The story goes that some time ago, a man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold Christmas wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became infuriated when the child tried to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the little girl brought the Christmas gift to her father the next morning and said, “This …
Thanksgiving holidays has passed, though a thankful heart continues throughout the year. Now comes the Christmas Rush…. Do yourself a favor and slow down a little and take some time to enjoy the season as we celebrate the birth of our Savior.
By now, many of you are starting to plan your Christmas activities. I know because there has already …
“The man who forgets to be thankful has fallen asleep in life.”
Robert Louis Stevenson
Holiday Collection
Games and Activities in Celebration of common Holidays.
Creative Holiday Ideas has over 300 pages of ideas to help you plan your next New Year’s Day, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Halloween or Fall Festival, and Thanksgiving event. If you’ve ever wondered …
The phrase “Give Thanks to the Lord” is found throughout the scriptures.
In Psalms the phrase “Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever” is found in numerous verses…. (see Psalm 106:1,7; 107:1; 118:1,29; 136:1; 1 Chronicles 16:34)
We usually thank others for things they do, but God is worthy of thanks because of His …
These are just couple of simple ideas of activities you can play at your next harvest festival or Halloween Alternative event.
1. Guess the weight of a pumpkin
Have the party guests guess the weight of a carved pumpkin jack-o-lantern. The person closest to the correct weight wins a prize!
2. Guess the Candy
Have the party guests guess the …
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Toss the candy into a Halloween Jack-o-lantern pumpkin and if it lands inside, you get to keep it!
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In this relay, participants will try to replace the missing pieces that have been removed from their team’s pumpkin. It can be used as party game for your October 31st Halloween alternative, for a harvest festival, or a Halloween carnival.
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Use this game about a mummy as part of Halloween Alternative or as an introduction to the story of Lazarus.
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Several Rolls of Toilet Paper (One or more for each team)
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Even if you don’t want to be involved with Halloween, you’ll want to grab at least one of those plastic or paper Halloween skeletons for this object lesson / game.
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Purchase one or more plastic skeletons commonly found during the Halloween holiday season. You can also use a paper skeleton that is already cut into parts or …