By Darby Jones Many children find it difficult to open up right away and share their thoughts in Sunday school. The following are designed to put children at ease. Ground rules • Don't offer individual prizes. Team prizes and consolation prizes leave everyone feeling good. • Make sure games move quickly so children don't lose interest. Have props ready to go beforehand. • Simplify instructions, review them twice and ask if anyone has questions. • Stick to the rules and stop the game if it gets out of hand. • Play games until everyone has had at least one turn. PHYSICAL GAMES Ski-Slope Shuffle. You'll need enough shoeboxes for everyone in your group to have two. Split the group into two teams. Everyone steps onto the shoeboxes and slides to and fro across the floor. You can play tag this way or have a relay race. Musical Balloons. Instead of the traditional missing chair, the last chair has a balloon. The final player must sit on and pop the balloon. Play continues with a fresh balloon. 'It' chases and tags another. These two players hold hands, run and tag together. When the line gets to be four to six people long, split to form two groups. When everyone is caught, they go after the teacher. You'll need a stopwatch, candles and squirt guns. Light a few candles and see how long it takes each contestant to extinguish the candles. Leaning Tower of Pisa. Fun Christian ice breakers games for youth group meetings, ministries, outings and gatherings. Break the ice with Christian Ice Breakers. Are you looking for christian icebreakers? Great Game List. Pastors, Christian youth groups. ‘40 Icebreakers for Small Groups’ is a FREE eBook compiled. Great with a small youth group and can be. Many are based on common party games and adapted. Top 13 youth group mixers & icebreakers collected from some veteran youth leaders! Chocolate toping, ice cream. Six games to play at your school Christian group. Provide plenty of blocks or tin cans for children to stack as high as they can in one minute. The highest standing tower wins. Instruction Mix-Up. Players hold a sheet or blanket. The leader yells, 'Let go,' and players hold on. When the leader yells, 'Hold on,' the players let go. Players that mess up are out, and the game goes on until there's a winner. Fake outs confuse players and make the game fun. NON-PHYSICAL GAMES Chatter Bee. Two players stand back-to-back. At the signal, they face and chatter/talk nonstop for 30 seconds about a specific topic such as a Bible story they recently studied or another familiar subject. Just do two at a time so it's not chaotic.
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