Like the Israelites who wanted a king and wouldn’t stop until they got one, the children will go on a king hunt. Tell the children when you say “Go!” that the first person to find the king wins. The child who finds King Saul can then hide him in a different place in the room for the others to find. Continue to give other children the opportunity to hide King Saul.

Have children sit in a circle. One person is Samuel and holds a paper crown. Samuel walks around the circle and puts the crown on someone’s head to choose a king. The crowned child then gets up and tries to tag Samuel before he or she gets around the circle to the spot where he or she had been sitting. If tagged, the old Samuel sits in the middle of the circle. If not tagged, that child can be part of the circle. The crowned child becomes the new Samuel and gets to walk around the circle and choose a new person to be king. If your group is large, break off into two groups to give more people an opportunity to play. Place a limit on the number of times one person can be chosen.

Like the Israelites who wanted a king and wouldn’t stop until they got one, the children will go on a king hunt. Tell the children when you say “Go!” that the first person to find the king wins. The child who finds King Saul can then hide him in a different place in the room for the others to find. Continue to give other children the opportunity to hide King Saul.

Gather children together in an open area and divide children into two teams—the Kings and the Queens. Have the Queens put a sticker on their cheek to help children keep track of who is a king and who is a queen. Give the children a small item to balance on their heads so that they are walking carefully instead of running through the room. The teacher will call out directions to the class. If the teacher calls out, “Kings chase queens” the kings try to tag the queens. At any time the leader can switch things up and call, “Queens chase kings.” If someone is tagged or if the item falls off his or her head, the child has to sit down exactly in that spot and serve as an obstacle for the remaining players. Play continues until one person is left and that person is the winner.