Game day

Theme: Overall

Supplies:

·         Cards with various characters or things from the bible that go together such as an Adam card and an Eve card

·         Giant piece of cardboard

·         Very Soft ball

·         Premade Giant board game

·         Bible Questions

Before the kids arrive

·         Print out bible questions

·         Place one of each card set on each side of the cardboard

When the kids arrive

·         Memory Match: Divide the kids into two teams.  Each team takes a go at trying to match two cards.  If they get it correct they win the card.  Whoever has the most cards wins.

·         Musical Chairs: Place the chairs in a circle.  When the music stops whoever is up must answer a bible question or be out

·         Hot potato: sit in a circle on the floor.  Throw the ball to a child.  The child must say a bible name or town in 5 seconds or they are out.

·         Bible board game: divide the kids into two teams.  Ask a bible question for 1, 2, or 3 jumps on your board game.  

Noah's Ark

Noah’s Ark

Lesson theme: Noah’s Ark

Supplies:

·         Paper plates

·         Construction hats

·         Crayons

·         Cutout pages of animals for the kids to color

·         Decorations for the ark

·         Questions about the story

·         A short video about Noah’s ark

·         Scissors

·         Popsicle sticks

Before the kids arrive:

·         Print out animal coloring page

·         Fold paper plates in half and staple them

·         Get questions for the kids

When the kids arrive

·         Show them the video

·         Let them cut out the animals, color them, and glue them onto popsicle sticks

·         Alow them to design the paper plate arks then put the animals in. 

·         Play musical chairs.  When the music stops answer a question about noah or you are out

Lazarus lives again

Lesson theme: Lazarus is risen

Supplies: 2 or more rolls of toilet paper, a timer, paper plates, random craft supplies

Ahead of time:

Cut a wide crescent shape in the mid/top of one paper plate to make an eye hole for a mummy mask.  Glue the paper plate then wrap with toilet paper to make a mummy look.  Add crafting decorations as desired

When they arrive:

Tell them the story of Lazarus.  When finished play the game. 

Game:

Divide the kids into two teams.  Each team has exactly 3 minutes to wrap one of the kids up into a mummy shape.  Have someone come in to judge the better mummy.  That team wins.

After the game, allow each child to design a mummy mask like the one you premade. 

If time allows ask questions about the story.  

A lesson on thankfulness {and a fun game}

Lesson theme:

Thankfulness

Supplies:

Bean bag or ball,

Ahead of time:

Set up the computer with the video to watch. 

When they arrive:

Ask the kids all to be quiet while you watch a movie.  After the movie is done ask the kids questions.

Questions:

Q. Don’t you think Jesus would have like to have all of the lepers come back to tell him thank you?

A. yes

Q. how many lepers did Jesus heal?

A. 10

Q. how many lepers told Jesus thank you?

A. only 1

Q. how can we tell Jesus thank you for dyeing for us so that we can go to heaven?

A. Praying, obeying our mom and dad, listening to him, etc.

Q. what are some things we can be thankful for?

A. Everything, Our moms, dads, homes, etc.

Did you know that the bible tells us to be thankful about EVERYTHING!  I had something just the other day that I was not happy about, I had a really bad headache, but I knew that God had given me that for a reason.  Although it was hard to understand why, I said” thank you God for this headache, I now you gave it to me for a reason”

Now that may seem rather extreme but it ended out, later on, I found out that headache actually made something really good happen that made me feel really good later on.  Although I didn’t understand it then, God did.  We can be thankful about everything that happens. 

Game time:

Okay, this game is one that everyone can play.  Have the kids sit in a circle on the floor.  Use a very soft ball or bean bag.  Throw the ball to anyone in the circle.  The child must say something that they are thankful for.  If they can’t think of anything, they are out.  They cannot say the same thing twice. 

Color a picture