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Youth Icebreakers - Thanksgiving - Pumpkin Puzzles

Youth will cut up pumpkins and then try to put a cut up pumpkin back together again. (This game can get a little messy with the slimy pumpkin innards.)

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Youth Icebreakers - Thanksgiving - Pumpkin Puzzles

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  1. www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com Youth Icebreakers - Thanksgiving - Pumpkin Puzzles www.CreativeHolidayIdeas.com

  2. www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com WARNING:  There is some risk of injury with this activity and as such it is only suitable for older youth.  NOTE: For a safer variation, cut a pumpkin yourself for each team. Try to cut them in the same pattern, Then simply allow the kids to put them together. www.CreativeHolidayIdeas.com

  3. www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com Game DescriptionYouth will cut up pumpkins and then try to put a cut up pumpkin back together again. (This game can get a little messy with the slimy pumpkin innards.) www.CreativeHolidayIdeas.com

  4. www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com • Game Materials • Sharp knife for each team • Pumpkin for each team • Toothpicks for each team • Wet towels for cleanup www.CreativeHolidayIdeas.com

  5. www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com Game Preparation Prepare a table for each team by covering it with newspaper so soak up an debris from the pumpkins. Place a pumpkin, a knife, and toothpicks at each table www.CreativeHolidayIdeas.com

  6. www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com • Game Play • Divide the group into teams • Give the teams one minute to cut up the pumpkin into at least 10 pieces. • Teams move to a different table. www.CreativeHolidayIdeas.com

  7. www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com • Teams have 2 minutes to put the pumpkin at their table back together using the toothpicks to hold it together. • The team with the most complete pumpkin at the end of 2 minutes is the winner. www.CreativeHolidayIdeas.com

  8. www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com ApplicationUse this as an object lesson on how sin destroys the wholeness in our lives. Things can become quite a mess. Yet Christ restored us with his sacrifice on the cross. Its not toothpicks that hold us together but his forgiveness and the nails in his hands. www.CreativeHolidayIdeas.com

  9. www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com Holiday Collection Games and Activities in Celebration of common Holidays. Creative Holiday Ideas has over 300 pages of ideas to help you plan your next New Year’s Day, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Halloween or Fall Festival, and Thanksgiving event. If you’ve ever wondered what you’re going to do for all these holidays and how you’re going to do it, this resource is for you. => Tell me more about the Holiday Collection

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