Land Mines

MAIN POINT: Just like we need to listen to God’s voice instead of all the voices that the world throws at us.

Materials needed:
blindfolds
water balloons for outside
styrofoam cups for inside.

Set up a “minefield” by randomly placing the water balloons (or cups) in a marked section of ground. A concrete slab or basketball court works well for this. Grass also works, but you will need to set boundaries.

Divide students into teams of 4 or 5. Give each team a blindfold. Put the blindfolds on one member of each team. The point of the game is for the team to get across the minefield with the fewest casualties the fastest.

If a person touches a mine he/she is out (if it bursts water on them, it just makes it more fun). A quick twist can be that if a person is out, then the ref makes it known by pouring a glass of water on their head. The team members must be their eyes and tell them which way to go. The blindfolded people crossing the field must stay within the set boundaries, and only one person per team may be on the minefield at a time (so they can’t lead them by touch). Team members help each other by shouting directions. Works best if mines are close together and if teams are close together. Sponsors may yell out random directions to try to throw them off.

The trick is (don’t tell the kids this until after it’s over) for the person in the minefield to pick out a certain voice and listen to that one voice.

Added by Derek