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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
- Something You Can Use: Summer Games- Ice Cream Meltdown
- Spiritual Growth Resource of the Week: Using a Movie Clip to Talk About Forgiveness
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This brand new resource comes from our friend Dan Manns who has been sending us fun ideas for years! Shout out to our brotha Dan!
Ice Cream Meltdown
This UP FRONT GAME makes for a great Summer game. It’s pretty simple; all you need is some ice cream and condiments.
Start by asking, “Who wants some ice cream?” When you’ve chosen two students, have them each select a partner. Bring all four of them up to the front of the room. The two contestants stand behind a small table that has ice cream, cones, spoons, and condiments on it. They should be facing the crowd with their hands on their hips. Their partners stand behind them and put their arms through the hole between their partners’ body and arms. (C’mon we’ve all seen this done!)
The object of the game is to have the two students race to eat an ice cream cone. But, here’s the catch: the person standing behind them must grab the cone, dip the ice cream – two scoops, add AT LEAST two condiments (like chocolate and nuts), and then feed it to the first student. The first student cannot touch anything at all with his/her hands!
The first one to get it all down wins!
NOTE: Make sure the ice cream is nice and soft or it will be very difficult for the students in the back to dip out.
Have fun…and look out for brain freeze!
Idea by Dan Manns.
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This week… a great piece of curriculum from our free MOVIE CLIP DISCUSSION page!
Summer is always a great time for movies and this week’s Spiritual Growth Resource allows you to show a scene from a great movie that also teaches them about forgiveness. This MOVIE CLIP DISCUSSION has everything you need to pull off a stirring lesson with your students.
Main Point: Don’t wait until it’s too late to forgive.
The Movie Clip: Memories of a Perfect Day
Deep Impact is a classic disaster film about an impending comet headed for earth that will cause a planet killing tsunami. Throughout the movie, Jenny (Tea Leoni’s character) and her father (Maximilian Schell) have had a lot of tension between them because of Jenny’s resentment and unforgiveness toward him. At this point in the movie, Jenny sacrificed a helicopter ride to safety to be with her father at the end. The clip we are using for this particular discussion features a compelling reconciliation scene on the beach as they are together when the wave from the tsunami comes.
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Jonathan McKee
Jonathan McKee is the author of over twenty books including the brand new The Guy's Guide to FOUR BATTLES Every Young Man Must Face; The Teen’s Guide to Social Media & Mobile Devices; If I Had a Parenting Do Over; and the Amazon Best Seller - The Guy's Guide to God, Girls and the Phone in Your Pocket. He speaks to parents and leaders worldwide, all while providing free resources for youth workers on TheSource4YM.com. Jonathan, his wife Lori, and their three kids live in California.