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Who can keep the balloon in the air the longest?

Entrance made of pallets with drawbridge for a Gallic village (e.g. in keeping with the Asterix and Obelix theme) or for a castle/fortress etc.

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

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

Embellish flower pots simply creative.

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

Quarterly program for Ameisli with:

Cooking, devotions, handicrafts and games

and ... Surprise parents and siblings!

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

Week camp with devotions and playing cards:

Discover the meaning of your life

Complete article, see PDF files

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Strong magnets offer many possibilities for interesting effects such as displaying magnetic fields, illustrating the invisible power of God, showing attraction/repulsion and much more.

- Number of players- 30

- Leaders - 8+1 to lead the game

- Age group- 9-12

- Terrain- field

Many many games!

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.

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. 

Many many games in 2 groups, in chair circle

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.

Data:

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

Critical questions and statements

On the Bible text: Genesis 1:1-31

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

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

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).

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

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

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. 

The universal dress is versatile.

Two equally sized groups with numbers search for a treasure in the opposing field (e.g. a pylon). Whoever finds the pylon first is the winner. The game is preferably played at night or at dusk.

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.

Preparation of Pulled Pork

• Working time approx. 45 minutes
• Resting time approx. 45 minutes
• Cooking/baking time approx. 3 hours
• Total time approx. 4 hours 30 minutes

Remove excess fat from the pork neck and rub with the mustard on all sides. Mix the paprika powder, salt, pepper, cumin powder, thyme and rosemary to make a spice mixture (rub) and rub the neck of pork generously with it. Leave the meat to marinate in the fridge for 12 - 24 hours.

The next day, cut the apple into pieces and the onions into half rings.

Heat the Briquettes for the Dutch Oven. I use 6 at the bottom and 14 at the top for my 11 litre pot. Place 6 Briquettes under the pot and sauté the onions in oil. Then add the apple and sauté. Add the Worcester sauce and tomato paste and fry briefly. 

Deglaze with the stock and put the pork neck on top. Put the lid on and load it with the remaining coals. If you have one, you can also fit the pork neck with a thermometer. After approx. 1.5 hours, you can add a few more Briquettes (unless you have specially long-lasting Briquettes).

After approx. 2.5 - 3 hours, the roast is done, the core temperature should be approx. 90-95 °C. Take it out and let it rest for 30 - 45 minutes wrapped in aluminium foil. Afterwards, the roast can be pulled and served according to taste. 

Either enjoy in a roll with green and coleslaw and 1 - 2 tbsp. of the onion-apple sauce or put it back in the pot and mix it with the onion-apple sauce - a real treat. Serve with a good piece of baguette.

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.

We make a pentagon lamp with a tea light

and have a devotion afterwards

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

A variation of British Bulldog.

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

Age group: 8-13yrs.

Participants: 60

Terrain: field

Number of leaders needed: 12

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.

Taster afternoon of the Jungschar Benaja Seedorf with:

- ropeway
- big rope bridge
- picnic

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

Build a small, simple, inexpensive boat with kids that actually floats? No problem, with this pet bottle boat.

Semester program 1st semester 2011 of the Jungschar Stammheim

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.