Materials
Slips of paper with the following words written on them, one word/phrase per piece of paper.
Lamb
Bread
Shelter
Fortress
Crown
Water
Rock
Banner
Shield
Vine
Light
Hiding Place
Alpha
Omega
Life
Cornerstone
Way
Foundation
Gate
Truth
Door
Stone
Word
Activities
Choose one of the following activities
1. Play a game of “What Am I?”
Give each child a …
Materials
Large sheets of Mah Jong Paper or butcher paper or white wrapping paper, dictionary, thesaurus, Bible Dictionary
Activity
We should all have special qualities as Christians. Some of the qualities are found in Colossians 3:12 Read it aloud. Discuss with the group what it means to “put on” or “clothe yourselves with” these qualities. How could a person do …
Materials
A clear plastic cup; a pitcher of water, a large bowl.
(Have the cup full of marbles, rocks, sand etc.)
Salted peanuts.
Activity
Allow the kids to enjoy the salted peanuts which will make them thirsty.
Would anybody here care for a drink?
I’ll fill this cup and then you’ll be able to have a nice drink.
Pour the …
Materials
Some delicious fruit
Activity
Pull out a piece of fruit, such as an apple, and begin eating it while you’re in the midst of your discussion. Continue your discussion as you normally would. Stop occassionally and tell the others how delicious the fruit you’re eating is! Then continue again with your discussion. After stopping and telling the others about …
Materials
Make a jello egg by making a small hole in each end of an egg using a needed or penknife. The hole can be about 1/2 cm in diameter. You can then blow through the other hole and empty the contents of the egg. Use some water to rinse the inside of the egg until the water exits clear. …
Materials
In the middle of your meeting room, lay out as many of the following items as you can find to be used as props: a packet of seeds, a flower, a pencil eraser, a pencil, a blank sheet of paper, several balloons, a fork, sandals or tennis shoes, a telephone, a newspaper, several pieces of wood bubbles, a dust …
Materials
A Rose (or other flower)
Activity
Show a beautiful flower to the children – talk about how fragrant and pleasing it is. Next bruise some of the rose petals and point out the thorns. Jesus Body was bruised for our iniquities and a crown of thorns was placed on his head.
Now Enlist someone to be a timekeeper and …
Activity
Designate one child as the shepherd. Blindfold him/her. The rest of the children are assigned the roll of lost sheep. They go hide somewhere in the room. Once they have selected a spot they cannot move. The blindfolded shepherd calls, “Lost sheep”. All the lost sheep have to answer, “baa”. When a shepherd finds one of the lost sheep …
Materials
A large crayon and plain white sheet of paper for each person. (thick crayons work best)
Activity
Give each youth a sheet of paper and a crayon. They have 10 minutes to collect 10 “impressions” of the meeting area. Impressions are made by placing the paper over an object such as the carpet, a dor hinge, a keyhole, or …
Materials
A padlock and a key that turns it; a tin of food and a tin opener; a nut and a nut-cracker, various other items that go together.
Activity
Begin by showing the lock and asking what it can be used for. After receiving a few suggestions, begin to question whether they are correct. After all, a lock has no …