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A book summary of the book "Robin Hood" by Howard Pyle.
Each of the 15 chapters is briefly summarized in key words.
The summary can be a help e.g. to develop the storyline for a Robin Hood SoLa.
Data:
- Age group 7 to 14 years
- More than 8 participants
- Indoors in a hall or outdoors in the city
- At least 3 leaders
- Between an hour and an hour and a half
Learning Bible verses by heart is a good way to deepen core messages. This can be done in a fun and playful way, so that children as well as leaders can learn Bible verses by heart without much effort or expense
Memorization should take no more than 15 minutes. With the different game variations in advance, however, it can take longer in total.
It can be used at the beginning of the devotion as an introduction or at the end of the devotion as a consolidation. The Bible verses, which are learned by heart, should always be linked in the context of a core biblical message.
Age: 9-14
Heads: 1-2
On various topics, costume contests can be made with the children. The disguises are made from everyday materials such as newspaper and tape.
Possible themes: Kings (e.g., on the story of David, Solomon).
A great way to act out Bible stories or other stories in a devotional is with Playmobil.
In this article I give you some tips and ideas.
The tether knot is suitable for tying people up. It is further developed from the pole knot.
The Berliner (also called Bernina) is a bivouac made of 8 military bivouacs. Depending on the luggage, four to six people can sleep in them.
Brief instructions for setting up a carousel in pioneering work.
See also Building a carousel
Location: in the forest
Duration: 1 to 1.5 hours
The well-known "sink ships" as an active game for indoors or outdoors.
Background information, suggestions for program design, food for thought for Jungscharn afternoons
An entertaining village game in which the young warriors are sent to Jericho as scouts to solve tricky puzzles and gather important information about the city and its inhabitants.
The aim of the Technik-Sternli is to teach children age-appropriate Jungschart techniques. The fire game is ideal for the Ameisli, Jungschi and aspirant / teen level to playfully apply or test how to make a fire.
Here's how to make an edible crocodile from a cucumber.
The cucumber crocodile goes with, for example:
-A jungle program / party
-To the story of Joseph in Egypt (Nile crocodile)
A night game for at least 12 (optimally 20) 8-12 year olds where participants need to pay close attention and where a fun mix of action and tactics is created that experience shows is really fun for kids and leaders.
A cross-country game to show the Cubs that only the whole armor Jesus gives us will help us succeed. Do not do things by halves.
The labyrinth is a kind of post run with 44 posts. The correct solution of a post always results in the next post to be approached. If you choose the wrong solution, you have to wait a little longer
Data:
- Age group 7 to 14 years
- In equal place
- At least 3 supervisors
- About 30 min.
The materials are intended for a leisure time or camp of six to eight days. As a framework story, the children accompany Asterix and Obelix in their challenge to repair Majestix's trophy. Seven stories from the life of Paul were chosen to match the travel adventure of Asterix and Obelix.
The classic game Cards against Humanity with its black humor is available in all possible variations. Now also available in a youngsters' version and a little more suitable for children.
The Sarasani is a large group tent, woven from military banners. A Sarasani can be built in a variety of sizes, depending on how many sheets are used and how tall the structure is.
The Sarasani is knotted from three squares of canvas. In theory, the shape of a Sarasani corresponds to a tetrahedron (pyramid with 3 edges).
This article describes the construction of a launch pad for the water rocket, for which you can also find the building instructions here on Youngstarswiki.
Who is who? What happened where? Who said what? Test your Bible knowledge and find out what you already know and where you still have gaps. How can you incorporate Bible knowledge into your program? What about participants who don't know anything?
Viking Olympics
In the document below you will find a fun and entertaining sports block - a genuine Viking Olympics.
Have fun trying it out and customizing it :)
Here you can find out how you can use cotton pads and wax to make fire starters with the children
This article describes how to make a simple arrow bow from old bed slats.
Here are instructions to create a dart with a needle, 4 matches, a little thread and a piece of paper.
This is a summary of the book:
"Youth Ministry with Vision"
by Doug Fields from Projection J Publishing.
ISBN: 3-89490-318-X
This article describes how you can build a water rocket with simple material, which flies up to 50m high!
In another article, the construction of the launch pad is then described.
Time the kids with a mega scrabble!
The Adventure Camp post run will "de-ice" your teens, too
One semester is done and the next quarter is starting. But with which topic?
Here are a few suggestions.
Action-packed game in three phases that takes into account the different needs of ants and young warriors and is perfect for an introduction to the story of Noah!
With the compressed air in the balloon, these boats swim fast and quite a long distance. Try different hoses, tubes, woods, balloons and tapers (narrowing at the air outlet) and see with which setting you get the farthest.
Instructions on how to make an arrow bow from a PVC pipe
Here you can find an overview of all the ideas that were presented at the BESJ Team Weekend Ideas Market.
Find all the important information about Morse code as a transmission technology here.
This article grew out of a desire to keep finding new ways of proclaiming the Good News.
Caution!
The experiments listed are to be performed only by persons experienced in experimenting with chemical substances, exercising the greatest care, and adhering to all safety regulations.
The three cantons of Uri, Schwyz and Nidwalden each form a game group. The game is played according to the official rules (Swiss edition)
Make a cake in the shape of a treasure chest.
The cake goes with, for example: a treasure hunt program, a seafaring camp, a pirate program, the story of the treasure in the field, to the main idea "You are valuable to God"
A fun short game that requires only paper and pencils.
Data:
- Age group 7 to 14 years
- Outdoors in the city
- At least 5 leaders
- Up to 1 hour
Gameplay: The Jungschärler get the order (eg Wanted poster as a start) to look for the lost sheep. They then go from post to post until they find the sheep. At each post there is a leader in disguise. The children are each given a clue as to where the next post is and how to deal with that person to get information. If the specified criteria are not met, the leader does not give information!
Generally, the more leaders, the better. The listed variant can be expanded depending on the time budget and present leaders.
At the end, a big party can be celebrated!:)
Appendix: Game idea in detail & Wanted poster
Ideas for a varied experience program for the Exodus from Egypt.
The Bretzel, also called Schiffer or half blow, is used to fasten a taut rope to a tree or mast. He is a tapered noose.