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A life without sickness and torment awaits us in heaven!

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The questions in this working paper are intended to provide food for thought and help in discussions between church leadership and youth leaders in order to eliminate possible weak points in the relationship between the church and the youth group

Building an improvised bivouac without talking to each other is a real challenge.

But the results are impressive.

Simple team game on the topic of conflicts in a team.

Who can keep the balloon in the air the longest?

As "construction workers", youth leaders contribute a lot to the building of the "church".

Where and how do they help?

A method of earning the Jungschar stars in the form of a competition.

This is a seat-of-the-pants game that requires everyone's full attention. Everyone can win or everyone can lose.

A collection of good ideas for JS afternoons that don't belong to any particular quarterly theme.

Adventure rooms can now be found in every major city. You are locked in a room and have to free yourself from it within a certain time. Simple adventure rooms can also be set up yourself and completed with children in a youth group afternoon

Max the gymnast moves while turning the crank and performs his little tricks. It does not matter to Max whether he moves forward or backward, fast or slow.

Whoever has done it before knows that explaining and leading games is not always the easiest task. The following tips and instructions should help you to become even better at it

Make football playable with a special rule for groups with children of different ages.

A funny song with movements.

The song can also be sung simply in dialect.

A camp on the theme of the monk / Luther which was carried out by the Jungschar Ebnat-Kappel so.

Planning is a chore, especially for very creative people. But even that can be done graphically and thus creatively.

Children who exhibit challenging behavior want to position themselves in the best possible way. I want to affirm these kids that they matter. I want to let them shine, because I want them to be king kids. 

Quarterly program for Ameisli with:

Cooking, devotions, handicrafts and games

and ... Surprise parents and siblings!

Brennball is a game in which two groups compete against each other, trying to run as many laps as possible.

Here you will find a tutorial on how to make a simple bubble device yourself. This can be used for competitions, as it is possible to make long bubble snakes (more than 1m long).

Embellish flower pots simply creative.

Age group: 8-13yrs.

Participants: 60

Terrain: field

Number of leaders needed: 12

Night terrain game that can be played with a large number of participants (approx. 400) and in which the aim is to set up campsites in groups and collect the necessary resources. The group that has the flag in the campsite at the end wins.

An interactive Bible story about Psalm 23 with verse memorization. With shadow play.

Week camp with devotions and playing cards:

Discover the meaning of your life

Complete article, see PDF files

Many many games in 2 groups, in chair circle

Data:

• Age group 7 to 14 years
• Around the city
• About 7 heads
• About 1 hour

The more Bible knowledge we impart to our children, the better equipped they will be for life. Is that so?

- The maze is a toy to fill dead time

- or for a group competition

- and a useful craft

Throughout the year, parents, children and youth leaders have many appointments. These are often linked to school vacations and other community events. It is therefore worth keeping an overview with a simple presentation.

Experience the forest with all your senses.

Children in particular love being out in nature. It offers them opportunities for play and adventure without sensory overload. Nowadays, however, you sometimes have to get children on the trail(s;-) and guide them.

This article presents a terrain game in which the aim is to supply the citizens of a town with food and water.

4 items on the topic of "Feet" (e.g. suitable for the semester program "Body parts")

• Transporting water with socks
• Transporting stones on feet
• Riding a pedalo
• Shoe salad

The children can score points at each station. One group wins at the end.

Suitable for Ameisli.

You reap what you sow!

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Background.

Art in nature

Land art can be done almost anywhere in nature and you don't have to take almost anything with you.

Let off steam creatively using only natural materials.

Many leaders find it difficult to pack away their tents. Here are a few tips for packing away and inventory lists for the most common group tents.

This program is based on the book "The Queen's Smuggler" by Dave and Neta Jackson. It tells the life of a girl named Sarah who wants to help William Tyndale- he translates the Bible into English. Over the course of 12 gatherings, we will look at the story and go through some of the things Sarah and her family have experienced.

A night cross-country game in the forest, abseiling, a trekking camp, an afternoon of raft building and rafting. These activities have been standard in Jungschar work for a long time. Is this now already an experiential education activity? What opportunities and possibilities can offer an experiential education activity? 

This article is a Forum booklet article. 

Critical questions and statements

On the Bible text: Genesis 1:1-31

All chapters in detail, see PDF file (24 pages)

This game is all about seeing and looking in the right place.

Here are a few suggestions for what to take for content at Jungscharn afternoons if you have the quarterly theme mission.

Game maze

Details:

• 7 to 14
• between 10-15 participants
• In a park or forest
• 5-6 leaders
• About 25-30 minutes

Materials:

• Ropes
• Blindfolds

Game trails

Details:

• 7 to 14
• 10-15 participants
• In a park or forest
• 5-6 leaders
• About 25-30 minutes

Materials:

• empty boxes
• Grains (beans, lentils, corn, etc.)
• Tin cans

The universal dress is versatile.

Taster afternoon of the Jungschar Benaja Seedorf with:

- ropeway
- big rope bridge
- picnic

Experiencing history: Hebrews/Egyptians with the plagues that go with it

Game as a time killer on the go.

We get to know the forest as a habitat for plants in an experiential way. "Knowing" here means much more than just knowing the names. We learn about the characteristics and nature of plant life and try to get closer to them in different ways