Materials
yellow, black, white, green, and red balloons
Game Objective
Using the air inside the balloons to propel them forward, move the balloon to the opposite end of the room and back.
Game Play
1. Divide the group into 5 teams – one team for each color of balloons.
2. Give each person an uninflated balloon of his /her team …
A Cherokee elder sitting with his grandchildren told them, “In every life there is a terrible fight – a fight between two wolves. One is evil: he is fear, anger, envy, greed, arrogance, self-pity, resentment, and deceit. The other is good: joy, serenity, humility, confidence, generosity, truth, gentleness, and compassion.” A child asked, “Grandfather, which wolf will win?” The elder …
Materials
1. A list of items commonly associated with Easter
2. A large sheet of paper, flip chart, or a whiteboard for each team. (Classified ads also work if you use a broad tip marker.)
Activity
1. Each team selects a person to draw.
2. The person leading the game showsthe first item on his list to all those who …
The story is told of a monastery in Portugal, perched high on a 3,000 foot cliff and accessible only by a terrifying ride in a swaying basket. The basket is pulled with a single rope by several strong men, perspiring under the strain of the fully loaded basket. One American tourist who visited the site got nervous halfway up the …
Materials
Large bag of Easter Jelly Beans and a roll of paper towels. Jelly Beans should be in equal numbers for each color.
Game Preparation
1. Form two teams and assign each team one or two colors of Jelly Beans. You can have as many teams as you have colors of Jelly Beans.
2. On the floor at one end …
The tale of the centurion
The sky was dark, gloomy, ominous.
A blackened canvas, awaiting a storm.
We had spit upon his face.
Blood and spit dripped down his body,
like rain off a tattered jacket.
He struggles to remain conscious,
His body is beaten, shredded, disfigured…
The braided whip, pieces of iron and stone, unleashed their fury.
Left behind–hanging …
Congressman Gary Franks (R., Conn.) recalls one thing he learned in college that was not on the curriculum:
I remember taking copious notes and listening to everything the teacher had to say in preparation for my first test at Yale. I looked at the exam and saw it was everything I had studied. I wrote the answers to the three …
Materials
Scissors, a set of balloons for each team (Different colors to distinguish teams), paper, marker and trash bag to hold balloons.
Game Preparation
Write an Easter Bible Verse on a piece of paper paper, then cut it up into a puzzle (The number of pieces will determine how many balloons you will need). Use the same number of pieces …
It is said that two kinds of birds fly over the California deserts: the hummingbird and the vulture. All the vulture can see is rotting meat, because that is all he looks for. He thrives on that diet. But the hummingbird ignores the carcasses and the smelly flesh of dead animals. Instead, he looks for the tiny blossoms of the
Even the greatest and most powerful have weak moments. At such times, they may need a push before they stretch their wings and fly.
Golden and bald eagles are among the largest and most powerful birds in the world. Eagles are symbols of strength, bravery and courage — and proud independence. But their independence must be learned.
As young eaglets, …