I'm pretty excited about doing this with the kids!
Game involving a tie and a blindfold to pick the songs.
Materials: A Poster with spots for 6 letters, the letters to the word father, a tie, a blindfold, Pick'em sticks to choose kids at random.
Instructions:
Explain that dads guide us and today 1 child will get to wear a tie and guide another child who is blindfolded to put the letters on the poster. Show that the letters will go in order. Choose 1 child to be the dad and 1 to be the child. Take out your first letter--F--and tell the kids the "father" is going to tell the blindfolded child where to put the letter.
After 1 child directs the other, say that it's time to sing the song on the back of the letter.
Repeat with new kids until all the letters to father are up.
If you use songs listed below, explain what each of them has to do with fathers.
F--He Sent His Son p. 34 (Song about Heavenly Father)
A--Once There Was a Snowman p. 249 (Try this: replace the word "tall" with "dad." Tell them dads are tall.)
T--I Will Follow God's Plan p. 164 (Song about families)
H--Father (Mother) Tell Me the Story p. 204 (replace the word "mother" with "father")
E-- Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes p. 275 (replace 1 word with "Dad"--for example sing "Head, shoulders, knees and Dad, knees and Dad, knees and Dad."
R-- The Family is of God v. 2 (sheet music) (this is the dad verse)
(If time, sing favorite songs picked by the kids)
