Some did not have any problems, while others struggled with things like deciphering. And others were identifying the location from a set of photos. We had a couple with latitude and longitude coordinates. Some of the clues had them deciphering a code to get an address. They then journeyed to each checkpoint around town before ending at the finish line in the church parking lot.Ĭlues: As stated above, in order to get to each checkpoint, the teams needed to first solve a clue. Once their team finished that puzzle, they received a clue to take them to their first checkpoint. We decided to have everyone begin at the church with some “spot-it” type puzzles. Some of our teams were families, and some were friends, neighbors, coworkers, etc.Ĭheckpoints: You will need enough checkpoints for teams to actually fill the time, but you don’t want to give them too many, or no one will finish in time. (I do not recommend this for everyone, but we did it this first time.) We also had a minimum of three and maximum team size of how many will fit in your team’s vehicle. The advanced race was for elementary-age kids through adults, had one more checkpoint, and more difficult challenges. It had one less checkpoint, and the challenges were easier. The beginner race was for those with really young children. Once all the scenes are drawn ask the kids to put the scenes into story order.Audience: We wanted to make sure to include as many people as possible of all ages, so we had two races happen at the same time. The other kids can guess the scene as they are drawing. They can’t act it out or talk they can only draw. Play a version of pictionary with the kids.įold up various pieces of paper that each explain a scene of the story.Īsk the kids one at a time to pick a piece of paper and draw what was written on the paper. What would you ask Jesus if you were Mary or Joseph? Why do you think Jesus stayed at the temple? How long did it take Mary and Joseph to figure out Jesus was missing? Read Luke 2:41-52 with the kids and ask them questions. Let them draw pictures of things that will help them stay close to God. Give the kids a handout that says “Welcome to God’s House” Try to think of other ways of finding Jesus with the kids. The way we find Jesus again is by praying, or reading the bible and talking with others about Jesus. Like Jesus went one way to do this amazing thing and we went the other way. Let them know that through life we sometimes loose Jesus along the way. Once the kids are through the maze, have a discussion with them. Through out the maze, put different things along the way, like a sign that says “time to pray” or “listen to a bible story” or “talk with others about Jesus” or a bible.Īs they go through the maze, if they find a bible they need to read it, or if they find a sign they need to do what it says. Wide enough that kids will be able to walk through it. He wasn’t the one that was scared, but his parents were.īefore the lesson begins tape a large maze on the floor. Tell them that in todays story it might seem like Jesus was lost but He really knew where He was all along. Let the leader explain that they were in the church - in their father’s house.Īsk the kids if they have ever been lost? What did it feel like? Where they scared? In the midst of the searching, let the leader come back and the kids ask them where they went. Let the kids start looking for the missing leader. In the middle of the game, start looking for the missing leader and ask the kids if they have seen them. There should be enough action in the room that “Jesus” can sneak away and hide in the church without really being noticed. Then start a big game of soccer with the kids. Let someone go missing and see if the kids can figure out where they went.Īt the beginning of the lesson plan with one of the leaders to pretend to be Jesus and go missing (have the hide in the church).
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