Kidologist's Zone

This is the place to find things written or submitted by the creator of Kidology.org, Karl Bastian.

Use Karl's creativity to your advantage! Browse his ideas, plans, games, and more. Use them as is or adapt them for your ministry!

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Plus Fruit of the Spirit Game Review

This is an on-going game that builds week to week. Each Fruit of the Spirit has a hand motion to it. The game will get harder as the weeks progress.

Teaching
Plus Pass the Squeeze

Fun but quiet game. Great as a filler when something "extra" is needed. You need LOTS of kids, a coin, whistle, and a hanky.

Fun
Starter Basketball Blitz

Crazy teaching game requiring lots of small balls, trash can, duct tape, tall ladder and a cooperative spirit!

Teaching
Plus Heads Up, Seven Up

Classic game for children to play and nothing needed except kids with thumbs!

Fun
Plus The Lego Gossip Game

For this important teaching lesson you will need Legos, Bell or Hanky on tall square table center stage for team competition.

Teaching
Plus The Cheating Game

Candy, rewards and a "cheat" to get the point across add to the excitement of this game!

Teaching
Plus Grab and Give

Teamwork is the key in this game which is played in rounds.

Teaching
Plus Candy Grab--Greed

This is a very simple game that can be used as an introduction to a lesson on greed

Teaching
Plus Paper Cup Pyramid

Friendly competition using 2 teams and lots of styrofoam cups. Great for boy/girl competition.

Teaching
Plus Kidologist's Bible Riddle

You will need to reproduce the puzzle of the Books of the Bible. Kids are challenged to find the books of the Bible that are hidden in the paragraph.

Teaching
Plus Memory Game with a Point

This Memory Game requires Two each of several memory devices: Such as... 3 1/2 inch floppy disks, blank CDs, Zip

Teaching
Plus Passing the Word

Here is a simple game that teaches a great lesson on witnessing! You will need to conspire ahead of time with one team member from each team. You will need 2 inflatable beach balls, or other object

Teaching
Plus Verse Memory Card Game

Life takes some guessing, and even if we are not sinning, we have to make choices. We should learn from watching the choices that others have made before us, both good and bad) and realize that others are watching us!

Teaching
Plus Tarp Toss

Great Game for boy/girl competition! You will need a tarp and bean bags for each team of 4.

Teaching
Plus Pyramid Verse Memory Game

This is a great game to teach kids a memory verse and also teaches them that it is a lot easier to get through life when we follow a plan: God's plan

Teaching
Plus Globe Race

You will need 2 matching globes for this game that can be used just for fun or to introduce a talk on world missions.

Fun
Plus Paper Clip Race

You'll need boxes of paper clips to drive home the fact that "assumptions" are not always correct. Things are not always as they seem in life.

Teaching
Plus Nail Pounding

This could be considered a game of skill involving some friendly competition!

Fun
Plus Winter Gear Race

Relay fun using Winter Gear (giant winter coats, gloves, knit hats, scarves, etc.). Could be adapted for other seasons or use Biblical costumes.

Fun
Plus Soap Verse Challenge

Bible Memory is fun using soap and water. 12 bars of soap (or number needed for verse) and 12 bowls/buckets of water (or one giant tub) and towels!.

Teaching
Plus Pipe Race

Great Teamwork Game. You will need 24' tube of sump pump tubing & a super bouncing ball for each team.

Fun
Plus Un-Hang Man

Interactive lesson with a powerful teaching twist for upper elementary kids! Follow these instructions carefully and you will have a lesson filled with fun and laughter that ends with a somber challenge both for salvation and a surrendered life for kids already saved!

Salvation
Plus Pass the Message

A great game to reinforce our purpose of Spreading the Good News without being stopped by Satan --Teams and 1 spy needed. Requirements: 3 1/2 Floppy disks or CDs

Teaching
Plus Spot Enoch

A collection of action figures and/or dolls is required for this Teaching Game that requires children to "pay attention" in order to win points.

Teaching
Starter Operation Walk with God

This 3-legged race requires an obstacle course to reinforce the Biblical account of "Walking with God."

Game - Obstacle Course
Plus Milking a Goat

Christian Life
Starter Christmas SAY WHAT PowerPoint Game!

This is a 'guess a letter' PowerPoint game that introduces Christmas and the theme of God's love through the gift of Jesus.

Popular Christmas Sayings
Plus Looking AHEAD! (A New Year's Devotional!)

A New Year's devotional or lesson that you can share with your kids.

Christian Life
Plus A Fresh Look at Your Ministry

View your ministry with a fresh perspective!

Vision - Evaluation
Plus Yeah, but I like you too!

Kidologist's Blog DewDate 11-30-2003 Reprint from Past Newsletter

Loved or Liked?
Plus The Mother of All Lego Ships

Kidologist's Blog DewDate 11-29-2003

Lego!
Plus A Puppet Routine on Giving

Christmas
Plus 3 Things Make a GIFT

Here is a great lesson that helps to teach just what it means that SALVATION IS A FREE GIFT.

Christmas
Plus The Surprise Birthday Party

Christmas
Plus After Christmas Blues Song

This song is sung to the tune of Don Fransico's "He's Alive" - it is a spoof - you sing it seriously, but it is actually very funny, especially if you introduce it as a song the Lord laid on your heart last night as you reflected on Christmas being over.

Christmas
Plus Ornamental Memory Game

Christmas
Plus Christmas "What Am I Thinking Of?" Game

A quick and easy Christmas themed game for use in your kidmin.

Christmas Game
Plus The Christmas Wrappers

Christmas
Plus Candy Cane Christmas Game

Christmas
Plus Santa Jokes

Christmas
Plus Shadow Guesses

Christmas
Plus Why is Jesus Better than Santa Claus?

Christmas
Plus Give your heart to Jesus!

Christmas
Plus The Never-Ending Gift!

Christmas
Plus The Chistmas Story Shuffle

Christmas
Plus 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, Technically

Christmas
Plus Why Christmas? (a poem)

Christmas
Plus Christmas Carol Lyrics

Christian Life
Plus Play-Doh Christmas Game

Christmas
Plus Wisemen Gifts

Christmas
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