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Option 1: Trumpet Tag
paper, marker, tape
Gather supplies. Write Jesus on a piece of paper and tape it to a wall in the room.
Choose one child to be “It,” and begin a game of tag. When a child is tagged, he must freeze. When the teacher makes a trumpet sound, every child must run to the sign that says Jesus. The last child to get to the sign is the new “It.” Remind children that when John was given the visions of Revelation, he heard a voice like a trumpet.
Option 2: Keys Game
chairs, set of keys
Gather supplies. Scatter chairs randomly around the room (one chair less than the number of children).
Have everyone sit on a chair. The child without a chair is the leader. Give the leader a set of keys that jingle. The leader walks through the chairs and grabs someone’s hand, lifting him up to walk with him. That person then grabs another child’s hand, who does the same. Children continue to join the train until the leader drops the keys. When the keys drop, everyone standing must run to sit in a chair. The child who does not get a chair is the leader for the next round. Remind children that Jesus holds the keys—he has authority over everything, even “Death and Hades” (Rev. 1:18).
Option 1: Pass the Letter Game
toilet paper (one roll per team)
Gather supplies.
Divide children into two teams, and have teams line up single file. Distribute a roll of toilet paper to each team. On “Go” the first child holds the end of the toilet paper and passes the roll over her shoulder to the child behind her. The next person continues to unroll the toilet paper as he passes it under his legs to the child behind him. This pattern continues (shoulder/legs/shoulder/legs) until the end of the line. The last child wraps the toilet paper around her waist and starts it back the opposite way. The first team to use up their roll of toilet paper wins. If at any point the toilet paper rips, the team is responsible for keeping it from touching the ground for the remainder of the game. Remind children that the letters were to be passed from one church to the next.
Option 2: Keys Game
chairs, set of keys
Gather supplies. Scatter chairs randomly around the room (one chair less than the number of children).
Have everyone sit on a chair. The child without a chair is the leader. Give the leader a set of keys that jingle. The leader walks through the chairs and grabs someone’s hand, lifting him up to walk with him. That person then grabs another child’s hand, who does the same. Children continue to join the train until the leader drops the keys. When the keys drop, everyone standing must run to sit in a chair. The child who does not get a chair is the leader for the next round. Remind children that Jesus holds the keys—he has authority over everything, even “Death and Hades” (Rev. 1:18).
