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candy, games, prizes, music and more!
Night
October 31st
Black Light Party
Dont forget to wear white!
600- 730pm
for kids ages 3- grade 5
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Setting the Scene

• Black light, Mini lights, Lava Lamps, Fiber optic
  Lamps, Neon Lights, Rope Lights, Netted Lights
• Use every bit and strand of funky lights you can
  possibly find to decorate every corner of your
  church
• You can make giant lamps out of cardboard boxes,
  paint black, cut out shape, line with tissue
  paper and light from behind
• Drape neon colored fabric in areas where the
  lights will be on to add lots of color.

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Black Light Streamers
Black Light Posters
Black Light Tape
check out blacklight.com
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Glow in the Dark Items

• Glow Paint
• Glow Sticks
• Glow Face Paint
• Glow Necklaces, Bracelets
• Do a google search on glow items and see what you
  can find, theres some pretty neat stuff out
  there

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Funky Worship Music

• Doug Horley
• Hillsong Kids
• Club J
• Pure NRG
• Choose a couple of silly songs to get started,
  always good for a fun time
• Probably do a Worship Set of about 4-5 songs max,
  and one prayer song to end

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You Tube Clips

• Tell the World- Hillsong
• Never Give Up- Hillsong
• God is Always With Us- Group Publishing
• I Will not be Afraid- Group Publishing
• This Little Light of Mine- Group Publishing
• Light of the World- Hillsong

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Suggested Schedule

• 545- 600- Registration
• 600- 700- Glow Stations open
• Face Painting, Games to win Glow in the Dark
  Sticks and Necklaces, other activities
• 700- 705- Round Up, organizing everyone to the
  Rally
• 705- 730- Glow in the Dark Praise Rally
• 730- Dismissal and Pick up

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Praise Rally Ideas

• Play a couple of sillier fun worship songs, for
  example Doug Horleys Okey Dokey just to break
  the ice and get started
• A 10 minute long gospel presentation
• Play a couple more worship songs, 2-3
• Choose one prayer song to close with and provide
  a creative altar call
• Hang around a bit for those who have questions or
  want to be prayed with or for.

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Glow Station Ideas 30 Great Ideas to Make Your
Event Shine!
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Face Painting Station

• Kids come to this station to be face painted with
  glow in the dark face paint

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Hair Salon

• Kids love to get streaks of purple, green, etc.
  Just be careful on very blond or colored hair, it
  may not wash out very well! Alternately you can
  use glow in the dark hair gel.

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Tattoo Parlor

• Temporary tattoos are inexpensive and quick to
  apply. You can set this station up next to the
  face painting and hair salon to deck everyone out
  for the Glow Rally!

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Art Pavilion

• There are lots of different products out there
  Crayola makes bunches.

Google glow in the dark markers and paint or take
a trip to Michaels the craft store for
inspiration.
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Ring Toss Game

• Kids can play ring toss to win glow in the dark
  bracelets at this station

Make your own ring toss game. Fill 2 liter
plastic pop bottles with sand, seal with cap,
Spray paint bottles black. You can use the
Bracelets for the rings to toss!
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Can Knock Down

• Stack cans in a pyramid. Each player gets to
  throw one to three balls at the cans. You can use
  tennis balls, rubber baseballs, or other types of
  balls for this game. You can decide if they must
  knock down all or just a few cans to win a prize
  . Make your own covering cans with neon poster
  board labels!

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Base Ball, Basket Ball,or Flukie Ball Toss Games

• Make a target out of plywood, foamcore, or
  cardboard for baseballs. Paint the board with a
  fun sports design and cut out holes large enough
  for the baseballs to go through. Each player gets
  to throw three balls at the target. 
• You can use either the standard size basketball
  goal or kid sized, but theres always a long line
  up for a game like this!
• Flukie Ball is a common game at carnival midways.
  Players try to bounce a ball off of a target on a
  easel-type stand and get the ball to land in a
  basket. You could use an art easel as the target
  and a  plastic laundry basket set at the easel's
  base as your basket.
• You can paint the target with neon colored
  paints, or drape neon table cloth as a backdrop.

Glow in the dark ping pong balls in different
colors!
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If you have the room and budget to rent something
like this.... WOW!
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Bouncy Castles.

• Bouncing structures, also called Moonwalks or Joy
  Jumps, are very popular with kids. Check your
  local Yellow Pages (usually listed under Party
  Rentals) for a rental company in your area. Be
  sure to ask how many children can go through in
  an hour. You don't want to have a long line and
  frustrated children (and parents!). As with any
  rental, ask for, and CHECK references. Make sure
  the company has a good record for showing up on
  time and maintaining the equipment well. 

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Pick a Pop

• You set up a board with holes, and fill all the
  holes in with suckers. The lollipops are marked
  on the stick end with a color that corresponds to
  a prize or number of tickets the player will win.
  The player chooses a lollipop and wins that
  prize, plus gets to keep the lollipop. 

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Bowling

• You can use real bowling pins, a kid's bowling
  set, or empty 2 liter pop bottles weighed with a
  little sand or water.

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Frisbee Toss

• Make a target out of plywood or foamcore
  (available at art supply stores) for Frisbees.
  Paint the board with a fun design and cut out
  holes large enough for the Frisbees to go
  through. Each player gets to throw three Frisbees
  at the target. It's helpful to have at least two
  sets of Frisbees on hand so one helper can chase
  Frisbees while the other helper works with the
  next person in line. 

There are even glow in the dark frisbees out
there!
How cool is that!
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Duck Pond

• The player selects a duck from the wading pool
  "pond," the number on the bottom of the duck
  determines the prize. The player can just pick
  the duck up or you can use a net to scoop it up. 

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Bucket Toss

• Attach 3 to 6 small buckets to a board about 6"
  apart. The player tries to toss a ball into the
  buckets in order, from the closest to the
  farthest away.

You can use neon glow in the dark plastic cups
and ping pong balls for a cheap and quick set
up!
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Gone Fishing

• This is a classic. Player extends a small fishing
  pole over (or through a hole in) a screen. The
  operator in back of the screen attaches a prize
  to the line. Fishing poles can easily be made
  from bamboo sticks or wooden dowels with a
  clothespin or paper clamp on the end of a string.
  Paint the screen with lively underwater designs
  for more fun. 

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Funny Photo Booth

• Paint foam core or plywood with funny bodies
  (circus performers, aliens, farmers, etc.) cut
  out holes for faces. Take Polaroid or digital
  pictures.
• You could even use a black light poster and cut
  out or away anything you dont like or want such
  as the broken cross symbol shown here

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Hockey

• Use a kids hockey set. Mark out numbers with tape
  (or use chalk outside) that correspond to prizes.
  The player hits the puck with the stick and gets
  a prize corresponding to the number the puck
  lands on.
• A simpler version is to award a prize for each
  goal

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Penny Toss

• Player throws a penny at targets on a floor or
  table. You can award tickets or prizes for
  landing on a target or on a specific spot on a
  target. Neon plastic plates make great targets. 

another great game for candy prizes!
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Mini Golf

• Whether it's a single hole or a 9-hole course,
  miniature golf is always fun. You can rent these
  from party supply stores or make your own simple
  putting green. The one shown here has a small
  incline. Very simple to make and could be made
  from scrap wood

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Soccer Kick

• Make a target out of plywood for soccer balls (or
  use a portable goal). Paint the board with a fun
  sports design and cut out holes large enough for
  the soccer ball to go through. Each player gets
  to kick three balls at the target.

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Plinko

• The player lays each a chip flat against the top
  of the board and releases it. As the chip falls,
  it bounces throughout a matrix of pegs until it
  lands at the bottom of the board. The player wins
  the prize that corresponds with the slot in which
  the chip lands, or the number of pieces of candy
  in that slot

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Target Knock Down

• The basic idea is to have the player throw
  beanbags at targets that are hinged to fold down
  when they are hit. A little Velcro keeps the
  target from bouncing back up too quickly.  

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Guess How Many

• Fill a large clear jar with jelly beans, buttons,
  or other small colorful objects. Players write
  their guess as to how many objects are in the jar
  on a slip of paper. At the end of the event
  announce the winner and award a prize. The prize
  could be the jar of candy itself!

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Spin a Prize

• These can be made
  or rented, as they can
  be expensive
  but VERY
  popular!
• Kids LOVE this game they win every time!
• A great game for candy prizes!

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Horse Shoes

• Player must make at least one "ringer" to get a
  prize.

glow in the dark horse shoes.... tooo cool eh?
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A couple of more ideas.
Shuffle Board
Bulls Eye
Target Mat
Ski Ball
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Visual Aids and Object Lessons for Rally Time
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Light of the World
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The Light

• Materials An overhead projector a harmonica a
  candy bar a desk stapler a box of staples a
  real leaf a construction paper leaf. To prepare
  the overhead projector you must have a small,
  three sided, partition placed around the glass
  surface so the children cannot see the objects
  placed on the glass. This can be made from a
  piece of cardboard. And obviously, the
  projection, itself, must be on a wall or screen
  in easy view of all the children. Keep the
  objects to be used out of sight in a box or bag.
• To begin hold up one or two objects that are
  right there in the room and ask the boys and
  girls what they are. For a Bible you would reply.
  "Yes. this is a Bible." For chalk. "Yes, you can
  all see this is a piece of chalk." Talk to them
  generally about how their eyes tell them things
  about the world around them. Then ask if anyone
  can see into another person's heart. Obviously,
  they cannot. Read I Samuel 167b and say "God
  sees things that we do not and in ways that we
  cannot. This projector shows how WE see." On the
  glass, in the center, place a harmonica, a candy
  bar (one with roughly the same shape as the
  harmonica), a desk stapler (that should be placed
  in the direct center), and a box of staples or
  some other object that shape. Ask the children
  again what they see. They may try to guess what
  they are looking at. Again show how the Lord sees
  our hearts and know if we are useful like the
  stapler or able to make music like the harmonica.
  And that he knows this even before we do.
• Lastly, place a real leaf that has been
  thoroughly flattened (a distinctive one like a
  maple is good) and a realistic construction paper
  cut out of a leaf on the glass. Immediately the
  children will say they know they are looking at
  leaves. Ask how they know they are leaves. Pick
  up the real leaf and say "Yes, our eyes tell us
  that these are leaves. BUT God sees better than
  our eyes." Pick up the paper leaf. "Some people
  are pretenders. They may pretend to be saved when
  they are not. Others may pretend to be holy and
  hide their sins. Only God and YOU know your
  heart! Are you saved? Do you have a hidden sin
  that needs to be confessed? You know. God knows."
  Give an invitation.

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Do Not Fear!
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Do Not Fear

• What You will Need 1/4 teaspoon salt, Pinch of
  pepper, Small cup saucer, Plastic spoon
• What you will say Today, I will show you how we
  can always trust in our Lord to protect us, even
  when circumstances seem hopeless. This saucer
  represents the world we live in. I am going to
  take some salt and put in in the world. This salt
  represents God's people. The world can be a scary
  place sometimes, full of danger and evil. Let me
  take some of this pepper, and put it on top of
  the salt. This pepper represents danger, and it
  is right on top of God's people. How can we
  remove this danger? (Allow for responses and
  explain how most suggestions would be hopeless or
  take forever.) It may seem impossible to us,
  but God can do miraculous things. Let me show
  you. This spoon represents our loving God. (Take
  the spoon and rub it to create static
  electricity, and then lift off the pepper.) You
  see, sometimes we are faced with danger and have
  no clue how to escape. God is always there for
  us. He can keep us safe no matter what.

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True Colors
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• What You Will Need a wrapped gift box containing
  a "whammy" gift (diaper, moldy bread, smashed
  overripe banana, etc.) ugly gift wrapped
  sloppily in newspaper containing a nice prize
• Select a student who has been particularly
  attentive and participating in children's church.
  Commend the behavior and invite the child to
  select one of two wrapped gifts. Allow the child
  to unwrap the gift and show the contents to the
  rest of the class.
• The student will likely select the beautifully
  wrapped gift but receive a very undesirable
  "prize." Discuss how that we often judge people
  from the outside, not having the ability to see
  inside their hearts, as God can. After the brief
  object lesson instruction, offer the child
  another prize the unattractively wrapped gift
  containing a nice prize.

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Faith Vs. Fear
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Faith Vs. Fear

• What You Need  Using a Sharpie write the word F
  - E - A R on your knuckles. Take two empty
  plastic water bottles, and tightly cap one of
  them. Do not cap the other bottle.
• Talk Here I have two plastic bottles. They look
  almost the same, but this one with a cap is
  actually full of faith. You cant see it, but
  its there. The other bottle does not have
  faithit is empty. (Make a fist showing your
  knuckles) What do you think will happen to this
  bottle without faith when fear comes along?
  (Allow for answers, and then smash the bottle
  with your fist.) See, fear was able to crush it.
  What about this bottle filled with faith? (Hit
  the capped bottle.) Look, fear couldn't crush it.
  . No damage at all With faith, we dont need to
  worry, or be afraid, or live in fear, our
  strength can come from God. Jesus once said to
  his disciples, "Why are you so afraid? Do you
  still have no faith?" (Mark 440) Faith is
  invisible, but what faith produces we can see,
  strength, courage, peace of mind, and
  self-control. We do not need to worry or be
  afraid of anything when we have faith in Jesus. 
  We do not need to live life like the Cowardly
  Lion from the Wizard of Oz. And we dont need a
  Wizard, we have Jesus!

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A Little Glow Goes a Long Way!
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• What You Need flashlight (preferably a larger
  one like a camping lantern), small items to place
  in battery compartment like a nail, key, nail
  clippers, old jewelry, etc. Before class remove
  the battery in your flashlight and replace it
  with junk.
• While teaching on "letting your light shine," use
  the illustration of the flashlight. Act as if you
  are going to prove your point of a flashlight's
  ability to make light by turning off your
  classroom light and attempting to turn on the
  flashlight. When it malfunctions, turn the
  overhead light back on and attempt to find the
  problem. Pull all of the garbage out of the light
  and replace the battery. We can't shine very
  brightly for Jesus when we fill our hearts and
  minds with garbage instead of God's Word.
• Even just a little bit of light shines pretty
  bright in the dark, and you dont have to know
  everything about the Bible to share the love of
  Jesus either. A little bit of love goes a long
  way,

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Glow where You Go!
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Glow Where You Go

• What You Need A ball point pen with a clear
  barrel, from which the refill has ben removed, A
  cheap alarm clock from which the hands have been
  removed, A small bottle (or better still, a test
  tube) half-filled with water. A "Post-It Notes"
  pad
• I've got some amazing inventions to show you.
  Look at this pen - can you see what's special
  about it? It never runs out, because it hasn't
  got any ink in it. Don't you think that's
  wonderful? Look at this next invention - a
  special clock. Can you see what's different about
  it? It never needs adjusting because it has no
  hands. Are you impressed?. Now how about this
  next one - a "wonder" glue. If you get it on your
  fingers it will just pull off because it doesn't
  stick to anything very well.- Don't you think
  that's an amazing sort of glue? Would you say
  these inventions are a success or a failure? A
  pen that doesn't write, a clock that doesn't tell
  the time, a glue that doesn't stick very well -
  they all seem like failures. They remind me of
  somebody in the bible. Somebody who was supposed
  to be a follower of Jesus but, when under
  pressure, denied even knowing Him. Who was that?
  (Peter). Yes, at that particular moment Peter
  seemed like a failure didn't he? Have you ever
  felt like that? But I didn't finish my story
  about the inventions.
• There was once a research scientist called Dr.
  Spencer Silver. His job was to improve the
  adhesives used in the products sold by his
  company. One day he somehow managed to make a
  glue that didn't stick to anything very well - it
  was very easy easy to pull off, and he noticed
  that when peeled off it stayed quite sticky. To
  most people that might have seemed completely
  useless. However Dr. Silver felt sure that his
  unusual adhesive must have a use, but he couldn't
  think what. He spent next few years trying to get
  the other people in his company interested in his
  special adhesive, but nobody could think what it
  could be used for. One of those people was a man
  called Art Fry. He was intrigued by Dr. Silver's
  glue, but like everyone else couldn't think of a
  good use for it. Art Fry sang in the choir at his
  church, and used to put bits of paper in his hymn
  book so that he could find the right page for the
  next hymn quickly. But sometimes those bits of
  paper fell out (demonstrate), and he lost his
  place. He thought "If only I had some bookmarks
  that stuck like magnets to the pages without
  damaging them". Suddenly he remembered Dr.
  Silver's adhesive, and at that moment one of the
  most successful office products of the last 50
  years was born. Does anybody know what it was?
  The company was the 3M Company, and the product
  was "Post-It Notes" (show the pad). When 3M's
  made the first ones, people didn't seem too
  interested. But 3M's sent free samples
  everywhere, and once people had tried them, they
  wanted more of them and orders came flooding in.
  The product was first sold in 1980, and ten years
  later "Post-Its" were named one of the top
  consumer products of the decade. But it all
  started with something that seemed a complete
  failure, until one man with a hymn book saw that
  it could be used in a wonderful way.
• Again that reminds me of Peter. What a failure!
  And yet God took Peter and turned him into a
  wonderful and courageous preacher. Sometimes
  people think "I'm no good - I'm just a failure -
  How could God possibly use me?" But God can take
  even a failure and change them, and use them to
  achieve something wonderful. So if ever you feel
  as if you're a failure, remember Peter, and
  remember the story of the "Post-It" Notes.