Youth will cut up pumpkins and then try to put a cut up pumpkin back together again. The game can be used as an object lesson illustrating God's restoration of our lives.

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Halloween
Party Activity
- Pumpkin
Puzzles

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Youth will cut up pumpkins and
then try to put a cut up pumpkin
back together again. The game can
be used as an object lesson
illustrating God's restoration of our
lives.

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WARNING: There is some risk of
injury with this activity and as
such it is only suitable for older
youth.
NOTE: For a safer variation, cut a
pumpkin yourself for each team.
Try to cut them in the same
pattern, Then simply allow the
kids to put them together.

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Game Description
Youth will cut up
pumpkins and then try to
put a cut up pumpkin
back together again. (This
game can get a little
messy with the slimy
pumpkin innards.)

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Game Materials
• Sharp knife for each team
• Pumpkin for each team
• Toothpicks for each team
• Wet towels for cleanup

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Game Preparation
1. Prepare a table for each
team by covering it with
newspaper so soak up an
debris from the
pumpkins.
2. Place a pumpkin, a knife,
and toothpicks at each
table

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Game Play
1. Divide the group into teams
2. Give the teams one minute
to cut up the pumpkin into
at least 10 pieces.
3. Teams move to a different
table.
4. Teams have 2 minutes to
put the pumpkin at their
table back together using
the toothpicks to hold it
together
5. The team with the most
complete pumpkin at the
end of 2 minutes is the
winner.

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Application
Use this as an object lesson on
how sin destroys the wholeness
in our lives. Things can become
quite a mess. Yet Christ
restored us with his sacrifice on
the cross. Its not toothpicks
that hold us together but his
forgiveness and the nails in his
hands.

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Use this games along with
Pumpkin Prayer and other games
for an evangelistic alternative to
Halloween.
• Pumpkin Prayer
• Peter Pumpkin
• Jack O Lantern
• Pumpkin Seed Toss
• Pass the Brains
• Like a Halloween Pumpkin
• Pumpkin Bowling
• The Pumpkin

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