Divide the children into teams. Explain that the goal of the relay is to build the tallest tower as a team in four minutes. On “Go,” the first child from each team should run to the basket of blocks, choose one, run to her building area, set the block down, and run back to her team. The next child repeats the process. The children continue rotating through their team members, stacking the blocks to form a tall tower. If the tower falls, the team must start again. After 2 minutes, have a teacher measure each tower. The team with the tallest tower wins. Remind children that God builds up and gives grace to those who are humble.

Explain that King Belshazzar was having a party when fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote “Mene, Mene, Tekel, and Parsin” on the wall. Daniel told the king the meaning of these mysterious words. Tell children the room is divided into three sections: “Mene, Mene,” “Tekel,” and “Parsin” (show children which section is which). The leader calls out one of the section names and all children must run to that section. The child who arrives last is out and sits down. Continue to call out sections until only one child remains.

Ask the children, “If I give you a penny, how long do you think you could keep it from dropping to the ground?” Children will think this is easy and declare they could do it for a long time. Give each child a penny and tell them they must keep it on their chin without touching it while completing the actions you announce (walking, shuffling from side to side, twirling, etc.). If a child drops or touches her penny, she is out and must sit down. Continue play until one child remains. Explain that we are sometimes proud like King Belshazzar, but God rewards the humble.

Divide the class into teams of five to ten children and distribute ten cups per team. Tell children the goal of the relay is to build a pyramid-shaped tower using their cups (four on bottom, three next level, two next level, and one on top). On “Go” the first child should run to his table, place a cup upside down to begin the pyramid, and run back to his team. The second child then runs, adding a cup to the pyramid. If the tower falls at any point, the child at the table must rebuild the tower before returning to the team. Some children may have two turns and will run twice. Continue play until a team finishes the pyramid and wins. Remind children that God builds up and gives grace to those who are humble.