Explain that pairs will race back and forth together between the walls, each time adding a balloon to carry between them until they have all six balloons— in a certain order. Have kids wash their hands and then sit at a table. Place one toothpick into a marshmallow, and place it in the center of the table. Choose one child to start. He or she will connect a marshmallow and toothpick to the original ones, add- ing to the structure.
Start the timer. The person to the left will add to the structure. Play continues around the table until everyone has added to it. Ask kids to say positive and encouraging things as kids add to the building. After everyone has had a turn, stop the timer and allow time for kids to admire their results. Then let them try again and see if they can improve the building and their time. Say: Building this structure is like how we encourage our friends.
When we encourage others, we want it to be real and genuine so we build sturdy friendships. We want to encourage our friends to build them up, not tear them down. Have kids scatter throughout the room. Explain that when you play music, kids will skip around the room. When the music begins again, kids continue skipping around the room. In each match-up, kids try to find a different song they all like. Get creative with the match-ups; you might call: toe, pinky finger, heel, knuckles, elbow, or crown of the head.
Avoid body parts such as nose or chest that will create discomfort. Then ask:. Michael Capps is a longtime Group contributor, self-proclaimed child at heart, poet, author, and consultant who makes his home in the beautiful mountains of North Carolina. Looking for more ministry games? Here are a few options we suggest if you need something special.
You can teach children how to encourage others. Kids need to be encouraged and encourage others! Kids need to see how God has given them talents and skills — to glorify Him. But in the process I thought it would be cool to have them do this by focusing on others. Perfect for a icebreaker of sorts for your next ministry event? Try these ideas to get the students engaged and excited. These are guaranteed to ramp up excitement.
The only supplies are accessible household items, so they are easy to prepare and of no cost to your ministry. You also want the crowd to heap encouragement on the player, so lead the students likewise. If you sense a child is not going to make it in the designated time period, help them out.
More challenging matches can be interspersed for adults to win or lose the sillier the better. Have fun! Make the most of your summer ministry opportunities. Send some advanced notice for parents to bring clothes that can get wet. These are the special events the kids will be talking about for years to come. Print this list for VBS, church camp, or school field days. Most are easy to plan with only a few supplies from the dollar store and of course water.
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We believe adding some fun elements is essential to keep students coming back and inviting their friends. In other words, building up your outreach starts with making sure those attending now have a great experience.
Bible Superheroes The children will race to dress as superheroes while carrying a Bible. Bible Trivia Here are some true or false questions of moderate difficulty to use for playing many Bible trivia games. Bible Turkey Hunt A fun Thanksgiving game for kids that involves patience, teamwork and using the Bible.
Build And Protect The children will have fun completing a challenging task as a team. Burden In life, we will encounter burdens. In this game, you try to give your burden to somebody else. Carry The Treasure! The children will work together to find and gather coins to offer to God. Changes, Changes Not A game that introduces children to God's unchanging attributes.
Character Chase Fast paced action as children chase the names of Bible characters. Choose Your Treasure What would you do with a hundred dollars? Kids discover the difference between earthly and heavenly treasures while having a little fun. Christians Quest 1 - The Books First Sunday school game in a series designed to help kids memorize the books of the Bible. Christians Quest 2 - The Apostles The second Sunday school game in the series, designed to challenge the children's knowledge of the twelve Apostles.
Classmate Christmas Bingo A fun game to help the kids discover how their classmates celebrate the Christmas holidays. Crucifixion Or Resurrection? Desert Venture Like the Israelites wandered in the desert for 40 years, this Sunday school review game will have the children going forwards and backwards until they reach their destination.
Doors To Blessings Children complete a verse from the Beatitudes with what's behind one of three doors. Drop It! Egypt Rescue The children will race to rescue the twelve tribes of Israel from Egypt. Father, Son, Holy Spirit Fun for kids of all ages, where recognizing the three persons of the trinity keeps you in the game.
Fill The Jars A fast-paced game that introduces children to the first miracle performed by Jesus. Finding God's Will Through a simple game, children find the importance of finding God's Will for their lives. Finding Hope In this free Sunday school game, children will search for words to learn that perseverance comes with hope. Finding Something Special The children will discover that the Bible is our most special possession. Football Game Use this popular sport to help the kids review what they have learned.
Freedom Race The children will race to throw water balloons to learn about gaining freedom from sin. Go And Tell The children will listen to hints and guess the places. God's Plan Children match Bible characters with the plan God had for each of their lives. Greater Than Gold The children will learn what genuine faith looks like and that it has great value. Guided In Truth In this free Sunday school game, children have fun trying to duplicate a pattern of blocks hearing only verbal commands.
The unseen Holy Spirit guides us in truth, if only we listen. Help The Missionaries In this free Sunday school game, teams compete to see whose missionary will be able to build a church first. Hidden Letters - El Shaddai The children will search for letters and spell a special name. Hippity Hop An active group game that helps children learn the books of the Bible. It can be adjusted to fit many different topics and themes.
Make up cards that have Bible characters or stories written on them. Children then use playdoh or sidewalk chalk to create or draw the stories while their teams guess which story they are representing!
Make circles out of masking tape or chalk and give each child a two-liter of soda to place inside their circle. The children guarding the bottles must keep one foot only inside their circle at all times. If they tag the bottle snatcher, they switch places! Take a coat hanger and pull the bottom so it makes a diamond shape. Cover it with a knee high stocking. Wrap masking tape around the top rounded part. Roll up paper into balls and use the hanger rackets to hit the balls.
You make two pairs of very large waisted hula hoop waistband pants. You have two teams: a thrower, a catcher wears the pants , a ball getter that gets the missed balls and brings them back.
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