Aardvark Relay |  |
To play this game, you will need to divide the group into teams (the number of teams depends on the area you have available and group size).
You will need some equipment for this game. Place empty bowls on one side of the room, and bowls full of dried peas on the other side. Make sure there is an equal number of peas in each bowl. Give each team member a straw.
The aim of the game is for each team to transport a small pile of dried peas from a bowl on one side of the room to another bowl on the other side, using only their straw. They do this by sucking through the straw so the pea stays fixed to the end of the straw. If they drop the pea they must pick it up again using the straw
The winning team is the one that transports all the peas first.
Game Debrief
You can conclude this game with a devotion on our tendency to want to hold onto material things and the costs & difficulties involved with that.
A good bible verse to use is Luke 12:15-21
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this game is so very intersting and i see there is a lot of teaching and understanding to young people about holding on material things that its not necessary aspecially when you are the christian or the child of God.- innocent s msani (28 Sep 2009)
Great game. I used dried kidney beans and it worked just fine (anything of this type can be used... beware of peanut allergies) I first thought this was a relay but having everyone on a team working at the same time is much more fun.
~Jason Furtak~
Youth Leader
Calvary Chapel Alpharetta
- Jason Furtak (20 Jan 2010)
It was fun. We used Hershey's kisses instead of peas. Make sure to warn the kids not to eat the ones that fall on the floor.
- Mallory (14 May 2010)
I used this as an illustration for an addictions group at a children's home. And it brought up some good conversation and discussion about letting go and letting God. Really CooL!
- Bob (12 Jul 2010)
Very good and encouraging
- Manoah (20 Sep 2010)
This game helped me show middle school girls that "ideal" looks arnt always the best. The aardvark is an odd looking creature, but God had a plan for that!
- Kendra (26 Jan 2011)
This game was fun and interesting, we used mini marshmallows. We had a large group, about 10 on each team, i would suggest a few people watching the bowl and the kids, as we had some youth eating the other groups marshmallows, peas may be better. :)
- Chuck (4 Feb 2011)
great and simple AND fun .A great way to geat a simple mesage through.
- dee (16 Nov 2011)
We did this last week and the kids had a blast. Some tried to cheat so we pulled peas out if they tried to. That added to the lesson of being greedy and trying to cheat to get more.
- Drew (10 Jan 2012)
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