Put children in pairs. Give each pair one balloon. Have pairs hit the balloon back and forth without letting the balloon fall to the ground. If the balloon falls, have the pair go to the whiteboard and write down (or have the teacher write) one thing that they can tell others about Jesus. Play continues as long as time allows.

Give the children each two pieces of paper. Have them write the name of a sin they struggle with on each of the papers, then crumple them up. Divide children into two teams and assign each team to one half of the classroom. On “Go” have children throw their “sin snowballs” across to the other side. (They want to get rid of that sin!) At the end of 2 minutes, say “Freeze!” Count the snowballs on each side of the room. The team with the fewest snowballs wins. Have children shoot all snowballs into a trash can. Tell them Jesus takes all the sin in our lives, cleans us up, and makes us new.

Have children come up two at a time to act out one of the situations without using words. Have remaining children guess what they are acting. Continue play until all children have had the opportunity to act out a situation. Remind children that Jesus showed mercy to the demon-possessed man.

Give the children each two pieces of paper. Have them write the name of a sin they struggle with on each of the papers, then crumple them up. Divide children into two teams and assign each team to one half of the classroom. On “Go” have children throw their “sin snowballs” across to the other side. (They want to get rid of that sin!) At the end of 2 minutes, say “Freeze!” Count the snowballs on each side of the room. The team with the fewest snowballs wins. Have children shoot all snowballs into a trash can. Tell them Jesus takes all the sin in our lives, cleans us up, and makes us new.