Game Description
This Christmas Party game can be used with small or large groups. The key objective is to remember a long and growing list of Christmas related items.

Game Materials
No materials required.

Game Preparation
Choose a phrase for the youth to complete…

• “All I want for Christmas is….”
• “My best Christmas gift ever was…”
• “My favorite thing about Christmas is…”
• “If I could do anything this Christmas I….”

Game Play

1. Sit everyone in a circle. (You can also play this as a family around the Christmas Tree)
2. Start the game by saying, the chosen phrase (i.e. “All I want for Christmas is….”) then add an item you would love to have for… (i.e. “A doll”)
3. The next player must repeat what is said and then add something they are wishing for. (“All I want for Christmas is a doll and a PSP….”)
4. Each player in sequence must repeat the previous responses in the exact same order then add one of their own.
5. Players cannot add something that is already mentioned in the list.
6. If a player makes a mistake, he or she is eliminated from the game
7. The game continues around the circle until only 1 person is left.

Variation
When someone makes a mistake, you can choose to start over with a new list of items or continue around the circle with the same list.

Take it to the Next Level

“All I want for Christmas is….”
“My best Christmas gift ever was…”

• Is Christmas more about giving or receiving?
• What would the result be if you got what you asked for?
• Is it good to get everything we ask for? Why or why not?
• When you make out your Christmas gift, which is first priority – Who you want to give presents to, or what you want to get?
• What was the best gift you ever got for Christmas?
• What was the best gift you ever gave for Christmas? Why?

“My favorite thing about Christmas is…”
“If I could do anything this Christmas I….”

• What are some of your family traditions at Christmas?
• What are some of your most precious memories of Christmas? Why?
• For you, what is the true meaning of Christmas?
• What is it that makes Christmas Special?

Take It Spiritual

• Why are gift such an important part of Christmas around the world?
• How was Christ a gift to us?
• Why was Christ, such a special gift?
• The wisemen brought Gold, Frankincense and myrrh to the Christ child. What was the significance of these gifts?
• If you could present Jesus with any gift, what would you give to him? Why?
• What are some of the ways we could present gifts to Jesus today?

Action Point
Reserve a special Christmas gift for Jesus this year. You could present it to your church, to a need child, to charity, or you could do something special for someone in the name of Christ!

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Description
Can you make the most words using the letters in the word Thanksgiving?

Resources

• Timer
• paper and pen for each participant

Game Play
Participants are to create as many little words as possible before the timer runs out using only the letters in the word “Thanksgiving”.

Whoever gets the most words wins!

Partial Wordlist
ag, agin, aging, against, agist, ah, aah, ahi, ai, ain, ayin, ait, akin, an, angst, ani, ankh, ant, anti, as, ash, ask, asking, at, gain, gaining, gainst, gait, gan, gas, gash, gaskin, gast, gat, gating, ghast, ghat, ghi, giant, gin, gink, gist, git, gnash, gnashing, gnat, ha, hag, haik, haint, hang, hanging, hank, hant, has, hast, hasting, hat, hating, having, hi, hin, hint, his, hisn, hist, hit, ikat, in, ink, inn, is, it, its, ka, kain, kas, kat, khan, khat, khi, ki, kiang, kin, kina, king, kist, kit, kith, kiva, knight, knish, knit, kvas, na, nag, nah, nigh, night, nit, nth, sag, sain, saint, saith, saki, sang, sangh, sank, sat, sati, satin, sating, savin, saving, sh, sha, shag, shaking, shank, shanty, shaving, shin, shining, shiv, shiva, shtik, si, sigh, sight, sighting, sign, signing, signa, sika, sin, sing, singing, sinh, sink, sinking, sit, sith, ska, skag, skat, skating, ski, skiing, skin, skint, skit, snag, snath, snit, stag, staging, staig, stain, staining, stang, stank, sting, stinging, stink, stinking, ta, tag, tain, takin, taking, tan, tang, tank, task, tasking, tav, than, thank, thanking, thin, thing, think, thinking, this, ti, tin, ting, tsk, vagi, vain, van, vang, vanish, vanishing, vas, vast, vast, vat, via, vig, viga, vina, vis, visa, vista, vita

Variation
Only allow words for which the participants know the meaning.

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Game Description
This Thanksgiving Party game can be used with small or large groups. The key objective is to remember a long and growing list of Thanksgiving related items.

Game Materials
No materials required.

Game Preparation
Choose a phrase for the youth to complete…
“This thanksgiving, I am thankful for….”

While the applications would not apply, you could also use:
“At Thanksgiving Dinner, I ate…”
“My favorite thing about Thanksgiving is…”

Game Play

1. Sit everyone in a circle. (You can also play this as a family around the Thanksgiving Dinner table)
2. Start the game by saying, the chosen phrase (i.e. “This Thanksgiving I am thankful for….”) then add something you are thankful for… (i.e. “my health”)
3. The next player must repeat what is said and then add something they are thankful for. (This Thanksgiving I am thankful for my health and my parents.”)
4. Each player in sequence must repeat the previous responses in the exact same order then add one of their own.
5. Players cannot add something that is already mentioned in the list.
6. If a player makes a mistake, he or she is eliminated from the game
7. The game continues around the circle until only 1 person is left.

Variation
When someone makes a mistake, you can choose to start over with a new list of items or continue around the circle with the same list.

Take it to the Next Level

• What it easy or difficult to think of new things you were thankful for?
• Were there some things mentioned by people that were a surprise to you?
• Were there things in the list that were mentioned by other people, but that you were NOT thankful for?
• If you played this game every day, do you think your answers would change?
• If you played this game every day, do you think your life would be different? Your perspective?

Take it Spiritual

• Why is an attitude of gratefulness, of thankfulness important?
• How does an attitude of Thankfulness change us? What effect does it have on the way we approach life and other people?
• How can you cultivate the habit of being thankful in your own life?

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Introduction
Freedom of worship is not available in many nations. In fact, like the early church there are many places where the church is persecuted and Christians are not allowed to meet together publicly. Sometimes called “Communist church”, I prefer to call it persecuted church because communist countries are not the only places where the church is persecuted!

Game Description
Youth try to find the church without getting caught!

Game Materials
Flashlight and large church or educational compound. This game works best in a school or church with numerous rooms and with limited access in and out of the building. Camps work great too! It is best at night and with the lights off. There is a great little video you can use as an introduction at http://www.vimeo.com/219359

Game Preparation

1. Shut the doors to all the rooms in the building.
2. Lock selected doors and those in which youth should not enter for safety or other reasons. Unlocked doors are free to be entered by the youth.
3. Switch on a flashlight and place it in one of the open rooms, shining, but not in an obvious way. Most importantly it should not be visible from outside the room or so bright than if the door was opened it would be obvious it was there. It is best to put it in a cardboard box, shine it into a can, or cover it with a cloth so that the light is muted. The light should only be discoverable if you are really looking hard for it… i.e. it should be VERY DIFFICULT to find!

Game Play

1. The flashlight represents the church. The objective for the youth is to find the light.
2. When a youth finds the light, they are not allowed to touch it or move it, but must hide in the same room so that no one knows they are there. If someone new enters the room they must remain hidden and not reveal themselves in any way.
3. The game ends when 10 people find the light and are in the same room.
4. Leaders must patrol the building hallways, but are not allowed to enter the rooms. Their role is to catch the youth or tag them while they are in the hallways.
5. If a youth is tagged by a leader, they must go quietly and be escorted out of the building and locked out. One door to the building will be unlocked at all times but that door will change frequently. Regularly lock and unlock doors to the building. Youth must find their way back into the building.

Discussion
Great for a discussion on religious persecution!

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Place a chocolate rabbit in the center of a large circle. Players are each given one Easter egg and must stand just outside the circle. The objective is for them to take turns rolling their egg towards the chocolate rabbit in the center of the circle. The egg which gets the closest to the rabbit without touching it gets the chocolate rabbit. If they touch the rabbit, or break their egg, they are disqualified!

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If you have ever played the online game, text twist, then you will know that the objective of that game is to make as many words as you can from the letters provided. In this variation as an Easter game, the letters used are the letters in the word “Easter.” It’s great for those events when you need a “paper and pencil” activity or a game that requires minimal physical activity. Participants can be divided into groups for more fun.

Here are the words that can be made from the letters in the word “Easter”:
are, art, ate, ear, eat, era, ere, rat, ret, sat, sea, see, ser, set, tae, tar, tea, tee, arte, arts, ears, ease, east, eats, eras, etas, rate, rats, rest, sate, sear, seat, seer, sera, sere, seta, star, tare, tars, tear, teas, tees, tree, tsar, aster, easer, eater, erase, ester, rates, reset, setae, stare, steer, tares, tears, tease, terse, trees, eaters, reseat, teaser

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