Elementary Bible Game: Throw Away Your Worries
Heed the wisdom found in the Bible and throw away discouragement and your concerns with this fun-filled paper fight game!
You’ll need:
- a Bible
- paper
- pencils
- painter’s tape
Elementary Bible Game: Throw Away Your Worries
Have kids take several sheets of paper each.
Say: In this game, you’ll start by writing one thing you’re concerned about on each sheet of paper. You might write ‘grades,’ ‘family,’ or ‘friends’—anything that you’re worried or upset about today. Don’t put your name on your paper. This is between you and God and he cares about every concern you have.
- Allow time for kids to write three to five of their concerns–each on a separate paper.
- Have kids wad their papers.
- Form two equal teams of kids and have the teams face each other on opposite sides of the room.
- Use painter’s tape to create a dividing line on the floor between the teams.
Say: On ‘go,’ throw all your concerns onto the other team’s side while trying to keep the other team’s concerns off your side. The object of the game is to get as many concerns as possible on the other team’s side in one minute. Go!
- Stop the action after one minute.
- Pull up and tear away a section of the painter’s tape.
- Place the torn piece perpendicularly on top of the other piece to form a cross.
Say: This time, you’ll have 30 seconds to work together to get all the concerns onto the cross. God can handle all of them. Go!
After the game, have a child read aloud 1 Peter 5:7, a verse helping us have wisdom in dealing with our concerns.
Ask:
- Was the way you treated your concerns in this game the way you do in life? Why or why not?
- How might talking with God and asking him about what to do help you with your concerns?
These games are adapted from The Humongous Book of Games for Children’s Ministry (Group Publishing).
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