Fathers Day Activity - Who’s the Father?

Fathers Day
Activity -
Who’s the
Father?
Games actives and
a lesson for
father's day.
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As we celebrate Father’s Day
we are reminded that God
created us through fathers
and that fathers are all around
us in creation. Father’s are
special, and we often have
special names for fathers such
as dad, daddy, etc. In the
animal kingdom some father’s
also have special names. Do
you know the special name for
each father in the animal
kingdom?

alligator ………. bull
ant ……………… gyne
antelope ………. buck
bear ……………. boar
bee …………….. drone
bird (general) .. cock
bison ………….. bull
buffalo ………… bull
camel …………. stallion
cat …………….. Tom
cat …………….. gib
cattle ………….. bull
chicken ……….. rooster
crocodile ……… bull
deer ……………. buck

deer ……………. hart
deer ……………. stag
dolphin ……….. bull
donkey ………… jack
duck …………… drake
elephant ……… bull
elk ……………… bull
falcon …………. tercel
ferret …………… Jill
fox ……………… reynard
fox ……………… vix
giraffe …………. bull
gnu …………….. bull
goat ……………. billy
goose ………….. gander

steg ……………. steg
grouse ………… gorcock
guinea pig …… boar
hare …………… buck
hare …………… jack
hawk …………. tiercel
hedgehog ……. boar
hippopotamus.. bull
horse ………….. sire
horse ………….. stallion
horse ………….. stud
impala ………… buck
kangaroo ……… boomer
Lemur …………. dictator
moose ………….. bull

mouse ………….. buck
mule …………….. jack
ox ……………….. steer
panda ………….. boar
pig ………………. barrow
pig ………………. boar
possum …………. jack
porcupine ………. boar
rabbit ……………. buck
rat ……………….. buck
reindeer …………. bull
rhinoceros ……… bull
seal ………………. bull
shark ……………. bull
sheep ……………. ram

sheep ……………. tup
sheep ……………. wether
squirrel …………. buck
swan ……………. cob
turkey …………… gobbler
turkey …………… tom
turkey …………… jack
walrus ………….. bull
wasp ……………. drone
whale …………… bull
wolf …………….. he-wolf
yak ……………… bull
zebra …………… stallion

Icebreaker Game Idea: Who am I
and where is my Father
Write the name of each Male
(father) and the matching animal
on separate index cards or name
labels. Shuffle them, and as youth
arrive one on the back of each
youth so that each person cannot
see his own card. The youth must
mingle around the room asking
each other “yes” or “no” questions
about the animal on his or her
back in order try to not only
identify what is on his or her back,
but to also find his or her match.
Reduce the number of cards for
smaller groups. Duplicate some of
the animals for larger groups.

Game Idea: Concentration Card
Matching Game
You can place the cards face down so
that they cannot be seen in several
rows on a table. Do not stack the
cards. Youth then turn over any two
cards. If a father is matched with the
correct animal they can take both
cards and then choose two more. If
the two cards do not go together
they must leave the cards in place
and turn them back over. Youth takes
turns trying to match cards. This can
be done in teams or as individuals.
At the end of the game when all the
cards have been matched and taken,
the youth or team with the most
cards wins.

Game Idea: Matching Fathers
Concentration Card Game
As a variation you can get photos
of fathers and the youth. Paste or
print each one on a card. Play it
in the same way as the game
above except the youth must also
match father and child together.

Game Idea: “Battle” also
known as “slap”
Shuffle and deal the cards into
two equal piles. Divide the
youth into two teams. Each
team chooses a person to turn
over cards. Each team turns
over a card at the same time as
the other team. When the two
cards go together the first
person to slap the top of the
discards in the center gets all
those cards. If they slap the
stack and the cards do not
match, the other team gets all
the cards.

The team can shout
directions for its player and
help them to determine
when to slap the deck. Once
the deck has been slapped,
the next person from each
team turns over the cards.
The game is over when one
team obtains all the cards in
this manner.

Father – Child Game Idea
Have each child bring a stuffed
animal. Put all the stuffed
animals in a pile. Then one by
one each father is blindfolded
and must find his child’s
stuffed animal without
looking!

Game Idea: “Name That
Animal”
In this variation, youth get to see
animal listed on the card, but
must make the sound of the
animal to find their match. Have
dictionaries available as some
youth will not know what their
animal is. Make sure that there
are not duplicate names of
fathers as some of the names of
the males are the same for
different animals.

Game Idea: Which one is my
daddy?
Blindfold youth the youth and line
up the fathers in a row of chairs.
Each youth must find his or her
father using only touch. You could
guide them to touch the father’s
face, or the fathers could hold out
their arms, or you could use a hand,
a foot, or a leg for identification. You
could also do it the other way
around so that fathers are
blindfolded and must identify their
children by touch. The story of Jacob
and Esau in the Genesis 25 of the
Bible would be a great follow up as
Isaac wasn’t able to identify which
son was which.

Take it to the Next Level
Each animal in this list has a
special name for its father. Your
parents gave each of you a
special name as well. And God
knows each one of you by name.
Just as the parents take care of
their babies, your father takes
care of you. Take some time to
thank your father for taking care
of you.

• What are some of the unique
characteristics of your father?
• What are some of the things
that would help you identify
your father if you could not
see?
• What are some of the phrases
and words your father often
uses?
• What are some ways that your
father takes care of you?
• What are some things that you
treasure about your father?
• In what ways has your father
blessed you?

You can then ask the same
questions, but in regard to our
heavenly father.

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