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Tuesday, October 17, 2000
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| Halloween Ideas: The Sinister Laugh |
October 17, 2000
Okay- you?re a week or two away and maybe you?ve planned for Halloween . . . and maybe you haven?t! Here?s a couple ideas recently submitted that might just work for you!
The Sinister Laugh
Get every one to lay down on the floor next to each other in a line. The first person in the line uses their deepest voice to say ?ha? , the second ?ha ha,? the third ?ha ha ha,? and so on. You can never get to the end of the line because every one starts laughing. You can also line up two lines of people and do it as a race.
| Masks We Wear |
Items needed:
-Little black masks (like you would purchase for a masquerade _ the inexpensive kind)
-Gel pens to write on / decorate them
Give each person a mask upon arrival and ask them to wear it through out the evening. (All leaders should wear the masks as well and keep them on at all times during the evening).
This idea is meant to lead into your wrap up, so plan any games or activities that would feed into it . . . .
“We all wear masks at different times in our daily lives. This evening for example, some of you were more comfortable wearing the mask because it allowed you to ‘hide’. Others of you didn’t feel comfortable behind a mask So you took it off.”
Call leaders up at the end, still wearing their masks. Ask the leaders to all remove the masks simultaneously and introduce themselves. Let the kids know that “Here, at _______________ we’re not wearing any masks!? We want to be real with you, and we want YOU to be real with us.
A simple idea, but I think it gets an important point across.
added by Jamie Satterlee, Metro Chicago Youth for Christ
| Death Trip |
One activity we did that went down really well was a death & dying night, where we pre-arranged a visit to a funeral parlor. First we got all the kids to fill out their will (we used a will kit that we photocopied and handed around). We then went to the funeral parlor, where the staff talked to the group for half an hour, and answered all the questions they had. We also checked out what sort of coffin we’d like! We finished up the evening with a trip to the local cemetery where we had a study on what Jesus had to say about death and eternity.
Added by Greg C.
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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.