You’ll need some pieces of paper or cardboard about 4×6 inches. Have children write the letters of the alphabet on sheets of paper -one letter per sheet. Include two sheets for the letters A,H,N,S,T, and three sheets for the letters E and O. Next hand out the papers as evenly as possible among the children [...]
Warm Up- *Ask each child to bring an old pair of socks along for games OR bring a sock with an interesting object inside for show and tell. OR bring a sock full of small items. * Using cut our paper feet or chalk drawn feet, make foot trails leading in and around the hall [...]
Drawing relays for children competing in teams. Choose your topic around the teaching theme of the day. Picture relays like this are great for revising a Bible story. Two to four teams line up about 10-15 metres from a wall or noticeboard where large pieces of paper have been posted. (One for each team). Place [...]
Let the children blow soap bubbles to see whose bubble can travel the farthest. Or see whose bubble will keep from bursting for the longest length of time. Or see who can have the most bubbles in the air at the same time. Variation : Extend a line between two chairs and select two teams. [...]
You can use this very flexible game to introduce your teaching/Bible theme for the day. Devise matching pairs of words related to your theme for the day and write them on individual sticky labels which can be stuck to children’s backs. For example, for a discussion on attitudes and behaviour you could choose the words [...]
Hide some everyday objects round the room with a Bible reference taped on them. Tell children the number of different objects they are looking for. Children are to find the object and write it down on a sheet of paper with the reference. When all objects have been found sit down and work out the [...]
Name Acrostics ( suitable for older chidren or family groups) Give pencils and cards to each person as they enter and tell them to print their first name in capitals vertically at the extreme left of their card. The people mix in the crowd trying to find people whose first names begin with the letters [...]
Form two teams of equal number. Have the teams line up single file at one end of the room. Using masking tape, place a finish line on the floor about 7 metres (20 feet) away. Give the instruction: ‘When I call out a number between 0 and 2, the first person in each line will [...]
Two jigsaws are needed. They should be about the same size and number of pieces (not too many). Before the game starts, put together part of the jigsaws then hide pieces all over the meeting room or house, but don’t make them too difficult to find. The first team to complete their jigsaw is the [...]
The players are divided into three or more equal teams, and stand, within their teams, fairly close together. The leader calls out “Lean to the front,” and players should lean forwards as far as they possibly can. Teams start with ten ‘lives’. Anyone who stumbles loses a ‘life’ for his team. The leader continues to [...]
Peg Face : Each contestant is given a container of 30 ‘spring loaded’ clothes pegs. They have 35 seconds to pegs as many as possible to their head. Hair is NOT allowed but ears, nose, skin are allowed. YOUCH!!! Use plastic pegs so you can wash them later and use them again -especially if they [...]
You will need: One potato, mystery box, Bible questions on strips of paper. How to play : 1. The children form a circle. 2. One child is “It.” 3. “It” says, ” Pass the potato” 4. The player who has the potato must pass it to his left. 5. “It” calls out, “Hot potato!” 6. [...]
Four children are chosen to come and stand out the front of the group. All the other children are asked to “put their heads down and hold their thumbs up”. The four children then quietly move amongst those on the floor or chairs and each one touches gently one thumb which is raised. They then [...]
Divide your children into small groups ( 3-4) and give each group some scrap paper and a texta colour or crayon. Prepare beforehand a list of 10 words or stories from the Bible (Noah, Goliath, 10 commandments, Jesus, …). Stand in the centre of the room and ask for one person from each group to [...]
Balloon Head Bounce : A good introductory game while kids are arriving. One at a time get the children up the front to see how many times they can bounce a large balloon on their heads without it falling to the ground. Time limit is 30 seconds. No hands allowed. Duelling Balloons: 5 volunteers are [...]
Why include Quizzes ? * for fun! *to actively involve the children *to build group/team spirit *to help the children discover something new * to review teaching, memory verses, etc. * to encourage kids to think about their response Check out 12 different kinds of quizzes you could use in your children’s program at ChiFam.com
