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Leader Guide

Game

  • Paper lunch bags or paper cups, one per child
  • Washable markers, crayons, or colored pencils
  • Optional: stapler or tape
  • Newsprint, about three 11" x 21" sheets per child
  • Pennies or pebbles, at least five per team
  • Optional: masking or painter’s tape
  • Optional: paper and pencil for scorekeepers
  • Optional: fine-tip marker
  • Optional: two tables

Set up two tables to hold bags.

Mark or tape a starting line about 6 feet from the tables.

Make a sample “giant” to show children.

If using paper cups, be sure children can draw on the surface.

If using pebbles instead of pennies, use marker to write “Trust God” on each.

Select helpers to keep score for each team.

We may not have to worry about a giant named Goliath, but what are some giant fears that we may face today? Heights, darkness, snakes, spiders, speaking in front of people, taking tests, being bullied, being teased for following God’s Word instead of the crowd.

These fears may seem huge to us, and we may think we are small in comparison, but in God’s eyes we are not! He gives us His Holy Spirit to live inside us, so we can overcome every fear and accomplish great things!

Hold up your sample “giant,” then give each child a washable marker and paper bag or cup. They should write their names on the bottom and sketch a mean-looking giant on one side, leaving the top two inches of the bag blank. On the other side, they should write one of the “giant” fears mentioned earlier. Have them crumple the newsprint and stuff the bags, then fold over the top edge and staple or tape shut. There is no need to stuff the cups.

That’s a lot of nasty-looking giants! How can we defeat all of them?

The key is in our SuperTruth. Let’s say it together: “I may seem small; but in God’s eyes, I can do great things.” We can defeat every giant. We just need to see ourselves as God sees us!

Hold up a penny with the words “In God we trust” on it or a pebble marked “Trust God.” You may think this tiny thing can’t do much, but it has a powerful message that can change your life. Do you know what it says?

In God we trust; or, Trust God.

When we trust in God, we can do great things! So let’s use our trust in God to defeat all of these scary-looking giants!

Divide the class into teams of several children each. Each team should place their “giant” bags on a table or the floor, then stand behind the starting line. Give the first child on each team five pennies or pebbles to try to knock down all of the team’s giants. Other teammates should collect the pennies, give them to the next player, and set up the giants again. Play continues until everyone has an opportunity to throw. The scorekeepers keep a running tally of each team’s downed “giants.” The highest-scoring team wins.

Optional: give each child a penny or pebble to take home with his or her giant bag as a reminder to trust God to do great things.