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Creative Youth Ideas
Camp Bible Study Series
"Who Do You Say that I AM?"
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Easter Collection
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52 of the World's Best Icebreakers applied to Spiritual Truths
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Creative Scavenger Hunts
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More than 50 Scavenger hunts including lists, rules, riddles, step by step instructions and MORE!
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Whale of a Tale
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Bible Studies based on the book of Jonah
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The Great Adventure
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Western themed Bible Study Series
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More than 200 Christmas Ideas (360 pages)
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April 30, 2006

The Leader and his Reading

Excerpts from J. Oswald Sanders pertaining to a spiritual leader and reading. (more)

Barriers to Effective Communication

Listing of some common communication problems. (more)

Beggar King

love God and love others. (more)

April 29, 2006

Empty

Materials Wrap up several empty boxes in bright, attractive wrappers. Try to use boxes that look like things that are easily recognizable and that the group would enjoy. Activity 1. Hold up the items one by one and ask... (more)

The 7 Cries of Today’s Teens

The needs of todays youth. (more)

April 28, 2006

Bang-Bang Your Dead!

Elimination game to help you learn each others names (more)

April 27, 2006

I Took a Piece of Plastic Clay

We mold the heart of children as they grow. (more)

Youth Workers Survival Kit

ideas for a gift pack for your youth workers. (more)

April 26, 2006

Creating a Climate of Cooperation with your Youth Leaders

Cooperate serves as an acrostic of ways to cooperate. (more)

Youth Personality Types

Explanations of the eight common personality types of youth (more)

Dream Vacation

Youth will share a little about themselves as they choose a dream vacation that reflects their life goals. (more)

April 25, 2006

Just for Laughs

Youth will learn a little about each other as they share experiences that have caused them to laugh. (more)

Success vs. Fruitfulness

Is there a difference between being fruitful and being successful? (more)

Weather Report

This is a good crowdbreaker to use at events or meetings that have been forced inside by inclement weather. (more)

April 24, 2006

Build a Burger

Youth will divide into groups of various sizes to introduce themselves to each other. (more)

24 Things To Always Remember

You are special (more)

April 23, 2006

Types of Scavenger Hunts

Brief descriptions of the more common types of scavenger hunts. (more)

Poison

how you treat others is exactly how they will treat you. (more)

April 22, 2006

Waterbeds

How often are we mistaken about things and discover our reactions were a worse situation than the original circumstances. (more)

Bob

Use this icebreaker to allow youth to quickly learn each others names. (more)

April 21, 2006

Animal Kingdom

Youth will identify themselves with an animal the most reflects some aspect of their personality. (more)

April 20, 2006

Story of Your Name

Everyone has stories, often fascinating ones, based around their names. Use this icfebreaker to learn about the names of people in your group. (more)

April 19, 2006

The Bathtub

It doesn't hurt to take a hard look at yourself from time to time. (more)

Walking the Walk

Does your life make others want to know the Gospel? (more)

Wealth, Success, and Love

With love comes a multitude of blessings (more)

April 18, 2006

Long for the Longing

Are we longing for God? (more)

Memos from a Child

Little notes about what a child really needs. (more)

April 17, 2006

A Penny

Do we truly trust God for everything? (more)

April 16, 2006

Easter Collection E-Book

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

The Cross or Hell?

God gave us a choice of heaven when he died on the cross for us. (more)

What's inside?

The disciples were surprised that the tomb was empty. (more)

Easter Eggs

The customs and traditions of using eggs have been associated with Easter for centuries. (more)

Uneasy

Do you feel uneasy when it comes to religion and spirituality? (more)

The Gospel According to a Tea Bag

Use a tea bag as an object lesson to tell the story of Christ's crucifixion and resurrection. Its the Easter message for children and adults. (more)

Easter Quiz

How much do you know about the Easter Story? (more)

April 15, 2006

Easter Caroling

It's like Christmas Caroling, but use songs for Easter. (more)

Life is Stronger

Life is stronger than death (more)

April 14, 2006

Tale of Three Trees

A traditional American folktale of three trees that bore Christ. (more)

I Am the Cross

The story of Christ's Crucifixion as told by the cross on which he hung and died. (more)

April 13, 2006

Guess the Jelly Beans

Can you guess the Jelly Beans in the Easter Jar? (more)

Keep Your Fork

Easter reminds us that the best is yet to come. (more)

Egghead

Will you be the one with a raw egg cracked on your head? (more)

April 12, 2006

Tearable Easter Rabbit

How well can you tear a piece of paper into the form of the Easter Bunny? (more)

The Night Before Easter

Easter variation of the "Night Before Christmas" (more)

April 11, 2006

The Opposite of Dead

Life is found in the resurrection. (more)

Easter Sign-up

Be the first to get someone to sign your list for each of the Easter characteristics, or to have the most names before the time is up. (more)

April 10, 2006

Toothless Easter

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

The History of Hot Cross Buns and Good Friday

Celebrate the Easter tradition associating Hot Cross Buns with Good Friday. (more)

April 09, 2006

Three Days

Do you know the whole easter story? (more)

Easter Hoax

Use this Easter icebreaker to find out a little about each other and link it the fact that Christ's resurrection was no hoax. (more)

April 08, 2006

The Carpenter

Monologue about the builder of the cross on which Jesus was crucified. (Courtesy of www.DramaShare.org) (more)

Top Easter Artist

How well can you draw the crucifixion scene without looking? (more)

Easter Freeze Frames

Youth create key scenes from the Easter story in feeze frames. (more)

April 07, 2006

The Rich Family in Church

How rich we are when we have Jesus! (more)

Easter Balloon Race

Have a balloon race and then use the colors of the Baloons to tell the Gospel / Easter Story. (more)

April 06, 2006

Which One Will Win?

Do you feed the good or the bad in your life? (more)

Easter Pictionary

How well can you draw items related to Easter? (more)

April 05, 2006

Whenever It Breaks

How often in life do we take preventive measures? (more)

Jelly Bean Relay

Can your team remove all of its colored jelly means first? The color of the Jelly Beans can be used as a gospel presentation. (more)

April 04, 2006

Joining the Army of the Lord

Are you in God's service? (more)

Compassion

A centurion tells his tale at the crucifixion of Christ. (more)

On the Physical Death of Jesus Christ

A medically and historically accurate account of the physical death of Jesus Christ. (more)

April 03, 2006

What Do You Think?

It's not enough to simply know what Jesus said and did. (more)

Easter Card Puzzle Relay

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

April 02, 2006

You Find What You Are Looking For

Your expectations of life will determine your outcome (more)

Even Eagles Need a Push

Those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. (more)

Easter Egg Spoon Relay

Place the egg on the spoon and run to the opposite end of the room and back without dropping it. (more)

April 01, 2006

Empty Chair, The

Jesus is always with us. (more)

Easter "Who am I?"

Match the fun fact with the person (more)