| Some teachers don't have any idea of the importance | | | | toy needs to state one of the commandments. If they |
| of Sunday school games! Using games in order to | | | | cannot think of one, they're out. This game is short and |
| teach lessons is always effective! Kids enjoy winning | | | | simple but it helps the kids to memorize the Ten |
| and as a result, they'll pay attention. Therefore, using | | | | Commandments! |
| information about Christianity as a token to win the | | | | "Word Builder" is a Sunday school game that helps |
| game is an A+ way to get the info across to your | | | | with keywords from the Bible. You'll divide the class |
| students! | | | | into two teams. Each team must have a different |
| Along with learning information about the Bible, religious | | | | colored piece of chalk. Begin by writing one word that's |
| school is also for learning about other people and | | | | relevant to the Bible on the chalkboard. The 1st team |
| learning to love everyone for who they are. "The | | | | must make another word using the original word in the |
| Colors of Life" is a perfect activity to do on the 1st | | | | same fashion that they would in a game of Scrabble. |
| day of class. You'll need a bag of M&M's. Each kid will | | | | However, all of the words must be related to |
| take a handful. Once everyone has some, you'll assign | | | | Christianity. The game goes on until one of the teams |
| a different meaning for each color. For example, | | | | cannot think of any more words. The team with the |
| blue=family, green=activities, yellow=friends, red=school, | | | | most words wins. |
| and brown=random facts. Whatever number of each | | | | "Bible Win, Lose or Draw" is a Sunday school game |
| color the kids have is the amount of facts about each | | | | that's fun for everybody. Divide the group into two |
| subject that they must share with the class. After they | | | | teams. You'll have one person from each team come |
| share their personal facts, they must give an example | | | | up at a time. They'll pick a Bible story out of a bowl |
| of from the Bible. For example, if a student has a blue | | | | and then draw it for their team. The team has one |
| and they say they have a brother, they must give an | | | | minute to guess what story is being drawn. If the team |
| example of a brother-brother or brother-sister | | | | doesn't guess, then the other team has 10 seconds to |
| relationship from the Bible. After each kid shares a | | | | collaborate and then announce 1 guess. The group that |
| fact, allow them to eat the M&M of that color! | | | | answers correctly (if any) gets 10 points. Anyone that |
| A short Sunday School game called "Hot Bricks" deals | | | | can tell where the story came from gets an additional |
| with the Ten Commandments. This game is sort of like | | | | 5 points for their team. "Bible Win, Lose or Draw" is |
| "Hot Potato" but you'll use a toy brick. Play music. | | | | endlessly entertaining. |
| When the music stops, the person that's holding the | | | | |