Gather children in an open area. Call out an action (jumping, running in place, hopping, twirling, etc.). Have all children move in that way while the music plays. When the music stops, children must freeze. The last child the leader sees moving must sit down. The leader calls out another action then starts the music. Play continues until one child is left. Remind children that King Nebuchadnezzar decreed that when people heard the music, they must stop what they were doing and bow to him. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego did not follow this command because they knew they should only worship the one true God.

Divide the children into two teams and have them line up opposite the chairs/cones. Within each team, have children pair up and sit back-to-back in line. The first pair on each team must lock arms and stand up together without using their hands to push them up. Once they are standing, they need to walk to the other end of the room with their arms still hooked, around the chair/cone, and back to their starting line. The next pair on their team then continues in the same manner. The first team to have all pairs complete the relay is the winning team. Tell the children that we should stand up and do what is right, even when it is difficult, knowing God is with us to strengthen us.

Divide children into two teams. Each team is assigned one side of the playing area. One person from each team is the “Protector” and is given a coin. He stands in his team’s “fiery furnace.” Place the balls in a line down the center of the room and have each team line up on opposite walls. On “Go” have each team begin play by picking up the balls and throwing them at the opposing team. If someone is hit by a ball, that person must go to her team’s fiery furnace. If someone catches a ball, the person who threw it must go to her team’s fiery furnace. When there are three people in a team’s fiery furnace, the Protector can ask the three people to choose heads or tails. The Protector then flips the coin. Whoever guessed the correct side is back in the game. The Protector can flip the coin every time there are three new people in the fiery furnace. The winning team is the team that has the most people in play at the end of 5 to 10 minutes. Explain that the Lord was with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and protected them in the fiery furnace.

Divide the children into two teams and have them line up opposite the chairs/cones. Within each team, have children pair up and sit back-to-back in line. The first pair on each team must lock arms and stand up together without using their hands to push them up. Once they are standing, they need to walk to the other end of the room with their arms still hooked, around the chair/cone, and back to their starting line. The next pair on their team then continues in the same manner. The first team to have all pairs complete the relay is the winning team. Tell the children that we should stand up and do what is right, even when it is difficult, knowing God is with us to strengthen us.