Leader Guide
Squirt Game
- Two squirt bottles
- Two buckets or containers
- Water
- Several large towels
- Two whiteboards
- Two washable markers
- Optional—masking tape
- Optional—two chairs
Fill the squirt bottles with water.
Put water in the buckets.
Mark or tape a line on the floor about 8 feet away from where the whiteboards will be placed.
Today as a class, we will brainstorm about things that someone might do that requires forgiveness. Write the same list of offenses on both whiteboards. Name calling, cheating, fighting, lying, arguing with siblings, etc.
Divide the children into two teams and have them form lines behind the mark or line. Place each board about eight feet away against a wall or chair—or have brave sixth grade helpers hold the boards—with towels beneath. When you say GO, have the first child try to erase the offenses by squirting the board just three times, then quickly pass the squirt bottle to the next child in line, until everyone has had a turn. Refill the squirt bottles from the bucket, as needed. The first team to erase the words completely is declared the winner. Repeat as time allows.
When we ask God for forgiveness, our sins are washed completely away! Repeat the SuperTruth: “I will forgive others as Jesus has forgiven me.”