Mary J. Davis
Bring on the white stuff with an avalanche of 20
free children's ministry activities and ideas for kids, families,
and teachers...
Whether kids live in the north, south,
east, or west, they all have one thing in common--they love snow!
Kids dream of an icy-cold white blanket to dig in, roll in, mold,
throw, and even eat!
So we've taken those snow-white dreams and given you 20 ideas to
help kids learn about Jesus with a blizzard of games, crafts,
treats, and more!
GAMES
Snowman Bowling
Age Level: Elementary ages
Materials: 10 white plastic foam cups of any size per child, black
markers, and beanbags or small balls
Give each child 10 white plastic foam cups and a black
marker. Have the children draw snowman faces on each cup. Then
show the children how to arrange the cups in a 10-pin bowling
pattern. Use beanbags or small balls for bowling balls. The
children may each take their bowling sets home.
Snowman Stacking Game
Age Level: All ages
Materials: White plastic foam cups of any size, and a timer
Form teams, and give each team a package of white plastic foam
cups. Have each team work together to make as tall a pyramid of the
cups as possible. Use a timer to increase the game's pace and
fun.
Snowsock Toss
Age Level: Elementary ages
Materials: White socks, cotton stuffing, yarn, and buckets
Have each child stuff a sock with cotton and tie the sock with
yarn in two or three places. Children may toss their snowsock into
a bucket for a game or play catch. The shape formed by tying the
sock in several places makes it harder to control the direction the
sock is tossed.
Snowshoe Races
Age Level: Elementary ages
Materials: Six to eight facial tissue boxes
Children will put their feet inside two tissue boxes, then race on
a smooth surface. To play, have three or four children race at a
time.
Snowboard Relays
Age Level: All ages
Materials: Flattened cardboard boxes, scissors, and thick rope
about 4 feet long for each snowboard
Make snowboards from flattened cardboard boxes. Poke two holes in
one end of each box, then thread a length of thick rope through the
holes and tie the ends of the rope together.
Form two even teams, and give each team a snowboard. Team members
take turns sitting on the snowboard, while the team captain pulls
the person from start to finish across the floor. When all the
teammates have reached the finish line, the relay is
finished.
Melting Snowball
Age Level: Preschool to kindergarten
Materials: A white ball, and a beanbag or white paper bag stuffed
with paper
Arrange the children in a circle. Play this game like Hot Potato.
Have children pass the "snowball" quickly around the circle so it
won't stay in their hands too long and "melt."
