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skittle spill
P. 2
journey to the center of the
tootsie pop
P. 3
roll with it
P. 3
smartie hands
P. 4
pixie chopsticks
P. 4
what’s for
breakfast?
P. 5
it’s a spider
or is it?
P. 5
what’s on my face?
P. 6
feed the jack-o-lantern
eat worms
P. 6
P. 7
SKITTLE SPILL
Items needed.
Straw
Skittles
Two paper plates
Two Halloween candy buckets
Two tables
Set up.
Spread the Skittles on one table and the Halloween buckets on another.
Instructions.
It’s your candy, don’t let anyone share it. In this challenge, you and your opponent
must move the spilled Skittles from the table to your candy bucket using only the paper
plate to pick them up and carry them. The one who moves the most Skittles to their
bucket in 60 seconds or less gets them all!
Spiritual Lesson.
Taking things one step at a time, not racing ahead of God’s plan.
p. 2
MINUTE TO WIN IT :
HALLOWEEN EDITION
JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE TOOTSIE POP
Items needed.
A Tootsie Pop
Instructions.
How many licks to the center of Tootsie Pop? If you can get to the center in 60 seconds
or less, fabulous prizes await you, but don’t get in a hurry and crunch it.
Spiritual Lesson.
Patience, Perseverance
ROLL WITH IT
Items needed.
Wrapped jawbreakers
A yardstick
A Halloween candy bucket
Instructions.
There’s no risk of breaking your jaw in this challenge, but if you fail, it will break your
heart. Unwrap and roll four jawbreakers down the yardstick into the candy bucket in
60 seconds or less. If your jawbreakers roll off the side, keep unwrapping and try, try
again.
Spiritual application.
Keeping our eyes on Jesus (Peter walking on water)
SMARTIE HANDS
Items needed.
A bag of Smarties
Two oven mitts
Instructions.
Let’s see how smart you are. In this challenge, you will be required to unroll 5 packs of
Smarties while wearing a pair of oven mitts. Complete this task in 60 seconds or less,
or maybe you’re not as smart as you thought.
Spiritual application.
The importance of wisdom; the difference between being smart and being wise.
PIXIE CHOPSTICKS
Items needed.
12 Pixie Sticks
A pair of chopsticks
A Halloween candy bucket
Instructions.
You can win this challenge if you stick with it. Using your chopsticks, move all twelve
Pixie Sticks into your Halloween bucket. Failure to complete this challenge in 60
seconds or less, and you’ll be stuck with nothing.
Spiritual Application.
Discipline (learning to use chopsticks takes discipline, just like living for Christ.)
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MINUTE TO WIN IT :
HALLOWEEN EDITION
WHAT’S FOR BREAKFAST?
Items needed.
A box of Frankenberry, Booberry, and Count Chocula
Set up.
Cut the front panel of each box into 9 equal pieces and mix them up.
Instructions.
Some of the Spookiest Halloween treats are also part of a balanced breakfast. Your
task is to sort and assemble three nine piece puzzles to discover the three Halloween
breakfast cereals. Complete this task in 60 seconds or less or you may have to skip
breakfast.
Spiritual application.
Seeing the big picture through God’s eyes.
IT’S A SPIDER...OR IS IT?
Items needed.
Face paint for two
Instructions.
In this challenge your task is to paint a spider on your face using face paint - without the
aid of a mirror. You and your opponent have 60 seconds to complete your spider. Audience applause will determine the winner.
Spiritual application.
Following Christ, letting his Word be our guide.
WHAT’S ON MY FACE?
Items needed.
An adult volunteer
Face paint
Set up.
Choose an adult volunteer with some artistic or makeup skill. The volunteer will paint a
character on the student’s face - a cat, Spider-man, something simple.
Instructions.
Everyone loves to get made up for Halloween, but today, your “disguise” won’t be your
choice. Your task is to guess what character your makeup artist is painting on your face.
Guess your identity in 60 seconds or less, and avoid a true identity crisis!
Spiritual application.
God made each of us special.
FEED THE JACK-O-LANTERN
Items needed:
A pumpkin carved with large eyes, nose, and a mouth
Smarties
Instructions.
It’s time to feed the Jack-O-Lantern! In this challenge, you must toss candy inside
the Jack-O-Lantern’s mouth, nose, and eyes. At least one piece of candy must pass
through each opening within 60 seconds, or you lose the challenge - and the Great
Pumpkin will pass you by.
Spiritual application.
The body of Christ; parts of the body and parts of the church.
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MINUTE TO WIN IT :
HALLOWEEN EDITION
EAT WORMS
Items needed.
A large bowl of chocolate pudding or mousse
Five gummi worms
Set up.
Prepare the bowl of pudding/mousse, and place the gummi worms in the bottom of the
bowl.
Instructions.
Find the five gummy worms hidden in the “dirt,” and set them off to the side. Complete
this challenge in 60 seconds or less, or you’ll have nothing to eat but dirt.
Spiritual application.
Being spiritually fed; what goes into our hearts comes out of our mouths.