What are good sunday school game to play?

Question

this sunday we want to have a game day. but we do not know good games to play. anyone gor a idea?

Answer 1

put a whole bunch of kids in a room with a bible and see how long it takes them to realize its fiction.

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Answer 2

I guess it depends on the age ... but being Sunday school I presume it is younger.

Duck Duck Goose.

Ring Around the Roses

Kids crawl around while music plays and make an animal sound you call out, and then have to stop on a rug piece when the music stops.

Pin the tail on the donkey.

Red Light ... Green Light.

Dodge Ball.

Tag.

Simon Says.

If older:

Guesstures.

Scattegories.

Any "Discovery Toys" game in the age group.

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Have fun!!

Answer 3

This really depends on the age of the kids, the size of the group, and the space that you have to play in!  I'm guessing that it's a decently large class (maybe 10-20 children), and that you're playing indoors, for the most part.

Any age:

1.  Bible quiz.  Just make the questions appropriate for the age group.  Give out prizes for correct questions.  If you want to make it more exciting, you could line the kids up, and maybe only have a few answer each time.  Then the kids have to run to a spot; the first kid gets to try to answer.  

Try to make sure that all kids get a chance by having kids that answer questions sit out for a little bit.  Keep them involved by having them decide if the next kid is correct (and then make sure that you let them know if they are or not).  You could also group the kids into teams, and have them pick a new person from the team each time to compete.

2.  Guess the Biblical scenes.  Have one child draw on the chalkboard or something visible to everyone, and the entire class gets to guess.  You could have two boards and arrange the class into teams, and move counters along an actual board.  You can do this with clay, drawing, or acting (with or without sounds, with or without words).  If your group is very large, try having groups of kids act out a scene for everyone to guess.  Give each group a scene, give them a few minutes to prepare, and then have them get up and act!

For younger children:

1.  Duck, duck, goose.  (Children sit in a circle, with one person outside.  The person outside gently taps each child as they walk around the outside, saying duck every time, until they tag a kid as "goose".  The kid tagged as goose runs around the outside and has to make it back to their spot before the outside person makes it there.  Whoever makes it there second is the new outside person.  I have no clue why this was so much fun as a child--it sounds incredibly dull now.)

2.  Everyone sits in a circle, and picks an animal sound (you could write them on cards if you want).  One person starts by making their animal sound, and points to another.  The next person makes the first sound, and their sound, and points.  It makes a long chain of animal noises.  You can do this with anything--making a certain shape with the hands, or doing actions.

For older children:

1.  Play scattegories, but you could try giving Biblical categories instead.  You may want to change the rules on some, especially if it's a younger group, to make it easier for them to come up with answer:  "Names in the Bible" "Books of the Bible" "Miracles of Jesus" "Words that mean Peace" "Christmas Songs" "Hymns" "Names of Saints" "Places in the Bible".

Generic board games that can be played with a large group:

1.  Cranium.

2.  Pictionary.

3.  Trivial pursuit.

4.  Outburst.

5.  Balderdash.

Any of them can be modified to include Biblical references if you want to, and most work with large teams.

If your group is smaller, you could try boggle, scrabble, upwords, monopoly, candyland--any of the common boardgames.

You could also do card games.  This depends on what games your children already know.

Bluff poker--every child gets a card, and doesn't get to know what it is.  They hold it to their forehead, and decide to stay in or get out based on everyone else's cards.  Call it "bluff" if you don't want the parent's to think you're teaching the children poker.

Rummy, pinochle, spades, hearts--these all work with small groups, but a few decks of cards are easy to pick up, so you could break a large class into small groups for it.  You can find the rules on-line if you aren't familiar with them, and play a quick game with friends or family before the class starts to make sure that you know them.

In my church, we used to have game nights where every family brings a few games (and the church had some in storage that we could pull out, too).  We'd set up card tables and put a game in the middle of each one, and everyone would pick a game to play.

There are also websites that can help you add Biblical references to an already existing game, or that provide quiz questions for you, etc.  I listed some examples in my sources.  A lot are more of a lesson plan than a game, however--if you're doing this as a special event, it's probably good to include some sort of reference for learning, but the focus should be on fun!  You can find a lot more by doing a google search for "sunday school games".

Answer 4

When i taught vbs we did alot with a parachute.  The rainbow kina where the kids played under, or around it, whatever floats ur boat. You could also wash the kids' feet. I know its not really a game, but its something to do!

Answer 5

Play doctor with the teacher.

Answer 6

Depends on the age group.No, Sunday School is not just for younger kids.

Have Bible Drills,you know say a reference and say go, the first one to stand and read it wins.

Do a Bible Pictionary,where you use scenes, verses or words from the Bible to draw.

Turn Simon Says into Jesus Says

Hope this helps.

Answer 7

monopoly

twister

hide and seek

checkers

Answer 8

Consider these facts....

*who are the players?

*what kind of game do you prefer?

*venue?

*what materials do you have?....

and things like that....

Above all these think of a game that'll satisfy every player at the same time it should improve every player in all areas.