Teamwork Silly Story

Supplies Needed:

Bag with random objects in it

Scripture Reference:  Philippians 1:27

Say, "Paul encourages the church to work together as a team.  Our class will work together as a team to tell a silly story. The story may be as silly as you’d like, but you must avoid adding anything inappropriate or scary when it’s your turn. Remember, we are working as a team, so let’s all be encouraging of one another.” 

Instruct students to pass around bag with objects in it.  Without looking inside bag, each student must pull out the first object they touch.  Choose a student to begin the story.  He/she must begin with “Once upon a time, there was a...” and he/she must include the object in his/her portion of the story.  For example, if an apple is drawn from the bag, he/she might say, “Once upon a time, there was a boy named Jack who found a magic apple...”.  At your signal, the next student will pick up his/her portion of the story where the first student left off and will include the object he/she drew from the bag.  Story continues until all students have had a chance to add something.    


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