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Here’s a fun game idea, that can be easily adjusted to match your group’s dynamics.
During pre-service, dress up and play the part of an investigative reporter. In Elevate (our preteen ministry), he was named Phillip Horchata.
Philip walks around asking randomly selected leaders and preteens to fill in the blanks on ONE prewritten sentence. These are the WITNESSES.
Here are some example sentences:
When I eat a PB&J sandwich, it makes me ____________.
If Peanut Butter and Jelly got into a fight, it would be ____________.
Every Christmas, I dream of peanut butter and jelly __________.
If peanut butter and jelly sandwiches were a song, it would be ___________.
Peanuts are Brown, Jelly is Red, Sandwiches are _______________.
Phillip records the name of the person filling in the blank for each sentence as well as their answer. He then writes down an alternate answer of his own creation next to the answer being given.
When service starts, and it’s time to play the game, Phillip Horchata comes to the stage and announces that he has been on the case of the missing peanut butter and jelly sandwich. He has narrowed it down to two suspects. He calls the two unsuspecting suspects to the stage, and says he has devised a test to see which of the two is GUILTY of the crime.
Then, Phillip calls forward one witness at a time, reads their sentence and gives both his/her real answer as well as the alternate answer. The suspects have to guess which answer they think was given by the witness, and which answer is the fake. If the suspect is correct, they earn a point.
The first suspect to 3 points has proven their innocence. He or she receives a prize. The guilty suspect is given some kind of consequence. In Elevate, our “guilty” suspect had to wear PB&J bagel handcuffs.
Listen to today’s podcast for more details about playing this fun game!
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