Use this game as a discussion about the power of our words, or about how we choose goals in life.

1. Thanksgiving Party
Activity - Pumpkin
Seed Toss
Use this game as a discussion
about the power of our words, or
about how we choose goals in life.
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Materials
1. Several Carved pumpkins with
different size mouths or with different
size holes in the top.
As an alternative, have a watermelon
seed toss on a hot summer afternoon.
Cut off the ends of the watermelon.
Hollow it out and then pit it back
together with toothpicks. Carve funny
faces in the watermelons as you would
a pumpkin.

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2. Small Bean Bags (Referred to as
Pumpkin seeds / or watermelon
seeds)
3. Place the pumpkins on a bale of
hay or cloth covered table some
distance from the participants.
4. Choose one of the discussion
ideas below… Choosing only one will
keep everyone focused and create a
more powerful object lesson.

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Activity
Each Youth / Child is given 5
chances to try to toss the
pumpkin seeds into the
pumpkin. Each pumpkin,
depending on the size of the
hole is worth different points.

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Discussion Idea #1: Targets
1. Why did you choose your
pumpkin target?
Some people chose the smaller
pumpkins because they were
worth more. Others chose the
pumpkins with the larger mouth
because they were an easier
target.

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2. When it comes down to
real life, do you choose your
targets based on value or
upon which is easier?
3. What are your targets in
the Christian life? Are they
easy? Why do you value
these targets?
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Discussion Idea #2: Your
Mouth
1. In this game you were
judged by your ability to toss
an object into a mouth. But in
God’s kingdom we are not
judged by what goes into our
mouths, but by what comes
out of our mouths.

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2. What do your words reveal
about you?
3. When is it more valuable to be a
“big mouth”? To keep your mouth
closed?
4. What does the Bible say about
our words?

9. 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.
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