Students will play a game to remind them that family is important.

1. Parent
Ministry Ideas
- Family Dress-
Up
Students will play a
game to remind them
that family is
important.
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2. Game Resources
You’ll need a Bible, dress-
up clothes, and four paper
grocery bags.
Optimal Group Size
Any size group.
Game Venue
Anyplace
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3. Game Preparation
Place dress-up clothes
suitable for a young child in
one bag, for a teenager in
another bag, for a mother in a
third bag, and for a father in a
fourth bag. Make sure you
have the same number of
dress-up items in each bag. If
you have the items to spare,
you can have four bags for
each team and rotate the
bags. Set the four bags of
clothing at one end of the
room.
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4. Here are some clothing
suggestions to get you
started:
• Child: Diaper, Baby Bib,
Baby Hat, Rattle, Pacifier
on a string with a clip,
Pajamas, baby blanket,
Baby toy
• Teenager: School Jacket,
baggy Pants, baseball cap,
Tennis Shoes, Sunglasses,
etc
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5. • Mom: High heels, dress,
Feather Boa, Purse,
Bonnet, Wig, Costume
Jewelry, Horn rimmed
Glasses, Apron, etc
• Dad: Long sleeve shirt,
Tie, Jacket, Boots, Belt,
Sunglasses, Cowboy Hat,
coveralls, works gloves,
etc.
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6. Game Play
• Have youth count off by
fours to form teams
then have each team
stand across the room
from one of the bags.
• Explain: This is a relay.
You’ll run to the bag,
put on all the clothing
items you find inside
the bag, take the
clothing off, and return
it to the bag.
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7. • Then run back, and tag
the next person on your
team.
• Have everyone applaud
as each team finishes.
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8. Take it to the Next Level
Gather kids in a circle, and
read aloud Psalm 127.
Ask:
• What’s great about being
a member of a loving
family?
• What’s something about
your family that you
especially like?
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9. • What makes a happy
family?
• Why are father’s
important in the
family?
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10. Game Application
Ask the youth to “Turn to
a partner, and tell them
one thing you’ll do this
week to show that you
love your family.” Close
with prayer, asking God’s
blessing on the families of
all the children and
especially thanking God
for fathers..
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