Create a Halloween lantern with stars for eyes, the Christian fish symbol for a mouth, and a cross for its nose. Then pass out the following poem (source unknown)
Jack O’ Lantern
I am a Jack O’ Lantern
My lights will shine so bright
For I’m a Christian pumpkin
My symbols tell what’s right
My nose is like the cross…
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:17-18
“Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”
Materials
Preparation
What to …
Game Description
Students will play a game to remind them that family is important.
Game Resources
You’ll need a Bible, dress-up clothes, and four paper grocery bags.
Optimal Group Size
Any size group.
Game Venue
Anyplace
Game Preparation
Place dress-up clothes suitable for a young child in one bag, for a teenager in another bag, for a mother in a …
Game Description
Students must find the tie that has been hidden in the room.
Game Materials
a necktie. You can also cut out a small necktie and color it.
Optimal Group Size
Any size group.
Game Venue
Anyplace
Game Preparation
None
Game Play
When the good Lord was creating fathers, He started with a tall frame. And a female angel nearby said, “What kind of father is that? If you’re going to make children so close to the ground, why have you put fathers up so high? He won’t be able to shoot marbles without kneeling, tuck a child in bed without bending, …
Game Description
In this game, children must remember the business trips of father’s going through the alphabet.
Game Materials
None
Optimal Group Size
Any size group.
Game Venue
Anyplace
Game Preparation
None
Game Play
Game Description
In this variation of “Mother May I?” Children ask Father rather than mother for permission
Game Materials
None
Optimal Group Size
Any size group.
Game Venue
Anyplace
Game Preparation
Establish start line and finish line.
Game Play
Game Description
Students must describe their Father to others to retrieve a photo of their father.
Game Materials
Photos of all the fathers of students
Optimal Group Size
Any size group.
Game Venue
Anyplace
Game Preparation
Instruct each student to bring a color photograph of his or her father to class. You might enlist the parents of smaller kids to …
Once there was a little boy who lived in the country. For bathroom facilities, they had to use an outhouse. The little boy hated it because it was hot in the summer, cold in the winter and stank all the time.
The outhouse was sitting on the bank of a creek and the boy determined that one day he would …