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Can you "experience" the Narue with seeing, hearing, smelling? How does one do that?

At a family retreat, you can play AUTODORF-RALLEY for a change.

A short game where you can let off steam intensively

The timetable contains in detail all the points that need to be clarified and distributed in advance during a camp preparation.

The template has been used for two camps so far (Regiolager 2006 in Trun and Sola 2011 in DE).

An excel file listing most of the technical terms in the "youngstars" section, to be used as a basis for translations.

With this Bible reading idea, you can experience 10 to 15 inspiring minutes together with other people from your group.

The Federal Office of Sport in Magglingen, Y+S Documentation, has many teaching materials and brochures on the subject of Youth+Sport

Chain trapping is similar to pair trapping, with the difference that you don't separate.

Push-up race in knee-deep water. Only the hands touch the ground. The feet can drag or paddle.

The children/teenagers will cook a meal without the use of normal kitchen utensils.

Water game with little effort - great success!

Information about copyrights and when you are allowed to put a song on the YoungstarsWiki.

A guessing game in which participants must use specific yes-no questions to figure out their assigned animal.

Polar bears can be quite dangerous, every Inuit - that's the right name for Eskimos - knows that and gets into his igloo as quickly as possible. This is also the case in this game, in which two groups represent the polar bears and the Inuit, respectively.

The team benefits from the strengths of each individual.

Videos are a very effective public relations tool in youth ministry.



There are very many ways in which videos can be used. For example, you can make promotional videos, camp review videos, or pre-event videos for special events.

Revelation according to tapes by Rev. Walter Weyrich

Lessons 2 - 14 see PDF file

The text from Luke 19, 11-26 (the entrusted pounds) is to be thought through and experienced in practice. During the specified time, a certain amount is to be multiplied in a creative way. The money collected should benefit a social or missionary cause.

The idea of this EPA afternoon is to continue with the story of The Secret of the Wild Wood, experiencing adventures with Ruth and Philip and making a connection to making friends and helping people without prejudice.

Offering Jungschar in a specific neighborhood in the afternoons to reach new children.

This EPA afternoon was a recap of the theme of "The Secret of the Wild Wood" and we tried to include the most revealing moments of the story, wanting to emphasize that by changing Ruth, they were able to help everyone around her by influencing them and they changed.

For the anniversary year of the Jungschar, offer a Chilbi (German: Kirmes/Jahrmarkt).

An evening around the campfire is made for storytelling, and those stories today are, of course, about the forest.

Players must memorize various objects from nature and then search for them.

In the new quarter of our EPA season, we are starting with a new theme that is related to different short stories. They involve children and animals that God uses in amazing ways. The next story we will look at is about a little girl who really wanted to have blue eyes like her mother.

for you and your team

Steps into God's presence - five steps into "tête à tête" with God. Here, opposite God, you will find energy for you and your team.

Games to: Explore forest habitat

Are our offers still customer-oriented? Do they still meet the needs of our time? These are questions that we have to ask ourselves again and again, if we do not want to lose the status and thus the children in our society.

This is a pants bag game that can be played in the tun hall with little materials. It encourages cooperation and a willingness to help each other among the participants.

The idea of this EPA afternoon is to continue with the story of the Secret of the Wildwood, having adventures with Ruth and Philip and making the connection that Jesus wants to find every lost sheep.

Night Game

Playing football with teens, modeling and passing on faith.

What child doesn't like to build a flying object themselves! Building a hot air balloon in small groups can inspire younger and older children alike. Working together as a team, you learn to work towards a goal, implement instructions and understand physical relationships.

Lesson for KIDSTREFF

Some churches have switched to the KIDS TREFF/Promiseland model. There are new lesson materials for this. In this post, we take an existing lesson written for Jungschar and modify it so that it can be used in KIDS TREFF. 

See PDF file for detailed description and instructions

Worship:
more than a feeling
more than songs
more than many words
more than a tradition
more than a program

The "Five Faces" are different ways in which people come up with creative ideas. Most people use mainly one of the faces. However, each of the faces has advantages and disadvantages and works better in certain situations than in others. Therefore, we should try to train the different faces in us. We should also learn when to use which face best

Velotours in groups are very eventful, but sometimes also dangerous.

Therefore we want to act especially responsibly.

A week in which young and old, mothers and fathers, Kids Treff and Jungschar successfully pull together. 

Development of the leader personality

This is a fast slalom race of a special kind.

Sponsor competitions can be organized for anniversary and inauguration celebrations.

In many churches and congregations, children have to move to other age groups. It can happen that this becomes a problem. Why this is so and what can be done about it, this article wants to give information about.

Here are a few ideas and tips for writing articles.

Achja: As with every other article on the YoungstarsWiki: Additions are welcome!

Rodeo on sprung wooden trestle with saddle for teen group events in the village / neighborhood

A simple pants bag game that requires quick hopping.

What should be the nature of a camp leader?

Leading by example - You are always in the children's field of vision. You shape them unknowingly or consciously!  etc. etc.

On a sheet of paper (or similar) two players have to move as fast as possible without touching the ground.

What ecological aspects should be considered in a warehouse? This article provides some tips.