Game Ping Pong Ball Races
Game PING PONG BALL RACES Using masking tape put a start line and a finish line on the floor. Choose 2 or 3 children who will line up at the starting line. They must recite the memory verse. After the teacher says “1,2,3,go!”, the children must get down on their hands and knees and blow […]
Game Pass the Orange
Game PASS THE ORANGE You can either play this pass the orange game in two teams or stand around together in one circle. The object is simply to pass an orange from one person to another, using only the chins and the shoulders. If you are using two teams, you can make it a race, […]
Game Object Game
Object Game The game leader will name an item that a child might have in their possession, i.e. a certain colour of sock, a shoe lace, a hair ribbon, a watch, a necklace, a running shoe, even a hair (kids are so enthusiastic they pull some hairs out of their head and laugh about it!) […]
Christ is the Foundation
Christ is the Foundation “A happy home is more than a roof over your head, it is a foundation under your feet.” (E. C. McKenzie from 1800 Quotable Quotes) This saying I believe, also goes for your church home. Churches are meant to be nurturing places, encouraging the discouraged, equipping the saints to do the […]
Game Labyrinth
Game – Labyrinth This is a really fun game if you have a room with enough space to play. Divide class into two teams. One team spreads out evenly unto the floor area. The other team lines up against the wall. This team gets to be the runners first. One at a time […]
Conscience – A Gift from God
Conscience – A Gift from God “The most painful wound in the world is the stab on conscience.” (E. C. McKenzie from 1800 Quotable Quotes) Our conscience is a gift from God, the first way to tell us right from wrong. It is meant to keep us living the “good life”. Encourage the kids to […]
Game Knee Relays
Game – KNEE RELAYS Play this as a team knee relay game. The first player from each team puts a book between his knees and rushes off around the room (one clockwise, one counterclockwise). A dropped book means going back to the start. Hands may be used only during a changeover from one player to […]
Game Hot Stinky Sneaker
Game – HOT STINKY SNEAKER This game is similar to “hot potato”. Have the children form a line across the front of the class. Pick a child wearing running shoes and ask for one of their shoes. When the music starts the children pass the running shoe down the line and back again until the […]
Joy keeps you Young in Spirit
Joy keeps you Young in Spirit “A man as he so lives may die old at 30 or young at 80.” (E. C. McKenzie from 1800 Quotable Quotes) I remember an elderly man well into his 80s who ran the bus ministry of a church we attended. He was always full of joy with sparkling […]
Game Donut Dangle
Game – Donut Dangle In the donut dangle game we attach 3 or 4 strings from a broom stick which will be held by 2 people. Attach a donut to each string. Choose a child for each donut. Put plastic on the floor and garbage bags with a slit for the head over the heads […]
Want friends? Serve in Children’s Ministry
Want friends? Serve in Children’s Ministry “Life is like a game of tennis, the player who serves well seldom loses.” (E. C. McKenzie from 1800 Quotable Quotes) A happy heart serves. Joy comes from serving the Lord. When I think about serving, I think about all the wonderful friends I have made through Children’s Ministry. […]
Making Evangelism Natural
Making Evangelism Natural “Keep Your head and your heart going in the right direction and you will not have to worry about your feet.” (E. C. McKenzie from 1800 Quotable Quotes) When I read this I think of evangelism and how many youth groups encourage the kids to share Jesus with their friends. I think […]