A game of team cooperation. You need 3-4 players per team.
Bible Point: When you play the "Body of Christ-Game", the course represents your
Christian life. Each of the hoops or teams, represent the Body of Christ, which
is made up of many parts, the teammates. The 'body' will work better when the
teams cooperate
by
turning
when it's the right time, not walking
too fast, so as
to make someone stumble,
and by listening and communicating with one another. One important point, even though there will be a
winning team in this game, all of Christ’s body wins when we
work together!
Set Up:
You will need one Hoola-Hoop for each team. Designate a starting line and a
finish line, determine the distance based on the age of the players. You might
want to make a straight course, or put some curves into it and have the kids
race to one point and return to the starting line for their finish. The teams
get inside their Hoola-Hoops so that they are evenly spaced. Players face the
hoop and hold it with both of their hands at hip level. The players backs
should be facing each other. If you don't have Hoola-Hoops, have the kids lock
arms in a circle and face outward, with their backs turned inward. It is
important to stress the need to work together to accomplish the teams goal.
Otherwise someone will stumble and slow the team, the ‘body’, down!
How To Play:
Teams line up at the starting line. All the teams decide which of the players
on their team will face the finish line first. Someone not playing (ie. teacher,
coach, parent) says GO! Players begin to speed walk to the finish line. However,
during the race the teacher calls out, "TURN!" The players must then
rotate clockwise one player, causing another teammate to face the finish line.
The teacher can say, "Turn!" as many times as s/he desires, making
sure that all the players on the teams get at least one chance to face forward.
How To Win:
The first team to reach the finish wins!
Variation of Play:
Set up as before, only this time have the teams start with one player in each
of the hoops at a time. The other team mates are then spread out along the
course to be taken into the hoop by their teammates. The calls to
"TURN" are still called out and eventually all the teams gather up
their teammates and return to the finish line. (The variation of play represents
our walk with Christ and bringing other people into the body of Christ,
thereby fulfilling the "Great Commission". -- See Matthew 28:18-20)
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Sarah A.
Keith - All Rights Reserved
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