Memory Balloons
A relay game where participants collect balloons one at a time, each containing a piece of a memory verse that the team must assemble.
- Players
- 3–100
- Ages
- 7+
- Time
- 15 min
- Prep
- Lots
- Equipment
- 3 items
What to bring
- Printed memory verse
- Balloons
- Balloons (1 per word or phrase)
Before the session
- Print the memory verse, cut it up and put the pieces inside the balloons
How to play
Print the memory verse in large font, cut it up and place one piece inside each balloon. Blow up the balloons and place them at one end of the hall. The group lines up at the other end. One at a time, participants run to grab a balloon and tag the next person. While running continues, the rest of the team pops collected balloons and pieces the verse together. Can be modified with multiple teams or fun movement challenges (e.g. waddling back with the balloon between their legs).
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