Kids' Christian Scavenger Hunt: Operation Sunday School
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A Bible scavenger hunt for Sunday School Classes
or youth groups in grades 6th - 8th, ages 11 – 14. |
HOW IT WORKS: This
hunt was designed to be used with Sunday School Classes or youth groups in
grades 6th - 8th, ages 11 – 14 (although with an
adult helper on their team, 5th graders could handle this hunt).
Author's note: High school kids may also enjoy these hunts
because they tend to love team competitions. Even though parts of
it would be a little babyish, I think they would enjoy it overall because
it is different, and not the same old same old activity. The older
kids would just be more creative and independent than the younger ages and
they'd particularly like the team projects. You may need to alter
some of the details to fit your particular age group.
There are two versions of this bible study scavenger hunt
for you to choose from that use the same set of clues and format.
- Version 1: Operation Two by Two (The
Story of Noah’s ark)
- Version 2 for the Christmas season: Operation Away in a Manger (The
Story of Baby Jesus’ Birth)
The general idea in both hunts is for the group to be divided
into teams. Each team is given a bag of instructions, a team booklet,
a King James version of the Holy Bible (although
you can use another version if you so choose), and pencils. The
teams will follow clues that lead them to various locations around your church
grounds. At each location they will find an envelope with instructions
on how to complete a certain page in their team booklet, a small piece of
paper with a letter of the alphabet written on it, and a figure that will
be used to complete a nativity scene or ark scene (according to which version
you choose to do). The hunt works best if you can enlist various
church members to assist you, including your pastor, the choir master, etc.
If your time frame is more than an hour, you may decide to add
team projects for your youth to complete for additional points. There
are 3 suggested project ideas for you to choose from based on your time frame
and budget. A word search is provided to occupy the team that finishes
early. The teams are given points for the pages that are completed in the
team book and for the projects they completed. At the end of the game,
the points are tallied up, and the team with the most points wins. That being
said there should be no “losers”. All teams should
get some sort of award (scout your local discount department store or
toy store for inexpensive prizes). This hunt includes editable Award
Certificates.
CHALLENGE EXAMPLES:
Location clue examples:
1. Thirsty?
Organizer, you'll tape the clue to the side of the water fountain or drink
machine.
2. Look in our classroom.
Organizer, you'll place the clue somewhere in the youth classroom or youth
lounge.
- More locations clues are included in the full hunt and we also provide
an alternate location list for you. There are 8 locations to find for
the Noah's Ark hunt and 9 to find for the Christmas hunt.
2 EXAMPLES OF ANSWERS THEY'LL NEED TO FIND, ONE FROM EACH HUNT:
Noah's Ark Envelope with Clue #1:
In the Letter to Hebrews the Hebrew people are reminded of Noah’s
righteousness. Using the King James version of the Holy Bible, look up and
have a team member read aloud Hebrews 11:7. Fill in the blanks on Page 1
of your Team Booklet.
ENVELOPE #1 ANSWER SHEET THE KIDS NEED TO FILL IN:
By faith Noah, being warned of God of ______ _____________, moved with ____,
prepared an ___ to the saving of his house; by the which he _________
the _____, and became heir of the _____________ which is by faith.
The Christmas Story Envelope with Clue #1:
Using the King James Version of the Holy Bible, look up Matthew 1:21 and
fill in the blanks on page 2 of your team booklet.
ENVELOPE #1 ANSWER SHEET:
What was the angel’s name?
Why did Zacharias doubt the angel?
What happened to Zacharias as a result?
Project example (there are 3 to choose from; you can choose one or
more according to how much time you have):
1. Create a rap, a poem or a song about the story of Noah’s Ark/birth
of Jesus. Teams will perform at the end of the session and points will be
given according to creativity. (This is worth up to 1000 points---depending
on your effort!) Facilitator, provide paper and pencils for the teams
NUMBER OF TEAMS
or PARTICIPANTS: Unlimited. Recommended minimum per team:
3. Maximum: 8.
What
if you only have a few kids participating in this Bible Study
hunt? Instead of
dividing them into teams, you can keep them all on one team and
have them race against the clock, giving the single team a time
limit to complete each section of the hunt, report back to you
and bribe you for the next section and so on until the hunt is
complete.
LENGTH OF THE
HUNT: About 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
PRE-HUNT PREP TIME: For
up to 6 teams, you can put our Sunday School scavenger hunt together
in about 3 to 6 hours (includes shopping for
supplies, reading the scavenger hunt and prepping the materials);
as you add teams, you'll need to add time to the pre-hunt prep. You
mostly need to print (and perhaps edit) the
documents included with the kit, pack the collection bags and you'll
need to shop for team prizes as well as other inexpensive
supplies like clipboards, project supplies and such. Our facilitator
guide provides a supply checklist for you.
THIS SCAVENGER
HUNT KIT INCLUDES FRIENDLY, HELPFUL SUPPORT ALONG WITH MASTER COPIES OF:
- Operation Sunday School Overview
- The 2 versions of the game: Operation Away In A Manger for the Christmas
season and Operation Two By Two (Noah's Ark) for all other times of
the year.
- Facilitator Instructions for both games
- Hunt Invitation
- Word Search and Solution for both games
- Award Certificates
- Team ID Table Tents
- Team Name Badges
- Bribe Labels
WHAT
YOU WILL NEED TO BUY/PROVIDE: Team collection bags (plastic
shopping bags or something fancier - your choice) and other inexpensive
items (like arts & crafts supplies, pens, clipboards and prizes). We'll
let you know exactly what you need to get in our handy facilitators'
guide that comes with this scavenger hunt.
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