Hobbies And Interests
Fill the Bucket Relay
Create teams of 5 to 7 players. Give each group a bucket of water, an empty pitcher and a large sponge. Place the bucket and sponge at one end and the pitcher at the finish line. Place the children in between in a straight line. The player closest to the bucket dips the sponge in the water and then passes it down the line to the last person who squeezed it into the pitcher and then quickly sends it back to be reloaded with water. The team with the most water in their pitcher at the end wins.
Ice Fishing
Ice fishing is a good activity on hot summer days. Fill two large roasting pan or coolers with ice and a designated amount of marbles. Break the kids into groups and have them try to fish out marbles with their bare feet or hands. This game fits in with a "fishers of men" unit in VBS.
Duck, Duck, Squirt
Add a water gun to the traditional game of duck, duck, goose for some water fun at barnyard-themed VBS week. All the players to sit in a circle. One person is It and has the squirt gun. This person walks around the outside of the circle chanting duck, duck, duck, duck, until he decides who to squirt. The player squirted has to jump up and chase the It person, trying to tag him before he reaches the squirted player&'s spot and sits down. If he fails, he is the new It.
Balloon Relay
Fill water balloons for two teams. The object is to carry a water balloon between two people without touching it with their hands. A designated middle man places a water balloon between the shoulders of two players on their team. These two must run to the end of the course and carefully drop their water balloon without breaking it. Then the next two people can go. Incorporate memory verses into the game by requiring teams to recite a verse before dropping the water balloon.