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Homesickness happens to children every now and then, especially during extended camps in tents or houses. Sometimes it's hardly an issue, sometimes homesickness spreads like an epidemic.

In this article, you'll learn how homesickness develops, how to reduce the likelihood of it happening in the first place, and what to do when a child is homesick.

Making as much oil (Coke cans) dry up as possible and being the first to reach the finish line - these are the high goals that the teens set for themselves in this game.

Who dares, wins!

Nobody will get bored with this cross-country game. It requires not only fitness, but also logical thinking.

Appropriate duels allow physically weaker players to triumph against stronger ones, as tactics, skill and, in some cases, chance play a key role. Here are a few ideas for exciting duels.

We organize a soapbox race with as little effort as possible. This can encourage the teenagers and children to build their own soapboxes.

If you want to make a movie with a group of teenagers over a longer period of time, you can use the existing script or decide on your own book or story.

Age of participants: minimum 6

Number of players: 1

Description:

A team has 3 minutes. During this time players must inflate balloons until the balloons pop as many as they can. One point is awarded for each balloon.

Materials: balloons

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Being a leader in the Jungschar involves various important points:

Mentoring in its original form, as practiced by the Greeks, has nothing to do with the Christian faith. However, since the meaning of the word has changed (discipleship would be more appropriate), the word is used in its new sense (extended coaching) in this article.

The principle of mentoring is the principle of multiplication. Paul describes precisely this multiplication to his mentor Timothy and instructs him:

"Pass on the message you have heard from me, the truth of which has been confirmed to you by many witnesses, to trustworthy and reliable people who will also be able to teach others." (1 Tim. 2.4).

An action-packed game that requires nothing more than a ball and players who love to move.

This article corresponds to the BESJ annual focus 1993:

Worship of God:

Jungschar - Church

I wanted to tackle the meaning of the cross with our church youth group, aged 12+, who are predominently not church-going children.

Below is an outline for a talk which worked really well for us as the framework for an evening around a campfire - taking the group through from an easy introduction to symbols and logos through to a biblical presentation of the meaning of the cross.

We finished the evening with a challenge to the children; to make them think more carefully about the cross and what it means to them. You may want to change this to better suit the type of group you have, and where they are on their spiritual journeys.

Outdoor game shortly before Christmas
Result: Creativity while designing an Advent wreath

In the new quarter of our EPA season, we are starting a new theme that is all about different short stories. They are related to children or animals that God uses in amazing ways. The next story we will look at is about the little dog who took some torn pages from the Bible to the Chinese command and eventually 82 soldiers from that command accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior.

Miscellaneous game tournaments