Materials Index cards A pen or pencil Bible verse cards Write out the verse on individual index cards, one word or one short phrase per card. Create a second matching set. Mix up all the cards and place face-down on the floor. Students take turns trying to find the matches. Once all matches are founds,…Continue reading Verse Memory Match …Continue reading Verse Memory Match
Materials: Bible verse cards Challenge students to work as a group to come up with motions or actions to help them memorize the verse. Perform the actions all together until the students are comfortable with it and can remember the verse without referencing their cards. Let them perform their verse with their motions for another…Continue reading Verse in Motion …Continue reading Verse in Motion
This game may be played in one small group, or by combining two small groups together. Materials: Fourteen plastic cups per group A permanent marker Bible verse cards (Optional, for students to reference) Preparation: Write each word of the verse in permanent marker on TWO of the plastic cups. You may write a short phrase…Continue reading Verse Cup Stack Relay …Continue reading Verse Cup Stack Relay
Materials One inflated beach ball Bible verse cards (optional) Sit in a circle with students. Toss a beach ball in the air, and each student must say a word of the verse before they tap the ball. Try to say the verse without the beach ball hitting the ground….Continue reading Verse Beach Ball Volley
This game works best if you have a verse is 12 words or easily divided into 12 words/phrases. Bible verse cards, one per student One playing mat per pair of students (blank copy paper) A pen or pencil per pair of students Two dice per students Divide students up into pairs. Each pair gets two…Continue reading Race to Fill the Verse …Continue reading Race to Fill the Verse
Materials: Bible Verse cards (optional) Index cards Pen or pencil Create a set of index cards with one word from the verse written on each individual card. Distribute verse sort cards have students work with a partner or individually to arrange them in the correct order. Time how long it takes. Then, challenge the next…Continue reading Verse Sort …Continue reading Verse Sort
Materials Bible Verse cards A bag of individually-wrapped candies, enough for at least one per student Instruct the first player to say the first three words of the verse (you may choose to let them reference their Bible verse card or not) and pass the bag of candy to the student to their right. Each…Continue reading Verse Candy Pass …Continue reading Verse Candy Pass
Click the link below to find printable PDFs of the items in each leader Games Bag. Games Bag Printables If you would like to order your own Games Bag, contact our staff team at [email protected]. The cost of $15 will be deducted from your club’s budget, or you may choose to make a donation to…Continue reading Games Bag Instructions …Continue reading Games Bag Instructions
**FOR TEAM LEADERS** For instructions on using coaching sheets, click here: How to Use Coaching Sheets. Coaching Sheet: Leading Games Effectively Use the following coaching sheet and leader’s notes to guide your team through a discussion on how to enhance the quality of your game time in club. Leading Games Effectively Leading Games Effectively (Leader’s…Continue reading Leading Games Effectively (Coaching Sheet) …Continue reading Leading Games Effectively (Coaching Sheet)
Materials: Glow sticks, one per team of 6-8 players How to Play: Divide students into relay teams of 6-8 players have them line up in their teams. Then, send half of the team to the opposite side of the gym or playing area, with all teams lined up equal distances apart. The first player from…Continue reading Glow Stick Relay …Continue reading Glow Stick Relay
Materials: A playground ball How to Play: Designate a number to each player and instruct them to remember their number. If you have more than 12 children, you can have more than one person per number. To begin, choose one person to hold the ball and stand in the center. Everyone should gather in a…Continue reading Power Up! …Continue reading Power Up!
Materials: One “Power Shuffle Card Set” per team of 8 One Power Shuffle Card Set = 5 index cards with the letters P-O-W-E-R spelled out one per card How to Play: Divide students into even teams of approximately 8 and have each team form a line. You will need one Power Shuffle Card set per…Continue reading P-O-W-E-R SHUFFLE RACE …Continue reading P-O-W-E-R SHUFFLE RACE
Materials: Approximately one plastic Easter egg per student (may be re-used from the Easter Egg Sort) Plastic straws, one per student A plastic or paper bowl, one per team of 6-8 players (can also be re-used from the Easter Egg Sort) How to Play: Divide students into relay teams of 6-8 players each. Place a…Continue reading Egg Straw Transfer Relay …Continue reading Egg Straw Transfer Relay
Materials: Approximately 50 plastic Easter eggs, in a variety of colors A bowl, one per team of 6-8 players How to Play: Separate the eggs in half and mix up all the different colored halves. Spread them out on the floor or playing area. Divide students into teams of 6-8 students, and have them line…Continue reading Easter Egg Sort …Continue reading Easter Egg Sort
Objective: To be the team with the last remaining player (or most remaining players at the end of the playing time) Materials: Six foam dodgeballs How to Play: To play dodgeball, you will need a basketball court or an outdoor playing area with boundary markers for sidelines and a center line dividing the two teams….Continue reading Savior Dodgeball …Continue reading Savior Dodgeball
Objective: Be the first team to reach the finish line Materials: None How to Play: Divide students into teams of 5-10 players and have each team stand in a line. All the players should place their hands on the shoulders of the player in front of them, and then crouch down to form an “alligator.”…Continue reading Alligator Race …Continue reading Alligator Race
Materials: None How to Play: Have students form a circle and hold hands facing the middle. Instruct students that they must follow the leader by saying what the leader says and doing what the leader says. Practice a few times using these four commands: Jump in, Jump Out, Jump Left or Jump right. Then, begin…Continue reading Jump In, Jump Out …Continue reading Jump In, Jump Out
Objective: To avoid being tagged by the Shepherd or herd Materials: None How to Play: Choose one student to be the Shepherd and stand in the middle of the playing area. The rest of the students should line up on opposite sides of the playing area behind a designated boundary (about half the students on…Continue reading Shepherd Tag …Continue reading Shepherd Tag
Objective: To be the last player remaining by winning all challenges Materials: None How to Play: Teach students the basic instructions for Rock, Paper, Scissors. Every player must find a partner and on the count of three, they must choose the hand signal for Rock, Paper or Scissors. Rock – Make a fist Paper –…Continue reading Rock, Paper, Scissors Tournament …Continue reading Rock, Paper, Scissors Tournament
Object of Game: Be the first team to finish the relay. Equipment Needed: a colorful object to use as a relay wand (bandana, rainbow stick, etc.), one per team How the Game Is Played: Divide students into teams and line them up on one side of the room in their teams. Give each team their…Continue reading Color Relay …Continue reading Color Relay
