Games & Activities

So I'm trying to teach about God creating the world and the kids are just staring at me like I'm speaking ancient Greek or something. Marcus is picking at his shoe. Emma's braiding her friend's hair. Tyler's making weird faces

Found myself refereeing a heated argument between two eight-year-olds about the "right" way to build a human pyramid yesterday. Apparently Tyler thought Emma was doing it wrong. Emma thought Tyler was being bossy. Neither of them wanted to compromise. So much for building teamwork through fun games. But

So I'm sitting in this planning meeting and someone goes "We should do game night for families!" Everyone's nodding like this is brilliant idea and I'm thinking oh great another event I gotta plan that nobody will come to. But then Sarah

Need kids be quiet sometimes. After games before parents pick up. When someone's having meltdown needs space. Rainy days stuck inside. Problem is telling kids "sit quietly" doesn't work. They don't know what do with themselves. Start poking each other making noise

Found myself at Target last Thursday night buying fifty foam fish because I'd seen this "amazing" craft on Pinterest about feeding the 5,000. Looked so simple online. Cute little fish with googly eyes that kids could decorate while talking about Jesus providing for everyone. What

Tried regular Bible trivia once. Asked "Who was Moses' brother?" Dead silence. One kid raised hand said "Abraham?" That's when learned Bible trivia for kids can't be just adult trivia with smaller words. Kids need movement. Competition. Fun. Can't

Raining again this Sunday. Kids trapped inside bouncing off walls. Had whole outdoor thing planned. Nature walk collecting leaves whatever. Now stuck in fellowship hall with twenty-three kids going stir crazy. Need games don't require much space or supplies. Things actually work when kids are already wound up

My living room is like ten feet by twelve feet. When my sister brings her three kids over plus my two, it's basically a human sardine can. But kids still need to do something or they lose their minds. These work when you can barely move without stepping

Pinterest is a liar. Those beautiful Sunday school crafts with perfect edges and coordinated colors? They're made by robots. Or people with way more patience than me. Because when I try to recreate them with actual children, everything turns into a glue-covered nightmare. But somehow these kids keep