Hobbies And Interests
Jeopardy
This game takes more preparation than some other games, but it can be fun and a great learning experience for children. Create three different categories of questions from the Bible. Make one easy, one medium and one challenging question for each category. For example, one category could be Noah's Ark. The first question could be how many of each animal Noah took, the second could be how long they were on the water and the third question could be how many birds he sent out before finding land. In this game, the children answer with the question and the answer is listed on the board. Divide the children into two teams for more fun.
Bible Books
This game is a competitive race. Divide the children into two teams. Have a ball or some other object for the teams to throw to each other. Give the ball to the first team. This team must call out the name of the first book of the Bible. The team throws the ball to the second team who must list the next book. If a team cannot list the name of the book, then the other team gets to say the correct book. You can score this game by points, or you can have the entire class try to beat their previous time for listing all of the books.
Verse Basketball
This is a good game for helping children remember past memory verses. Play this game in the church gym. Give the first child the basketball. Give the child the reference to a past memory verse. If the child can say the verse, allow him to shoot the ball into the hoop. Keep track of each child's score based on how many baskets they make. The more verses they remember, the better their chances of scoring.
Charades
This is a game that can be quite challenging. Allow each child to take a turn at acting out the charades. Each player must represent a character from the Bible with regular charades rules. This is a fun game that may produce some surprising pantomimes. To make this game easier, have a set number of characters to choose from at the start of the game.