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101 Fun Ways to Celebrate God's Special Day

Here are some great activities for Friday night and Sabbath afternoon. Some can be done with your friends, family, or Sabbath school class; others you can do by yourself.

A total of 101 Sabbath activities for kids were published in Guide. They are now available in the book Sabbath Action Blast, found at Adventist Book Centers. Some of the Sabbath activity ideas here are included in the book; others are bonus activities available only online!




Idea #1: The Three-headed Storyteller
Choose a “show host” and three participants. The host decides on a Bible story that the three participants must tell in their own words. The only catch is they can say only one word at a time. Going in order, they must completely relate the Bible story given to them by the host. Option: Make it more challenging by having them sing the story instead. Try it with your family for sundown worship!

By Heather Down

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Times Read: 443
Choose a Bible text (or other cool quote) you’d like to learn, and draw pictures to stand for letters or sounds in words. For example, for the first few words of John 3:16 (KJV) you could draw: 4 God (picture...
Times Read: 459
For this game you will need two teams, each with about two to three players. It helps if one player is an adult. You will also need two digital cameras, a notepad or chalkboard, and a timer.This game begins wit...
Times Read: 1208
You will need at least two individuals or teams for this hunt. Each person or team will need:—A New International Version Bible—A paper or plastic bag for their collection1. Look up the Bible verse clues.2....
Times Read: 440
Who is the quickest on the draw? Try this game to find out who has the fastest fingers.1. Pick a person to be the mediator. That person makes a list of 10 different Bible objects or events: for example, the bur...
Times Read: 712
This game takes its name from a group of Reformation-era Christians who spread God’s Word despite persecution. Bibles were scarce, so the Waldenses memorized large portions of Scripture.The game is best playe...
Times Read: 431
Play a game of Guess This Tune with family or friends. You will need either a piano or CDs of familiar or not-so-familiar Christian music. Divide your group into two teams. Play a note or two of a song on the p...
Times Read: 422
You'll need an emcee and four actors for this make-it-up-as-you-go skit. One actor is the host of a potluck. The other three actors are given a secret name of a Bible character or other spiritual role model cho...
Times Read: 407
In 1 Corinthians 12:27 Paul wrote, ""Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it."" When each part of the ""body"" does his or her job, amazing things will happen for Jesus! This activit...
Times Read: 446
I was reading my devotional, and it spoke about spiritual food. After some thinking I came up with this "Spiritual Food Dinner." Bon appetit!1. Make menus for the number of guests you want to invite. Make categ...
Times Read: 501
Choose one leader who is not on either team. Before the game, the leader makes a list of Bible verses containing a word that is drawable, and writes down how many words from the beginning that word is. (The lea...
Times Read: 445
One person goes out of the room, and the rest decide on a Bible story. After they decide, Person A walks back into the room and says, "Nora, what did you see?" Let's say they decided on Moses crossing the Red S...
Times Read: 429
The Real-Time Faith Sabbath school lesson suggests that we can think of the Bible as "God's journal of the things important to Him." Imagine what it would be like if God had given us the Bible as a scrapbook wi...
Times Read: 411
1. Tie a sturdy string about three feet long between two table or chair legs. Leave some slack in the string.2. Fill two plastic film containers (or other small containers) with equal amounts of clay, coins, or...
Times Read: 400
Sabbath Evening ServiceWhen Shabbat (Sabbath) is over, we gather at the table for a Havdalah service. Havdalah is Hebrew and means "separation," a time to separate the holy day from all the other days. First my...
Times Read: 469
Materials:Get a number of balloons, and have only one that is an odd color from the rest. (You might use all green balloons, and one red.) Write questions/statements about a certain topic, and put them inside e...





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