Use this Thanksgiving Children’s sermon / Thanksgiving Object lesson to create a situation in the Sunday school classroom or Worship service to illustrate the story in Luke 17 of the healing of ten lepers and the ONE that return to Jesus and thanked him for what he had done.
Monday, November 25, 2013
Youth Ideas - Thanksgiving - Pumpkin Seed Toss
Use this game as a discussion about the power of our words, or about how we choose goals in life.
Youth Icebreakers - Turkey Toss
How much corn can you feed the turkey and fatten it up for Thanksgiving.
Youth Icebreakers - Turkey in a Tree
Use this high energy game for Thanksgiving fun!
Youth Icebreakers - Top Turkey Artist
How well can you draw a turkey?
Youth Icebreakers - Thanksgiving Memory Game
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.
Youth Icebreakers - Thanksgiving Back to Back
How well can you draw famous Thanksgiving pictures?
Youth Icebreakers - Thanksgiving - Pumpkin Puzzles
Youth will cut up pumpkins and then try to put a cut up pumpkin back together again. (This game can get a little messy with the slimy pumpkin innards.)
Youth Icebreakers - Thanksgiving - Looking Back
Thanksgiving is an American Holiday where people set aside a day to remember what God has done for them over the past one year and praise Him and give Him thanks for the works He has done in heir lives. This game plays on the idea of looking forward yet being able to recognize and picture what is behind. It serves as a metaphor for us, also looking forward to the future, but taking some time to picture and recognize what God has done in the past.
Youth Icebreakers - In Everything Give Thanks
Thanksgiving to God changes our perspectives on circumstances in life.
Youth Icebreakers - Fruit Basket Turnover – Thanksgiving Version
This is the classic fruit basket turnover game modified for a Thanksgiving theme
Youth Icebreakers - Can You Pin the Missing Tail Feather on the Turkey?
Can you pin the missing tailfeather on the turkey?
Thanksgiving Ideas - Turkey Hunt
Play a classic game of “Hide and Seek,” but call it “A Turkey Hunt”.
Thanksgiving Ideas - Top Ten Signs You’ve Eaten Too Much Thanksgiving Dinner
Is it the turkey that is stuffed?
Thanksgiving Ideas - Thanksgiving Tail Feathers Icebreaker
Who’s the biggest Turkey?
Thanksgiving Ideas - Songs of Thanksgiving - Give Thanks
Give Thanks is a very well known Song that expresses Thanks to God for what he has done for us
Thanksgiving Ideas - Songs of Thanksgiving - For All You’ve Done
For All You've Done expresses Thanks to God for His sacrifice on the cross that makes it possible for us to have eternal life.
Thanksgiving Ideas - High Energy Thanksgiving Party Games for Youth, Children, and Adults
A collection of party games for the Thanksgiving Holiday that can be used for family gatherings, youth groups, and other Thanksgiving celebrations
Thanksgiving Ideas - Famous American Thanksgiving Quotes
Quotes from Famous Americans on Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Ideas - Everyday Thanksgiving
We all have much to be thankful for.
Icebreakers - Thanksgiving Bingo
Add some Thanksgiving holiday fun with a bingo game.
Icebreakers - Cluck, Cluck, Gobble
This Thanksgiving party game is played similar to the classic children’s game “Duck, Duck, Goose” but with some variations to make it a little more sophisticated for youth and adapt it to the Thanksgiving theme.
Christian Illustrations - Give Thanks to the Lord
Verses dealing with giving God thanks and discussion questions to go along.
Christian Illustrations - ABC’s of Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is many things to many people
Christian Icebreakers - Turkey Feather Relay
Youth will try to blow a turkey tail feather across the finish line in this active Thanksgiving Game.
Christian Icebreakers - Thanksgiving Twister
Play a classic game of twister replacing the colored dots with Thanksgiving symbols.
Christian Icebreakers - Thanksgiving Boggle
Can you make the most words using the letters in the word Thanksgiving?
Christian Icebreakers - Thanksgiving - Pumpkin Bowling
Use vegetables for a wild bowling variation.
Christian Icebreakers - Mayflower Memory
This Thanksgiving game tests your memory.
Christian Icebreakers - Kernel Cornucopia
The cornucopia, also known in English as the Horn of Plenty, is a symbol of prosperity and affluence, dating back to the 5th century BC. It was often filled with the fruits of the harvest which included corn, fruits, and other vegetables. Corn itself was one of the staple foods of the early settlers. Here are a variety of games using corn kernels and a concluding lesson on being thankful! The games make an effective object lesson or Children's Sermon on the topic of gratitude and thanksgiving.