Buy some hair gel, face paints, hair colour, makeup etc. and let them lose.
We have tried this at least twice, and the lads like it just as much as the lasses!
The aim of this game is to be the first person to draw a whole 'Beetle'.
To do this, each player will need a pen and piece of paper ( or the proper gaming cards ).
When we play the game, we seat four at a table.
Each table need a dice.
Rules
The Beetle has 14 parts which are designated to the following numbers of the dice :
1. The head
2. The Body
3. A Feeler
4. An Eye
5. A Wing
6. A Leg
Each part must be thrown separately, for example, a "5" for each wind, a
"6" for each leg etc.
Each part of the body scores 1 point.
When a player draws a whole 'Beetle', they must shout 'Beetle'!
At this point everybody stops and adds up there score.
The pair with the highest score, move to a different table.
After about ten or so rounds, stop and add up all your scores, and you should have a
winner.
Over the years we have tried this a number of times and it has always proved to be a
success.
We used a local farmers field, where we would build a big fire, cook some sausages and
camp out under the stars.
For shelter we would use ground sheets and wind breaks etc. If it rained, we would go and
stay in the farmers barn.
Photocopy a passage from the Bible and ask them to produce a sketch based
on the text. If the text is a long one, try paraphrase it. Here is
a paraphrase of the Easter story we did:
Use an OHP to project a picture onto a large 'window size' piece of paper.
Trace around the image, and then colour it in with pastel's.
Stick the picture on the window.
Water race (team game) : each team has to transfer a measure of water from bowl A to
bowl B using a container full of holes. One team with the most water in bowl B wins
Water bombs (balloons)
Dodge Ball: Mark out the circle using ice-cream buckets or whatever. In each place a
sponge. Everyone gets in the circle except one person. He/she throws sponges trying to
knock people out. The sponge is dead after touching the ground. When a person is knocked
out they may join in the massacre. (found this one on alt.religion.youth-ministry)
Balloon race (team game) : fill up party balloons, a cup or two of water. Then the relay
begins. The person carries the balloon between their legs, no hands allowed and waddles to
a chair, then has to pop the balloon on the chair by sitting on it and then run back.
First team to finish wins. (found this one on alt.religion.youth-ministry)
