Manic Manna!

Supplies Needed:

 large bowl 

large spoon

cotton balls

blindfold

Instructions:

Tell students that they are going to pretend to be Israelites, but they are blind. Place the large bowl out in front of one of the students, and place the cotton balls "manna" around the bowl. Hand the spoon to the child and put a blindfold over his eyes. On the word "go" he should try to pick up as many cotton balls with the spoon as he can and place them in the bowl. He may not feel for the cotton balls with his hands. Give each child a turn and see who can pick up the most cotton balls in a certain amount of time.  This game is really funny, because the cotton balls are so light, you can’t tell whether there are any in the spoon or not when you’re blindfolded!

Do you have suggestions for fun activities to use when teaching about the Israelites and how God provided for them?