Object Lesson - Balloon Faith

Object Lesson -
Balloon Faith
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Balloons are enjoyed not
only by children and youth,
but by people of all ages.
We see them at birthdays
and celebrations
throughout the year. And
like many things we enjoy
in the world around us,
they can be metaphors for
spiritual lessons as well.

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What You Need
• Lots of balloons
• The Object lesson at
the end requires
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Some of my favourite Balloon
Games for Youth
Air Race – Be the first to get a
balloon to the other side of the
room by blowing it up and
letting it go. Where ever the
balloon lands, the youth can pick
it up and repeat the process.
Balloon hacky sack – See how
many taps or how long a team
can keep a balloon in the air
without it touching the ground.

Balloon Bump – Divide youth
into two teams and give each
team a different colored balloon.
The team must hit its balloon in
the air and not allow it to touch
the ground. If a team’s balloon
touches the ground the other
team gets a point. To add to the
excitement, add more balloons.
Vary the game by choosing the
body part that they must use to
bump the balloon – elbows,
knees, head, etc.

Balloon Capture the Flag – Give
each team a color. Randomly hide
balloons of the various team
colors throughout the building.
Teams start from a central BASE
and must explore the building
rescuing balloons of their own
color by bringing them back to the
BASE. All balloons inside the base
are safe. Teams can also pop
opposing team member’s
balloons by sitting on them. At
the end of a designated time
period the team which rescued
the most balloons of their team
color wins.

Balloon Caterpillar – Split the
youth into teams of 3 to 6 and
have them line up with their
hands on the hips of the person in
front of them. Attach a balloon to
the backside of the last person in
the line’s belt. If they don’t have a
belt you can use a length of string
around his or her waste. Teams
must move around, keeping their
hands on the waist of the person
in front of them and try to pop
the balloons at the end of the
other teams. The only person that
use his or her hands is the person
at the front of the caterpillar.

Balloon Duels – Split the youth
into two teams. Line up each
team from shortest to tallest.
Then Ask them to count off so
that each youth on a team has a
number. Tie an inflated balloon
with an arms length of string to
the ankle of each youth. To play,
call out a number. The two players
with that number come to the
center of the room and try to
stomp each other’s balloons. If
you pop your opponent’s balloon
first, your team gets a point.
Repeat this process until all have
played. The team with the
greatest number of points wins.

Balloon Identity – Everyone
must write one piece of
information about themselves
on a small strip of paper and
place it in a balloon. They then
blow up the balloon and throw
the balloon in the center of the
circle of youth. One by one,
participants select a balloon,
pop it, and try to guess which
youth matches the piece of
information.

Balloon Juggling – Inflate an
equal number of balloons for
each team and place them in a
plastic trash bag. The team must
keep all the balloons in the air.
Start with one balloon and every
few seconds add another
balloon until one of them
touches the floor. The team that
is able to keep the most balloons
in the air wins.

Balloon Shaving – Divide into
teams and give each team a fully
inflated balloon to be held in one
team member’s mouth. Cover it
with whip cream or shaving cream
and give each team a disposable
razor. First team to remove the
shaving cream wins.
Hot Air Race – Have a
competition to see who can be
the first to blow up a balloon until
it pops.

Balloon Smashdown – Each youth
is given a balloon with her or her
name on it and must keep it in the
air by tapping it from below. But
at the same time others can tap it
from above and try to get it to
touch the ground. Everyone
begins standing up, but if a
balloon touches the ground the
own must then get on their knees.
If it touches the floor again they
must sit, then lie on the floor,
then they are out.

Balloon Stomp – Using an arm’s
length of string or a rubber band,
tie a balloon to the ankle of each
youth so that it drags on the floor
a few inches behind their feet.
Then they must run around the
room and try to pop each other’s
balloons by stepping on them
while also trying to prevent their
own balloon from being popped.
Last person to have their balloon
unpopped wins. Best played with
shoes removed. You can even
make it more fun by adding a
freeze portion. When the music
stops, everyone must stop.

Balloon to Chair Relay – In teams,
each person on the team must
inflate a balloon, tie it off, then
race to a chair at the opposite end
of the room and pop it by sitting
on it. This can be very funny as
some balloons refuse to pop
easily and the youth are hopping
up and down on them to pop
them. First team to complete the
relay wins.
Balloon Volleyball – Set up a
divider across the room and play a
game of volleyball with balloons.

Human Foosball – Seat the
youth in rows, either on chairs
or on the floor so that every
other row turns around and
faces the opposite direction. Use
a balloon to bat around like a
volleyball. A point is scored
when a team taps the balloon
past all of the opposing team
and hits the wall (indoors) or
beyond a boundary (outdoors).
Highest number of points wins.

Sumo Wrestling – Teams choose
the smallest person to be a “Sumo
Wrestler” who will put on an
oversized sweatshirt and pants.
Each team is given an equal
number of balloons to blow up,
tie them in a knot, and “stuff”
them in the pants and shirt of the
Sumo Wrestler. The first team to
blow up all balloons and make a
Sumo Wrestler wins. For a part 2,
the first Sumo wrestler to pop all
his or her balloons first wins.

Twins – Youth are divided into
pairs and placed back to back with
a balloon in between them. The
first pair to pop the balloon using
only their backs wins.
Two Man Balloon Run – A two
man team must run through an
obstacle course using only their
stomachs or head to hold the
balloon between them. Anyone
holds the balloon in their hands
or lets the balloon touch the
ground must stop and go back to
the start to begin again.

TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL
An Object Lesson using Balloons
What You Need
• Two balloons – Add a little
water into one before you
inflate it and tie it off. The
other should just have air.
• A candle and something to light
it with.
• NOTE: Practice this yourself
first before trying it with the
youth.

What to do
1. Begin by lighting the candle.
2. Explain that the balloon (the
one without water in it)
represents a person’s life.
3. Explain that there are some
things we face in life that are
painful or even destructive.
4. Hold the stem of the balloon
and touch it to the flame and
it will pop.
5. Some people’s lives are
destroyed by the difficulties
they face.

MAKE IT SPIRITUAL
Read James 1:2-4
• What are some of the things
youth experience in life that
are painful?
• Ask the youth to share
some of the trials a typical
youth may face?
• What are some trials that
Christians may face?

1. Take out the balloon
with a bit of water in it
without drawing
attention to the water
inside.
2. Move the balloon with
water in it toward the
flame.

3. while holding the stem of the
balloon, move it in a very small
circle on top of the flame so that
it is directly over the flame, but
so that the flame is not
concentrated on one spot for
two long. You can do this for
quite a long time – at least 10
seconds without the balloon
popping. This is because the
little bit of the water in the
balloon draws the heat away
from the balloon and disperses
it.
4. Explain that the balloon has a bit
of water inside it and this allows
it to withstand the fiery trial.

MAKE IT PRACTICAL
• In John 7:37-38 Jesus promises us
that if we come to Him, he will
give us living water.
• Romans 8:28 tells us that when
Christ is in our lives, all things
work for good.
• If we have Jesus, the living water,
in our lives, we will be victorious
over the circumstances of life
and the fiery trials.
• What are some of the
circumstances, trials, or difficult
situations you face in which you
can you let Christ take the heat
for you?
• What difference does Christ
make in a person’s life?

MAKE IT PERSONAL
• What difference has Christ
made in your life?
• How can Christ help you to
face the your own
circumstances trials or
difficult situations?
• What can you do differently
this week to trust Christ in
the situations you will face?

KEY SCRIPTURE VERSE
James 1:2-4
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers
and sisters, whenever you face
trials of many kinds, because you
know that the testing of your faith
produces perseverance. Let
perseverance finish its work so
that you may be mature and
complete, not lacking anything.”

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