How careful can we lower our paralyzed friend to Jesus?
The four friends have to work together to help the paralysed man get into the house through the roof. They had to lower him down very carefully at Jesus’ feet. Very carefully, so that nothing gets broken!
This game is a fun way of encouraging children to work together..
Theme:
The paralyzed man healed by Jesus, the story of the man through the roof
What do you need:
- an egg (hardboiled or not!!)
- a plastic bag
- string
- an A4 piece of paper
- an elastic band
- glue
- cellotape
- empty toilet rolls
A complete programme for your Sunday school
This idea is part of a complete Sunday school / kids ministry programme about the story of the man lowered through the roof.
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Idea 532. Never without my denture - a YouTube video
Idea 533. It’s hard working together! - a creative way to have a group discussion
Idea 534. Reaching your goal - a fun indoor game!
Idea 535. Make a body - a fun indoor game!
Idea 536. Create your own story sticks - a craft activity
Idea 537. Make a parachute for the egg - a fun indoor game!
Idea 538. The fifth friend in the story - a creative prayer idea
The game:
Divide the children into teams and give each team a raw or hardboiled egg (depending on how messy you mind things getting!
The children have to find a way of getting the egg safely to the ground when one of the leaders throws it out of a first floor window (if this is possible), or drops it from a height. They might make a parachute or something else with the materials provided, to help get the egg down safely. Which egg will survive the fall and stay whole?
Give each team all the materials listed above, and they can get thinking and building. The team(s) whose egg stays whole has won. You can give them 10 – 15 minutes to make their creations before throwing them out of the window/dropping them from a height.