Blurt Beans This is a chance for children to earn a group incentive for demonstrating self-control and listening during small group time. You’ll need to keep a supply of pinto beans with your materials, and one sandwich size or quart size plastic baggy (the larger the bag the higher the difficulty level). Explain to the…Continue reading Ideas for Managing a Chatty Small Group …Continue reading Ideas for Managing a Chatty Small Group
Sharks and Minnows
Objective: To cross the “sea” without getting tagged Materials: None How to Play: Choose one volunteer student to be the “shark.” The rest of the players are “minnows” and should line up on one side of the gym or playing area. When the “shark” yells “1 . . . 2 . . . 3 ….Continue reading Sharks and Minnows …Continue reading Sharks and Minnows
10 Ways to Help Kids Remember What You Teach
Thanks to Andrew VanDerLinden from Organized KidMin for this article. Every week, every parent is going to ask their kids, “What did you learn today.” If you are like me, you want the kids in your ministry to know, and to be able to communicate this to their parents. What a waste to teach all morning,…Continue reading 10 Ways to Help Kids Remember What You Teach …Continue reading 10 Ways to Help Kids Remember What You Teach