Speed Friendshipping invitations
April 20, 2009
It’s that time again for what’s becoming an annual church activity for our Relief Socity: speed friendshipping!
The concept is the same as speed dating. We spend a couple of minutes chatting with someone (we will have some questions prepared ahead of time, just to get the conversation going) until a timer goes off. Then, everyone switches partners to begin a dialogue with a new person.
The setup:
We held this in the Relief Society room to make the space feel more intimate. Long tables were placed in a U-shape with chairs on both sides. The tables were covered with a paper table cloth and we taped down paper arrows on one side of the table. This was to give the sisters sitting on that side of the table the direction to shift over to the seat on their right once the timer went off. The sisters sitting across from them remained stationary.
As for food, it was an after-dinner activity so we just had bowls of yummy snacks all along the table so everyone could snack and chat.
Some of our ice-breaker questions:
What do you consider to be your strongest character traits?
What traits or habits do you wish you didn’t have?
Do you believe people can change?
What do you consider to be the most important world events of your lifetime?
Do you think life now is harder or easier than when you were young?
What are you most proud of?
What are your hidden talents?
When was the last time you peed your pants?
At school, what were you like?
What were your hobbies as a kid?
How long did you date your husband before kissing him?
What TV show do you currently love?
How old were you when you moved out of your parents home?
Who makes you laugh the hardest and why?
A favorite movie or book?
What was the best trip you ever took?
If you could go somewhere you’ve never been, where would it be?
What are five things you couldn’t live without?
What’s the bravest thing you have ever done? The scariest? The dumbest?
What would I be surprised to learn about you?
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Great idea! I will store this away for the next time I am in RS!
You gals do the cutest, funnest things!
this is an awesome idea!
As a newbie to my ward, this idea fascinates me! I’ll have to pass it along!!
This is such a brilliant idea! I love it!
Would you allow me to use this invitation? We are planning a speed-friending event for September 22nd. I LOVE your ideas…. beautiful inspiration for my calling. Thank you!
I’m hoping you will let me use this invitation, too! You are amazing! I am floored with your talent! Do you mind telling me what computer program you use to create your graphic designs? Do you have certain websites you get your clip art from, or does it come in a program?
Love this idea! Did you spend the entire time speed friend-shipping or did you have a lesson of some kind? I have a feeling you came up with some really great questions, do you mind sharing?
I would love if you could share what you did at your activity, this sounds like what i am looking for, we our planning for next year and we have several new sisters in our ward that we would like to do a get to know you night and this sounds perfect for us. I’m on board with the last comment, do you mind sharing?
I love your invitations! Im doing a Christmas activity about Pres. Monsons talk about a train and I really love this invitation. I would really love to use it for our upcoming RS christmas activity. Could I use it? Do you share?
Wondering the same thing…hoping to do this activity this month, do you share?