EXTRA TIME Activities!

The following list is to help you come up with ideas that keep the kids
enjoying their time in class if service runs longer than expected, if
they finish the lesson early, or if the need a break in between
activities:
↣ Play “Moses, May I?” the same way as Mother, May I?
↣ Play worship music from your phone or the CD player and get out the
instruments from the shelf.
↣ Pull a board game out from the bottom of the big cabinet.
↣ Play a “Minute-to-Win-It” game (these are quick, easy, and silly
games kids LOVE. Directions and ideas are on the next page)
↣ Memory Verse Review games (several ideas in in the next few
pages)
↣ Musical Chairs (a Bible verse version is shared in the following
pages)
↣ Play “Guess My Sculpture” using play-doh and Bible scenes or
characters.
↣ If all else fails, just sit down, ask the kids what they would enjoy doing
and work together to come up with a fun idea. This time is also about
relationship building!
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So, How Do You Play Minute To Win It Games?

1. Minute to Win It Games are fast-paced and challenging games. The tasks must be
completed in one minute.
2. Some games are team games and some only require one player
3. Once the game is set up, the timer should be set to 1 minute and the host yells go!
4. Players have one minute to complete the task. If they mess up, the timer does not stop.
They have to start over and try again
5. Award points for completing the games
6. Award a bonus point for the team or player that completes it in the least amount of time
(This helps with tiebreakers)
7. In the end, tally the points and award the players their prize

YANK IT DOWN!
(1 player per team)

● You’ll need plastic cups and card stock for each player
– We decided that 3 cups plus 2 pieces of cardstock makes this
game DOable. Make it more challenging by adding 1 more cup
and 1 more sheet of cardstock
● The players – in one minute – have to stack the cups
just right so they center on the paper
● Then, they have to pull the paper out from between the
cups, so the cups collapse onto each other!
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Hurry Up!
●
● This one you’ll have to be super fast, and have really good
reflexes for
● Grab 2 crayons per player (more to make it more
challenging)
● Have the players hold them on the backs of their hands
● Set the timer for 1 minute, and Go!
● They have to toss them in the air using the hand the
crayons are on and catch them in mid-air before they fall to the ground!

Tilt A Cup
(2 players from each team)
● You’ll need for each team – 4 plastic cups, and 4+ ping pong balls
● Players have to get on opposite sides of the table
● One player holds the 4 stacked cups and the other has the balls
● IN 1 MINUTE – Player 1 will bounce the ball on to the table, toward
the other player – 1 at a time, while player 2 tries to catch it in the cup
● Once the ball is caught in the cup, player 2 takes that cup (with the
ball still in it) and moves it to the bottom of the cup stack in their hand to catch
the second ball
● Repeat until all 4 balls are in the cups – 1 ball per cup!
● The cups get a little wobbly toward the end!

Separation Anxiety
(1 player per team)
● You’ll need assorted items/office supplies/candies and a cup per team,
and a tray
● Players (in 1 minute) will need to sort out the items onto a tray
● Don’t let the players dump the items out. That makes it too easy
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Stack it!
(1 player per team)
● You’ll need 6 plastic cups and 3 paper plates per player
● In 1 minute, players will need to stack the cups and paper plates like
the above picture

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Find the Missing Words Sticky Note

Bible Verse Review Game for Kids
What you will need:

Sticky Notes and a Marker

Preparation:

Before class write each word of the verse on separate

sticky note. To make it harder you can include some words that don't belong in the
verse.

Set Up: Stick the note papers to your board to spell out the Bible verse and then
remove random words sticking them below the Bible verse with the other extra sticky
note words.

How to Play: 1. Have your children take turns picking a word and placing it where they
think the word might belong. 2. If a child places a word correctly, he gets to take another
turn. 3. Once the whole verse has been revealed, you can start again, but leave out
different words.
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What's the Verse? Sticky Note Bible Verse Review Game for
Sabbath School
What you will need:

Sticky Notes and a Marker

Preparation: Before class write one word of the verse on each sticky note. Make at
least one set for every two of three children.

How to Play: Give each child, or every two to three children, a set of Bible verse sticky
notes. Tell them to try put the sticky notes in order to make the Bible verse. The first
child to put them in order wins.

"Get in Position" Sticky Note Bible Verse Review Game for

Children's Ministry
What you will need:

Sticky Notes and a Marker

Preparation: Before class write one word of the verse on each sticky note.

How to Play: 1. Place a word sticky note on the back of each child. Tell your children
that they cannot tell the other children the word on the back of the other children. 2. On
the word "go" the children should try to put themselves in order to spell out the verse.
They may not say anything during the game. They may only use hand gestures and
other non-verbal cues.
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Disappearing Sticky Notes Bible Verse

Review Game for Children's Ministry
What you will need:

Sticky Notes and Markers

Preparation: Before class write one word of the verse on each sticky note.

How to play: 1. In class stick the sticky notes to a board in order of the verse. 2. Have
your children take turns removing one sticky note and then saying the verse. The child
who can say the whole verse without any sticky notes left wins.

Find the Sticky Note Bible Lesson Review Game for Children's
Ministry
What you will need:

Sticky Notes and a Marker

Preparation: Write one word of the verse on each sticky note.

How to play: Before class hide the sticky notes around the room. On the word "go"
have your children look for the sticky notes. When a child finds a sticky note, he or she
should bring it to the front of the room and stick it to the board in the correct order.

"What's the Missing Sticky Note?" Bible Verse Review Game

for Sabbath School
What you will need:

Sticky Notes and Markers

Preparation: Write a Bible verse on sticky notes, one word per note. Use only part of
the verse for younger children.

How to Play: 1. Show your children the sticky notes, read each word, and place them in
order. Tell your children that you are going to take one of the papers away, and they
must try to figure out which one is missing.
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2. Tell your children to cover their eyes while you remove one of the sticky notes. Mix up
the remaining notes so they aren't in order. 3. On the word "go" see who can tell you
which sticky note is missing first. Replace the missing sticky note and play again.

"Who am I? or What am I?" Sticky Note Bible Lesson Review

Game for Kids
What you will need:

Sticky Notes and Markers

Preparation: Before class write names of people or objects

from the Bible lesson on sticky notes. For example, if you are
studying the story of Daniel in the lion's den, you may write:
Daniel, lion's den, lion, king, and angel on the cards.

How to Play:

1. In class stick one sticky note on each child's forehead. Have your children sit in a big
circle. Tell the children not to tell anyone what is written on the sticky notes and not to
remove their own sticky notes.

2. Have your children take turns asking only yes or no questions of the other children
trying to figure out what is written on the sticky note on their own forehead. Suggest that
they start the questioning with "Is is a person? or "Is it a place?" or "Is it a thing?"

3. Each child gets to ask one question and then try to guess what is written on his or her
forehead. Keep going around the circle until all the children have guessed their word.
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Collect the Sticky Notes Bible Lesson Review

Game for Children's Ministry
What you will need:

Sticky Notes and Markers

What to do: Before class write words from your Sabbath school lesson on the sticky
notes and stick them to the board or in the center of a table so that all the children can
see them. You can use the words more than once on the notes.

How to Play: In class tell your children that they should pick up any of the sticky notes
that have words that you say during the lesson.The child with the most sticky notes at
the end of the lesson wins. You can also have the children tell how each word they
collected relates to the story.

Place the Sticky Notes in Order Bible Lesson Review Game

What you will need:

Sticky Notes and Markers

What to do: Before class write words from your Sabbath school lesson on the sticky
notes and stick them to the board or in the center of a table so that all the children can
see them.

How to Play: In class tell your children to pay attention to the lesson and the words on
the table because they will be placing them in order when you are done with the lesson.

When you have finished the story or lesson, select one child to pick up the sticky note
with a word that relates to the first part of the lesson. Tell that child to explain why he
picked the note. Have the next child pick a note that he thinks would come next in the
story, and explain why he picked that note. Keep playing until all the notes are in order.
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Guess the Story Sticky Note Bible Lesson
Review

What you will need:

Sticky Notes, Markers, and a Bible Scene Pictures from a

Coloring Book or Other Poster Pictures

Preparation: Before class cover the coloring book pages or

posters with sticky notes. Write different numbers on each of the sticky notes.

Write questions from the lesson on separate sheets of paper with corresponding
numbers to the coloring picture numbers. Place all the questions paper in a bag.

How to play:

1. After the lesson have your children take turns pulling pieces of paper out of the bag.
Read the question on the paper. If the child answers the question correctly remove the
corresponding sticky note on the coloring sheet, and let the child try to guess what Bible
story the picture on the coloring sheet represents. Keep playing until a child guess
correctly.

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Musical Chairs Bible Lesson Review Game for

Sabbath School

What you will need: Sticky Notes, Marker

How to Play: Before class set up the chairs like you would for musical
chairs except use one chair for each child. Write the Bible verse, one word per page,
on the sticky notes. Review the Bible verse. If you have children that can't read, write
the verse on the board as you review. Stick the sticky note words to the back of the
chairs in any order.Play like musical chairs, except each time the music stops, go
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over the Bible verse. To start have your children tell you what the first word of the
Bible verse is. The child who is sitting in the seat with that word should take the
sticky note off the chair and place it on the board. On the next round the child who is
sitting on the chair with the second word of the verse takes it off and places it next to
the first word. Keep playing until the whole verse is complete.