Leader Guide
Action Game
- Paper plates, one per child, plus extras
- Marbles - five per team of 4-6 children plus extras (for lost marbles during game)
- Small containers to hold the marbles - one per team
- Bibles or Superbook Bible app
For larger classes add supplies above for additional teams. See image to set up game.
Place five marbles in each container.
2 Corinthians 9:10 (CEV) says:
God gives seed to farmers and provides everyone with food. He will increase what you have, so that you can give even more to those in need.
This verse talks about how God provides seed to the farmers so they can then plant crops and generously share what they grow with others. For us, the seed represents things like our money, food, clothing, gifts, talents, and possessions—anything that God gives us. In this game, the marbles represent this seed.
When we generously give to others, what does this verse say that God will do for us? He will increase what we have so we can give even more to others!
Did you know that we can never, ever out-give God? No matter how much we bless others, God will bless us even more! He is the source of all good things, and His supplies are endless!
Divide the class into teams of 4–6 children. Adjust this to the size of the class. If possible, mix boys and girls, and older and younger children on each team.
Have each team form a separate line; side by side at arm’s length from one another. See the image for game setup.
Place a container of marbles at one end. Give each child a plate.
Say “Ready, set, give!” to start the game. The first player on each team will take a marble and put it on his/her plate. Then, the player rolls the marble from that plate to the next player’s plate and so on down the entire line.
The last player in the line carefully carries the marble on his/her plate to the beginning of the line and all players move down one position. This means the last player becomes the first player and the previous first player is now the second player, etc.
The first player keeps the marble on the plate and adds a second marble. The player then transfers the two marbles to the next player. Play continues as before until the marbles reach the last player in line. That player goes to the first position and everyone moves down one position again.
Continue this process, adding one marble each time to the plate. The first team to pass all five marbles and return them to the container wins.
Note: players cannot use their hands to touch or hold the marbles on the plates. Players must work together to carefully transfer marbles between plates. However, if marbles roll off a plate, team members can help gather them and return them to the player’s plate.
Conclusion: What happened when you gave what you had? I received back even more!
God loves to give us good things, and He loves to see the joy that we experience when we share His blessings with others.