Leader Guide
Paper Cup Game
- Twelve cups—paper or plastic
- Table
- Optional: masking or painter’s tape
Optional: tape a starting line on the floor, 15 feet from the table.
Place six cups on each side of the table and make each set into a pyramid.
Recruit a helper—such as a 6th grader—to knock down the cups after each child’s turn.
Divide the class into two teams—if uneven, one child may go twice to make the teams equal. Have teams sit in two lines behind the starting line. You and a helper - such as a 6th grader - will stand at the table to knock down the cups after each turn.
Let’s play a game about standing up! Stay seated until your turn, then jump up, run to the table, and place the six cups into a pyramid with three on the bottom, two on the next level, and one on top. Then shout the SuperTruth, “God will help me stand up for what is right!” Run back and tag the next child in line, who will jump up and go. Remember, you must shout: “God will help me stand up for what is right!” Stay standing after your turn, and the first team to finish with everyone standing up wins! My helper and I will knock down the cups each time.
Afterward, say: It’s hard to make the cups stand up into a pyramid when you are in a hurry! It isn’t always easy to stand up for what is right in life, either; especially if you are the only one! But God will always help us—we only need to ask Him! Let’s all shout out our SuperTruth together: “God will help me stand up for what is right.”
