Every Day

 
 (except Day 5)—1 per small group leader
 2 copies
CD
Bible or children’s Bible
Costumes for teachers
Mounting putty or tape for hanging posters
Puppet (girl or boy) in costume 
Clipboard
Memory Verse Music CD and player
Day 1

1 set
OPTION 1 CHALLENGE: and timer
OPTION 2 CHALLENGE: South American fruit (see text) in bite-sized pieces, and wet wipes for cleanup
Sin Cycle supplies—paper plates, fasteners, and scissors, 1 Cycle per child (see text)
Thin markers or pens, 1 per child
Item such as a piece of candy or a play food cookie, and tape
OPTION 1 GAME: Tops, 1 per child
OPTION 2 GAME: Dowel rod or broom handle, firm base (see text), painter’s tape or chalk, and coins (1 per child)
OPTION 3 GAME: No supplies
Vine on a Line supplies—green construction paper, marker, and scissors
Day 2
OPTION 1 CHALLENGE: 10 cups or blocks per team and timer
OPTION 2 CHALLENGE: Pieces of paper and writing utensils (1 per child), and  
OPTION 1 GAME: Rope or tape for start and finish lines, chopsticks (1 pair per team), a bunch of cotton balls per team, and Styrofoam™ bowls (1 per team)
OPTION 2 and OPTION 3 GAMES: No supplies
Tall Tower supplies—31 or more blocks (Jenga® blocks, wooden blocks, cardboard “bricks,” or something similar)
If not doing the puppet pal option for the main teaching, gather the following five items
12 x 12-in. sheets (approximately) of blank paper, 1 per person or group
Writing utensils, 1 per person or group
“People”—see text for possibilities, at least 10 per person or group
“Bricks”—see text for possibilities, at least 10 per person or group
BaggiesDay 3

OPTION 1 CHALLENGE: No supplies
OPTION 2 CHALLENGE: Plantain chips, 1 per child
Optional: Chef’s hat and apron
Basic ingredients for a white cake (see text)
Mixing spoon and bowls
Blue, red, or green food coloring
Clear punch cups (potentially 9)
Brown crayons and paper (if not doing Chef Mel—see text)
OPTIONS 1, 2, and 3 GAMES: No supplies
Balancing Act supplies—baskets or folded-up blankets, 1 per childDay 4

 1 per child

OPTION 1 CHALLENGE: Pancake Race supplies—timer, Styrofoam™ or plastic plates (2 per pair), and real or fake pancakes (play dough “pancakes” or small tortillas), 1 “pancake” per pair
OPTION 2 CHALLENGE: Cheese Race supplies—real or fake cheese wheels (1 per group—see text) and (optional) a large cardboard box
One dry erase marker and eraser
Markers or crayons, 1 per child
OPTION 1 GAME: paper and writing utensils (1 of each per child), and  
OPTION 2 GAME: One long table and a handful of pennies
OPTION 3 GAME: No supplies
Leaning Tower of Pennies supplies—pennies in groups of 14, 1 set per person or groupDay 5

OPTION 1 CHALLENGE: Timer
OPTION 2 CHALLENGE: red copy paper, and a pair of scissors

Hole punch
Yarn or string
Pair of scissors
TimerOptional: heart-shaped candies, 1 per child
OPTION 1 and OPTION 3 GAMES: No supplies
OPTION 2 GAME: Piñatas (1 per rotation—see text), broom handle, something to attach piñata to broom handle, items to put in the piñatas (candy or stickers), and “stick”—yardstick or smaller dowel rod
Draw It! supplies—paper and markers
Student Extras
Animal Pal maps, 1 per child 
Daily Student Guides, 1 per child
Passports, 1 per child
Stamp for Passports
Optional: Gospel Bookmarks, Revelation 7:9 Bookmarks, and  Bible studies, 1 of each per child 
Note: Choose one challenge option and one game option per day. See the lessons for specifics.