Story 16 • Exodus 32–34

A Fancy Tent and a Foolish Cow



Activities

Use the following coloring and activity sheets, or choose from the additional activity suggestions below. {10–15 minutes}

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K–2nd

Option 1: Get Rid of Idols Game

statue/stuffed animal, music

Gather supplies.

Children should sit in a circle. Explain that the object represents an idol. When the music begins, they should gently pass the idol to the person beside them. When the music stops, the person holding the idol is out.

Option 2: God Not Idols Game

masking tape, music

Mark a line down the middle of the room with masking tape.

Have children stand on the line. Explain that one side represents worshiping God and the other side represents worshiping idols. When the music starts, they must hop back and forth over the line. When the music stops, they must freeze. If they are on the idol side, they are out. Play continues until you have a winner.

3rd–5th

Option 1: Destroy the Idols

large plastic cups; small, soft ball (one per team); permanent marker

Gather supplies. Write Idol on each cup (ten cups per team).

Set the cups right-side up in a bowling pin formation about fifteen feet from the starting line. Divide children into teams of two to three. Give each team a ball. At “Go!” one person from each team rolls the ball down and tries to knock over their team’s cups (like bowling). They carefully retrieve the ball and hand it to the next player on their team. Play continues until all the “idols” are knocked down. The first team to knock them all down wins. To make it more challenging, add another cup to each team that says “God” and challenge the children to knock the other cups down without knocking down the “God” cup.

Option 2: God Not Idols Game

masking tape, music

Mark a line down the middle of the room with masking tape.

Have children stand on the line. Explain that one side represents worshiping God and the other side represents worshiping idols. When the music starts, they must hop back and forth over the line. When the music stops, they must freeze. If they are on the idol side, they are out. Play continues until you have a winner.


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