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Think before you act
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Things you'll need:
1. A brown paper lunch sack
2. Several individually wrapped pieces of candy
3. One egg (raw)
4. A towel or blanket to place under the bowl and another towel to clean
the individuals
up (or baby wipes work well for
cleaning off sticky things)
5. A large bowl
6. A small stool (optional)
Setting up the game:
In a brown paper lunch sack place several individually wrapped pieces of candy
and one egg (raw). Lay a towel on the floor and put a large bowl on the towel.
Put the stool next to bowl (if you are using a stool) stand on it or stand up
next to the bowl holding the bag of treats.
Rules:
1. Those playing the game are to sit on the floor around the bowl and not
to look up. If they look up they have to leave the game.
2. People not sitting on the floor around the bowl are not allowed to say
anything or make any noises.
The Game:
Tell those people sitting around the bowl you are about to drop things into the
bowl. If they want them, they have to grab the items before the other people.
With the bag high above your head, drop one piece of candy in the bowl. Usually
they will pause and think before they grab. Keep dropping candy into the bowl
faster and several at a time until the kids are not paying any attention and are
frantically grabbing at the candy before it even hits the bowl. (remember if
they look up they have to sit on the side lines.) Then when they are so
involved in the grabbing, drop the egg.
It's pretty messy, but all those who were rushing into the bowl, are now covered
in egg.
The Moral of the Story
Then you relate to them that temptation makes you think you are about to get
something great. Sometimes you feel like what you're doing is okay, or great,
or was worth the risk. But eventually, the temptation will lead to a place or
thing that you didn't really want. Or something will happen that you never
wanted to happen. Satan entices us with the good parts of the sin until we're
so involved that we don't realize we're about to be covered with the bad effects
of sin. Satan wants us to stay messy.
Then you can hand them the towel (or baby wipe), who represents our Savior. (Any
time I talk about sin and mistakes, I always want them to know what to do if
they make a mistake, sometimes they don't understand that part.)
"Sometimes we do get caught up in the temptations. When we do make a mistake
never forget that our Savior wants us to immediately go to him and ask for his
forgiveness and for his help to make ourselves whole and clean again. He loves
us and wants us to come to him. Never forget what he has done for you!"
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