Materials
Clothespins – These are the spring loaded clips used to attach clothes to a pole so that they do not fall. As a substitute you can use colored stickers or the paper clips that are spring loaded.
Activity
Give every person two clothespins as they enter. When everyone has their clothespins, tell them you’re giving them two minutes to …
During World War II, a US marine was separated from his unit on a Pacific island. The fighting had been intense, and in the smoke and the crossfire he had lost touch with his comrades.
Alone in the jungle, he could hear enemy soldiers coming in his direction. Scrambling for cover, he found his way up a high ridge to …
There was a couple who used to go to England to shop in the beautiful stores. This was their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. They both liked antiques and pottery and especially teacups. One day in this beautiful shop they saw a beautiful teacup. They said “May we see that? We’ve never seen one quite so beautiful.”
As the lady handed it …
Materials
Bring in a variety of plants, flowers, etc. You can also bring in various vegetables and fruits. Buy two small plants. Water one to make it green and full of life. Let the other one dry and shrivel up.
Activity
Ask youth to identify the different plants if they can. What fruits do they produce? What is their purpose? …
Materials
Paper, pencil and blindfold for every two students.
Activity
Break into pairs for a sheep drawing contest. Give one person in the pair some paper and a pencil. This person is the artist. The other person is the shepherd. Blindfold the artists. The “shepherd” can give verbal instructions to the artist but he may not touch his body or …
“This life.. is not righteousness, but growth in righteousness, not health but healing, not being but becoming, not rest, but exercise. We are not yet what we chall be, but we are growing toward it; the process is not finished but it is going on. This is not the end but it is the road; all does not yet gleam …
Materials
Various objects from the store with the price tags on them.
Activity
Divide the class into several teams. Then display one of the items but with the price tag concealed. Each team must try to guess the price of the item without going over. The closest team to the actual price is rewarded a token, a one cent coin, …
In 1909 a woman named Sonora Smart Dodd thought of the idea of a day to honor fathers while listening to a Mother’s Day sermon. She wanted a way to let her father, William Smart, know how special he was to her. William Smart, who was a Civil War veteran, was widowed when his …
Materials
Collect several sets of clothing items worn by fathers. Some possibilities include a large jacket, work boots, work cloths, a tie, a belt, a hat, etc. Divide youth into several teams of equal number of participants. If a team is short designate someone to go twice.
Activity
Provide one set of clothes to each team. The team must race …
When I was:
Four years old: My daddy can do anything.
Five years old: My daddy knows a whole lot.
Six years old: My dad is smarter than your dad.
Eight years old: My dad doesn’t know exactly everything.
Ten years old: In the olden days, when my dad grew up, things were sure different.
Twelve years old: Oh, well, …