Have a "Back to School Blues" party! Have kids dress in blue, decorate in blue, serve as much blue food/drinks as possible! End the party with a scavenger hunt. The team who finds the most blue items (each one at a different location) in an allotted amount of time wins! by Angela Simmons
Bible Memorization Olympics. Challenge the boys and girls to learn Bible verses. As they do so, they can earn bronze, silver, and gold medals. Select a list of appropriate verses for each age group. The children do not race with other boys and girls to learn verses fast, but work at their own speed. Schedule [...]
BYOB (Bring Your Own Banana) Each year we have a back to school bash and each child brings his/her own banana. We either serve individual banana splits or make a giant banana split to share. We play all kinds of games using bananas and give away school supplies as favors and prizes!
Here’s an extra curricular idea for you that doesn’t take a great deal of planning or preparation. Plan a "Kids Night Out" for your elementary aged kids. If the budget is an issue, you can easily charge $2 – $3 per child to help cover the expenses. An event like this will help develop a [...]
On a week when our Bible story was Jesus washing the disciples feet, we decided to celebrate that in a special way. We advertised the Barefoot Olympics for our Sunday morning kids service. When the kids arrived, we had games set up that all had something to do with feet, and they all had to [...]
Have a church picnic and put together some silly water game competitions for dads & their kids. Be sensitive to the issue that some children don’t have dads. Be sure to allow either another male role model or mom to compete. (Many churchs have men who have been cleared to work with children who volunteer [...]
I have used this idea for both an incentive and a fun theme night. It’s a fun activity which doesn’t take a whole lot of preparation, just a little bit of creativity. Room Set-Up: Make a spacious room into a fun outdoor-like campground only you don’t have to plan for good weather! Set up a [...]
