Creative Youth Ideas: December 2005 Archives

Church Garden

How does your garden grow? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 06:52 PM | Link | Comments (1)
Category: Teaching Illustrations
Average: 2.65 (72 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: garden, church, plant

Posted by Ken Sapp at 03:07 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Teaching Illustrations
Average: 3.10 (71 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: busyness, time management, poetry, meditation, contemplation

The Impossible Dream

With God you can acheive the impossible. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 10:34 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Inspiration
Average: 2.68 (76 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: impossible, dreams, belief, faith, perseverance, endurance

Billboards

If God were to send us a message today, what might it be? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 10:02 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Teaching Illustrations
Average: 2.84 (79 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: billboards, messages

Bertoldo de Giovanni

We have nothing to do with how much ability we've got, or how little, but with what we do with what we have. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Teaching Illustrations
Average: 3.21 (78 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Ability, Talent, art, sculpture, Michelangelo

New Year's Time Capsule

Celebrate the previous year and create a fun activity for the next by creating a time capsule. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 02:00 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Creative Teaching Ideas
Average: 2.95 (84 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: New Year, memories, trends, change

January

New Year is a time to loko back and a time to look forward! (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Devotional
Average: 3.04 (74 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: January, New Year, Looking Back, Looking forward!

Change the World

Change must begin with oneself. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 10:31 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Food for Thought
Average: 2.94 (82 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: New Year's Resolutions, change, New Year

New Year's Resolutions

Can you guess the resolutions and goals for the new year? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 05:13 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.96 (81 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: New Year, New Year's Party, New Year's Resolutions, Party Games

New Year's Pictionary

How well can you draw items related to the New Year? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 01:48 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.97 (71 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: New Year, Party Games, New Year's Party

Aquarium Sharks

If we stay in our comfort zone we will never achieve our full potential. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:21 AM | Link | Comments (3)
Category: Teaching Illustrations
Average: 2.59 (79 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: growth, stagnant, complacency, fish

Barbershop Salvation

Saved by Grace? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Humor
Average: 2.84 (79 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: salvation, security of Believer, Grace, Barber

Drawing the Line

How do we handle the areas of right and wrong where we are unsure? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 10:16 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Creative Teaching Ideas
Average: 3.05 (75 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: decision making, taking a stand, grey areas, choices,

The Bird Cage

Jesus Christ, the Son of God, paid for your release, your freedom from Satan's trap, with His own life, on the cross at Calvary. The door is open, and anyone, whom Satan has deceived and caged, can be SET FREE. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 10:56 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Teaching Illustrations
Average: 2.84 (70 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: sin, Satan, captive, sacrifice, Easter, atonement, cross, crucifixion

Top 10 Sayings of Biblical Mothers

If Biblical mothers were to speak today! (more)

Double Trouble

The Body of Christ, like the human body, was meant to work together in unity. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 09:51 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Creative Teaching Ideas
Average: 2.94 (78 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: teamwork, unity, care, love, help, friendship, cooperation

Twas the Month After Christmas

The tastes of Christmas can bring more than just Christmas cheer. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 08:37 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Humor
Average: 2.75 (73 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Food

Christmas Collection eBook

Get the Creative Youth Ideas: Christmas Collection eBook (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 11:52 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Announcements
Average: 2.98 (86 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games and Ideas

A Final Visit From Saint Nicholas

A humorous variation on the classic: Visit from St. Nick, also known as The Night Before Christmas (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 11:15 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Humor
Average: 2.93 (86 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Chirstmas Jokes, Poetry

Merry Christmas From The Legal Department

limited Christmas wishes by the legal department. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 08:51 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Humor
Average: 2.91 (82 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: christmas, lawyers, legalism

Twas the Night Before Christmas

Clement Clarke Moore famous original (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 03:09 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Teaching Illustrations
Average: 3.03 (88 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas, Santa, St. Nickolas

Twas the Net before Christmas

Night before Christmas for Computer Nerds (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 10:04 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Humor
Average: 2.92 (78 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas, Humor

Politically Correct Night Before Christmas

The Night Before Christmas for those who want everything to be politically correct (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 07:43 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Humor
Average: 2.91 (77 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas, Humor

Twas the Night Before Christmas for Moms

One of God's greatest gifts is mothers. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:02 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Humor
Average: 3.03 (76 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Mother, Mom, Christmas

The Gift of the Wisemen

The wisemen gave Christ the greatest gift (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:01 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Devotional
Average: 2.99 (78 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas, gifts, giving, worship

Christmas Boggle

How many words can you form from the letters? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 06:49 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.93 (74 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday games

They Followed the Star

The star was something new. It was something unusual. It was something surprising. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 10:45 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Devotional
Average: 3.07 (76 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas, obedience, following God’s guidance, the journey

Christmas Stocking Scavenger Hunt

Can you find all the hidden Christmas Stockings? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:02 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 3.06 (71 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games, Scavenger Hunt

Christ, Born in Me

What difference does it make that Christ was born so long ago in Bethlehem, if he be not born in me? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (1)
Category: Devotional
Average: 2.82 (77 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas, obedience, God’s purpose, yielding to God

Best Christmas Pageant Ever

The Herdmans understand what the Christmas story is all about. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 10:36 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Devotional
Average: 2.71 (90 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas, Giving, Worship, Change

Christmas Limbo

Playa Christmas version of the classic Limbo game. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 08:20 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 3.03 (78 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games

Christmas Memories

The meaning of Christmas is found in the relationship. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 08:13 AM | Link | Comments (1)
Category: Devotional
Average: 3.06 (72 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas, relationship, fellowship

Christmas Scavenger Hunt

Christmas scavenger hunt list ideas for your youth group activity. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:24 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.85 (79 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games, Scavenger Hunt

Christmas Alphabet Game

Can you identify the correct Christmas items? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:17 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 3.14 (83 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games

Christ Was Born for All People

Use this object lesson as a reminder that Christ was born as a gift to everyone. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Object Lessons
Average: 2.89 (88 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas, Light of the World, Body of Christ, Christ Came for All

Praise God for Christmas

The infinite God became a finite child and the Savior of the world. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 09:53 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Teaching Illustrations
Average: 2.94 (83 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas, Incarnation, Birth of Christ

Sesame Street Christmas

God became one of us! Immanuel, God with us! (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 09:37 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Food for Thought
Average: 2.88 (80 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas, Incarnation

Blind Snowman

How well can you draw a snowman? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:29 AM | Link | Comments (1)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.64 (92 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games

Toothless Christmas

Facial contortions without laughter make this game a fun Christmas game. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 03:03 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.87 (83 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games

Can This Be Christmas?

Where is Christ this Christmas day? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 09:05 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Teaching Illustrations
Average: 3.05 (81 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas

King and Father

God cares for his people constantly. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:42 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Devotional
Average: 2.84 (74 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas, Devotion, Father

Santa Dress Up

Who makes the best Santa? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.92 (73 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games, Santa

A Christmas Story

This Christmas Joke is very punny! (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 09:19 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Humor
Average: 2.95 (85 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Jokes

Christ Has Come, the Light of the World

Christ has come, the Light of the world, and accomplished all we could not. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 06:20 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Food for Thought
Average: 2.72 (81 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas, Christ, Light

Christmas Forward and Backward

Can you make it around the circle to win? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 04:03 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Icebreakers
Average: 2.96 (84 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Game, Holiday Game

He Knows My Name

God is interested in the tiniest things in the world. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:23 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Teaching Illustrations
Average: 3.04 (82 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Gift, God's care and concern

Santa Beard Relay

Relay race using cottonballs stuck to the chins of youth. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 08:10 AM | Link | Comments (2)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.83 (78 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games, Relay Race

20 Ways To Confuse Santa Claus

Humorous look at some of the Christmas traditions involving Santa. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:08 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Humor
Average: 2.86 (87 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas, Santa Claus

Christmas Tinsel Relay

A relay race using Christmas Tree Tinsel. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:01 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.81 (84 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games

PC Christmas Wishes

Christmas wishes in the age of political correctness. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 09:06 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Humor
Average: 2.90 (86 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas, Lawyers

Be It unto Me According to Your Word

Let us rearrange our lives around the Savior. As Mary did! (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 01:23 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category:
Average: 2.82 (77 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas, obedience, God’s purpose, yielding to God

Christmas Taboo

Can you get your team to say the chosen words in the time limit without using the taboo words? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:12 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.95 (87 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games

Would You Like to Hold Him?

Gather around the manger. Smell the hay. Don't worry about getting cleaned up. That's why Jesus came. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 11:08 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Devotional
Average: 2.84 (88 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas, Shepherds, Salvation

Cajun Night Before Christmas

The Lousiana Version of the Night Before Christmas. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 08:47 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Humor
Average: 2.92 (99 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas, Humor

If Jesus Were Born Today

What would happen if Christ were to be born in the modern world? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 10:15 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Food for Thought
Average: 2.92 (83 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas, Incarnation

Find Jesus

Are you observant enough to find Jesus? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (1)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.80 (80 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games, Wisemen, Magi

Christmas 10 Commandments

Some worthy things to remember for the Christmas season. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Teaching Illustrations
Average: 2.81 (73 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas

PC Christmas Carols

Titles for Christmas Carols, now Politically Correct. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 09:30 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Humor
Average: 2.84 (85 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Carols, Humor, Christmas Songs, Caroling

Please Come In

God will not turn us away. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 02:08 PM | Link | Comments (1)
Category: Teaching Illustrations
Average: 2.88 (77 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas, Innkeeper, Nativity

Ordinary

Christmas reminds us that Christ has always brought joy to the ordinary, peace to the weary, and hope to the lowly. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 08:31 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Devotional
Average: 2.64 (85 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas, Ordinary

Christmas Meltdown

How slowly can you melt the ice cube? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 08:14 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.86 (73 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games, Ice

Why Evergreen Trees Never Lose their Leaves

You may not have much to give, but what you have may make a big difference in the life of another. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:25 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Teaching Illustrations
Average: 2.98 (93 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas, Giving

The Night Before Christmas in Texas

The night Before Christmas, Texas Style! (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:15 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Humor
Average: 2.91 (81 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas, Santa, Humor

Christmas Snowflake Race

Use bubbles as an alternative to snowflakes in this relay style Christmas game. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.91 (80 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games

Like a Stable

Sometimes Christians seem far nearer to the animals than to Christ. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 09:34 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Food for Thought
Average: 2.77 (78 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas, Nativity, Stable, Animals

Four Men in a Sleigh

Can you remember who is who and get everyone in your team in the sleigh? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 11:08 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.81 (80 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Icebreakers, Holiday Games

Tearable Christmas Tree

How well can you tear a piece of green paper into the form of a Christmas Tree? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:30 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.59 (81 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games

Joseph's Lullaby

Joseph talks to the Christ Child. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:13 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Teaching Illustrations
Average: 2.86 (78 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas, Joseph, Carpenter

Christmas Confusion

Be the first to complete the tasks and get the signatures. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.90 (84 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games

Name that Christmas Tune

Can you name the Christmas tune? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 10:46 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 3.16 (79 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Carols, Christmas Songs, Caroling, Christmas Games, Holiday Games

Little Town of Bethlehem

In the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 08:48 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Devotional
Average: 2.95 (78 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Bethlehem, Christmas, Christmas Star

Snowball fight II

Can you tell who threw it? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 08:20 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.81 (74 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games

The Stranger

Do your friends and family know the true meaning of Christmas (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:17 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Evangelism Ideas
Average: 2.46 (78 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: True Meaning of Christmas

Christmas Envelope

Gift a gift to someone who really needs it this Christmas. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Teaching Illustrations
Average: 2.96 (81 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Gift, Christmas Presents

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

Which couple can eat the candy the quickest without using their hands? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 09:45 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.72 (79 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games

Christmas Invitation

Christmas is the Birthday party for the Savior of the world. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 02:00 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Teaching Illustrations
Average: 2.94 (82 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas, Christ's Birthday

Christmas Twister

Play a classic game of twister replacing the colored dots with Christmas symbols. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 08:33 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.61 (82 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games

Christmas Gift Unwrap

Can you unwrap the present before someone else takes your place? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 3.07 (83 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Gift, Christmas Games, Holiday Games

Make Room For Jesus

Will you make room for Jesus this Christmas by making room for others? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Devotional
Average: 2.84 (92 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Story

Christmas- What Do You Hold?

Can you identify common Christmas objects by touch? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.82 (90 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games

Christmas Twenty Questions

Can you discover the object within 20 questions? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 10:43 PM | Link | Comments (1)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.85 (75 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games, Questions

Is There a Santa Claus?

A supposedly Scientific examination for the existence of Santa Claus. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 09:47 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Humor
Average: 2.78 (82 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Jokes

Top Christmas Artist

How well can you draw a classic Christmas scene without looking? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 08:09 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.89 (90 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games

Do-it-Yourself Snow Man

Give youth a variety of items to build a Christmas Snowman. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 08:20 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.73 (90 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games

Christmas Elf

Youth work in pairs to wrap a gift with an interesting twist. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:12 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.63 (75 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games, Gifts

Mighty God

All men, no matter how powerful and righteous, need a Savior. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:08 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Devotional
Average: 2.91 (81 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Devotion, Savior, Mighty God

Christmas Card Toss

How good is your aim at tossing Christmas cards? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.81 (90 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games

His Name At The Top

Is your Christmas list complete? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 10:19 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Teaching Illustrations
Average: 2.85 (87 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas, gifts, Jesus

Rudolph Dodgeball

A Christmas version of a common tag game called "Catch the Dragon's Tail" (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 09:21 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.85 (86 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games, Christmas Party Ideas

Christmas Candy Relay

How well can you collect the right color of Christmas candy for your team? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 04:09 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.82 (77 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Relay race, Holiday Games

Mary's Song

Mary glorified the Lord, and rejoiced in God her Savior. So should we. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:42 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Devotional
Average: 2.81 (89 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Mary, Christmas, God's Word, Scripture, Bible

Place Jesus in the Manger

A Christmas variation of Pin The Tail on the Donkey (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 10:10 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.83 (87 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games

Why Jesus is Better than Santa Claus

Jesus rather than Santa is the reason for the season. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 09:51 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Teaching Illustrations
Average: 2.77 (80 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas, Santa

The Christmas Tree

Christmas was when Christ tooks something ugly and pathetic (sinful man) and made us beautiful. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Teaching Illustrations
Average: 2.73 (81 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas, tree, change, transform

Christmas Tree Ornament Relay

Try this Christmas Tree decorating relay for your Christmas party. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 11:16 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 3.04 (81 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games

Christmas Questions

Youth try to get others to smile by asking crazy questions. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 11:11 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.61 (80 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games

Christmas Hoax

Use the Christmas icebreaker to find out a little about each other. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 07:16 PM | Link | Comments (1)
Category: Icebreakers
Average: 3.05 (81 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Icebreaker, Crowdbreaker

Stable Light

A quiet night, in stable light, Christ came into the world. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 10:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Teaching Illustrations
Average: 2.62 (81 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas, Bethlehem, Birth of Christ, Christmas Poem

Christmas Card Puzzle Relay

Pop the balloons to get the puzzle pieces and be the first to assemble them correctly. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 08:30 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.64 (87 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games

Christmas Pass the Parcel

Will you be the one to get the Christmas Gift? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.79 (90 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas gift, Christmas Games, Holiday Games

A Question Answered

Keep on asking questions of God but don't forget to listen to God's words directed toward you. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 11:14 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Devotional
Average: 3.03 (91 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Devotion, Incarnation, God with Us

Twelve Days of Christmas

Youth act out the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 06:31 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Music
Average: 2.82 (82 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games, Music

Wiseman Wiseman Wiseman, Jesus

A Christmas variation of the classic Children's game "Duck, Duck, Goose" (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 10:38 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.66 (77 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games

Sniffing for Candy Canes

Santa lost his candy canes in the snow and has asked his reindeer to sniff them out. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 08:20 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.79 (82 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games

A Great Light

Take a moment away from all the hurry associated with Christmas and relight your candle by going to the Source! (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:12 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Devotional
Average: 2.88 (84 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas, Light, darkness

Scattered Nativity

Can you locate all the pieces of the nativity scene? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.94 (80 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games, Christmas Party Ideas, Scavenger Hunt

Christmas Gifts for Those who Have Everything

What you should buy for those who have everything, is... (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 09:22 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Food for Thought
Average: 2.61 (92 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas, Gifts, Giving, Needs

Santa Hat Game

Don't be the last to remove your hat! (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 09:13 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.86 (79 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games

Christmas Sign-Up

Get people to sign your list if the Christmas statement is true for them. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 05:00 PM | Link | Comments (1)
Category: Icebreakers
Average: 2.84 (86 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday games, icebreaker

What's in the Christmas Stocking?

Can you identify common Christmas objects by touch? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 01:35 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.65 (81 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games

Christmas Gift Exchange #2

There are many different variations of the gift exchange at Christmas. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 08:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.80 (89 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Gifts, Gift Exchange, Christmas Games, Holiday Games

Christmas Gift Exchange #1

There are many different variations of the gift exchange at Christmas. This is the most common one for me. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 07:56 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.66 (83 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Gifts, Gift Exchange, Christmas Games, Holiday Games

Christmas Photo Scavenger Hunt

This is a photo scavenger hunt where participants must take a snapshot of the entire group that satisfies each description in the list. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.90 (92 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games, Scavenger Hunt

Wisemen Followed the Star

Use this as an introduction to the wisemen who looked for the star in order to find Jesus. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 10:58 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.76 (83 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games

Christmas Snowball Fight

Have a classic snowball fight with snowballs that don't melt! Great for a Tropical Christmas! (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 08:42 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.86 (87 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games

Things Not to Say When Hanging the Lights

Did you know that hanging lights on a Christmas tree is one of the three most stressful situations in an on-going relationship? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 08:19 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Humor
Average: 2.76 (82 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Jokes, Holiday Stress

Christmas Stocking 3-Legged Race

A normal three legged race, except a Christmas stocking is used to bind the two legs together (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 01:28 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.69 (85 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games

Christmas Symbol Exchange

Use this game based around Christmas symbols to see who is the "Scrooge" and who has the "Christmas" Spirit. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 08:20 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.72 (83 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games, Christmas Symbols

Christmas Scents

Can you identify the contents of the container by its Christmas scent? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.71 (79 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games, scents, Christmas Smells

1 Corinthians 13 for Christmas

1 Corinthains 13 rewritten for Christmas. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Food for Thought
Average: 2.81 (89 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: The True Meaning of Christmas, Christmas Gifts

Christmas Carol Sing-a-long

Divide your youth into groups by giving them various Christmas songs to hum. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 10:30 PM | Link | Comments (1)
Category: Icebreakers
Average: 3.02 (92 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games, Icebreakers, Crowdbreakers, Christmas Songs and Carols

Christmas Card Puzzler

Use this activity as an icebreaker / crowdbreaker to divide your youth into teams at a Christmas Party. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 09:23 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Icebreakers
Average: 2.88 (78 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Mixer, Crowdbreaker, Icebreaker, Christmas Cards, Christmas Games, Holiday Games

Christmas Carol Pictionary

How well can you draw the common Christmas Carols in a classic game of pictionary? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 11:03 AM | Link | Comments (2)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.94 (87 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games, Christmas Songs

Christmas Freeze Frames

Youth will act out and photograph "freeze frames" of the important parts of the Christmas story. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 10:41 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Drama Ideas
Average: 2.73 (106 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas

A letter from Jesus

Do we celebrate the true meaning of Christmas? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 10:36 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Teaching Illustrations
Average: 2.88 (82 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Traditions, True Meaning of Christmas

Fractured Christmas Carols

No one can fracture a Christmas carol better than a kid. Unfortunately they sometimes get the words a little confused. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 09:44 AM | Link | Comments (1)
Category: Music
Average: 2.56 (88 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Carols, Songs, Singing

A Seussian Christmas

What if Doctor Suess retold the Christmas Story? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 09:39 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Teaching Illustrations
Average: 2.76 (92 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Story, Poetry

Advent Alphabet

Alphabetically listed are 25 items commonly associated with Advent and Christmas, one object lesson per day. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 09:22 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Object Lessons
Average: 2.70 (99 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas, Advent, Symbols, Traditions

Christmas Chocolate Bar Scramble

Santa must try to eat the chocolate candy bar before someone else takes over the role of Santa. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:20 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.94 (86 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games

Christmas Back to Back

This game humorously demonstrates the fact that many Christmas traditions have become distorted over time. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.61 (75 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas, Holiday Games, The Meaning of Christmas

Christmas Bingo

Use this Christmas variation of bingo for some holiday fun! (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 11:02 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.92 (92 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday games

Christmas Bedtime Stories

Being a kid again can be lots of fun especially when everyone else is being one! (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 10:53 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Creative Teaching Ideas
Average: 2.76 (78 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas story, Birth of Christ

The Holly and the Ivy

Holly is one of the traditional symbols of Christmas as indicated in this old english carol. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:47 AM | Link | Comments (1)
Category: Music
Average: 2.90 (84 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Legends, Christmas Traditions, Symbols of Christmas

Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly

While the use of holly is rooted in pagan lore, many Christian legends have developed over the centuries to the point that it is now linked with Christmas. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:11 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Teaching Illustrations
Average: 2.62 (89 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Legends, Holly, Christmas Traditions, Symbols of Christmas

Christmas Balloon Race

Let the air out of balloons so that they fly across the room in this relay race. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:03 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.81 (83 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday games

Christmas Balloon Bust

Hit the balloons toward your Team's Santa so he can pop them. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 11:58 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.76 (78 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games

Christmas According to Gabriel

Max Lucado imagines Gabriel's perspective of the incarnation of Christ and his message to Mary. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 11:46 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Teaching Illustrations
Average: 2.69 (78 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas, Incarnation, Baby Jesus, God's Plan

Candy Cane Tug

Don't break your Candy Cane! (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.83 (89 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games

Candy Cane Relay

Team members pass their canes to the end of the line and back again using toothpicks stuck in their mouths. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.83 (80 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games

Candy Cane Pick-Up-Sticks

Played like traditional pick-up-sticks, the objective is to remove one candy cane from the pile without disturbing the remaining candy canes. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 10:53 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.80 (82 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games

Candy Cane Horseshoes

Play a game of horseshoes using candy canes. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 10:49 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.87 (84 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games, Advent Season, Christmas Party ideas

Candy Cane Hockey

Play a game of hocky using candy canes. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 10:36 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.66 (89 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas Games, Holiday Games

Candy Cane Connection

Use this game to break your group up into pairs as a mixer. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 10:34 PM | Link | Comments (1)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 3.01 (81 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Candy Canes, Icebreakers, Mixers, Crowdbreakers, Christmas Games, Holiday Games

Blessings

Do we recognise the blessings around us? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 09:24 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Food for Thought
Average: 2.85 (94 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Blessing, thanksgiving

We Are the Reason

Jesus is our reason to live. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Music
Average: 2.99 (85 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas, Christ's Sacrifice

Blocks

When it seems like life is knocking us down, God is there to pick us up. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 01:59 PM | Link | Comments (1)
Category: Creative Teaching Ideas
Average: 2.84 (100 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Ups and downs, mountains and valleys, depression, mountaintop experiences, difficulties, triumphs

Focused on the Goal

Don't quit just before your goal is achieved! (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:34 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Inspiration
Average: 2.82 (77 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: focus, goals, objectives, failure

Golden Gift

Each of us as parents has been given a gold container filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Parents Ministry | Teaching Illustrations
Average: 2.89 (83 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: father, child, box, Christmas, empty, box, love, kisses, gold, gift, parenting

Legend of the Candy Cane

A candy cane can remind us of the true meaning of Christmas. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 11:02 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Object Lessons
Average: 2.74 (94 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Christmas, Candy Cane, Symbols, Christmas Legends, Christmas Traditions

A Mentor is like a Good Optometrist

Mentoring includes a process of looking into the life of another person and then teaching them to open their eyes and see what is there (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 10:55 PM | Link | Comments (1)
Category: Mentoring Youth
Average: 2.63 (84 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Mentoring, Discipleship, Guiding

Adventure Prayer

Use these imagined situations to help youth contemplate their prayer life and responses in praying for others. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:16 PM | Link | Comments (6)
Category: Creative Teaching Ideas
Average: 2.73 (124 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Prayer, Intercession, Supplication

Bible Passport

Traveling, through the Bible takes us to many wonderful places. We can travel through the promised land with Joshua, or wander in the desert with Moses. We can travel with Paul to Asia Minor and with Philip to see the Ethiopian. The Bible is like a passport to many places. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (1)
Category: Creative Teaching Ideas
Average: 2.75 (96 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Bible Study, Travel, Journey, Locations in the Bible

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