Materials
1. Pumpkin
2. Cold -cooked spaghetti
3. Candy

Materials
1. Several Carved pumpkins with different size mouths or with different size holes in the top.
As an alternative, have a watermelon seed toss on a hot summer afternoon. Cut off the ends of the watermelon. Hollow it out and then pit it back together with toothpicks. Carve funny faces in the watermelons as you would a pumpkin.
2. Small Bean Bags (Referred to as Pumpkin seeds / or watermelon seeds)
3. Place the pumpkins on a bale of hay or cloth covered table some distance from the participants.
4. Choose one of the discussion ideas below… Choosing only one will keep everyone focused and create a more powerful object lesson.

In Athens, Paul was disturbed by the culture around him. (Acts 17:16). But instead of coming against it, he used things from that culture to present the gospel. (Acts 17:22-31).

Materials
Variety of masks

Icebreaker Activity
On adhesive name tags or white printer labels write the names of famous masked characters. Write a name on each nametag. As people enter the room, put the nametag in the middle of their back (without showing them what is on it). Their goal is to figure out who they are by asking a series of yes/no questions. Each question must be asked of a different person.

I love these creative puzzles. They are so much fun for youth and adults alike. They make wonderful icebreakers and fillers for youth meetings. Here is one example of hundreds of such puzzles which you can find on the site below.

Can you guess the answer?

Materials
A variety of scary Halloween masks

Activity
Put on the various masks and make threatening gestures.
Are you afraid of me?
What about this one?
Why are you afraid / not afraid?

Use this activity as an alternative to Halloween celebrations to redeem the occassion for God!

Materials
Candy in the following colors: Yellow, White, Black, Green, Red

Setup
1. Form two teams and assign each team one or two colors of candy. You can have as many teams as you have colors of candy.
2. On the floor at one end of the room, unroll a several foot long strip of paper towels.
3. Spread the candy randomly over the entire length of paper towels
4. Have the teams line up at the other end of the room.

A three-year old put his shoes on by himself. His mother noticed
the left shoe was on the right foot. She said, “Son, your shoes are on the wrong feet.” He looked up at her with a raised brow and said, “Don’t kid me, Mom. I KNOW they’re my feet.”
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Materials
1. A couple small round pumpkins about the size of a bowling ball
2. Use a knife or cutter for apple cores to cut finger holes in the pumpkins similar to those on a typical bowling ball (A Thumb, index finger and middle finger should fit in the holes.)
3. Empty plastic bottles filled with a little water and the screw top replaced (up to 12 bottles). More water will make them more difficult to knock over. Adjust the difficulty to suit your group.
4. Level outdoor ground surface area about 10 feet long and 3 feet wide.