MAIN POINT For A Small Group: it's a good way to get people to sit differently than they would. By date works very simply.MAIN POINT for Missions Emphasis: Use coins from different countries and have people pray for that country.PREP: Blow up the balloons and put a coin in each one. Provide one balloon for each person in the...
MAIN POINT: Getting to know you.Large Group: Divide into groups of about 15. (Could do this by way of another mixer game that divides the kids into groups - ex. Barnyard). Hand each group a roll of toilet paper with the instruction that each person is to "tear off as much as he/she needs" with no clarification. Once everyone...
MAIN POINT: It’s hard to focus on what matters when we surround ourselves with distractions.Loud, fast, funny game w/a point! Choose 4 volunteers from 4 different grades. Bring them up one at a time to ask 14 questions (see below). Whichever contestant can answer 10 of them in 90 seconds wins (candy, pop, $1-5). They may “pass” as many...
MAIN POINT: Gets kids to solidify what they've learned concerning the salvation message.This game works well if all of your kids are regular attendees. If not, don't use this game. Visitors or students new to church may feel out of place.Bible Smugglers works best outdoors, like at a camp. However, it can also work in a large facility.Materials: plastic spoons...
MAIN POINT: Sin, though forgiven, almost always has consequences that aren't usually "shrunk" easily.This is a good camp game. Divide your group into teams. Give each team a large, new bar of soap. Provide one or more kiddy pools filled with water. On "Go!" have teams race to shrink their bars without breaking them. Call time after 5 minutes.Award...
MAIN POINT: Great game for getting to know students after a summer break, an influx of new students, or if you just started leading a group.Divide your group into 2 even teams. For larger groups, divide into 4 teams and have a play-off with the 2 winning teams and 2 losing teams. Give each person a blank 3x5 card...
MAIN POINT: Things when taken apart (relationships, reputations, etc.) aren't as easily put back together as it may seem.This can either be played as an upfront game or if you have a smaller group, you can have everyone play.Have a team peel and cut up a banana into equal parts. (Don’t tell them what comes next until they're done.)...