What does the Bible say about judging others? Teach elementary and preteen kids biblical principles with this laugh-inducing, high-energy, Bible game. Older elementary kids and preteens will think about how it might be to walk in someone else’s shoes.

Shoe Enough! Elementary and Preteen Bible Game About Judging Others

Form pairs. Have partners remove their shoes. Have partners trade shoes, then stand against a wall. On “go,” have children each put on their partner’s shoes backward and run to the end of the room and back. When kids return, they can trade shoes with their partner to get their own shoes back. Once partners each have their own shoes on, they’re finished.

After everyone has finished, have kids sit in a circle.

Say: A well-known expression says “Don’t judge another person until you’ve walked a mile in his or her shoes.”

Ask:

• What do you think that saying means?
• How easy or difficult was it to walk in someone else’s shoes?

Read aloud Matthew 7:1-5.

Ask:

• What does it mean to judge someone?
• Why do you think God doesn’t want us to judge others?
• How have you seen kids judge each other at school?
• What could you do instead of judging others?
• How could you “walk a mile” in someone else’s shoes?

Read aloud Romans 15:7.

Lori Haynes Niles

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