Beach Ball Goals
Beach balls are great for the beach, but you don't need to be at the beach to play these games. The final game explores both personal spiritual goals and goals for the church youth group.
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Flying Disc-iples
These games are all played with a flying disc which also goes by the brand name 'Frisbee." Supposedly the name was derived from the Frisbie Pie Company whose round metal pie tins were used as toys by Yale University students. Over time the metal edges would become sharp so plastic versions were created in the 1940's. Fred Headrick is credited with creating the modern day frisbee in 1967.
Broken Water Balloons
You can't have summer without at least one water balloon fight. Water Balloons have a purpose - to be filled with water. As God's creation each of us also has a purpose. Pascal said that all men were created with a God shaped vacuum - an emptiness in our lives only GOD can fill. When we try to fill that emptiness with things other than the Living Water, we will always feel empty. We will always be thirsty.
Frozen Chosen?
Beat the hot days of summer with a frozen T-shirt contest for your youth. The objective is simple - Unfold a frozen t-shirt and wear it. But it's not quite as easy as it sounds. It can be played as a team effort or you can have one frozen tee for each youth. Add a few additional ice games to get things moving before you have the final T-shirt thaw.
An Overflowing Cup
"My cup runs over." A cup is used quite often in the Bible to represent a person's fate, a person's destiny. The cup could be one of blessing or of judgement. Is your cup empty? Half full? Overflowing? In a place where water was scarce an overflowing cup implied abundance. This weeks lesson is great for summer in that the youth will get a little wet while learning about what is means to be filled to overflowing with the blessings of God.
Spiritual Sponges
The main purpose of a sponge is to soak things up. When you squeeze a sponge, whatever is inside comes out. Both of these characteristics of a sponge provide metaphors for our hearts. Some of us have hard hearts and unlike a sponge, things just stay on the surface and never affect us while other have receptive hearts to God. When we are under pressure, we truly get to see what is in a person's heart. These games are great for a little wet time during the hot summer and provide a nice illustration for the condition of our hearts.
Watermelon Seed Christians
Watermelons are almost synonymous with summer - cool, refreshing, and great on a hot summer day. Watermelons can also be used for a variety of fun, and sometimes messy games, though the cost could be a bit prohibitive for some youth groups. Here are a variety of games using watermelons as well as some ideas for spiritual lessons using this popular summer treat.
Shoe Shuffle – Walking with Christ
We often talk about a person's walk with Christ. That's because the feet tell us two very important facts about someone: where one is standing and which way someone is going. A firm stand and a consistent walk are both traits we admire in other Christians. This Object Lesson uses shoes as a reminder of the need for youth to walk daily with Christ.
String Connections
Almost everyone has some string lying around the house. Most often, string is used to connect things. As such, the string games below can be used to introduce a great object lesson on being connected to Christ and others.
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What You Need
- Lots of string
Games Using String
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Bubbly Christians
Everyone loves soap bubbles - Preschoolers, Children, Youth and Adults. They gleam and sparkle in all the colors of the rainbow. They float along and drift in delightful and unexpected ways. They come in all sizes and shapes, and can be caught or set free, alone or connected. But one thing is true of all bubbles. There will come a time when each bursts and is forever lost. Bubbles do not last forever. They remind us to focus on this things that last forever.