Games Zone
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Kids
Love Games!
When you use games to teach, your teaching becomes more fun, and more effective. Get kids' minds and bodies involved in learning! The games here are not simply for the sake of play, but for creatively and effectively reaching and teaching kids for Jesus! Don't miss Karl Bastian's Tips for Leading Great Games! |
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11 Social Distance Games FREE
FREE Games to Play while Physically Distanced or Virtual |
Social Distance Games for Ministry and School |
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FLIP IT!
Social Distance Game where kids guess a coin flip and either are out or remain depending on how they guessed! |
Social Distance Game |
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Kid-Sized Chutes and Ladders
Social Distance Game where kids try to finish a Life-Sized Board Game! |
Social Distance Game |
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Kid-Sized Tic-Tac-Toe
Social Distance Game where kids play Tic-Tac-Toe with their entire body! |
Social Distance Game |
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Pastor Simon Says!
Social Distance Game where kids try to follow instructions carefully! |
Social Distance Game |
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Pool Noodle Games!
Social Distance Game where kids try to navigate a giant maze on the floor. |
Social Distance Game |
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Quarantine Bingo
This fun, lighthearted Bingo game uses words from the current pandemic situation. |
Bingo, Quarantine, Stay-At-Home |
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Snowman Melt
Social Distance Game where kids try to figure out a word or phrase before the Snowman melts! |
Social Distance Game |
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Stand or Sit
Social Distance Game where kids sit or stand based on facts or opinons. |
Social Distance Game |
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Tape Maze!
Social Distance Game where kids try to navigate a giant maze on the floor. |
Social Distance Game |
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Wink 'Em
Social Distance Game where kids try to avoid being winked at in order to survive. |
Social Distance Game |
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10 Questions: Bible Book Edition
A popular game used to teach kids the Bible Books |
Learning the Bible | |
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66 Seconds or Less
You've heard of 60 Minutes, well this game takes less than 66 seconds! You need a stop watch, or at least a watch with a second hand. |
Teaching | |
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Amazing Easy Prediction Magic Trick!
This is a classic easy magic trick where you can predict a choice that a child makes. |
Prophesy or Choices | |
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Awesome Mind Reading Trick
This trick will make it look like you can read kids' minds! However, you can then talk about how only God can really read our minds. |
Mind Reading | |
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Barnyard Scramble
Help children understand how, in a church, everyone needs to find out what their spiritual gift is and use it together with others in the Body of Christ. |
Games, Spiritual Gifts | |
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Basketball Blitz
Craza teaching game requiring lots of small balls, trash can, duct tape, tall ladder and a cooperative spirit! |
Teaching | |
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Battle of the Marshmallows
The object of the game is to stack twenty empty soda cans on top of each other. They can be working on several stacks. However, the other team is allowed to throw marshmallows at the other team in an attempt to knock down their cans. |
Fun | |
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Batty Fears
A game to help kids address the fears they face. |
Fear | |
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Bible Basics
LOTS of ideas for teaching about the Bible. This is the chapter I wrote for Group's Ulitimate Bible Guide for Kids! |
The Bible | |
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Bible Book Scramble
Here is a game can be used to teach what sections of the Bible different books belong to |
Teaching | |
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Bible Formulas
A fun way to spark interest in the Bible or review Bible books. |
Bible books, Games, Science VBS | |
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Bible Ninja Warriors Files
The files for Karl's Bible Ninja Warriors series. |
Bible Learning |
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Bible Stack Attack (3 versions)
Here is an activity that will give you a way to use up those boxes of old books or magazines in the attic or garage! |
Teaching | |
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BIBLE-O-RAMA SUPER SUNDAY!
For any 5th Sunday, use the Bible-O-Rama Super Sunday, including several fun games that help kids review the Books of the Bible. |
Super Sunday Stand-Alone Lesson with Games |
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Big Mac Stack
The hardest part of this game is collecting the Big Mac containers. Just ask for a few every time you eat at McDonald's and you'll have a bunch in no time! Better yet, if you know an employee, maybe they can ask the manager to donate a bunch to the church! |
Fun | |
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Blanket Drag Race
Each team of three gets a blanket and 2 children speed to the finish line pulling the blanket while the 3rd team member tries to stay on the blanket! |
Fun | |
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Blind Game
This is a game that can be used for when you teach on Jesus healing a blind man, OR about the Holy Spirit and how He helps us. |
Blindness or Trust or Holy Spirit Helper | |
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Books of the Bible Scramble Game
This is a fun unscrambling game using 20 random books of the Bible. |
Books of the Bible | |
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Brothers & Sisters Team-Up!
Cup stacking game that applies to help brothers and sisters learn to respect each other. |
Family, Siblings | |
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Candy Auction
Using children's love of candy to demonstrate that worship is a show of worth! |
Worship | |
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Candy Grab--Greed
This is a very simple game that can be used as an introduction to a lesson on greed |
Teaching | |
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Cast Your Burdens Game
A fast, fun game that illustrates why we should cast our burdens upon Jesus. |
Worry |
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Centipede Relay Race
You will need a backless Bench per 5-7 kids, optional squirt guns/head gear for this relay race that gets the kids to "centipede" across the room. |
Fun | |
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Christmas Tic-Tac-Toe
A Fun Free Christmas Game - Tic-Tac-Toe Christmas Style! Download this fun themed pre-service game that kids will love! |
Christmas Game | |
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Christmas Word Guess! Game
Here is a FUN Christmas Word Guess Game to introduce any lesson during the Christmas season. |
Christmas Game |
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Clean Teeth
A fun game that takes an ordinary daily chore (brushing your teeth) and provide a spiritual application on obeying God's Word. |
Games, Teamwork, Obeying God's Word | |
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Clothespins
This works well for boy/girl competition as teams of 2 try to get the most clothespins. Beware! Running circles around each other takes on new meaning with this game! |
Fun | |
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Creation Relay
Use the elements of this relay race to review the days of creation. Select two contestants who will compete using blindfolds, cups of water, whiteboard or chalk board, posterboard and markers, sleeping bag or blanket. |
Teaching | |
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Cups Stack Attack
In short: You race to stack and unstack the cups according to a set pattern that is demonstrated ahead of time. Once you get the basic idea, you can make all kinds of variations. You will need Plastic Cups that stack well, and fit inside each other loosely |
Fun | |
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Don't Grab the Apple
You will need a tub full of colored balls, only ONE red one, small totes for kids, blindfolds, and a score board for this game involving friendly competition. |
Teaching | |
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Donut Christmas Games
Everyone loves donuts! Here are some Christmas Donut Games! No donuts included, but all the fun graphics you need! |
Christmas Game |
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Doodle, Noodle, Shape or Show it!
A super fun Bible Game that is a blend of Charades, Pictionary, Bible Quizzing and even Play-Doh! |
Interactive Bible Story Game Show |
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Easy Game Raffle Tickets
This is a tool to save you time when you need to draw kids names throughout class or club to participate in activities. |
Drawing Slips Made Easy | |
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Elbow Balloon Pass
Social Distance Game where kids pass a balloon around using only their elbows. They learn about how we REALLY win in life! |
Social Distance Game |
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Eraser Wars
You will need 2 standing white boards, markers, and erasers. The players alternate between drawing and erasing, but have to race between the two boards |
Teaching | |
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Faith-Opoly
Everything you need from Game board, money and cards to create and play your own version of Faith-Opoly! |
A Version of Monopoly to Own your Faith | |
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Find the Cookie Monster
A fun twist on Hide and Go Seek! In this version, the LEADER hides with a box of cookies and the kids go looking for him/her. |
Teaching | |
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Follow Instructions Game
I've been doing this for over 20 years and it works every time! A fun game/object lesson on the need to read the Bible carefully! |
Following the Bible | |
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Follow the Instructions Game
Exciting game that teaches kids to follow intructions and make them look silly so they can get a prize. |
Obedience, Instructions |