Easter Forward and Backwards

Materials
List of actions, Chairs in a circle, one chair per person.

Game Play
1. Sit everyone in a chair and then give instructions for participants to follow. Instructions should be related to Easter.

2. If someone is in the chair you move to, just sit on his or her lap. You can stack people three or four high.

3. The first person to make it all the way around the circle wins. Have youth to take note of the chair they start in before you begin calling out situations.

Sample Phrases
"If you have on a cross, move forward 1 chair"
"If you ate an egg today move back 3 chairs"
"If you have been on an Easter Egg Hunt, move forward 2 chairs"
"If you have been to a sunrise service move forward 2 chairs."
"If you have 30 silver coins in your pocket, move back 3 chairs."
"If you have ridden a donkey move forward 1 chair."
"if you have heard a live rooster crow move backward 3 chairs."
"If you are wearing perfume move forward 1 chair."
"If you are wearing purple move forward 1 chair."
"If you have accepted Christ move forward 1 chair."
"If you are wearing a pastel color move backward 1 chair."
"If you eat the ears first from chocolate easter Bunnies move backward 1 chair."
"If you have eaten a Hot Cross Bun move forward 1 chair."
"If you are wearing new clothes move foreward 1 chair."
"If you have read the Easter Story in your Bible today move forward 2 chairs."
"If you gave someone here an Easter Card move forward 1 chair."
"If you attended a Good Friday Service move forward 1 chair."
"If you are wearing ribbons move backward 1 chair."
"If you have eaten Jelly Beans today move forward 1 chair."
"If you have thanked God today for his sacrifice on the Cross move forward 1 chair."
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