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Option 1: Old to New Relay
index cards, marker
Gather supplies. Write each of the following words on a separate index card: old, new, tears, joy, death, life, pain, no pain (two sets per team).
Divide children into teams of four. Set the cards that say old, tears, death and pain in a pile at the starting line of each team. Set the cards that say new, joy, life, and no pain on the opposite side of the room from each team. On “Go!” have the first child on each team take a card from her pile, slide step down to the opposite side, find the card that is the opposite of the one she picked, and skip it back to her team. Have the next child repeat the process. The first team to get all the new words back to their team wins. Remind children that Revelation 21:5 says, “I am making all things new!”
Option 2: Jewel Relay
plastic jewels, bowls, spoons, glue sticks, paper, marker
Gather supplies. Divide jewels evenly among bowls (one per team). Place bowls along a starting line. On the opposite side of the room from each bowl, lay a piece of paper that says New and set a glue stick in front of it.
Divide children into teams of four to five and have them line up behind a bowl with a spoon. On “Go!” have the first child on each team use the spoon to scoop one plastic jewel out of his bowl, carry it down to the other side of the room, glue the jewel to his New paper, and return the spoon to the next child on his team, who repeats the process. If the jewel falls off the spoon, the child must spin in a circle two times before picking up the jewel and continuing the race. The first team to glue all their jewels to their New paper wins. Remind children that the New Jerusalem is described as full of precious stones and gold!
Option 1: Through the Gate
masking tape, dodgeballs, large beach ball
Gather supplies. Use masking tape to mark a line down the center of the room and a goal line (“gates”) on each side.
Divide children into two teams and have each team line up behind one goal line. Children must stay behind the goal line during game play. Place a big beach ball in the center of the room and disperse smaller dodgeballs equally to each team. On “Go!” have children use the dodgeballs to try to hit the beach ball across the opposing team’s goal line. Teams get a point each time they successfully get the beach ball across the opposing team’s goal line. Continue play until one team gets 12 points. Remind children that there are twelve gates in the New Jerusalem.
Option 2: Jewel Relay
plastic jewels, bowls, spoons, glue sticks, paper, marker
Gather supplies. Divide jewels evenly among bowls (one per team). Place bowls along a starting line. On the opposite side of the room from each bowl, lay a piece of paper that says New and set a glue stick in front of it.
Divide children into teams of four to five and have them line up behind a bowl with a spoon. On “Go!” have the first child on each team use the spoon to scoop one plastic jewel out of his bowl, carry it down to the other side of the room, glue the jewel to his New paper, and return the spoon to the next child on his team, who repeats the process. If the jewel falls off the spoon, the child must spin in a circle two times before picking up the jewel and continuing the race. The first team to glue all their jewels to their New paper wins. Remind children that the New Jerusalem is described as full of precious stones and gold!
