicity, etc.)

Contributed by: Darla in Ohio cabeclan@skyenet.net

I had to write and share that we just held a Beehive conference this past weekend and we did exactly what you described. Same workshops and everything. We had Beehives on the tables made from large jute rope and fall leaves scattered on around the hives. We put gold bee lapel pins in the hives and then let the girls each take a pin home with them. Our day turned out so well.

Our theme was "Bee Bee-utiful". I felt really strongly that our Beehives needed this too. They don't participate in many stake activities and need to feel included and special. We had a marvelous dinner and special music. One of our laurels did a fashion show for her Laurel project. We felt good about the event. This was the first time this had happened in our stake, at least the first that I know of, but we are planning to have it annually.