Kids are zoomed out. Around the country, we've noticed the most appreciated and meaningful thing to kids is a personal touch... a home visit to drop something off on their doorstep... some type of drive by. Note: Whatever your community currently allows should be used as a your filter for ideas. Below is a template … Continue reading 8th Grade WyldLife Graduation
More Ways to Virtually Connect with Middle Schoolers
More Ways to Virtually Connect with Middle Schoolers a collective Here are a few ideas pulled together via the WyldLife Thread on the FaceBook page, Alongside Young Life Leaders. Join that page for even more ideas, and continue reading for a few of our favorites in one easy collection. Celebrity Heads (shared via Fervr by … Continue reading More Ways to Virtually Connect with Middle Schoolers
Shoe-Box Memory Keeper
Shoe-Box Memory Keeper - Small Group Activity Middle school can be chaotic, confusing, overwhelming, loud, AND it can also be joyful, creative, surprising, exciting! Regardless of what word conglomeration you or your middle school friends might use to describe these years, middle school is worth remembering. It is a powerful, transitional, formative time - so … Continue reading Shoe-Box Memory Keeper
Outer Space Club
Outer Space Club-To-Go from Harshman Middle School in Indianapolis Attire: Galaxy print, black shirts, NASA clothes, star stickers kids can put all over themselves Raffle Prize Ideas: Moon pies, pop rocks candy, cosmic brownies @ Sign In Table: When kids enter Club, pass out pieces of strings for them to tie on their wrists. These … Continue reading Outer Space Club
ShamROCK Karaoke Club
ShamROCK Karaoke Club Game a Robb Schreiber and Sam Conrad collab To make this club happen, you’ll need a sound system, access to the internet, and a screen of some sort to project the words. Set up the stage so that the entire club can see the words and sing along! For your karaoke visual, … Continue reading ShamROCK Karaoke Club
PIE TRIVIA
Pie Trivia from Robb Schreiber Add this game to your WyldLife Club, whether it’s in celebration of Pi Day (March 14) or not! PIE TRIVIA: Game found at https://stuffyoucanuse.org/pie-trivia-youth-group-games/ QUICK OVERVIEW: This is a part of our GLOW night. We put on a special night for all our middle school students that was full of … Continue reading PIE TRIVIA
Pi Club
Pi Club Ideas from Robb Schreiber National Pi Day is on March 14th, so here are some creative ways to celebrate math and numbers in classic WyldLife fashion! ATTIRE or RAFFLE: For leaders to wear or students to win! (Funny Pi shirts on Amazon) GAME: These games already exist, so let’s not totally reinvent the … Continue reading Pi Club
Will It? (Club Game)
Will It? game idea from Jennifer Behret inspired by Good Mythical Morning on Youtube This game is simple and involves eating strange foods - what else can you ask for in middle school ministry? Here's how it goes: Choose your spice or sauce. Compile a selection of foods. We suggest a few that would create … Continue reading Will It? (Club Game)
5 Things You Need To Know Before Planning Club
5 Things You Need To Know Before Planning Club When we understand the uniqueness of middle schoolers, we can plan a WyldLife club that meets them where they are developmentally and that looks different from its high school counterpart. When we intentionally try to meet their needs, kids are more likely to hear, experience and … Continue reading 5 Things You Need To Know Before Planning Club
Valentine’s “Candy Heart” Club
Valentine’s Candy Heart Club by Rob Schreiber and Sam Conrad Mixer: Heart Match Separate several boxes of conversation hearts into pairs of identical words / colors. Give each student one as he/she arrives. They must mingle and pair up with the people who have the same phrase. Bonus: Each pair, once found each other, comes … Continue reading Valentine’s “Candy Heart” Club
