Special Events

More than 400 creative events for community building, outreach, and fun! - Food Events . . . If there's one thing kids know and appreciate, it's food. Here's everything from elegant fetes to slobfests galore. - Games and Sports Events . . . You don't have to be a jock to have fun playing these sporting events. - Outings and Overnighters . . . If you're crazed enough to take a group of adolescents on the road -- whether across town or across the state -- here are plenty of trip ideas. - Races and Rallies . . . Your group have a need for speed? Whether it's cars, bikes, buses, or toilets -- if it can be raced, you'll find an idea for it here. - Special Events with a Purpose . . . More than fun. These events carry significant spiritual, moral, or community value. And more -- hunts and parties and theme events of all kinds! Whether you're a youth worker or recreation director in a church, school, club, or camp -- Special Events is your storehouse of proven, youth-group tested ideas.

Sommario

Alphabetical list of every idea in
this book... 9
GAMES and SPORTS EVENTS
All-Church Olympics...13
Bat and Putt Night... 13
Bicycle Pedalmonium Day...14
Bowling Awards...14
Summer Blizzard Blast...15
Card Table Game Night...15
Couch Potato Race...16
Guinness Games...16
Croquet Party...17
Goofy Golf...18
Fun Fair...18
Mini-Masters Tournament...18
Dye Fights...19
He-Man Olympics...19
Hurricane Party...19
Instant Replay...20
Late Great Skate...20
Milk Carton Boat Race...21
Nerf Festival...21
Nonviolent Softball League... 21
Oddball Olympics...21
Olympic Marathon... 22
Out-of-Egypt Olympics...22
Sega Olympics...24
Spoons Tournament...24
Strobe Mania Night...24
Tin Horn Rodeo...25
Tin Man Triathlon...25
Transgenerational Basketball...26
Trike Olympics...26
Turtle Tournament...26
War of the Worlds...27
Plunge Party...27
Wheelbarrow Olympics...28
Which Class Rules?...29
Winter Olympics...30
Snow Pentathlon...31
Wreck in the Street...31
Seafood Special...31
Barnyard Olympics...32
American Gladiators
Competition...33
Commando Church...34
Frisbee Frolic...35
Mud Bowl...36
Shopping Mall Tag...37
World’s Largest Pillow Fight...38
Feather Gladiators...38
SCAVENGER HUNTS
A to Z Scavenger Hunt...43
Aging Scavenger Hunt...43
Action Scavenger Hunt...43
Back-to-School Scavenger
Hunt...44
Auto-Graph Scavenger Hunt...44
Blackbeard’s Treasure Scavenger
Hunt...44
Bible Scavenger Hunt...44
Bible Scavenger Hunt with a
Splash...49
Comparison Scavenger Hunt...49
Cereal Scavenger Hunt...49
Fungus Hunt...50
Magazine Scavenger Hunt...50
Galaxy Scavenger Hunt...50
Grotesque Scavenger Hunt...50
Hunt for Red October...52
Know Your Church Scavenger
Hunt...52
Church Service Scavenger Hunt 52
Manhunt...55
Indoor Scavenger Hunt...55
Challenge Hunt...57
Pizza Scavenger Hunt...57
Pictionary Scavenger Hunt...57
Polaroid Bible Clue Scavenger
Hunt...58
Polaroid People Pictures... 58
Polaroid Scavenger Hunt...58
Polaroid Pandemonium...61
Video Hit Squad...62
Scavenger Hunt Switch...63
Rainbow Scavenger Hunt...63
Tip: Scavenger Hunt Teams...63
Organic Scavenger Hunt...65
Zoo-Fari...65
Shopping Mall Derby...65
Shopscotch...67
Sound Scavenger Hunt...67
Superhero Scavenger Hunt...67
Service Scavenger Hunt...67
Telephone Scavenger Hunt...68
Touch-Tone Scavenger Hunt...68
Cobbler Gobbler...68
Fast Food Frenzy...68
Snack Search...68
TREASURE HUNTS
Memorization Treasure Hunt...73
House-to-House Puzzle Hunt...73
Money Hunt and Auction...74
Concentration Clues...74
Indoor Treasure Hunt...74
Movie Treasure Hunts...75
Vehicular Sardines...76
Safecracking Safari...77
Scripture Clues...78
Submarine Races...78
Tip: Treasure Hunt Basics...78
White Treasure Elephant Hunt
Auction...79
Foto-Map...80
OTHER HUNTS
Murder Madness...83
Bigger and Better Hunt...84
Blue Gnu...87
Bounty Hunt...87
Grocery Store Car Rally...87
Picture Perfect...87
Columbo Sleuth Night...88
Progressive Pandemonium Party .88
Missing Persons Party...89
Where’s Waldo?...90
Crash-the-Party Party...92
Picture Search...92
Weenie Hunt and Roast...92
THEME EVENTS
Anti-Prom Night...97
Alphabet Fellowships...99
Back-to-School Night...99
Backward Night...100
Balloon Rodeo...100
Boob Tube Bash...101
Blow Dryer Blowout...101
Blowout...102
Blue Jean Banquet...103
Come as You Were Party...103
Cruise...104
Good Old Days Night...105
Crazy Rock Concert...105
Foot Party...105
Frog Day...105
Garbage In-Garbage Out Party .106
Golden Era...106
Great and Glorious Goofy Golf
Getaway...106
Hallelujah Hoedown...107
International Night...107
Hogwash Contests...107
I Don’t Think We’re in Kansas
Anymore, Toto...108
IncREDible Red...109
Indy 500...109
Is It Spring Yet?...109
Lifesavers Candy Tournament...148
Live and in Color...109
Make It a Date...111
Music Video Night...111
Newspaper Night...111
A Night in the Tropics...112
Noise Night...112
On the Ritz...112
Once in a Blue Moon Party...114
Out of School for the Summer
Party...114
Peanuts Picnic...114
Personal Potato Awards...115
Picture Party...115
Pirate Night...116
Record-Break

Info autore

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Riassunto

More than 400 creative events for community building, outreach, and fun! - Food Events . . . If there's one thing kids know and appreciate, it's food. Here's everything from elegant fetes to slobfests galore. - Games and Sports Events . . . You don't have to be a jock to have fun playing these sporting events. - Outings and Overnighters . . . If you're crazed enough to take a group of adolescents on the road -- whether across town or across the state -- here are plenty of trip ideas. - Races and Rallies . . . Your group have a need for speed? Whether it's cars, bikes, buses, or toilets -- if it can be raced, you'll find an idea for it here. - Special Events with a Purpose . . . More than fun. These events carry significant spiritual, moral, or community value. And more -- hunts and parties and theme events of all kinds! Whether you're a youth worker or recreation director in a church, school, club, or camp -- Special Events is your storehouse of proven, youth-group tested ideas.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Youth Specialties, Youth Specialties, Zondervan Publishing
• Editore: Harper Collins (US)
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 13.10.1997
• EAN: 9780310220404
• ISBN: 978-0-310-22040-4
• Pagine: 208
• Dimensioni: 216 mm x 278 mm x 16 mm
• Peso: 489 g
• Serie: The Ideas Library; The Ideas Library
• Categorie: Libri per bambini e per ragazzi > Saggi / saggi illustrati > Religione, filosofia, psicologia; Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Religione: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Teologia pratica; RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Discipleship, TOPICAL / Christian Interest, game;school;activity;teaching;resource;ministry;sunday;youth