*Holiday Craft Activity* - Examples of Crafts to be Made Nov. 10th

A great activity book filled with songs, stories, and prayers to help your family feel the holiday spirit.

A home-made cork mouse pad is a great gift for anyone who needs to liven up their computing experience!

A cute and festive block set to help your family countdown to Christmas.

A few ideas for making holiday hair bows.

More hair bow ideas for the little girl in your life.

Simple bow ties for the little man in your life!

Felt bow ties will dress up any little man's attire for the holidays!

A decorative magnet to brighten up any refrigerator!

Classy pendant necklace makes a perfect accessory for any outfit.

Remembering the birth of our Savior through a beautiful Christmas tree ornament.

Stamped candles make for a very festive holiday decoration.

*Holiday Craft Activity* - November 10th @ 10am to 2pm

Come join the Relief Society sisters for a fun-filled day of crafting! On Saturday, November 10th, Riverside Ward sisters will be gathering at the GP Stake Center to work on a variety of projects that will make amazing gifts for the holiday season. The list for each of the crafts (and the necessary supplies to bring or supplies available to purchase at the activity) can be found in the image below.  (Click on the image to enlarge for easier reading...)  

**As a bonus, lunch will be provided for participants and child care will also be available! Hope to see you there! :)

Christmas in July was a Success!

What a fun and uplifting way to spend a Saturday!  With Christmas music playing in the background and so many great Christmas gifts to make, we almost forgot that it was 75+ degrees outside and the middle of summer!  The grilled burgers and hot-dogs tasted great, as did the wonderful variety of sides and desserts. 

I forgot to take pictures of the final results of the crafts, but hopefully some of the sisters will be willing to share their finished products with us during a Sunday meeting in the near future :)  

Next time, we definitely hope to get more sisters involved (isn't this always the goal of Relief Society??), but the food was great, the company was wonderful, and the crafts all turned out amazing!  We have some very talented ladies here in the Rogue Valley :)  Thanks for all the hard work by the planning committee and thank you to everyone who made this event so terrific!

Christmas in July is Almost Here

Only a few more days until the "Christmas in July" Relief Society crafting event at the GP Stake Center.  Feel free to invite friends and if you (or someone you know) needs a ride to the event, please e-mail us at RiversideWardRS@gmail.com so we can help make transportation arrangements.  Can't wait to see you all there!

Crafting Details for July 9th Activity

Here are all the measurements and details regarding the crafting activities for the Christmas in July! RS event.  Please, don't forget to sign up for which crafts you'll be doing and don't forget to bring a side dish or dessert for the BBQ if you plan on attending that as well.  Thanks and we look forward to seeing you there!

"Sausage" Pillowcase

• Bring washed and trimmed (squared edge) contrasting fabric 44-45 inches wide
• 27" for the body 
• 10" for the cuff
• 2" for the trim

Children's Tutu

• Scissors
• Ruler or measuring tape
• 4 yards of tulle in any color or various colors (3 yards for baby)
• 20" of elastic for waist (or strechy adult head band) or measure your child's waist beforehand

Hand Bag

• Pins
• Ruler
• Thread
• Scissors
• Sewing machine (some will be provided, but will be shared)
• 2 contrasting cotton fabrics (1 yard of each: 2 pieces - 14"x30" & 1 piece - 7"x28")
• Loop with button enclosure or velcro

Tote Bag

• Cut and bring: 1/2 yard of 54" wide home decor. fabric for outside of tote (Cut 2-13"x15" front, 1-8"x13" bottom, 2-8"x15" sides)
• Cut and bring: 2/3 yard of 54" wide contrasting home decor. fabric or canvas for inside of tote (Cut 2-13"x15" front, 1-8"x13" bottom, 2-8"x15" sides, 2-4"x52" handles)

Advent Candle

• ~$1 per candle (to be paid for at activity)
• Paints should be supplied

Picture Block

• ~$2-4 per block  (to be paid for at activity)
• Bring own 4"x4" pictures (Either printed professionally or by laser jet printer b/c ink jet pictures smear)
• Stamp pad ink for coloring the edge of block (optional)

Birthday Calendar

• ~$3 per calendar  (to be paid for at activity)
• Scrapbooking paper is optional b/c there will be some provided
• Scissors, stickers, stamps, or hole punches also optional

Summer Fun with Relief Society!

The Riverside Relief Society has two exciting activities coming up in the next couple of weeks that we'd love for you all to attend!  Now that summer is here, we know that schedules get busy with traveling and family events, so don't forget to make time for yourselves and enjoy the upcoming activities:


June 28th (Tuesday): RS Temple Baptisms @ the Medford Temple

• Session prep starts at 6:00pm, session will begin at 6:30pm
• Carpools:
• Grants Pass is meeting at the Stake Center @ 5:15pm
• Rogue River is meeting at Umpqua Bank @ 5:30pm
• Please sign-up if you'll be joining us and if you can help with the carpools 

July 9th (Saturday): Super Saturday - Christmas in July! @ the GP Stake Center

• 10am-3pm 
• Craft instruction at 10:30am and 1:30pm
• BBQ/Potluck lunch served between 12pm and 1pm
• Crafting Activities:
• Tote and Hand Bags 
• Bring pre-cut fabric
• Children's Tutus 
• Bring tulle and elastic bands
• Picture Blocks
• Blocks provided ($)
• Bring pictures (4x4) professionally printed or laser-jet printed (no ink-jet print outs, the ink will run!)
• Advent Candles
• Candles and paint provided ($)
• Pillow Cases
• Bring pre-cut fabric
• Birthday Calendar
• Calendars provided ($)
• Bring favorite scrap-booking material for decorating
• Please sign-up before July 7th for the crafts you would like to make and indicate how many you'd like to do of each. Also, if possible, please sign up to make a side dish or a dessert for the potluck portion of the BBQ.

*Reminder* 

You don't need to be a member to attend Christmas in July!  So bring along your friends and take advantage of this great missionary opportunity.

*Note*  Sign-up sheets are passed around during church, but you can also sign-up via our Facebook event pages or by e-mailing RiversideWardRS@gmail.com