Arbeiten in vier Workshops

The topics suggested here are:

• "Foreign Cooking"
• "Using the computer to create a newspaper"
• "Making games out of wood"
• "Making a short video"

Duration / period / effort:
The time frame depends on the projects. In this case it is about 6 x 3 hours and one common part per occasion for devotions. (E.g. learning about different biblical characters. It should be men and women so that both genders can identify with characters.)

Suitable for:
Max 8 per group

Materials needed:

• Foreign cooking:
• Large kitchen, recipes, decorating materials (other groups will be invited on a rotating basis)

Newspaper with computer:

• Computer with user-friendly program
• Photographic camera
• Unique concept of a newspaper
• Time for overtime (possibly with teens)

Games made of wood:

• Workshop
• Experience with woodworking machines
• Examples or plans, books with games

Making a video:

• Video camera
• Video equipment and TV
• Good story, short mystery, solve-it-yourself mystery

Auxiliaries:
Books by Wolfgang Ecke (short detective stories to solve yourself)

Cost:

• Wood for games
• Food
• Video cassette

Important notes:
Workshops are a hit for teens because for once they get to do what they choose and like to do themselves.

Source reference

Content: Working group Teenie, Margrit Hugentobler and Monika Heiniger, Jungschar Romanshorn

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