Games and Demos that Teach
Children
“More Fun Stuff do with Your Kids”
Easily Adaptable Games:
Jeopardy—use the “Giant Game Floor Mat” or make your own, use for all kinds of games, i.e.
matching, review, put things order
Scattergories—name books of the Bible
Teamkid games
Bible skills drills and thrills has great skill games
Who wants to be a millionaire?
Deal or no Deal
Pictionary
Bingo
Relay games
Other Ideas and Resources:
Make up funny names for “old” games.
Use funny or oversized items found at dollar stores
Set out props for kids to use their imagination
Make games into game shows
Dress up in a “host” costume.
“The B I B L E, Yes that’s the book for me!”—also adaptable for 4 teams Adapted from
“Banana Race” in the book Play It by Rice & Yaconelli, 1986
Hangman using potato heads
Game book, Screamers & Scramblers, Capps, Michael W., 1994
Game CD, 100 Action Games that Really Work, Vol. 1, available through Lifeway
Make your own crosswords and other cool puzzles at
http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com
Make your own word searches at www.wordsearchmaker.net or www.superkids.com ; there
are tons of sights that do this