If all the sleeping folk will wake up,
If all the lukewarm folk will fire up,
If all the dishonest folk will confess up,
If all the disgruntled folk will cheer up,
If all the depressed folk will cheer up,
If all the estranged folk will make up,
If all the gossipers will shut up,
If all true soldiers will …
Materials
Icebreaker Description
In this icebreaker / crowdbreaker, youth will try to guess the identity of other youth by looking at their profiles.
Preparation
Set up the bright light so …
A family had a very beautiful vase that was a family heirloom. Their little girl had been told that “it is our family treasure.” One day there was a loud crash. The little girl began to wail. Her mother ran into the room and found her daughter crying and the vase broken. She asked her daughter, “what is wrong?”. “I …
A man and wife who are both fanciers of antiques, pottery and china enter a little china shop in Sussex, England. Their eyes single out a little teacup on the top shelf.
“May I see that?” he asked. “I’ve never seen a teacup like it. Its beautiful!”
But suddenly the teacup spoke! “You don’t understand…I haven’t always been a teacup. …
I found an interesting site for those of you more focused on children.
It called the Kid’s Sunday School Place and has fresh, creative Children’s Ministry resources, Sunday school lessons, Bible crafts, activities, object lessons, stories, skits, games, songs & much more. Looks like a lot of fun for children. Check out the site at http://www.kidssundayschool.com
MORE IDEAS? See “Creative …
Group Size: any number
Time: 5 minutes.
Applications: Vision, Goals, Objectives.
Materials
Pencil or Pen and sheet of paper for each participant
Activity
Say “You are going to now be given a test. Your performance on this test will determine your future in this organisation. I am going to give you a pair of words or phrases and you are …
ACTUAL PARENTAL EXCUSES received by schools
These are actual excuse notes from parents (including original spelling):
My son is under a doctor’s care and should not take P.E. today. Please execute him.
Please excuse Lisa for being absent. She was sick and I had her shot.
Dear School: Please ekscuse John being absent on Jan. 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, …
Old Testament Men Trivia – ©2002 – Ken Sapp
1.a Who is the oldest person in the Bible?
(Methuselah). Genesis 5:27
1.b For extra points, how old was he?
( 969)
2. Who was one of the fattest men in the Old Testament?
(Eglon, King of Moab). Judges 3:17-23
3. Who put on a goatskin disguise?
This smooth-skinned man tricked …
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 …