The Leader Lounge » Mix It Up Monday http://www.leaderlounge.com Connecting, Encouraging, & Entertaining Adults Who Have A Passion For Relational Youth Ministry Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:13:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Mix It Up Monday – Bobbing For Gum & Jello http://www.leaderlounge.com/2009/03/02/mix-it-up-monday-bobbing-for-gum-jello/ http://www.leaderlounge.com/2009/03/02/mix-it-up-monday-bobbing-for-gum-jello/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:10:47 +0000 Storms jello firm sink gumballs balls bunch make http://www.leaderlounge.com/2009/03/02/mix-it-up-monday-bobbing-for-gum-jello/ Make a bunch of jello & sink gumballs in it.  The jello doesn’t have to be all that firm (or firm at all), but the more firm it is the more the gum balls will stay midway between the to & bottom of the container.  Have kids bob for the gum balls in the jello and then blow a bubble.  The first one to blow a bubble wins.  You have to have tons of gum or it takes forever for them to blow a bubble.  The best part is watching them chew as fast as they can with red all over their faces.  We got some great pictures.

Have a camera taking shots the whole time and make sure to have plenty of towls & plastic.  Goggles wouldn’t be a bad idea either.

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You’re welcome to just come and take, take, take.  Every monday I’ll have a post with one game, skit, talk illustration, or something else useful for all us procrastinators.  But, why take & not give back.  You can create your own Mix It Up Monday post on your blog and link it up to this post by filling out the info in the Mr. Linky box at the bottom.  Again, the instructions are here, so without further to do…today’s Mix It Up Monday.

Alka Seltzer Poem Reading

We did it for Valentine’s club last week, but it could be used whenever.  Set it up by telling everyone that there are a couple guys in the crowd who’ve been asking if they could have a chance to do something romantic for their girl-friend at Club.  Or, you can do what we did and tell everyone that a guy wanted to do something romantic for a particular girl who wasn’t his girlfriend – both were pretty embarrassed.

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Take the guys out of the room.  Sit the girls in the front of the group with a chair in front of them.  While the guys out of the room, give them a poem and put 2 – 4 Alka Seltzer in their mouth.  They aren’t allowed to tell the group about the Alka Seltzer, but have to come in, sit in the chair and read the poem passionately to the girl who will be sitting at his feet.  The first guy worked great – foaming and spitting all over – including on the girl.  The second guy had no saliva.  Get a guy who can spit.

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