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- Holy Moses!
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Holy Moses!
Holy Moses!
I have dedicated this routine to my children’s choir and their recent
musical Holy Moses! Enjoy traveling back in time to Bible times and follow
Moses on his journey into the Promised Land.
Steal the Idol
Materials: ball
The caller calls out a number. If he calls, out #3 then both #3 players
come and try to get the idol and take it back to their side without being
tagged. So if team "A" #3 grabs the "idol" and gets back to his/her spot
before getting tagged by Team "B" #3 then team A gets one point. If Team B
#3 tags him/her then Team B gets one point. Sometimes a player will run up
fast and grab it, and sometimes both players will walk around it waiting for
the other person to grab it. If someone fakes grabbing and touches it, then
they can be tagged. In addition, the caller can call out more than one
number at a time. The caller continues calling out a number until a team
reaches the agreed amount and that team wins.
Capture the Manna
Materials: Two scarves
Team 1 has the front yard and Team 2 has the back yard, or a field was split
between the two teams. The teams were given a time, like 5 minutes, to hide
their manna in their part of the yard. When the manna is hidden, the team
calls out that they are finished. Then the teams simply tries to get the
other team’s manna. If a team member is caught and tagged by the opponent
on their territory, the trapped individuals have to go to jail and can only
be freed by a teammate who grabs the member when the opponent is not
looking.
The first team to capture the manna wins. In most versions, you had to both
get the manna, and bring it back to your side.
Brick Collection Day
Materials: hula-hoop and beanbags
Put a hula-hoop in each corner of your play area. Have equal numbers of
beanbags in each hula-hoop. Divide the kids into teams. Each team stands
by 'their' hula-hoop. This is their yard! Instruct them to begin to throw
their trash in the other members’ yard. Each group has to empty their hula-
hoop by carrying the beanbags; one per trip to another team's yard (hula-
hoop). The beanbags have to be put into the other team's yard. Tossing is
acceptable if the beanbag lands in the hoop, if not they have to retrieve it
from the fallen area and put it in the hula-hoop. Make sure team members
watch where they are going, to avoid accidents running into the other team.
Count the number of beanbags in each hoop at the end of the game. The team
with the fewest beanbags (the least garbage) wins.
Pharaoh Tag
“Pharaoh” chases players within a certain area. Tagged players are “frozen”
but can be unfrozen if tagged by a free player. The game ends when all
players are frozen. The last one frozen becomes “Pharaoh” for the next
round.
Egyptian Stampede
Materials: Pool noodle (18 inches long) or paper towel roll
Start with one person being “It.” The person who is “It” holds one piece of
the noodle/roll and chases people within the boundaries. He will then hit
people below the knees. The person who is hit must lock arms with the
tagger. The two of the “taggers” must chase other people hitting them below
the knees and locking arms with them. The game ends when all the players
have joined a team. Be sure to remind players to lightly tap their
opponents. For a large group you may have more than more one “tagger.”
Mummified Madness
Materials: toilet paper
Wrap a person with toilet paper. One person on the team may wrap the lucky
participant, or the whole team can join in for the effort. (For a
variation, make a snowman using winter clothing and electric tape for eyes
and mouth. Add a carrot in the mouth for a nose!) This relay teaches
cooperation and problem solving with other team members. The team that
fully covers the mummy first with toilet paper wins! Therefore, if you are
looking for a great time to teach the Old Testament values try teaching some
of the Holy Moses games.
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