Father’s Day Games

Searching for Dad
Use this as a Father’s Day game or for a father child event

Who’s father?
Creative game idea for Father’s Day or a Father-Child event.

Father’s Day Relay
A Father’s Day Relay Game Idea

Father May I?
In this Father’s Day variation of “Mother May I?” Youth ask Father rather than mother for permission

Father’s Business Trip
In this Father’s Day game, Youth must remember the business trips of father’s going through the alphabet.

Searching for Dad
In this Father’s Day game, Youth must describe their Father to others to retrieve a photo of their father.

Find Father’s Tie
In this Father’s day game, Youth must find the tie that has been hidden in the room.

Family Dress-up
Youth will play a game to remind them that family is important. It works for Father’s Day too!

Old Testament Men Trivia
Trivia questions of men in the Bible.
 

Teaching Illustrations for Father’s Day
My Father
Food for thought for Father’s Day

Most Valuable Asset
Do we recognise the true value of fathers?

The Origin of Father’s Day
The origin of Father’s Day

Father’s Are Wonderful People
A poem for fathers on Father’s day.

The Right Thing
Ethics are simple matters of right and wrong.

Dream Car
How many times did we miss God’s blessings because we can’t see past our own desires?

The Father’s Eyes
This story about an earthly father illustrates that Life is meaningful if lived for the Father!

A Father’s Words of Wisdom
Traditional wisdom often heard from Fathers.

Involved Dads
Effect of Fathers on Children

When God Created Fathers
Poem about God’s creation of Fathers by Erma Bombeck

Father’s Day: A Tribute
Max Lucado reflects of Father’s Day

A Father’s Support
Children need the support of their fathers

What are Fathers Made Of?
Paul Harvey’s definitions of a father

Wooden Bowl
The wise parent realizes that every day building blocks are being laid for the child’s future.

A Father’s Hugs
Youth need the love of their fathers. But many times fathers are afraid to show it.

Your Father
God is the blessed and loving Father of all of us! Regardless of the good or the bad of your earthly father, God loves you more and gives you a greater inheritance!

Christian home or religious home?
There are some principles and truths that are critical principles for parents who want to nurture spiritual development in teens.

Father’s Influence
A father’s influence makes a difference!

A Father’s Influence
The influence of a father in the life of a child cannot be neglected.

Dad’s Blessings
How many times do we miss Spirit’s blessings and answers to our prayers because they do not arrive exactly as we have expected?

The Price of Children
What the cost and returns on being a parent?

12 Practical Ways for Men to Impact Fatherless Kids
How you can help fatherless kids
 

Father’s Day Devotionals
A Successful Life
Whenever God wants to give us a gift, he wraps it in struggles and difficulties.

Father’s Day Humor
Poem for Moms and Dads
Humorus look at raising kids

Father’s Day Humor
A little humor related to Fathers

Outhouse Confession
Sometimes our actions unexpectantly affect others.

Student Excuses
Actual excuses given by students to schools

Top ten things you’ll never hear a dad say
A little humor related to Fathers

Top 10 Things a Teen Daughter Doesn’t Want to Hear from her Dad
A little Father- Daughter humor for Father’s Day

The Fatherhood Cycle
This father’s Day humor, reminds us of the funny stages we go through when thinking of the Wisdom of Fathers

Don’t Eat the Forbidden Fruit
Funny look at God as the father of Ada and Eve. Great for Father’s Day!

We thought you said Daddy!
A little Father’s day humor to give you a chuckle

 

Father’s Day Teaching Ideas
Father’s Day Discussion
Possible discussion starters for father’s day

God is my father
Youth will explore Fatherly qualities in God. The goal is to help youth learn that God is a father who will never leave and who will always treat them with kindness and love.

It’s hard to believe, but last night Creative Youth Ideas rolled over the 3 Million hits mark! Thanks to everyone for your encouragement and allowing me to be a part of your ministry to Children, Youth and Adults. It’s hard to believe that this dream, started on Thanksgiving day 2005, now 2+ years later is being used around the world by so many people.

Thanks again
And may God bless you and your ministries,

With YOUth on my heart,
Ken

 

Check out the Creative Youth Ideas Easter Collection (Second Edition)

Easter games and icebreakers, Easter Children’s sermons and object lessons, Easter devotionals and illustrations, Easter and Humor! There’s a bit of everything in the collection making it great for your Church Easter event or for an Easter Party!

Easter is just around the corner!

Get it today!

visit
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Are you looking for ideas for your Valentine’s Day Party or event?

Listed below are just a few of the ideas you can find on the Creative Youth Ideas website. You can find a few Valentine’s Day Games and Icebreakers as well a couple Valentine’s Day Object Lessons!

You can always search for love in the convenient search box in the top left of the Creative Youth Ideas website for a few ideas related to love and God’s love, but here are a few games and teaching ideas specific to Valentine’s Day that you can use:

Valentine’s Games and Valentine’s Icebreakers

• Emotional Charades
• Love Charades
• The Circle of Love
• Valentine’s Day Bingo
• Valentine’s Day Famous Couples
• Valentine Card Puzzler
• Valentine Twister
• Valentine Candy teams
• Valentine Candy Bingo
• Cinderellas’ Valentine
• Valentine Balloon Race
• Valentine Balloon Shavers
• Valentine Candy Charades
• Valentine’s Day Cupid
• Fractured Valentines
• Valentine’s Day Who am I?

Valentine’s related Object Lessons on Love

• Love Holds Us Together
• Corner’s of God’s Love

Valentine’s Day Illustrations, Valentine’s Day stories, Valentine’s Day Lessons and Valentine’s Day Discussions

• Learning to Love
• Love is..
• God’s Eternal Love
• Girl with the Rose
• Roses
• Valentine’s Day Back to Back
• valentine’s Day Love Letters

Of course, be sure to end your Valentine’s Day activity with a discussion on God’s love, the ultimate love, and how we can experience the love of God in our lives by accepting him as Savior!

Get the CHRISTIAN EDITION for
“Icebreakers Ahead: Take it to the Next Level”

This is the same exciting book offered at
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but it has ADDITIONAL Ideas for Christian Youth Leaders.

It also includes MORE THAN 350 scripture references.

Want to see what topics are covered?
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If that’s not enough to convince you,
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sample lesson of the Christian Edition

It’s only $19.97 for the full 52 Ideas.
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is for the General Addition which is suitable for schools and other non-religious organizations.

To get the Christian version you have to use this LINK!

We’ve been keeping it under wraps for a while now. You’re probably wondering why you haven’t heard from us in a while. Christmas is fast approaching, why haven’t I heard hide or hair from them? Where’s all the Christmas entries I have come to expect year after year. Truth be told, we’ve been working ourselves silly to perfect an already wonderful resource in your (electronic) library.

It’s been on our minds for a while. The Christmas Collection was our first attempt at an eBook. And like Steven Spielberg said in his remake of E.T., there were many things about it that bothered us but we didn’t have the time, resources, or know-how to fix it. Well, our experience with working on Icebreakers Ahead: Take it to the Next Level made us realize, hey, we added so many new features to it, why not take the Creative Youth Ideas Christmas Collection to the next level as well?

You guessed it! We’re proud to announce the Creative Youth Ideas Christmas Collection Second Edition!

We’ve packed this baby full of new features that you’ve been using in Icebreakers Ahead. All the ideas are now in our easy-to-read format. We’ve added a searchable index, a more intuitive contents page, more detailed descriptions of the games, ideas, and activities, re-printable worksheets for some of the more complicated ideas, and over 50 new ideas!

To find out more – use this link!
Creative Youth Ideas Christmas Collection Second Edition

 

Thanksgiving holidays has passed, though a thankful heart continues throughout the year. Now comes the Christmas Rush…. Do yourself a favor and slow down a little and take some time to enjoy the season as we celebrate the birth of our Savior.

By now, many of you are starting to plan your Christmas activities. I know because there has already been a surge in purchases of my Christmas Collection ebook.

You can still find a stocking full of Christmas Ideas on the website. Just search for “Christmas” in the search box.

But I’ll also let you in on a little secret….

I have almost finished with the 2007 edition of the Christmas Collection. I have added a ton of new ideas. And to be honest, the last edition, upon review was a little dated. It was my first attempt at an ebook. The ideas are still fantastic, but the format has a lot to be desired….

In the new book I have not only added a lot of new ideas…. but I have also added an easy index, more detailed and easier to understand descriptions for many of the games, and even some work sheets that you can print straight from the ebook. And now it looks much more professional.

Here’s the link to the 2nd Edition
Click here to find out how you can immediately download more than 200 of my best Christmas games, Christmas illustrations, Christmas activity ideas AND MUCH MORE in a useful ebook for only $24.97

Have a Blessed Christmas!
Ken

 

Christmas Collection
Games and Activities helping youth discover the Reason for the Season.

Get more than 200 creative ideas for planning a Youth Christmas celebration or Christmas Party party. You can immediately download my best Christmas Icebreakers, games, illustrations, Christmas activity ideas AND MUCH MORE in a useful ebook!

=> Tell me more about the Christmas Collection

 

wow… just realized… it snuck up on me…. Sunday the site rolled over the 2 Million Hits mark… wow! Thanks for making this ministry worth the efforts!

with YOUth on my heart
Ken

 

 

New eBook published with 52 of the world’s most popular icebreakers!

My new eBook, found at
http://www.creativeicebreakers.com
not only provides 52 of the world’s most popular group icebreaker activities, but also includes lesson ideas and questions to smoothly transition into discussions about issues common to most groups.

There are a lot of icebreaker books on the market, but this one is DIFFERENT!

The book was written in response to common complaints heard in team meetings, training events, youth meetings, and other venues where icebreakers are often used with participants. “Why do we have to endure meaningless icebreakers? We’ve played this so many times before! They’re just for fun and that’s it. They don’t teach anything or have any deeper meaning!”

“We’ve seen those icebreakers in books too. They have the title, they list the materials needed, the duration of the game, and the instructions BUT… they have no application. Icebreakers are supposed to be great lead-ins to the topic you want to teach or discuss aren’t they? So why do these other icebreaker books leave you hanging? That’s what we wondered also. That’s why every one of our icebreakers come with discussion questions and applications for you to take the activity “to the next level.””

The application for each icebreaker is generic enough that you can use it in any setting, not just for a youth group, but also for company events, training, and other types of get togethers. They flow right into discussions that touch on universal issues that youth and adults around the world face.

Topics include: attitudes, diversity, personality, change, dreams, priorities, character, emotions, purpose, communication, friendship, relationships, conflict management, goals, responsibility, courage, identity, teamwork, decision making, leadership, values, discipline, perseverance, vision, AND MANY MORE!

There are a lot of benefits to having a collection of proven icebreakers for use with a group. Icebreakers are a great way to set the tone for any class or meeting. With icebreakers you automatically encourage and increase classroom participation. They are also great motivators! Icebreakers work to create a more relaxed learning environment. They are great energizers – sometimes it is just a good idea to shake things up a bit, especially in the middle of the meeting when feet begin to tap, pencils begin to doodle, and eyelids begin to droop. Of course, as previously mentioned, icebreakers can be great topic lead-ins to discussions that help to identify group and individual goals and objectives. They also help bring groups toward meaningful interaction and group building.

I wrote the book from my experience working with youth and other groups from around the world over that past 20 years. I also regularly leads workshops in a “personal development” focused e-learning company and is often involved with facilitating training events with adults. My co-Author, Joshua Goh is a Singaporean and works with youth in schools and other youth organizations in Singapore.

Both of us know what it is like to spend tons of time and cash on group resources that simply don’t cut it. It was because of this difficulty of finding great resources that we began to compile a list of the most popular icebreakers we had discovered while working with groups from many different cultures around the world.

We have organized a ton of youth events from large scale to small group settings and collected the icebreakers that the youth WANTED and ASKED to play. “We didn’t just pick these icebreakers out of someone else’s book or pull them off websites. We’ve personally used, tweaked and perfected each and every one of these icebreakers! What’s more, our youth love them too.”

Not all the icebreakers are 100% original, BUT all of them have been modified through our many years of experience and feedback from youth groups we have led around the world. You’ll find we’ve also included with the icebreakers a list of variations so that you can use an icebreaker your group has played before but add the variation to give it a new twist. The possibilities are endless!

These icebreakers can be used, not only for youth groups, but for schools, company meetings, family gatherings, community events, and social clubs. Try these icebreakers out for parties, on company retreats, family get-togethers, the first day of school, high school reunions, team building events, and more!

Whatever the occasion, you’ll probably find an icebreaker in here appropriate to it. Included are icebreaker games, get to know you questions, icebreaker discussion questions, energizers, and wacky activities from mild to wild! Simplify them and these icebreakers are great for children. Add a little depth and they are a delight to the most sophisticated adults!

For more information on “Icebreakers Ahead: Take it to the Next Level” visit
http://www.creativeicebreakers.com