Materials
String and a piece of candy for each two persons. (Polo mints with the hole in the center works well.)
Activity
Have two contestants face each other. Have a long piece of string with a candy of some sort tied to the exact middle. Put each end in a contestants mouth. Say go and the contestants will pull the …
Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid; one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.
Build me a son whose wishbone will not be where his backbone should be; a son who …
Any game that involves elimination of members can be used to teach about persecution. Check out the “games” book at my website www.vanishingcookies.com/kensapp for more ideas.
As a simple elimination activity, you might also place several peices of paper in a bag or box containing characteristics. Some possibilities are:
* Wearing red
* Wearing sneakers
* Wearing spectacles
* Wearing …
Materials
You’ll need a Bible and five large bags of candy.
Activity
Take five students away from the rest of the group, and explain to them how the game works. For smaller classes you might have only two or three assistants. Be sure that the other kids cannot hear your instructions to the five. Tell each of them you are …
Materials
Several sheets of paper or newsprint for each student. Tape
Activity
Ask students to write one thing they are troubled about on each sheet of paper. They can also write something that concerns them, worries them, or gives them difficulty. They might write “grades,” “family,” or “friends.” Anything that upsets or discourages them is acceptable. Tell them to NOT …
Materials
Find an inflatable version of a globe. If you cannot find an inflatable globe, inflate a blue balloon and use a permanent marker to draw outlines of the continents. A globe that is beachball size would be wonderful.
Activity
With one of the above you can play a game of dodgeball. In a sense, dodgeball is a game of …
Supplies
You’ll need chairs. Form a large circle with enough chairs so that everyone but one person has a place to sit. Pick one person to stand in the middle, and ask everyone else to take a seat.
Activity
The object of the game is for the person in the middle to pick a seated person and ask him or …
Materials
A bag full of ‘ordinary’ things, chosen because they have nothing significant or special about them; AND Bible verses related to salvation inside a brown envelope at the bottom of the bag.
Activity
Tell the children you have brought along some things to show to them. Pick up your bag and bring out the items one by one, with …
Activity
Ask the kids if the following people need to be saved?
First, only say the first half… then after a dramatic pause, and perhaps some “no’s” from the audience, add the second half! (Works great drawing it on a whiteboard too!)
1. Guy swimming in the ocean?
(no?) add a shark!
2. Girl driving in car?
(no?) add a …
Materials
Various Fishing Lures/bait for different types of fish, fishing pole or net (no hooks for safety’s sake.)
Activity
A fishing line by itself won’t catch fish. Even a hook by itself isn’t going to ctach fish. Have youth try to identify the hook/bait to catch different types of fish. The youth that correctly matches the most lures with the …