50 Simple Ways to Make Your Visiting Teaching POP!

50 balloons were hung around Sister Rogers' yard, each one containing a VT idea from below on a piece of paper inside the blown-up balloon.  Sisters were invited to "pop" a balloon and then read aloud what was on their paper.

1 - Smile and go out of your way to say “hi” at church.

2 - Give her a hug.

3 - Remember her birthday and other holidays.

4 - Give her a phone call to just chat.

5 - Send an email.

6  - Show interest in her children.

7 - Show interest in the things that are important to her.

8 - Talk to her about her likes and hobbies.

9 - Attend something she is involved in.

10 - Invite her and her family to your house for dinner or FHE.

11 - Take her to breakfast or lunch.

12 - Take a freezer meal to her.

13 - Go for a walk or jog together.

14 - Help her with yard work (planned or unplanned).

15 - Take out her garbage cans the night before trash pick-up.

16 - Make extra goodies when you bake and take her a plate.

17 - Plan to go grocery shopping on the same day.

18 - Offer to pick something up at the grocery store when you go.

19 - Ask her for advice with something she is good at.

20 - Share your favorite recipes with her.

21 - Support her kids’ activities.

22 - Offer to help her with plants/pets/garbage cans/mail while she is on vacation.

23 - Watch her children while she is running errands.

24 - Offer to take children for her to have an evening out with her husband.

25 - Work on gardening plans together.

26 - Plan a craft day with her and possibly other sisters.

27 - Plan a game night.

28 - Make time to talk to her and get to know her.

29 - Do/learn family history together.

30 - Invite her to join you at the Humanitarian project day.

31 - Share a Mormon Message or other inspiring video with her via email.

32 - Send her a cute Instagram text message.

33 - Grab an extra jar/pkg of a storage item (TP, jam, salsa, etc.) if you see it on sale.

34 - Take her a General Conference goody basket.

35 - Take her some fresh veggies from your garden.

36 - Make sure she has carpooling arranged for the school year.

37 - Sit with her in Relief Society or Weekday activities.

38 - Pray for her and her family.

39 - Take a scripture or thought on a pretty piece of cardstock.

40 - things she tells you in confidence, a secret.

41 - Tell her she is incredible, because she is!

42 - Rave about her behind her back; tell others about her good qualities.

43 - Live in such a way that the Holy Ghost can prompt you.

44 - Remember her on Fast Sunday.

45 - If she’s worried about a messy house, just meet outside and don’t insist you go in.

46 - Offer to help with laundry and ironing.

47 - Arrange a play date with all the sisters you visit for mom and/or kids.  Play is for all ages J

48 - Be a shoulder to cry on.

49 - Work on food storage planning together.

50 - Write your own visiting teacher a note of appreciation.