A game for every lesson
Bible games for kids
Every lesson in Heart Turn Kids has a game that teaches its story, with what you need and how to play. Most need only a few simple supplies, and each one ends with a line that ties the game back to the Bible.
Indoor Bible games
Light in the Darkness
Hide paper stars around the room while the kids cover their eyes, then dim the lights.
Need: A flashlight, paper stars, a room you can make dim
Silent Zacharias
One child is Zacharias. Like Zacharias, they may not say a word.
Need: Word cards: angel, temple, incense, baby, pray, write, old, surprised
Yes, Lord!
The leader calls out good things to do: “Help a friend!”, “Pray!”, “Share!”. The kids shout “Yes, Lord!” and act it out fast.
Need: Nothing
Leap for Joy
Everyone crouches down small, like baby John.
Need: Nothing
Writing Tablet Relay
Teams line up across the room from their board.
Need: A whiteboard or large paper for each team, markers
Joseph, Arise!
Everyone lies down and “sleeps” like Joseph.
Need: Nothing
Road to Bethlehem
Set up a path from “Nazareth” to “Bethlehem” with hills to climb and a river to cross.
Need: Cushions for hills, a blue sheet for a river, a “Bethlehem” sign, a bundle (a rolled towel) for each pair
Shepherds, Come with Haste!
The kids are shepherds “in the field” at one end of the room. Hide the baby in the manger while they cover their eyes.
Need: A baby doll wrapped in a cloth, a box for a manger
Wait for It
Everyone stands on a line. The leader counts down slowly: “Three… two… two and a half… two and three quarters…”
Need: Nothing
Follow the Star
One child holds the star high and leads. Everyone follows, copying the leader’s moves: camel walk, climbing hills, tiptoeing.
Need: A big paper star on a stick, a box with a picture of a house, bean bags as gifts
Quiet Night Journey
A leader sits blindfolded in the middle of the room as the “guard”.
Need: A blindfold
Sardines
One child hides while everyone else counts to 30.
Need: A building with safe places to hide
Make the Path Straight
Scatter obstacles across the room: this is the crooked, bumpy road.
Need: Pillows and toys scattered as obstacles, paper plates
Keep the Dove Flying
Groups try to keep their “dove” in the air by blowing on it (a feather) or tapping it gently (a balloon).
Need: A feather or a white balloon for each group
It Is Written!
One or two taggers are “temptation”.
Need: Open space
Come and See
Kids walk around while the music plays.
Need: Music to play and pause
Night Verse Hunt
Hide the verse pieces around the dim room.
Need: John 3:16 written in seven pieces, flashlights, a dim room
Run and Tell Relay
Each team lines up, with one player standing at the “well” across the room.
Need: Nothing
Who Has the Scroll?
Kids sit in a circle with their hands behind their backs. One child stands in the middle.
Need: A small rolled-up paper “scroll”
Fishers of Men Net Tag
Two kids join hands to make the “net”. Everyone else is a fish.
Need: A large open space with clear boundaries
Through the Roof Relay
Teams of four each hold a corner of a towel “mat” with a teddy bear lying on it.
Need: A towel and a teddy bear for each team, a hula hoop, a cushion, cones for an obstacle path
Follow Me!
The leader says “Follow me!” and moves around the room doing an action: marching, hopping, flapping.
Need: Nothing
Rise and Walk
Everyone lies on their mat around the “pool”.
Need: A towel or mat for each child, a blue sheet for the pool
Blessed Stops
Lay the plates in a circle on the floor. Kids walk around them while the music plays.
Need: Paper plates labeled meek, merciful, peacemaker, pure in heart, hungry for right; music
Prayer Hand
Trace your hand on paper.
Need: Paper, crayons
Rock or Sand?
Put the signs on opposite walls.
Need: Two signs: ROCK and SAND
Captain’s Orders
The leader is the centurion. “Go!”: run to the far wall. “Come!”: run back to the leader. “Do this!”: copy the leader’s action. “Attention!”: stand tall and still.
Need: Nothing
Arise!
Everyone lies down still.
Need: Nothing
Good Soil Toss
Tape four areas on the floor and label them. Put the good soil farthest away.
Need: Four areas taped on the floor (the path, the rocks, the thorns, the good soil), bean bags as seeds
Storm and Calm
When the music plays, the storm is raging: everyone sways, waves their arms and rocks like a boat.
Need: Lively music
Touch the Hem
One child is Jesus and tucks the scarf in at the back so it trails behind.
Need: A long scarf
Twelve Baskets Full
Kids sit in a line. Pass the five loaves and two fish down the line and back as fast as you can without dropping any.
Need: Five bean bags or rolls and two paper fish, twelve small baskets or bowls, paper scraps
Stepping Stones
The floor is the sea. Each child gets two paper plates as stepping stones.
Need: Two paper plates for each child
Who Am I?
One child holds a card to their forehead without looking at it.
Need: Cards with pictures of Bible people (Noah, Moses, David, Mary, Peter)
Up the Mountain
Kids climb the obstacle “mountain” one at a time, like Peter, James and John.
Need: Cushions or mats piled as a mountain, a flashlight at the top, a cloth for a cloud
Good Samaritan Bandage Relay
Each team chooses a “traveler”, who sits on the floor at the far end.
Need: Rolls of crepe paper or toilet paper as bandages, a chair for the inn
Busy Martha, Listening Mary
When the leader calls “Martha!”, everyone rushes around pretending to sweep, stir and set the table.
Need: Nothing
What Do You See?
Show the covered picture.
Need: A big picture (an animal or a Bible scene) covered with sticky notes
Whose Voice?
One child, the shepherd, sits on the chair with their back to the group.
Need: A chair
Lost Coin Sweep
Hide ten coins around the room.
Need: Ten cardboard coins, small brooms or flashlights
Welcome Home
The leader is the father, at one end with his back turned. The kids start in the “far country” at the other end.
Need: Open space
Come Forth!
A few kids hide inside the “tomb”.
Need: A table with a blanket over it for the tomb
Thank-You Tag
Choose two taggers. When a child is tagged, they freeze in place.
Need: Open space
May I Come?
The kids line up at one end. One leader is Jesus at the other end, and one is a grumpy disciple in the middle.
Need: Two leaders
Bartimaeus Polo
One child is Bartimaeus and wears the blindfold. The leader is Jesus, somewhere in the room.
Need: A blindfold
Come Down, Zacchaeus!
Spread the “trees” around the room. Every child but one stands at a tree; the extra child is Zacchaeus.
Need: Hula hoops or chairs as trees, one fewer than the players
Palm Path Relay
Each team must lay a path of branches and jackets across the room.
Need: Paper palm branches and old jackets for each team
Two Mites Drop
Each child stands at the line with two pennies.
Need: A jar, two pennies for each child, a line on the floor
Serve One Another Relay
One teammate sits in the chair at the far end.
Need: For each team: a tray, a paper cup, a napkin, a towel, a chair
Empty Tomb Egg Hunt
Hide the eggs around the room.
Need: Twelve plastic eggs, numbered, holding: a paper palm leaf, a coin, a cup, praying hands, a cross, a small stone; the last egg left empty
Where Is the Bread?
Hide the cracker under one cup and slowly slide the cups around.
Need: Three paper cups, a small cracker
Mystery Box
A child reaches into the box without looking and feels an object.
Need: A box with a hole to reach into, safe objects (a sponge, a pinecone, a toy car, a feather)
Cast on the Right Side
Hide every fish on the right side of the room. The left side is empty.
Need: Lots of paper fish, a pillowcase “net” for each team
Peter, Lovest Thou Me?
One child goes up to another and asks, in the silliest voice they can, “Peter, lovest thou me?”
Need: Chairs in a circle
All Nations Relay
Teach “Jesus loves you” in a few languages: Jesús te ama (Spanish), Yesu anakupenda (Swahili), Jésus t’aime (French).
Need: Signs for five places taped around the room (Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, the islands), a “good news” card for each team
Keep It Up
Everyone works together to keep all the “clouds” in the air.
Need: White balloons for clouds, one for every two kids
Prayer Stations
Kids visit each station in small groups.
Need: Four tables with signs and simple prompts: Thank You, I’m Sorry, Please Help, Bless Others
Rushing Wind Race
Each child blows their cotton ball through a straw down their lane.
Need: A straw for each child, cotton balls or ping-pong balls, tape lanes on a table or floor
Share the Rainbow
Every child starts with five pieces of the same color.
Need: Craft pom-poms or paper squares in five colors; give each child five of one color
Walking, Leaping, Praising
Kids sit by the “Beautiful gate” at one end.
Need: Cones
Can’t Stop Telling
Sit in a circle and toss the ball.
Need: A soft ball
True or False Run
Put the signs on opposite walls.
Need: Signs: TRUE and FALSE
Jailbreak Tag
Two guards are the taggers. Tagged kids go and sit in the prison.
Need: Tape for a “prison” square
Nobody Missed Relay
The chairs are widows waiting for food.
Need: Chairs scattered around the room, paper “bread” for each team
Stand Firm
A few kids stand on one foot as “Stephens”.
Need: Nothing
Run to the Chariot
Each team lines up across from its chariot.
Need: A chair for each team’s “chariot”, question cards
Opposite Day
The leader calls actions and the kids do the opposite: “Sit down!” means stand up; “Be loud!” means whisper.
Need: Nothing
Down in a Basket
Put “Saul” in the basket on top of the table.
Need: A small basket with a rope tied to it, a stuffed animal for Saul, a table as the wall
Coats for Neighbors
Kids decorate tags with a picture and a short note: “Jesus loves you!”
Need: Donated coats, hats or blankets; cardstock tags; crayons
Everybody Under
Everyone holds the edge and lifts it high together.
Need: A parachute or big bed sheet
Chains Fall Off
Kids “sleep” in the prison with their paper chains on.
Need: Paper chains, taped loosely around each child’s wrists
Two by Two
Kids pair up as missionaries.
Need: Message cards, cones marking “cities” around the room
Not Me, It’s God!
Pass the crown around the circle while the music plays.
Need: A paper crown, music
The Gift of Grace
Each child tries to carry all ten balls to the basket at once. It’s nearly impossible!
Need: Ten balls or balloons for each child, a basket across the room
Purple Hunt
Hide purple things around the room: ribbon, paper, a crayon, a sock.
Need: Purple objects hidden around the room
Earthquake!
Kids sit in “prison” with their legs crossed, as if in stocks, and sing along to the song.
Need: A worship song to play
Bible Detective
Read a statement like “Jesus was born in Nazareth.”
Need: Children’s Bibles, statement cards with a verse to check
Who Made It?
Scatter the cards at one end of the room.
Need: Picture cards (trees, a car, the moon, a house, a dog, a phone), two baskets: “God made” and “People made”
Build a Tent
In teams, build a tent big enough for everyone on the team.
Need: Sheets, chairs, clothespins, a flashlight
Through the Window
Hold the “window” at the first floor, then the second, then the third loft.
Need: A hula hoop or cardboard window held at three heights, bean bags
Give It Away
Everyone starts with three hearts.
Need: Three paper hearts or tokens for each child
Spy and Tell
Two leaders whisper a code word to each other across the room.
Need: Two leaders, a secret code word
Tell the King
A leader sits on the throne as the king.
Need: A chair with a cloth as a throne, a paper crown
Ship, Shore, Storm
One wall is the ship and the other is the shore.
Need: Open space
Shake Off the Snake
Everyone tucks a sock “snake” loosely into their sleeve.
Need: A sock for each child, tucked loosely into a sleeve cuff
Chained Together Tag
Kids pair up and hold hands: one is Paul and one is the soldier chained to him.
Need: Open space
Stuck Together
Partners stand back to back with a balloon squeezed between them.
Need: A balloon for each pair, cones
Love Is… Charades
A child draws a card and acts out a quick scene showing it, like waiting your turn for the swing.
Need: Cards: patient, kind, not proud, shares, not easily angry, forgives
Fruit of the Spirit Toss
Label nine buckets: love, joy, peace, longsuffering (patience), gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance (self-control).
Need: Nine buckets or baskets labeled with the fruit of the Spirit, bean bags
Armour Up Relay
Put each team’s armour in a pile at the far end of the room.
Need: For each team: a belt or rope, a paper-bag breastplate, slippers, a paper-plate shield, a bowl or hat for a helmet, a paper-tube sword
Joy Jar
Kids draw or write good things God has given them on strips of paper: whatever is true, lovely and good.
Need: A jar, paper strips, crayons
Pass It Down
Kids line up as a family: grandma, mom, and on down the line.
Need: A Bible
Welcome Cards
Talk about how Onesimus came home and needed to be welcomed.
Need: Cardstock, crayons, stickers
Freeze Frames
Small groups draw a card and make a “freeze frame”: a still picture of that moment, with their bodies.
Need: Hero cards: Noah building, Abraham walking, Moses at the sea, the walls of Jericho falling
Mirror, Mirror
Partners face each other. One moves slowly and the other copies exactly, like a mirror.
Need: Nothing
Toothpaste Trouble
Let a few kids squeeze toothpaste onto the plate.
Need: A tube of toothpaste, a paper plate, toothpicks
Unload the Backpack
A child puts on the heavy backpack and tries to hop around. It’s hard!
Need: A backpack stuffed with crumpled papers marked as worries (lost toy, a test, a scary dream), a basket
Pass the Heart
Pass the heart around the circle while the music plays.
Need: A big paper heart, music
Follow the Trumpet
Everyone closes their eyes.
Need: A kazoo or toy trumpet
Who’s Knocking?
One child goes behind the door and knocks.
Need: A door or a screen
Open the Seals
Show the scroll sealed with seven seals.
Need: A paper scroll sealed with seven stickers, seven question cards; “Worthy is the Lamb!” written inside
Build the Holy City
Read a few details from Revelation 21 together: walls, gates of pearl, streets of gold.
Need: Blocks or boxes, yellow paper for streets of gold, white beads or cotton balls for gates of pearl
Ready When He Comes
While the music plays, kids pretend to do good jobs: sweeping, helping, reading their Bibles.
Need: Music
Creation Days Relay
Scatter each team’s cards at the far end.
Need: Seven picture cards for each team (light, sky and water, land and plants, sun-moon-stars, fish and birds, animals and people, rest)
Name the Animals
A child draws a card and acts out the animal without words.
Need: Animal picture cards
Where Art Thou?
Everyone hides while the seeker counts.
Need: Safe places to hide
Planted Trees
Kids stand like trees: feet planted, arms out as branches.
Need: A fan or a big piece of cardboard to make wind
Grow, Grow, Grow!
Everyone curls up small on the floor like tiny mustard seeds.
Need: Nothing
Vine Line
The leader is the vine. The kids are branches and hold hands in a line behind.
Need: Cones for a winding path
Prayer Garden
Make a quiet “garden” corner.
Need: Paper flowers or cutouts, crayons, a corner of the room with a blanket
Name Roll
Sit in a circle. Roll the ball to someone and say their name, kindly and clearly.
Need: A soft ball
Down the River
Kids sit in a long line: the river. They wave blue streamers low as the water.
Need: A basket with a baby doll, blue streamers
Holy Ground Shoe Scramble
Everyone takes off their shoes and puts them in a pile in the middle: “Put off thy shoes… for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.”
Need: Everyone’s shoes, an open floor
Moses Says
Like Simon Says: do the action only when the leader says “Moses says…”
Need: Nothing
Plague Toss
Kids take turns tossing a ball into a cup.
Need: Ten cups labeled with the plagues, ping-pong balls
Passover Tasting
Tape a red strip over the door like the blood on the doorposts.
Need: Matzo or plain crackers, grape juice, a red paper strip for a doorpost
Dry Ground Dash
Half the group makes two lines facing each other: the walls of water. They wave blue streamers high.
Need: Blue streamers, scarves or crepe paper
Bitter or Sweet?
Everyone tastes a lemon slice. Bitter!
Need: Lemon slices, lemonade, small cups (check for allergies)
Gather the Manna
Scatter the “manna” across the floor while the kids hide their eyes.
Need: Cotton balls or white paper scraps, a cup for each child
Grumble or Trust?
The leader reads a situation: “Dinner is late and you’re hungry.”
Need: Four signs for the corners: Grumble, Trust, Pray, Thank
Two Tablets Toss
Kids take turns tossing a bean bag onto the tablets.
Need: Two “tablets” taped on the floor, divided into squares numbered 1 to 10; bean bags
Musical Statues
Kids dance while the music plays.
Need: Music
Willing Hearts Collage
Each child chooses a “gift” to bring: a paper gem, a piece of cloth, a strip of gold paper.
Need: A big paper tent shape, paper gems, fabric scraps, glue sticks
Find Your Brother
Each child gets a card and must find the child with the matching card, their “brother” or “sister”.
Need: Matching pairs of cards (two of each color or animal)
Into the Ark Before the Rain
Kids walk around as animals, making their animal’s sound.
Need: Tape for an ark outline, rain sounds
Rainbow Run
The leader calls a color and everyone runs to touch it.
Need: Colored paper or cones in rainbow colors around the room
Babel Whisper
Sit in a circle. The leader whispers a short sentence to the first child, such as “Let us build a tower up to heaven.”
Need: Nothing
Pack Up and Go
Teams race to pack five things for a long trip into their bag.
Need: A pile of play items, a bag for each team, blocks
Stand Up Together
Everyone sits in a circle, holding the rope loop with both hands.
Need: A long rope tied into a big loop
Count the Stars
Show the star paper and ask the kids to count every star.
Need: A big dark paper covered in hundreds of white star dots or stickers
Hurry, Sarah!
Three leaders sit as the visitors.
Need: Paper plates, cups, play food or blocks, chairs for three “visitors”
Don’t Look Back!
The kids start at one end. The leader walks behind them as they hurry toward the mountain at the far end.
Need: Open space
The Laughing Game
Sit in a circle. The first child says “Ha!” with a straight face. The next says “Ha ha!”, the next “Ha ha ha!”
Need: Nothing
Find the Ram
One child leaves the room while the ram is hidden in or near the thicket.
Need: A toy sheep or paper ram, a pile of pillows or branches as a thicket
Ten Camels
Rebekah drew water for every camel. Teams race to bring one jar of water from the well to each of the ten camels.
Need: Ten cones as camels, bean bags as water jars, a bucket “well”
What’s It Worth?
Teams line up the cards from least to most valuable.
Need: Picture cards: a candy bar, a toy, a bowl of soup, a family, a Bible, a friend, God’s love
Dig and Move On
Teams dig through the first bin for water gems.
Need: Three bins of shredded paper with blue “water” gems hidden in each
Blessing Cards
Talk about what a blessing is: asking God to do good for someone.
Need: Cardstock, crayons, stickers
Ladder Hop
Tape a long ladder on the floor.
Need: Tape for a long ladder on the floor
Thumb Wrestling
Partners hook fingers and thumb-wrestle: “One, two, three, four, I declare a thumb war!”
Need: Nothing
Gift Train
Kids stand in a long line between Jacob and Esau.
Need: Toy animals or paper animals, two leaders as Jacob and Esau
Coat of Many Colours Relay
Each team gets one big colorful coat.
Need: A big colorful shirt or robe for each team, cones
Joseph’s Journey
Set up a course: crawl through the “pit” (under a table), walk like a camel with the traders, then stand tall in Egypt.
Need: A table or tunnel for the pit, cones, a paper crown at the end
Flee!
The leader calls out things to do.
Need: A “safe” wall
Don’t Forget!
Show the tray for thirty seconds, then cover it.
Need: A tray with twelve small objects, a cloth
Store the Grain
Seven years of plenty: while the music plays, teams gather grain into their barn.
Need: Lots of bean bags or paper balls as grain, a box “barn” for each team, cups as hungry people
Go Unto Joseph
Kids are hungry travelers from far countries.
Need: Popcorn, small cups, a leader as Joseph
Who’s the Leader?
One child leaves the room. The group secretly picks a leader who starts motions (clapping, patting heads) that everyone copies.
Need: Nothing
Grain Sack Race
Each child steps into a “grain sack” and holds it up.
Need: Pillowcases or burlap sacks, cones
Who’s Behind the Sheet?
One child hides behind the sheet, with only their shoes showing underneath.
Need: A sheet held up by two leaders
Family Reunion
Give each child a card to keep secret.
Need: Cards with four animals from Jacob’s blessings: a lion (Judah), a wolf (Benjamin), a deer (Naphtali), a strong donkey (Issachar)
Sheep Herding
Scatter the balloon sheep across the floor.
Need: Balloons for sheep, pool noodles, a pen made of chairs
Giants and Grasshoppers
The leader calls: “Giants!” (stand tall on tiptoes), “Grasshoppers!” (crouch and hop), “Grapes!” (pairs carry a balloon on a pool noodle between them).
Need: Balloons, pool noodles
Look and Live Tag
Two taggers carry sock snakes. Anyone tagged freezes.
Need: Socks as “snakes” for the taggers, a pole with a paper serpent
Pin the Tail on the Donkey
Each child is blindfolded, spun gently and tries to pin the tail on the donkey.
Need: A big paper donkey on the wall, paper tails with tape, a blindfold
I Spy the Promised Land
One child stands safely on the step, like Moses on the mountain.
Need: A big poster or projected picture of a beautiful land, a step stool
Be Strong Course
Set up an obstacle course: climb, crawl, jump, balance.
Need: Cushions, a tunnel or table, cones
Hide the Spies
One team hides the two spies under the flax on the roof while the other team covers their eyes.
Need: Two small stuffed animals as spies, paper strips as stalks of flax, a table as the roof, a red ribbon
Twelve Stones
Kids run one at a time to the “river” and carry back one stone.
Need: Twelve bean bags or real stones, a blue sheet as the river
March Around Jericho
Build a wall of boxes or cups in the middle of the room.
Need: Empty boxes or paper cups for a wall, a kazoo for each “priest”
Crab Walk Mountain
The kids crab-walk from the bottom of the “mountain” to the top (across the room).
Need: Cones
This or That
The leader calls two choices: “Pizza or tacos?” Kids run to a side.
Need: Two sides of the room
Stuck in the Mud
Kids zoom around as Sisera’s chariots.
Need: Open space
Mighty Warrior!
Kids move around the room while the music plays.
Need: Music
Lamps and Pitchers
Each child hides a turned-on flashlight under a cup. Turn off the lights.
Need: A small flashlight and a paper cup for each child, kazoos, a dark room
Topple the Pillars
Stack the boxes into two pillars holding up a cardboard “roof”.
Need: Boxes stacked into two pillars with a board on top, soft balls
Step in My Steps
In pairs, the leader lays paper footprints across the room on a winding path.
Need: Paper footprints
Gleaning Relay
Scatter “barley” across the field (the floor).
Need: Yellow paper strips or straws as barley, a basket for each team
Lip Reading
A child silently mouths a word from the card, with no sound at all.
Need: Word cards
Samuel! Samuel!
Everyone lies down and “sleeps”.
Need: Nothing
Hiding Among the Stuff
Hide the crown somewhere in the pile while the kids cover their eyes.
Need: A small paper crown, a messy pile of toys and blankets
Pick the Box
Show both and let the kids vote for one.
Need: A fancy wrapped box with rocks inside, a plain paper bag with treats inside
Box Harp
Stretch rubber bands around the open box.
Need: Tissue boxes or shoe boxes, rubber bands of different sizes
The Battle Is the LORD’s
Goliath stands in the middle and roars. When he roars, everyone freezes.
Need: A leader as Goliath, open space
Snip the Robe
A leader is King Saul, asleep in the “cave”.
Need: A ribbon tied loosely to a sleeping leader’s sleeve, a blanket “cave”
Worship Parade
Two kids carry the “ark” at the front.
Need: A box decorated as the ark, streamers, shakers
Room at the Table
Play musical chairs, but nobody is ever out.
Need: Chairs, music
Riddle Me Wise
Read a riddle (“What has hands but can’t clap?” A clock!).
Need: A list of kid riddles
Fill the House
Teams carry “clouds” one spoonful at a time to fill their temple.
Need: Cotton balls as clouds, a box as the temple for each team, spoons
Raven Delivery
One child is Elijah, sitting by the “brook” (a blue blanket) at the far end.
Need: Bean bags or bread rolls, a blue blanket for the brook, a chair for Elijah
The Jar That Never Ran Out
Pass the jar around. Each child scoops a spoonful into their bowl to “make a cake” for Elijah.
Need: A jar of dry rice or beans, spoons, a small bowl for each child, a hidden bag to refill the jar
Fire from Heaven
Half the kids are Baal’s prophets: they shout and jump around the altar. Nothing happens.
Need: Red, orange and yellow streamers or tissue paper, a cardboard altar
Listen for the Whisper
The kids sit and listen. First the “wind” (the fan blows), then the “earthquake” (everyone stomps), then the “fire” (red streamers wave).
Need: A fan, red streamers
Pass the Mantle
Pass the “mantle” around the circle while the music plays.
Need: A cape or blanket, music
Borrow the Vessels
Kids have two minutes to find and collect every empty “vessel” in the room.
Need: Cups and containers hidden around the room, a pitcher of yellow water, a tray
A Little Room for Elisha
Hide the items around the room.
Need: Items for each team: a pillow (bed), a book (table), a small chair (stool), a flashlight (candlestick)
Seven Dips
Every child starts with seven “spots” on their arm.
Need: Seven sticker dots on each child’s arm, a hula hoop as the Jordan
Hidden Picture
Give each child a hidden-picture puzzle.
Need: Hidden-picture puzzles (printed), crayons
Through the Big Fish
Kids run from “Nineveh” toward “Tarshish”, until the leader calls, “Storm!”
Need: A play tunnel or a table covered with a blanket, a blue sheet
Nineveh or Tarshish?
Mark one side of the room Nineveh and the other Tarshish.
Need: Two walls or cones: one marked Nineveh, one Tarshish
Veggie Taste Test
Set out a few kinds of vegetables.
Need: Veggies and dip, cups of water (check for allergies)
We Will Not Bow
Kids dance while the music plays.
Need: Music
Secret Writing
Ahead of time, write secret messages on paper with a white crayon: “God sees,” “Jesus loves you.”
Need: White paper, white crayons, watercolor paints, brushes
Sleeping Lions
Everyone is a lion and lies down on the floor, perfectly still: their mouths are shut.
Need: A quiet room
Crown Toss
Kids take turns tossing a crown ring onto the sceptre.
Need: Paper-plate crowns with the centers cut out, a cone or a broom as the golden sceptre
Build by Your House
Each team builds its own section of the wall along the line, like each family built the part by its house.
Need: Boxes or blocks, a line taped on the floor
Outdoor Bible games
Fill the Waterpots
Teams soak a sponge, run it to their jar and squeeze it in.
Need: A bucket of water, sponges, a clear jar for each team with a line drawn near the top
Bird Feeders
Spread sunflower butter on a pinecone and roll it in birdseed.
Need: Pinecones, sunflower-seed butter (nut-free), birdseed, string
How Big Was the Ark?
The ark was about 450 feet long: a football field and a half!
Need: A long string or tape measure, cones, a parking lot or field
Shadow Tag
The tagger tags by stepping on someone’s shadow.
Need: A sunny day
Friends Stick Together
Pair everyone up and gently tie the inside ankles of each pair together.
Need: Soft scarves or strips of cloth to tie ankles, cones for a finish line