Gonna Get Your Goat

YOU WILL NEED: A piece of paper for each person in your family and a Bible. FAMILY COMPETITION #1 See who can say “Unique New York” the most times correctly in 10 seconds. Let each person in your family have a turn. FAMILY COMPETITION #2 See who can say “Red Leather, Yellow Leather” the most … Read more

Let the Cat Out of the Bag

YOU WILL NEED: 1 small object FAMILY COMPETITION #1 We have five questions that we’re going to use in a game. I’m going to read the question. Then each of us gets to guess what we think everyone else’s answer for the question will be. We’ll keep track of how many each of us gets … Read more

Resurrection Power

You will need: Lemon juice, Baking Soda, Tissue, Teaspoon measure, a clean, 16-oz bottle, Water, a Cork or something to plug the top of the bottle, Paper Towels, Tape, and a Bible marked at 1 Corinthians 15:55-57. NOTE: For this experiment, safety goggles are recommended for whoever shakes up the bottle. During the reaction make … Read more

Make Them Disappear

YOU WILL NEED: a coffee filter, lemon juice, a highlighter and your Bible.  (NOTE: If you don’t have these items, you can do the following to make the same point: Use food items or shaving cream to make a beard and mustache on your child—it’ll make a mess on them, just like sin makes a … Read more

Sink or Float

YOU WILL NEED: A non-diet can of soda, a diet can of soda, and a Bible. NOTE: If you don’t have these items, you can do a different activity that is explained in the Other Option section below: STEP 1: Fill up the bathtub so that the cans have enough room to sink. STEP 2: … Read more

Oh, What a Change!

YOU WILL NEED: Green and Yellow food coloring (Red and blue will work also.); 2 cups; Water; A Bible NOTE: If you don’t have these items, you can do a different activity that is explained in the Other Option section below: STEP 1 Pour two glasses of water. In one put a few drops of … Read more

Showing Something New

YOU WILL NEED: An old comic book r newspaper; White Silly Putty or you can make your own with the following items: A container, White glue, Liquid starch, A spoon; A Bible. (NOTE: If you don’t have these items, you can use a mirror to reflect light with the same italicized and underlined key point … Read more

Blindfold Tasks

YOU WILL NEED: Something to use as a blindfold and a Bible. GET STARTED Take turns blindfolding each member of the family and giving them different tasks to do. Tasks could include tying their shoes, making their bed, writing their name, wiping off the table, turning on the TV, etc. ASK: How do you think … Read more

A House of Cards

YOU WILL NEED: A deck of cards, dominoes or blocks, a Bible. Read Matthew 14:22-33 Make a tower or house out of dominoes. Then make a tower or house of cards. Trying blowing them down. Which one fell easier? Why? A house of cards falls easily. The smallest touch and down it comes. This is … Read more

Clean Pennies, Clean Hearts

YOU WILL NEED: A few dirty pennies, some hot sauce, a Bible. NOTE: If you don’t have these items, you can do the following to make the same point: Make a mess and clean it up. There are number of fun ways to do this—Play in the mud outside, have a shaving cream fight, have … Read more

Keep Knocking

YOU WILL NEED: No items needed. A Bible. Tell some Knock, Knock jokes and let your children also try to make some up if they want too. Here are some examples: KNOCK, KNOCK JOKES #1 Knock, Knock / Who’s There? -Ima / Ima Who? / Ima a really hungry. Can we order a pizza? -Shirley … Read more

20 Questions Series, part 10

RULES Explain to your family that they are trying to guess a secret object. You will give them a hint such as “This is a person, place, or thing.” Let each person one at a time choose a number between 1 and 20 and whatever number is chosen, read that number clue. After hearing the … Read more

20 Questions Series, part 9

RULES Explain to your family that they are trying to guess a secret object. You will give them a hint such as “This is a person, place, or thing.” Let each person one at a time choose a number between 1 and 20 and whatever number is chosen, read that number clue. After hearing the … Read more

20 Questions Series, part 8

RULES Explain to your family that they are trying to guess a secret object. You will give them a hint such as “This is a person, place, or thing.” Let each person one at a time choose a number between 1 and 20 and whatever number is chosen, read that number clue. After hearing the … Read more

20 Questions Series, part 7

RULES Explain to your family that they are trying to guess a secret object. You will give them a hint such as “This is a person, place, or thing.” Let each person one at a time choose a number between 1 and 20 and whatever number is chosen, read that number clue. After hearing the … Read more

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