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Supplies: 1 can of whipped cream and 2 water guns. Pick 2 teams of 2 people. One person from each team will have whipped cream sprayed on their face and the other person from the team must stand behind a designated line and spray off the whipped cream with a water gun. The first team to have a cleaned off face is the winner!
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Preparation: Mark a large square unto the floor with either chalk or masking tape. In each corner place 4 candy items. (Example in one corner you would put 4 chocolate bars, in the 2nd corner, 4 bags of chips, in the 3rd and 4th corners some other type of candy treats.) Make sure that the candy treats you choose, do not roll. Place one child in each corner. When you say go, each child must simultaneously go and steal a candy treat from someone else’s corner and then bring it back to their pile. The hitch is that they can only go to one corner at a time and they must promptly bring the item to their corner. They can run diagonally also. Run each round for 20 seconds. The action is fast and intense. Remind the kids to be careful not to crash into each other. Have them recite the memory verse before and between rounds. The one with the most candy wins. We usually award the winner with one candy prize.
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In the game blow cup relay make 2 teams of 5 or 6 players each. Put a hole in the bottom of a paper cup and thread it on a piece of string 15 feet long. Give one prepared string to each team. The string is held taut so the cup can slide, and the paper cup is placed at one end of the string. The teams line up single file at the end where the paper cup is. At the signal each player must blow the cup to the other end of the string (with hands behind back), and then push it back to the start for the next player on his team. The first team whose members all finish, win.
Remember to recite the memory verse several times before the game begins and between games.
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Choose 2 teams of 2 people to come up to the front. Put a large plastic bag (with hole in top for head) over them to protect their clothes. Place 2 chairs for each team, one directly behind the other. Have the children sit in the chairs and then wrap a plastic sheet around their bottom halves to again protect their clothes. They must sit very close together, one behind the other for this game to work.
Blindfold the person in the back chair. Put a pudding cup and a spoon into their hands. On the signal they must feed the person directly ahead of them with the pudding. (Usually pudding goes all over the front person’s face.) Blow a whistle when the match is over. The team who empties the pudding cup first and has the cleanest face is the winner.
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This game is best played in a large room or gymnasium.
This large room game will really burn off the excess energy from the kids. Get the wiggles and giggles out of them before you teach them the Word of God.
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The blob game is best to be played in a large room or gymnasium.
Children will enjoy this fun running game. Get all the wiggles and giggles out of the children before you sit them down to learn the Word of God.
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Here is a high energy running game best done in a gymnasium or church basement. Get rid of the wiggles and giggles before you teach the Word of God.
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Make 2 teams of 4 people each. Usually boys vs. girls works best. Have them line up one behind the other at the starting line. In front of each line is a pile of over-sized clothing. There is an equal number of articles in each pile. When you say 1,2, 3, go, the first child from each team puts on every article of clothing and then runs to the finish line. They must run back to their team and touch the next person in line who will now put all the clothes on and run to and back from the finish line. When each person has finished their part of the relay the team sits down. First team to be all sitting down is the winner. Pick new teams. Remember to repeat the memory verse several times between rounds.
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Using Masking Tape make a bull’s eye on the floor (a smaller circle or square surrounded by 2 larger ones). The smallest circle is worth 100 points. The middle circle is worth 50 points. The outer circle is worth 25 points. Choose a child who wants to participate in the game. The child must recite the memory verse first. Then the child may toss bean bags (as many as you wish) into the bulls eye. Record the points each child earns. Child with the most points wins.
Supplies needed: Many balloons blown up in advance, 2 chairs
Make two teams consisting of 4 players each. Usually boys vs. girls works best. Place 2 chairs at the front of the room. A helper stands beside each chair. Line up the two teams at the back of the room, in single file. One team stands on the right side of the room and the other on the left. Have everyone say the memory verse. Then say “on your mark, get set, go!” At this point the first player on each teams runs from the back of the room to the front. Each helper will have placed a balloon on the chairs. The children are to sit on the balloon until it breaks. First one to break, wins that round and gains 100 points for their team. Then their helper places a new balloon on the chair and the 2nd person on each team runs. Repeat memory verse between each round.
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The game leader will show a picture of an animal to the children. When the game leader says “Go”, the girls must make that animal noise as loudly as they can. Then the leader will give the boys the chance to make the animal noise. The game leader will decide which team made the noise that most resembles that of the animal. The leader will award points for the winning team. Recite memory verses between each round.
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Game 20 Questions
Recruit three kids and have them come to the front. Give them a piece of paper (which they cannot look at). The paper contains a word which is either a person, animal or a thing.
One at a time the contestants ask the audience a question which will lead them to guess what the paper says. The questions must be answerable by a simple “Yes” or “No”. Example: Am I an animal? Am I something that you eat?
First person to guess what their paper says is the winner.
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