Description
Use this creative object lesson as a surprising illustration to kids that God looks at our heart, not our appearances. It can be used on any occasion or as a children’s sermon, but with a reference to tombs, and masks it also serves as a fun lesson for an alternative to Halloween.
Materials
Cupcake mix, cotton balls, cupcake cups, …
PARTY TIME
Get about 30 people to wait in your living room. When trick-or-treaters come to the door, say, “Come in.” When they do, have everyone yell, “Surprise!!!” Act like it’s a surprise party.
TIME TO FIX IT
Get everyone who comes to the door to come in and see if they can figure out what’s wrong with your dishwasher. …
Game Description
Youth will take part in a learning simulation experiencing what it is like when gifts are not appropriately utilized as a blessing to all members of the body of Christ. Makes a great activity for a Halloween Alternative or for a creative Bible Study lesson.
Game Materials
ROUND 1: You’ll need a Bible and several large bags of …
A man was walking home alone one night when he hears a “BUMP…BUMP…BUMP…” behind him. Walking faster, he looks back, making out an image of an upright coffin banging its way down the middle of the street towards him… “BUMP…BUMP…BUMP…” The man begins to run towards his home, and the coffin bounces after him faster…faster… BUMP…BUMP…BUMP. He runs up to …
WARNING: There is some risk of injury with this activity and as such it is only suitable for older youth. NOTE: For a safer variation, cut a pumpkin yourself for each team. Try to cut them in the same pattern, Then simply allow the kids to put them together.
Game Description
Youth will cut up pumpkins and then try to …
Arguments AGAINST Halloween
Game Description
Messy game based upon the common Halloween adage :
“Trick-or-treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat.”
Game Materials
Materials
Large pumpkin and a carving knife.
Object Lesson on Prayer
{cut off top of pumpkin}
Lord, open my mind so I can learn new things about you.
{remove innards}
Remove the things in my life that don’t please you.
Forgive the wrong things I do and help me to forgive others.
{cut open eyes}
Open my eyes to see …
Theme
When the light of Jesus, shining through us flickers and goes out because of sin in our life, Jesus’ death can restore that light.
Materials
One pumpkin, ready to carve, sharp knife, candle for inside of pumpkin, matches
Procedure
Have children offer their suggestions on how to carve a face in the pumpkin. Proceed to carve a mouth, nose, …
Once upon a time, there was a little orange pumpkin named Perky. One day he looked around in the pumpkin patch and saw that all his friends were orange. He thought he would like to be some other color. So he sat up proud and said, “I’m a pumpkin round and fat, (make a round shape with hands) and I …