"My son, hear the instruction of your father, and forsake not the law of your mother: For they shall be an ornament of grace to your head, and chains about your neck. My son, if sinners entice you, consent you not." Proverbs 1:8-10

"Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children: Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven." Psalms 148:12-13

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Exodus: Designate two areas; one as Egypt, another as the Promised Land. The kids to line up (can divide into groups like boys against girls) in Egypt and answer Bible knowledge questions one by one. If a child answers correctly, they can run to the Promised Land (such as a playground area, prize corner, etc.); if they get the answer wrong, they head to the back of the line. Game ends when all the children make it into the Promised Land.

Jericho Wall: One group of children line up forming the wall (older children that can stand still) and the other group of kids (smaller children harder to keep still anyway) for the army that marches around the "wall." The leader calls off the days and the army marches around the wall once a day for six days. Use kazoos, whistles, construction paper, etc. for three of the kids to blow the horns to start the march (the other marchers and the wall have to remain silent). On day seven, have the kids march around the wall seven times, the horns blow and the kids scream, shout and generally go nuts while the wall falls (older kids fall to the ground).

Noah's Ark: Make an Ark (out of paper, tables put together, block off an area with chairs, etc.). Gather the children into an area in sight of the Ark. Hang sign around their necks (or use stickers or tape, etc.) to designate them as Sheep, Lions, Elephants etc. Have Noah (leader, or a child, or depending on size; up to eight people) call a particular animal into the ark. Have the kids act like and/or make the sounds of the animal they are supposed to be and come into the Ark.

Noah's Ark version 2: Noah can draw animal names from a container of some sort that match up with an animal being portrayed by a child outside of the Ark.

Noah's Ark version 3: A game of charades where children portray animals supposed and Noah has to guess what animal they are before allowing them onto the Ark.

Noah's Ark version 4: Noah and up to seven helpers grab up children portraying animals in a certain area.

Noah's Ark version 5: A game of tag where the children act out the parts of animals and Noah is it until all the animals are in the ark.

Trinity-Tag: A game of tag with no base(s). Children form a triangle by joining hands - three in a group to be "safe." The leader blows a whistle every few seconds to force any threesome to drop hands and run. If a child gets tagged before they can hold hands with two others; that child is it.

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