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Option 1: Can’t Walk Relay
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Divide children into teams. Name one side of the room the “Beautiful Gate,” and line teams up opposite the gate. On “Go” the first child on each team must sit on her bottom and scoot to the other side of the room by pushing with her hands. Once she touches the gate, she must skip back to tag the next person on her team, who repeats the process. The first team to race all players wins. Remind children that the beggar who couldn’t walk was carried to the gate for healing, but after he was healed, he leaped and praised God.
Option 2: Seek and Find
fifty to one hundred pennies, paper plates (one per child), pen
Gather supplies. Hide the pennies around the room.
Give each child a paper plate, and have each write his or her name on it. Have the children put their plates in the center of the room. On “Go” children search for the hidden pennies. Each time someone finds a penny, he must run back and place it on his plate before finding another one. After a couple minutes (or when all the pennies are found), the children stop and count their pennies. The child with the most pennies wins. Remind children that the beggar was seeking money, but he was given much more when Peter healed him in the name of Jesus.
Option 1: Coin Toss Relay
large number of coins, bowl, equal-sized jars, masking tape
Gather supplies. Put a bowl of coins on one side of the room, and spread jars out on a starting line opposite the bowl. Mark a “toss line” 1 foot in front of each jar.
Divide children into three teams, and have them line up behind a jar. On “Go” the first child from each team must run down, grab a coin from the bowl, run back to his “toss line,” and try to toss the coin into his jar. If the coin does not go into the jar, leave it. After the toss, the child tags the next person, who repeats the process. After five minutes, count the number of coins in each jar. The team with the most coins wins. Remind children that the beggar was seeking money, but he was given much more when Peter healed him in the name of Jesus.
Option 2: Can’t Walk Relay
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Divide children into teams. Name one side of the room the “Beautiful Gate,” and line teams up opposite the gate. On “Go” the first child on each team must sit on her bottom and scoot to the other side of the room by pushing with her hands. Once she touches the gate, she must skip back to tag the next person on her team, who repeats the process. The first team to race all players wins. Remind children that the beggar who couldn’t walk was carried to the gate for healing, but after he was healed, he leaped and praised God.
