Fathers are wonderful people too little understood,
And we do not sing their praises as often as we should …
For, somehow, Father seems to be the man who pays the bills,
While Mother binds up little hurts and nurses all our ills …
And Father struggles daily to live up to ‘HIS IMAGE’
As protector and provider and ‘hero …
There are quite a few creative ideas for Father’s Day on the website. Some are listed below:
Father’s Day Stories
Build Me a Son
Dream Car
Poem for Moms and Dads
My Father
The Origin of Father’s Day
Father’s Day Games
Father’s Day Relay
Searching for Dad
Who’s Father?
Holiday Collection
Games and Activities in Celebration of common Holidays.…
Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray my sanity to keep.
For if some peace I do not find,
I’m pretty sure I’ll lose my mind.
I pray I find a little quiet
Far from the daily family riot
May I lie back–not have to think
about what they’re stuffing down the sink,
or who they’re with, or …
There are quite a few ideas for Mother’s Day on the website. Here is a quick list for those of you looking for ideas:
…Materials
Paper and pencils for each group of youth
Activity
Have a competition between teams of children to name as many things as possible that are associated with love. Based upon these lists have kids form a definition of “true Love.” You could also make a list of things on your own (like those listed below) and play a game …
Materials
* Tennis ball (small ball)
* newsprint and a marker.
* A Bible.
Activity
1. Form kids into circles of 10-20 people.
2. Ask each group to sit in a circle.
3. Explain that you’re going to toss the ball to someone across the circle.
4. The receiver is to pick out another person across the circle that has …
Game Materials
Newsprint, or two whiteboards and markers
Youth Create a wacky love letter, one word at a time.
Game Play
1. Tell the groups that they as a team will be writing the best love letter they know how.
2. Line each team up in a single file line and one at a time write one word of their …
Game Materials
Chairs for youth arranged in a circle.
Game Objective
Can you get someone of the opposite sex to smile?
Game Play
1. This is a “lose when you smile” game.
2. Everyone sits in a circle and one person is “it” in the center.
3. The goal of the person in the center is to get someone of …
Game Materials
Cut out hearts, pencils.
Game Objective
Match the fun fact with the youth
Game Play
1. Pass out a heart to each youth.
2. Have each youth write their favorite color, movie, book, food, animal, etc. and name on one side of the heart.
3. Put all the hearts in a bowl.
4. A leader pulls one heart …
Game Materials
1. A cheap, rubber-tipped bow and arrow or dart gun for each team.
2. Heart shaped or red balloons
3. Straight pins
4. Slips of paper
Game Objective
Youth must pop balloons with cupid’s arrows and correctly piece together a love poem or scripture verse.
Game Preparation
1. Stick a straight pin carefully through the rubber tip so …