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Option 1: Run for Your Supper
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Have children stand in a circle and hold hands. Choose one child to be “It.” “It” walks clockwise around the circle, stops at random, separates the hands of two children, and yells, “Run for your supper!” The two players whose hands were separated run around the circle in opposite directions while “It” takes one of their spots. The runners race to claim the second empty spot where they were previously standing. The child who arrives last is the new “It.” Play continues as time allows. Remind children that the Lord’s Supper was a special meal Jesus had with his disciples.
Option 2: Cups Up, Cups Down
large plastic cups (at least two per child)
Gather supplies. Place plastic cups around the room, with an equal number of cups facing up and down.
Divide children into two teams: a “cup up” team and a “cup down” team. Have children line up randomly around the perimeter of the room. On “Go” each child runs to place the cups up or down depending on his or her team’s objective. After three minutes, tell players to freeze and count how many cups are facing each direction. The team with the most cups facing in their direction wins. Play additional rounds as time permits. Remind children that at the Last Supper, Jesus said the cup would be a way to remember Jesus’s blood shed for them—and us!
Option 1: Team Memory
sixteen coins (four pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters), sixteen opaque plastic cups
Gather supplies. Set sixteen coins on the floor (four of each type). Place coins in random order in a four-by-four grid. Cover each coin with a cup so it is not visible.
Divide children into teams and have each team line up single file. Assign each team a coin type. On “Go” the first player from each team runs to a cup and looks under it without revealing the coin type to anyone else. If the coin matches his team’s type, he brings it back to his team. If not (or if the coin is gone), he puts the cup down, returns to his team empty-handed, and tags the next player to go. The first team to find all four of its coins wins. Remind children that the most important thing to remember is Jesus and his sacrifice on our behalf.
Option 2: Hurry Waiter!
paper plate (one per team), ping-pong ball (one per team)
Gather supplies.
Divide children into equal teams, and have them line up single file with about 2 feet between each person on their team. The first person on each team is the first “waiter.” Give each waiter a plastic plate with a ping-pong ball on it. On “Go” have the waiter hold the plate with one hand while weaving in and out among his teammates. If the ball or plate falls, the player must start over from the beginning. When the child reaches the end of the line, he must hold the plate and ball with both hands while he runs back to the front. He then passes the plate and ball to the next person in line, saying, “Dinner is served!” before running back to the end of the line empty-handed. The new waiter repeats the process. Play continues until everyone on the team has had a turn to be the waiter. The first team to finish wins.