by Phil Houtz on August 26, 2010
in Games
Wrapping people in toilet paper is a youth group standard. Give people an incentive to be creative and “Mummy Wrap” can a fun, interesting way to get a lesson started.
Divide into groups of three or four. Give each group one roll of toilet paper. Have each group wrap one of it’s members like a mummy. Judge the mummies according to style, creativity, neatness. Award valuable cash prizes.
Bible Applications:
Joseph, Moses, Egypt; Lazarus, Jesus, first century burial preparation; Earth stewardship: save the toilet paper and reuse it to clean up after another activity; Body life: each of us has a gift to contribute.
Tagged as:
Cooperation,
Games for a Few,
Up-Front Games
by Phil Houtz on August 25, 2010
in Games
This is a great all-church game that you can play at potlucks or in the pews, or with any large group. First divide the group into teams – four teams works about right. Next have each group choose a runner. This person will bring objects up to the front.
Game play is simple. You start with a list of odd but plausible items that your group might have. Give each group a time limit to find the item and get it up front. Keep the action snappy – 30 seconds is a good amount of time in a large setting.
When you’ve reached the end of the list total up each group’s “spoils” and the team with the largest take gets a valuable cash prize.
Two thoughts about returning items: either return the item immediately after it has been tallied up front (probably the best approach) or have the owners claim their goods at the end of the event.
Here’s a sample list, have fun making your own (just don’t choose anything that would be embarrassing or incriminating.)
Apple
Banana
Rubber Band
Paper Clip
Safety Pin
Pencil
Playing Cards
Picture of a Sweetheart
Paperback Novel
Walking Stick
Licorice Gum
Onion
Squirt Gun
1957 Penny
Map
Carabiner
Hacky Sack
Beach Ball
Paper Airplane
Wig
Bandana
Flag
Catalog
Screwdriver
Lego Brick
Dinosaur
Bonus: make this a regular feature of your group meetings and see what people bring!
[Photo by visualpanic]
Tagged as:
Games for a Bunch,
Scavenger Hunt
