Preteen Youth Group Game: Messy Scripture Memorization
Game Play:
1. Choose six to 10 preteen volunteers to hold one balloon each.
Have them stand in the front of the room, shoulder to shoulder and holding the balloons so that the scripture written on the balloons are in order and visible to the audience.
If you have a small enough group, you can just have everybody in your group stand in a circle holding one balloon each so they can all see each other.
2. Have everybody read the scripture all together.
As each volunteer’s balloon is read, have them hold the balloon up and keep it above their head.
3. Walk behind the students and choose ONE of the balloons randomly to pop with the needle.
The first time you do this, it will be a surprising moment for everybody!
Whatever is inside of the balloon will explode onto the preteen who was holding it, and it also may land on the preteens around them.
4. After the initial shock has worn off, have the volunteers bring the balloons back down in front of them, and have everybody reread the verse.
Again, as each volunteer’s balloon is read, have them hold the balloon up and keep it above their head.
Now, part of the verse is missing (the popped balloon), but the students will still be able to say the entire verse.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4, reciting the scripture and popping one random balloon each time, until all the balloons are popped.
Now, your group should be able to say the entire verse from memory.
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A note from Nick Diliberto, creator of PreteenMinistry.net:
We’re excited to announce the release of three new preteen ministry series coming out on Friday, March 4. Awesome … it’s about time
Something else we’re pumped up about …
We’ve been working on a secret project for the last few months. It’s something really cool that we’ve never done before. You’re gonna love it! Seriously … it’s that cool.
More details about the new releases AND the secret project coming soon!
—Nick
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