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Option 1: Let My People Go!
ten balloons, masking tape
Gather supplies. Blow up ten balloons. Divide the room in half with masking tape.
Explain that half of the room is Egypt and the other half is the wilderness. Divide the children in two teams and give each team half of the balloons: “Pharaoh’s army” stands in the wilderness, and “the Israelites” stand in Egypt. Explain that the balloons represent the Israelites trying to escape from Egypt. The teacher shouts “Let my people go!” to begin the game. The Israelites hit the balloons into the wilderness, and Pharaoh’s army hits the balloons back into Egypt. Players are not permitted to hold balloons; they can only hit them. After three to five minutes, the teacher ends the game and the team with the most balloons on the opposite side of the room wins. Remind children that Pharaoh could not stop God from delivering his people out of Egypt.
Option 2: How Strong Is Your Wind?
plastic cups, straws, masking tape
Gather supplies. Use masking tape to mark a starting line and a finish line on a flat surface.
Give every child a plastic cup and a straw. Have the children place their cup at the starting line. You may want to have each child take a turn and time him or her with a stopwatch. Their goal is to be the first one to blow their cup across the finish line using the straw (or the one to do it in the shortest amount of time). Say, “On your mark, get set, blow!” Remind children God sent a strong wind to make the Red Sea part so the Israelites could walk on dry land.
Option 1: Water to Blood Relay
packet of red fruit punch, two water pitchers, two small cups, large bucket or bin
Gather supplies. Make a line at the same height on each water pitcher and sprinkle red fruit punch in the bottom. Fill the bucket with water.
Divide children into two teams on one side of the room. On the opposite side of the room, place both pitchers. Give each team one cup. One player from each team scoops water out of the bucket and carries it to the empty pitcher and pours it in. She returns the cup to the next player. Play continues until one team reaches the line on their pitcher. Remind children that one of the plagues God sent was to turn water into blood.
Option 2: Let My People Go!
ten balloons, masking tape
Gather supplies. Blow up ten balloons. Divide the room in half with masking tape.
Explain that half of the room is Egypt and the other half is the wilderness. Divide the children in two teams and give each team half of the balloons: “Pharaoh’s army” stands in the wilderness, and “the Israelites” stand in Egypt. Explain that the balloons represent the Israelites trying to escape from Egypt. The teacher shouts “Let my people go!” to begin the game. The Israelites hit the balloons into the wilderness, and Pharaoh’s army hits the balloons back into Egypt. Players are not permitted to hold balloons; they can only hit them. After three to five minutes, the teacher ends the game and the team with the most balloons on the opposite side of the room wins. Remind children that Pharaoh could not stop God from delivering his people out of Egypt.
