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Youth Camp - Caterpillar Race Teams of youth move toward the finish line in small hops, connected like a caterpillar with many legs www.CreativeScavengerHunts.com
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Game Materials No additional game supplies are needed. Optimal Group Size for Game Any number of youth
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Game Venue You’ll need some space for youth to line up as teams as well as to move a good distance. This game can be played indoors or outdoors.
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Game Preparation 1. You will need to designate the start and finish line in some way. 2. Divide the youth into teams of equal size, with at least 2 youth on each team. 3. Youth must choose a onesyllable name for each team.
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Game Play 1. Line the teams of youth up next to each other behind a starting line. 2. Youth must place their hands on the shoulders of the team members in front of them. They are not allowed to lose contact with the person’s shoulder at any time. If a person loses contact with the person in front of them the entire team must move back to the start.
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The first person in each line hops one step forward. The next person in line then also takes a hop. Continue down the line until the last person in line hops one step forward. Players may move forward only by hopping one step forward with both feet at once. After the last person in line hops, he or she must shout out the name of the team. Then the whole team may hop one step forward at the same time.
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6. The whole process then begins again with the first person taking a single hop. The next, etc. 7. If a team member breaks any of the above rules, it must return to the starting line and begin again. 8. First team to completely cross the finish line wins
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Camp Curriculum - Whale of a Tale Bible Studies based on the book of Jonah Only. This youth camp curriculum was designed to teach the basic truths of obedience in addition to evangelism in the context of a Biblical character. The advantage of going through a book and looking at one man's story is that we see not only the teaching but the example. It becomes much more real! -> Tell me about “Whale of a Tale�
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Creative Youth Ideas Camp Bible Study Series “Who Do You Say that I AM?” Jesus asked the disciples, "Who do others say that I am?" It was easy to answer because it required no conviction, no commitment, and no risk. But then he follows that question with another, "Who do YOU say that I am?" -> Tell me about “Who Do You Say that I AM?”
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Creative Youth Ideas Youth Camp Bible Study Series “Fruit Of the Spirit” Live the Fruitful, Abundant Life Jesus Promised. Great for youth camps or weekly Youth Bible Study. There are 7 Primary Bible study Sessions in the series. -> Tell me about “Fruit Of the Spirit”
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Camp Curriculum - The Great Adventure "The Great Adventure" is western themed Bible study series loosely based around the song of the same name by Steven Curtis Chapman. It was initially written for a large Texas Church to use for their Summer Youth Camp but has since then proven popular around the world. -> Tell me about “The Great Adventure�
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