A fun and creative Halloween alternative for grades 1. Bible
Activity: It's War! -- (Supplies: ball, strobe light, newsprint,
markers, tape, and Bible.) Form two teams. Have each team come
up with a war cry, such as "Whoop!" or "Hyah!" Have teams line
up at opposite ends of the room. Set a ball in the center of the
room. Then tell kids that on "go," they're to race to the ball,
grab it, toss it in the air, and keep it away from people on the
other team. Yell "go" at the same time that you turn off the
lights and turn on a strobe light. Encourage teams to call their
war cries as they play. Play this game for three to five
minutes. Afterward, ask: How easy or difficult was it to play
this game? What effect did the strobe light have on your senses?
Read aloud 2 Corinthians 4:3-4. Ask: How is this activity like
or unlike the way Satan tries to blind unbelievers from seeing
Say: The Bible tells us that a war is going on right now between
the kingdoms and powers of God and Satan. Christians are part of
this war. Th