"FUN
in
the
SON"
is a FUN and easy, two day, Kids Crusade that is geared towards evangelism.
It is easy to put together, yet it will leave your kids sitting on the
edge of their seats. How good is "FUN
in
the
SON"
kids crusade? A child from a non-Christian home who came the first
night, cried because he had to leave for vacation, and was not able to
go the second night.
"FUN
in
the
SON"
is set in the Hawaiian Islands. Two brothers, while on their vacation,
find a hidden treasure map, and spend the next two days running from the
infamous Captain Crook, while searching for the treasure. Though
they do not find the treasure they are looking for, they do find a treasure
greater than any they could have imagined.
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You will need Six actors for the skits,
and one Narrator.
You will also need one Bible story teller,
one or two puppeteers, and one person to talk to the puppets.
Heroes: |
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Don and Hardley Worthit.
Two brothers who go to Hawaii for vacation and find a treasure map.
Don is the straight man who is the smart strong one. Hardley is the
goofy one. |
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Villains: |
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Captain Crook and his sidekick Ed.
Together, they are "Crook-Ed". Capt. Crook is the notorious bad guy
who has been looking for the treasure map for most of his life. Ed
is his not so smart minion. Ed has an eye patch that changes eyes
each scene. Ed always repeats the last four or five words that Crook
says. Example: Crook says, "I have been looking for that treasure
map for years." And Ed says, "Yea, he’s been looking for years."
Crook is the straight man of the two,
and Ed, if played right, can have one of the funnest, and funniest parts. |
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Hawaii 5-0 agents: |
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Dano and Chin are two of Hawaii’s not
so bright police officers. They are hot on Captain Crook’s trail
and are just about to arrest him. |
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Narrator : |
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Reads the notes, the part of Magarret,
and the part of Sergeant Friday. |
The material in this Kids Crusade is written
in a basic skeleton structure to give you freedom. We have written
it so that there are not a lot of lines to remember, but rather ideas to
act out. Have fun with it, and be silly.
Stage:
The stage is set as one of the Hawaiian
Islands. You will need a beach front*, a hut*, some palm trees* and
a main mast*.
See Stage Props
for ideas on how to make cheap but effective props. The more props,
the better the atmosphere.
Strobe
light:
We like to use a strobe light and music
for the chase scenes. This is one of the kids’ favorite parts of
the service. For the best results, cover all the windows in your
room with dark plastic.
Make sure you practice with the strobe
light. It is fun, but if you're not used to running with a strobe,
you will run into each other (which isn’t always bad :o).
*** I suggest you let people
know that you will have a strobe light. Occasionally a child with
certain illnesses is effected by the strobe light. The child and
parent will know this, and in that case just throw out the light. In eight
years of doing the crusade, I haven’t yet run into one of these kids, but
just in case, it is always nice for the parents and you to know.
treasure chest |
plastic lobster |
2 plastic sand pails |
treasure map |
small bat |
bigger bat |
Bible |
confetti |
candy |
small water gun |
large water gun |
cup of water |
strobe light |
empty soda bottle |
beach towel |
walky talky |
table |
cocoa nuts |
six notes with the clues
written on them |
a big "X" (made from
construction paper) |
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*Palm
Trees:
Go down to your local carpet store, and
ask if you can have the old roles that come in the middle of carpet.
Then cut to size and paint them. For the leaves, either buy some
cheap palm looking branches from the craft store, or make some palm branches
from green construction paper taped to metal clothes hangers, and attach
them to the top of the carpet role. |
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*Hut
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A cheap and easy
way to make the hut is to first, check with your local appliance store
and ask them for one or two old refrigerator boxes (two is best in case
you goof up with one :o) Secondly, cut off one side of the box, then cut
a whole out of the other side of the box to create a window for the puppet.
Then, if you are up to it, cut out some more palm leaves out of green construction
paper, glue them to the side you cut off, and attach it to the top of your
hut as a thatched palm roof. Lastly, you can place a fish net on the hut
with sea shells for added decor. |
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*Main
Mast:
The main mast is pretty easy. You
can make it one of two ways. Either get an
extra carpet role and paint it brown, or purchase a long Styrofoam swim
floaty (a Noodle) and paint it brown. The carpet role is much
more sturdy, but the Styrofoam is a little easier on the head. For
an added touch, we attach a sign that says, "Main Mast". |
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*Beach
Front:
Get a couple more carpet roles
and cut them into slightly different sizes, then connect them to make them
look like a Pier. |
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Capt.
Crook |
Ed |
Hawaii
5-0 Agents |
Don |
Hardley |
captains hat |
sailors cap |
Hawaiian Shirts |
Hawaiian Shirts |
Hawaiian Shirts |
Hawaiian lei |
Hawaiian lei |
Hawaiian lei |
Hawaiian lei |
Hawaiian lei |
fake hook |
eye patch |
grass skirts |
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grass skirt |
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fake nose & glasses |
nose & glasses |
nose & glasses |
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inflatable life-saver |
sun glasses |
inflatable life-saver |
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sunglasses |
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funny sun glasses |
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If you live in the United
States and don’t have a store in your town or community where you can get
these props, you can order most of them, and lots of other fun things from
The
Oriental Trading Co.

Day
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Day
Two |
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1. MUSIC |
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1. MUSIC |
2. ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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2. ANNOUNCEMENTS |
3. MORE MUSIC |
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3. MORE MUSIC |
4. INTRODUCTION |
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4. INTRODUCTION |
5. SCENE 1 |
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5. SCENE 4 |
6. BIBLE STORY |
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6. BIBLE STORY |
7. PUPPET SKIT |
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7. PUPPET SKIT |
8. SCENE 2 |
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8. SCENE 5 |
9. MEMORY VERSE |
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9. MEMORY VERSE |
10. SCENE 3 |
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10. SCENE 6 |
11. SERMON |
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11. SERMON |
12. ALTAR CALL |
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12. ALTAR CALL |
13. CONTEST |
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13. CONTEST |
14. SNACK |
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14. SNACK |
[Narrator introduces the skit.
Play "Dragnet" CD.]
NARRATOR: |
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"This is the city,
Honolulu. A bustling town in the Hawaiian Islands, filled with vacationing
tourists from all over the world who come for the ocean and sun, excitement
and fun. But like most places in this world of ours, there are, unfortunately,
the occasional criminals who prey on these unsuspecting site seers.
That's where I come in. My name is Sergeant PO ALIMA, which happens
to mean 'Friday' in Hawaiian. I'm a cop, I carry a badge."
"It was the summer
of 2003, when two tourists, brothers Don and Hardley Worthit, went on their
summer vacation to the beautiful islands of Hawaii. On the second
to the last day of their trip, they came to one of Hawaii's smaller remote
islands to explore. It is here that our story begins. The names
have not been changed, because only one is really innocent." |
Scene
1:
A: [Play the "Odd Couple"
CD.]
Don and Hardley come out exploring and
looking around the stage. Hardley is singing Jamaican songs, and
Don tells him to cut it out, that they are in Hawaii, not Jamaica. (If
you can find a toy squirt camera, have Hardley tell Don to go and stand
next to the palm tree so he can take a picture of him. Hardley
then squirts Don and the kids). While they are exploring, Don finds
an empty bottle. They decide to put a note in it and throw it into
the ocean. While looking for a piece of paper, Don tells Hardley
to go look by the main mast. (Hardley is standing next to the main
mast). Hardley asks, "What's a main mast?" Don says, "Are you
trying to tell me that you don't know what a main mast is?" Hardley
says, "I wouldn't know a main mast if it came up and hit me." (Someone
from behind stage takes the main mast and hits Hardley with it).
They continue to look for a piece of paper. Hardley finds one, but
complains that it has scribbles on it. As Hardley begins to throw
it away, Don grabs it and explains that it is a treasure map. Just
then, Capt. Crook looks out from behind the stage, and then ducks back.
Hardley sees Crook and jumps frightfully into Dons arms telling him he
saw somebody. Ignoring Hardley's concern, Don drops him to the ground,
and returns his attention to the map. After a brief study of the
map, they decide to follow it and see if there really is a treasure.
They run into each other and argue about which way to go. Finally,
Don convinces Hardley and exit the stage.
B. [Play the "Hook" CD.]
Capt. Crook and his side-kick Ed come
out (Ed has his eye patch on his right eye). Crook begins telling
Ed how he has been looking for that map and its treasure
for years, "And now they have found it for me. All we have to do
is get rid of those two goofy looking tourists, and the treasure will be
all ours." Ed says, "Yeah, the treasure will be ours."
After running into each other, Crook turns Ed around and they follow Don
and Hardley off the stage.
C. [Play the "Hawaii 5-0" CD.]
The two Hawaii 5-O agents, Dano and Chin,
come sneaking out onto the stage and call up Steve Magarret on their walky-talkies.
(They are wearing jackets and dark sunglasses). Chin tells Dano,
"I have been chasing Crook and that treasure map for years, and now I have
him." He then tells Dano to call up Magarret to see if they should
arrest him.
Dano: "Dano calling Magarret, do you copy
Magarret? Over."
Magarret: "This is Magarret. Over."
(Magarret is just a voice over the sound system.)
Dano: "Chin and I have found Crook, and
he knows where the map is. Do we arrest him now? Over."
Magarret: "Negative, I repeat, negative.
Wait until he gets the treasure. Over."
Dano: "Roger Magarret. Over and
out."
Magarret: "My name isn't Roger Magarret,
its Steve Magarret. Out."
The two agents look at each other, shrug
their shoulders and like the others, they run into each other. Chin
turns Dano around, and they sneak off in the same direction as Crook and
Ed.
[Play the "Hawaii 5-0" CD.]
Scene
2:
A.
Step by step, Don and Hardley come out
counting ... "97, 98, 99, 100." Don stops at 100 and Hardley runs
into the back of him. Don asks Hardley, "When will you ever learn
how to count?" Hardley tells him that he knows how to count, so Don
asks him, "All right, if you have $5.00 in that pocket, and $10.00 in that
pocket, what do you have?" Hardley says, "Someone else's pants."
A Hawaiian girl then comes up on stage. When Hardley sees her, he
goes over to try and tell her something in Hawaiian. "KOU OHANA
HE PUPULE HUHU DAH MAKULE PANIOLO." She slaps him
and then leaves. Hardley asks Don what he said, and Don tells
him, "You told her that her family are crazy angry senior citizen cowboys."
Hardley shrugs his shoulders, and then continues to look around for the
treasure. After a minute of looking, they find a big yellow paper
X on the floor along with another piece of paper with writing on it.
Hardley tries to read it but tells Don that it is written in some ancient
Hawaiian language. Don looks at the note and then turns it over telling
Hardley he was reading it upside down. As Hardley begins to read
the note, they hear over the sound system the voice of the man who wrote
the note. (The Narrator stops momentarily as Don and Hardley look
around and then at each other). They look at the note again as the
voice continues to read, "To find the hidden treasure, (the narrator stops
while Don and Hardley look around) open up and see, you must go looking
on the highest palm tr..." (The note is ripped). Hardley gets
upset that the last word is torn off, but Don calms him down by telling
him that it is the word tree. Hardley tells Don, "Mom always did
say you had all the brains." Then quietly under his breath, "And
I have all the looks."
Just then Capt. Crook and Ed come out (Ed
has his patch on his left eye). When Hardley sees him, he jumps into Don's
arms, and once again Don drops him to the ground. Crook and Ed then
hold up Don and Hardley and tell them that they want the map.
Hardley hides the map behind his back, playing around with Crook and switching
hands. Hardley, who is standing by the main mast, tells Crook that
they hid the map under the main mast. Crook asks, "What's a main
mast?" Hardley looks at the kids and says laughingly, "You mean you
don't know what a main mast is?" Crook then says, "I wouldn't know
a main mast even if it hit you on the head." (The main mast hits
Hardley on the head.) Then Ed repeats Crook and says, "Yeah, he wouldn't
know a main mast even if it hit you on the head." (Again the mast
hits Hardley on the head). Hardley then says, "Now you done made
me mad." Finally Crook holds a gun on Hardley and Hardley yells,
"Look behind you!" Crook and Ed look back. The lights go out
and the strobe light and chase music come on as Crook and Ed begin to chase
Don and Hardley around and finally off stage.
(I would again advise you to practice
running with a strobe light. It is more difficult than
you would think. We have Ed chase
Hardley, and Crook chase Don.)
B.
The Hawaii 5-0 agents sneak out hiding
behind fake trees. They discuss with each other what to do, and then
decide to call up Magarret. (While they are talking to each other,
they say things like, "Hey, where are you?" "I'm over behind the
tree." "Oh yea, good disguise.")
Chin: "Chin to Magarret, do you copy Magarret?
Over."
Magarret: "This is Magarret. Over."
Chin: "We have followed Crook to Wykeekee
beach, and he has almost found the treasure. Do you want us to arrest
him now? Over."
Magarret: "Negative, I repeat, negative.
Do not arrest him until he gets the treasure. Over."
Chin: "Roger Magarret. Over and out."
Magarret: "I told you, my name is not
Roger Magarret, its Steve Magarret. Out."
The two agents shrug their shoulders and
then sneak off stage.
Scene
3:
A.
Before coming out, we hear Hardley ask
Don if the coast is clear. Don says, "Yes," so they both come out
wearing a fake nose and glasses. Hardley finds a glass of water and
begins to drink it saying, "Boy, this water tastes great!" Don asks
if he can have some too, but Hardley refuses to share. Don tells
him, "Come on Hardley, let me have it." Hardley asks, "What did you
say?" And Don repeats, "Let me have it!" So Hardley lets Don
have it. He throws the glass of water at Don. Hardley laughs,
and starts talking to the kids in the audience. Mocking Don, Hardley
repeats what he said, "'Let me have it. Let me have it.' I
let him have it all right." While Hardley is talking to the kids,
Don finds a bucket and starts to chase Hardley. He chases Hardley
off the stage and all the way around the sanctuary. Hardley stops
in front of the stage and begs for forgiveness, telling Don that he is
sorry and that he is the greatest brother in the world, but Don throws
it at him anyway. (The bucket is only filled with confetti).
This time Don laughs, and starts talking to the kids in the audience.
Mocking Hardley, Don repeats what he said, "Please, please, I am sorry,
you are the greatest brother in the world.'" While Don is talking,
Hardley grabs another bucket (filled with candy) and throws it at Don who
is standing in front of the kids. Don ducks and the candy goes out
into the audience. (Stop here and give a piece of candy to all the
kids who didn’t get one). They go back up to the stage and reread
the note they had found about finding the treasure on the highest tree.
After finding the highest palm tree, Hardley tells Don to get on his back
so he can reach the treasure. As Don tries to get on Hardley's back,
they both fall down, so they decide to trade places. Hardley then
tries to get on Don's back, but Hardley covers Don's eyes so he can't see.
As they stumble around the stage, because Don is unable to see, Hardley
is screaming in fear. After much effort, and hopefully laughter from
the kids, they finally get to the top of the tree and find another note.
Don asks Hardley if he got the note. When Hardley answers yes, Don
drops him. Don grabs the note from Hardley and begins to read it
when the voice interrupts them again and reads it over the sound system.
(When they hear the voice, they stop and look around trying to figure out
where the voice is coming from). "Now you know, the treasure ain't
in a tree. But maybe, just maybe it is down by the sea." Just
then Crook and Ed come out. (Ed has his patch on his right
eye.) Hardley sees them and again tries to jump into Don's arms,
but Don won't catch him so he falls to the ground. Don asks Ed, "Wasn't
your patch on your other eye last time?" Ed says, "What patch?"
Ed then looks at the kids and shrugs his shoulders. Crook holds them
up again, but this time Hardley pulls out a gun of his own and tells Crook
to drop his.
Crook: "Who are you?"
Hardley: "My name is Magarret."
Crook: "Magarret huh?"
Hardley: "Roger."
Crook: "That's funny, I don't know a Roger
Magarret, but I do know a Steve Magarret."
Hardley: "Oh, funny man eh?
Do you write your own material? Now drop your gun."
Crook does what he says and drops his gun.
Don asks Crook, "How does it feel to have the shoe on the other foot?"
Hardley bends down and looks at Crook's feet, "His shoes are on the right
feet Don." Hardley then gets up, scares Crook and Ed some more with
his gun, and then squirts the two of them in the face. Crook looks
at Ed and says, "It's just a squirt gun, get him!" The house lights
go out and the strobe light and music come on as Crook and Ed begin to
chase Don and Hardley around the room and then out. (During the chase,
Ed chases Hardley around until Hardley grabs a bat and begins to chase
Ed around. Ed then finds a bigger bat and chases Hardley around and
then finally off stage).
B.
The two agents come out dressed as hula
girls. Dano tells Chin, "You actually make a pretty cute girl."
Chin threatens him, and then they begin to discuss what they should do
about Crook. They decide to call Magarret again.
Dano: "Dano to Magarret, do you copy Magarret?
Over."
Magarret: "This is Magarret. Over."
Dano: "We have followed Crook to
the north side of the island. Should we arrest him now? Over."
Magarret: "Negative, I repeat, negative.
Wait until he finds the treasure. Over."
Dano: "Roger Magarret. Over and
out."
Magarret: "I'm telling you, my name is
not Roger, it is Steve. Out."
The agents sneak off stage in opposite
direction, wait for about 3 seconds, and then go back the way Crook and
Ed went.
Script
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[Narrator introduces the skit.
Play "Dragnet" CD.]
NARRATOR: |
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"This is the city, Honolulu. An
exciting and adventurous town. A town where people like to come and
take their family vacations. Normally, it is a haven of security
and fun, but occasionally there is the crime that threatens the safety
and enjoyment of vacationers. That's where I come in, my name
is Sergeant PO ALIMA, which still happens to mean 'Friday' in Hawaiian.
I'm a cop, I carry a badge."
"As you recall from out last meeting, our
story began on the night of July 13th, (the first day of your Kids Crusade),
the second to the last day of our heroes' vacation, Don and Hardley Worthit.
While exploring, these two heroes found a treasure map that began their
adventure in search of a hidden treasure. However, when the dangerous
and infamous Capt. Crook and his weaselly little side kick Ed overheard
that our two heroes had found the map, they began to chase them around
the island. Our loyal Hawaii 5-0 police agents, Dano and Chin, are
also hot on their pursuit."
"Our story begins today as our heroes continue
in their hunt for the Hidden Treasure. So let's follow Dano and Chin
in their pursuit of Crook and Ed, as they continue to chase Don and Hardley,
while they follow the map to the hidden treasure. Again the names
have not been changed, because only one is really innocent." |
Scene
4
A.
Hardley and Don come out. The Hawaiian
girl enters the stage. Once again, Hardley tries to talk to her in
Hawaiian. He tells her, "KAU KUPUNA WAHINE, HE HULU HULU, INO INO,
HE IA NUL" but gets his face slapped again. The Hawaiian girl
leaves and again Hardley asks Don what he said. Don tells him, "You
told her that her grandmother was a hairy ugly dolphin." He shrugs
his shoulders then pulls out the last note from the night before.
They read the note, (read it out loud for new kids)
and walk over to the beach front. Hardley reaches behind the "beach
front" and pulls his hand up with a plastic lobster attached. Frantically
Hardley runs around screaming when Don finally pulls the lobster off and
throws it back. Hardley goes back to the beach front in search of
the treasure. But to his disappointment, he only finds another note.
In reaching for the note, Hardley begins to fall into the beach front.
(While Hardley is falling behind the stage, he "secretly" takes a drink
of water from a glass placed back there earlier. A straw in the glass
makes it easier to drink while upside down.) Don doesn't notice,
momentarily, but when he does, he rushes over and pulls Hardley out.
When he realizes that Hardley isn’t breathing, he tries to resuscitate
him, by doing the, "out goes the bad air, in comes the good." Hardley
spits out the water he secretly drank while almost drowning. After
Hardley revives, Don goes over to get the next note. Just then, Crook
and Ed come out. (Ed has his patch on his left eye).
Hardley asks Ed, "Wasn’t your patch on
your other eye yesterday?" Again, Ed just looks at the kids in the
congregation and shrugs his shoulders. Don and Hardley then try to
trick Crook, but to no avail, Don tells him that the treasure is on the
beach. Hardley looks at him and in confusion says, "But Don ..."
Don interrupts Hardley, "It is no use trying to fight him." Then
looking at Crook, he tells him again, "The treasure is on the beach."
Again, Hardley says, "But Don …" and Don, with a wink, says to him, "The
treasure is on the beach." Finally, Hardley understands and says,
"Oh yeah, on the beach." Crook goes over and reaches behind the beach
front and pulls his hand up with the plastic lobster attached. The
lights go out, the strobe and music come on and the chase begins.
Crook throws off the lobster and begins to chase Don. Ed chases Hardley
around, then Hardley gets the small bat and chases Ed around. Ed
finds the bigger bat and chases Hardley around and out.
B.
The Hawaii 5-0 agents sneak out wearing
their normal uniforms and call up Magarret. (Normal uniforms consist
of jacket and sunglasses).
Dano: "Dano to Magarret, do you copy
Magarret? Over."
Magarret: "This is Magarret. Over."
Dano: "We have followed Crook to the beach
front. Do you want us to arrest him now? Over."
Magarret: "Negative, I repeat, negative!
Do not arrest him until he gets the treasure. Over."
Dano: "Roger Magarret. Over."
Magarret: "How many times do I have to
tell you, my name isn't Roger, its Steve, Steve Magarret. Out."
The two agents start
to sneak off stage, but run into each other confused as to which way Crook
and Ed went. In the end, they exit the same direction as Crook and
Ed.
Scene
5
A.
Don and Hardley come running out dressed
in Pirate outfits, looking for Crook. Again, Hardley finds a glass
of water and commences drink it, commenting on how thirsty he is with all
this running around, and how good the water tastes. Don asks if he
can have some, but Hardley won't give him any, so Don demands that he let
him have some, "I am serious Hardley, let me have it." Hardley says,
"What did you say?" Don repeats, "Come on Hardley, let me have it."
So, Hardley lets him have it and throws the water at Don. Don grabs
a nearby bucket and again begins to chase Hardley off the stage and around
the sanctuary. They get up to the stage and Hardley says, "Wait a
minute, yesterday you chased me and all you had was confetti, so go ahead,
let me have it." Don says, "What did you say?" Hardley repeats,
"Let me have it." So Don throws it at him, but this time it really
is water. (Have Hardley open his mouth so some of the water goes
in. Then have him look at the kids, and spit it out). Hardley
then grabs a bucket of candy to throw at Don who is standing in front of
the kids. Don ducks, and Hardley throws the candy into the audience
(Stop here and give a piece of candy to all the kids who didn’t get one).
They then read the last note that they found, (As the voice begins to read
over the sound system, the two look around and then back at the note).
"There may not be a treasure, I just may be a nut. Or possibly the
treasure is on top of a hut." They begin in search for the hut.
After finding the hut, Don attempts to get on Hardley's back, but instead
they both fall down. Hardley then gets on Don's back and again Hardley
covers his eyes so that he can't see. They run into things on the
stage, (for fun, knock over some palm trees and other props on purpose;
the kids won't know its on purpose, and will get a kick out of it).
They finally get the third note from off the hut, and Don drops Hardley.
Crook and Ed then come out (this time Ed doesn't have any patch at all),
and Hardley jumps into Don's arms. Don again drops him to the ground.
Hardley comments on how soar his bottom is becoming. Crook asks them
if they have seen two goofy looking tourists with a treasure map.
Hardley begins to say defensively, "Hey, what do you mean by goofy looking?"
but Don hits him, and the two of them begin talking like pirates saying,
"Shiver me timbers, and swap the poop deck..." Hardley has a patch
on his eye, but pulls it up and asks Ed, "What exactly is a poop deck?"
Don hits him and then says, "Tighten down the main mast." and Crook asks,
"What's a main mast?" Don then says, "Ar, I wouldn't know a main
mast if it hit my partner on the head." Hardley then gets hit by
the main mast for the last time. Hardley tells everyone to hang on
for a second, then goes over and tears down the main mast, and throws it
off stage. He then turns and claps his hands together, shaking off
the dust, when the mast comes flying back in and almost hits him again.
Hardley then runs and jumps into Don's arms, who then drops him.
Crook realizes that it has to be them, and once again he holds them up.
Hardley asks Crook, "Ar, you wouldn’t hit a fellow Pirate would you? Arrr."
Crook hits him, and Hardley says, "That's what I thought." The lights
go out, the strobe light and music come on. The music is ballroom dance,
so Don, Hardley, Crook and Ed start dancing with each other. The
music changes, and they begin the chase again and then finally out.
(If you have the enough space behind the beach front, have Crook chase
Don back behind there and they can act like they are swimming). Ed
gets the big bat and chases Hardley. Hardley gets a small squirt
gun and chases Ed. Ed gets a bigger squirt gun and chases Hardley
around and finally out.)
B.
The Hawaii 5-0 agents sneak out wearing
a fake nose and glasses, and call up Magarret.
Chin: "Chin to Magarret, do you copy Magarret?
Over."
Magarret: "This is Magarret. This
had better be good. Over."
Chin: "We have followed Crook to the hut.
Do you want us to arrest him now? Over."
Magarret: "Negative, I repeat, negative.
Now repeat after me, "Do not arrest him until he gets the treasure. Over."
Chin and Dano: "Do not arrest him
until he gets the treasure. Over."
Magarret: "Now don’t disturb me anymore,
I am trying to eat lunch."
Chin: "Roger Magarret. Over."
Magarret: "My name isn't Roger Magarret,
its.. ah never mind. Just don’t call me any more until they have
the treasure. OK guys? Out."
The two agents sneak off stage.
Scene
6
A.
Don and Hardley come out discouraged after
all their efforts, and no treasure to show for it. They sit down
on the treasure chest, which is covered with a beach towel, sitting in
the middle of the stage. Don asks Hardley what he did with the last
note. Hardley pulls it out and as he begins to read it, they hear
the voice read over the sound system; the two look around and then back
at the note, "I have lead you around in circles, that's just how it goes.
Actually the treasure has been right under you nose." They look where
they are sitting to discover the treasure chest. Before they have
a chance to open it, Crook and Ed come out. Don and Hardley do everything
to try to trick Crook, but nothing works. They finally decide that
they are going to have to FIGHT FOR IT. The lights go out, the strobe
light and music come on and Crook and Ed begin to fight with Don and Hardley.
They fight for a while, when Don yells, "Stop." The lights come on,
and Don tells them, "There will probably be enough treasure for all of
us." Crook agrees, so they huddle together to figure out how to divide
it. Just then, our Hawaii 5-0 agents sneak onto the stage dressed
as tourists wearing shorts with white socks and black shoes, sun glasses
and blow up life savers. They begin to argue as to whether they should
call and bother Magarret during his lunch. They finally decide to
do so.
Chin: "Chin to Magarret, do you copy Magarret?
Over."
Magarret: "This is Magarret. This
had better be important, cause I am in the middle of dessert. Over."
Chin: "What are you eating for dessert?"
Magarret: "Those little fudge cookies
my wife makes with the ... oh, never mind what I am eating."
Chin: "Sorry about that boss. We
have followed Crook and he has found the treasure, what do you want us
to do? Over.
Magarret: "What do I want you to
do? Arrest him, I repeat, arrest him. Over"
Chin: "Did you say those little fudge
cookies...."
Magarret: "Book em Dano."
Chin: "Roger Magarret. Over and out."
Magarret: "For the last time, my name
isn't Steve Magarret, but Roger Magarret. Wait, I said that wrong.
Just arrest him!!! Out."
The Hawaii 5-0 agents come out to arrest
all four of them. "Freeze! This is Hawaii 5-0, you are all
under arrest." In response, they all put their hands up. The
agents then have them open up the treasure chest. There is a note
inside which Hardley grabs and says he is going to read. Don grabs
the note from him, and says he will read it. Crook grabs it from
Don; Ed grabs it from Crook; Chin grabs it from Ed; Dano grabs it from
Chin. Hardley runs over and grabs it from Dano, who grabs it back
from Hardley. It then goes back down the line the other way, until
it's back into Hardley's hands. Hardley looks at the note, and we
hear the voice read the note over they sound system, as everyone on stage
looks around and then shrugs their shoulders. "This is the last poem,
so if you will listen to me, you'll find the greatest treasure in John
chapter 3." Hardley looks down and picks up what he calls a, "Holly
Bibl". Don grabs it from him and tells him it is the Holy Bible.
Don opens the Bible and reads John 3:16. Everyone looks confused,
and then Crook says, "Well, when I was in Sunday School ..." Everyone
looks at Crook and together says, "You went to Sunday School?" Ed
repeats the group, "You went to Sunday School?" Crook says, "Yes"
and then explains to everyone that he learned in Sunday School, that if
you believe in your heart that Jesus died on the cross and rose again,
and confess with your mouth that he is your Lord and Savior, you will be
saved and then you will get to live forever in heaven. Everyone agrees,
to live forever in heaven with God would be the greatest treasure of all.
Crook then leads them in a sinner's prayer, "Dear God..." (Everyone
repeats after Crook.) When they are done praying, one by one, they
all comment on how this is the best treasure in the world. Chin hugs
Crook, Ed hugs Dano, and Hardley tells Don, "Let me give ya a big kiss
brother." as Don ducks his hug. They all leave happy and hugging
each other.
PAU
(the end)
Bible
Stories
(You can use any Bible story. These
are the ones we use.) |
|
Day
1 The story of Solomon. (Read
I Kings 2-1, II Chronicles 1-10, & Leviticus)
Solomon was the wisest, richest, and most
powerful king of Israel. He was so rich, as I King 10:21 says, "all
king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the
house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver:
it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon." and in 2 Chronicles
1:15 it says, "And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as plenteous
as stones". Now that is rich!
Solomon was also very powerful.
He was so powerful, that though he had enemies, the countries around him
were afraid to even try to fight him, and Solomon never had to go to war.
Solomon’s wisdom was so well known, that
people came from far away countries just to hear him speak, and then were
in awe as they listened and watched (I Kings 10 - story of the queen of
Sheba).
And yet with all of Solomon's money, power
and fame, he was never satisfied, and was always seeking more. In
the book of Ecclesiastes12:13 he finishes by saying, "Let us hear the conclusion
of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this
is the whole duty of man." Solomon, the richest, most powerful and
wisest man came to the conclusion that riches meant nothing, power meant
nothing, and knowledge without God meant nothing. The only thing
that really mattered, the only thing that satisfied was knowing God and
to obey him.
Day 2
Matt
13:44-46
The parables of the hidden treasure, and
the pearl of great price.
*Note.
One of the biggest mistakes in children's ministry is to sermonize everything.
We do a skit, then sermonize it. We tell a story, then sermonize
it. We have a puppet skit, then sermonize it!!! By the end
of the day, the kids are sermonized out. The best thing to do is
to move directly from one skit to another without sermonizing, then bring
it together for your sermon at the end. I personally like to tell
the Bible story, and then quickly move on to the next scene in the skit.
Then at the end of the service, I will bring everything together and preach
the short sermon
Day
1 (This is simply a silly skit, it is just done for
fun.)
Characters : Clunky, Simon
RePeter*, and a teacher.
Simon RePeter comes out and begins to teach
the kids some Hawaiian words. (*Click here for some fun and easy
Hawaiian
words. Or go down to your local library and pick up a book on
Hawaii.)
Clunky comes up and asks Simon what he
is doing. Simon tells Clunky that he is teaching the kids some Hawaiian
words. Clunky asks if Simon could teach him some words too.
Simon tells him he can teach him some more words after the service.
Clunky persists and begins to bug Simon, so Simon begins to play a trick
on Clunky. Simon tells Clunky to repeat after him.
Simon : OK, repeat after me.
Clunky: OK, repeat after me.
(Simon shakes his head.)
Simon : OWA
Clunky: OWA
Simon : TADO
Clunky: TADO
Simon : PIAM
Clunky: PIAM
Simon then tells Clunky to say it by himself.
Clunky asks Simon to go over it with him again.
Simon : OWA
Clunky: OWA
Simon : TADO
Clunky: TADO
Simon : PIAM
Clunky: PIAM
Simon again tells Clunky to say it by
himself.
Clunky (slowly): OWA …… TADO ……
PIAM?
Simon : Good, now say it faster.
Clunky (a little faster) OWA … TADO
… PIAM.
Simon : Faster.
Clunky: OWA .. TADO .. PIAM.
Simon : Faster.
Clunky: OWA TADO PIAM.
OWA TADO PIAM. Owa tado piam. Oh what a dope I am. Oh
what a dope I am. OH WHAT A DOPE I AM !!! Hey wait a
minute, is that really a Hawaiian word? Simon tells him, "No, but
I bet you really feel like a dope." Simon turns and runs and Clunky
runs after him.
Day 2
(Again, this is simply a silly skit. It is just done for fun.)Characters
: Clunky and Teacher
Clunky comes up and tells the kids that
he was tricked yesterday by Simon RePeter, and that today he is going to
trick one of the teachers. Clunky begins to laugh to himself and
then calls up one of the teachers. Clunky asks the teacher if she
was watching when Simon RePeter was teaching the kids Hawaiian words yesterday.
The teacher tells Clunky, "No, I was busy getting things ready and I missed
that." Clunky tells the teacher, "That is too bad. But if you
would like, I can teach you a Hawaiian word." The teacher agrees,
so Clunky begins to play his trick. Clunky tells the teacher to repeat
after him.
Clunky : OWA
Teacher: OWA
Clunky : TADO
Teacher: TADO
Clunky : PIAM
Teacher: PIAM
Clunky then tells the teacher to say it
by herself. The teacher asks Clunky to go over it with her again.
Clunky : OWA
Teacher: OWA
Clunky : TADO
Teacher: TADO
Clunky : PIAM
Teacher: PIAM
Clunky again tells the teacher to say
it by herself. But the teacher tells Clunky that she needs him to
go over it with her one more time, "But this time, say all the words together
for me."
Clunky (slowly): OWA …… TADO ……
PIAM?
Teacher: Say it one more time, just
a little faster.
Clunky (a little faster) OWA … TADO
… PIAM.
Teacher: Faster.
Clunky : OWA .. TADO .. PIAM.
Teacher: Faster.
Clunky: OWA TADO PIAM.
OWA TADO PIAM. Owa tado piam. Oh what a dope I am. Oh
what a dope I am. OH WHAT A DOPE I AM !!! Hey wait a
minute, you're the one that is supposed to say, I’m a dope! The teacher
tells him, "Clunky, I would never call you a dope." Clunky asks the
teacher if she thinks Pastor knows that trick? The teacher says no,
and Clunky leaves to go try to trick the Pastor.
(For fun, later in the service have the
Pastor come out from behind the stage telling Clunky, "I don’t think your
a dope Clunky.")
*
Simon RePeter is a hairy puppet who comes to Children's Church
to teach the kids the memory verse. He comes up, tells the children
his name and that they are to repeat after him. He then begins to
say parts of the memory verse, giving the children time to repeat it.
This has a lot of opportunity for fun and silliness with the kids repeating
everything Simon says. In the end though, the children have repeated
the memory verse several times, and consequently have learned it.
(You will need Hardley, Crook or Ed,
and the memory verse written on cocoa nuts.)
Hardley comes out and sets up the memory
verse, written on the cocoa nuts, in order on
a table. (I use two 1X2X8 foot boards
to help the cocoa nuts stay up.) He then tells the kids that he is
supposed to teach them the verse. He has the kids say the verse with
him. He then steps in front of the table, with the memory verse on
it, and begins to talk about the verse. While he is doing this, Crook
comes out from behind the stage and takes one of the cocoa nuts.
The kids will yell and tell Hardley that Crook is taking one of the cocoa
nuts, but he just ignores them. When Crook leaves, Hardley turns
around to go over the verse again with the kids, but notices that one of
the words is now gone. He accuses some of the kids of taking the
word. He then has them all say the verse with him. Once more,
he steps forward to talk to the kids, and Crook comes out and takes another
one of the words. Again, Hardley turns and finds another word missing.
He continues to accuse the kids, and then has them say the verse with him.
This time, he listens to what the kids are saying (that Crook came from
behind the stage and took one of the words). Hardley decides to investigate.
He goes behind the left side of the stage to find Crook. However,
while he is walking behind the stage, Crook comes out the other side and
takes another word. Hardley then comes back out, and finds that another
word is missing. He has the kids say the verse with him again, and
then asks them which way Crook went. This time he goes around the
right side of the stage, and Crook comes around the left and takes another
word. Hardley comes out and finds the word gone. He has the
kids say the verse with him, but this time he will not listen to the kids
when they say that Crook is behind the stage. (Crook peaks his head
out occasionally to get the kids to yell. But every time Hardley
looks, Crook pulls back.) Crook comes out and stands right behind
Hardley, and the kids yell and tell him. Hardley turns around to
look, but Crook turns with him so that Hardley doesn't see him. This
happens a couple of times, until Crook finally takes one of the words and
leaves. You may do as many variations to this until all of the words are
gone, and the kids have memorized the memory verse.
Variations:
1. |
Crook knocks loudly on the right side
of the stage. When Hardley checks it out, Crook goes out the left
side and takes a word. |
2. |
Crook knocks loudly on the right side
of the stage again. Hardley decides to go to the left side to trick
and catch him. Crook comes out the right side, shrugs his shoulders
and takes one of the cocoa nuts and leaves. |
3. |
Crook sticks his head out, then goes back.
Hardley chases him from the other direction. They pass each other
behind stage, and come out opposite ends. They look at each other,
and then go back and pass each other again coming out the doors from which
they started. They do this two or three times. Crook takes
one of the cocoa nuts and leaves. |
4. |
Crook crawls on the ground, and when Hardley
looks, he doesn't see him. |
5. |
Crook comes out so that Hardley sees him.
Hardley starts after him, and Crook and Hardley begin a chase in circles
around the stage. After about two times around the stage, Crook stops
and sits down on a chair, sitting on the stage, as Hardley continues to
run around in circles, oblivious to Crook sitting there. After two
more times of Hardley running around, Crook tells Hardley, "He went that
way." Hardley begins to follow where Crook tells him, but then stops
and looks back. Crook then grabs a cocoa nut and leaves the stage. |
6. |
Hardley grabs the last cocoa nut and,
while holding it up, tells the kids that this time he is not going to be
distracted, nor is he going to loose it. Crook comes out and the
kids will yell. Hardley tells them that he is not going to fall for
their tricks and that he is going to hang on to this last cocoa nut.
"The only way for Crook to get this last cocoa nut, is for him to come
up and take it right out of my hand." Crook looks at the kids, shrugs
his shoulders, and grabs the last cocoa nut, running behind the stage.
Hardley goes over the memory verse with the kids for the last time, and
then leaves to go find Crook. |
Day
1 Memory Verse
2 Cor 9:15
"Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift."
Day
2 Memory Verse
Matt 13:44 "the kingdom of heaven
is like unto treasure hid in a field" (King James)
Matt 13:44 "The kingdom of heaven
is like a treasure hidden in the field" (New American)
Matt 13:44 "The kingdom of heaven
is like treasure hidden in a field." (New International)
Many people have
different techniques when preaching a sermon. However, we have found
it best to quickly review what has been presented, and then bring it all
together, by relating it to the children in the form of a small sermonette.
I like to grab a bucket of candy and begin to ask questions about the Bible
story, memory verse, and skit. This not only rewards the kids, but
more importantly, it gets their attention. Then I take about three
or four minutes to preach my sermonette and give the altar call.
I am a big believer in fun, but I am a bigger believer in the altar.
Questions:
Here is a list of
questions you can ask:
Day
One:
.
Q: What are
the names of our two heroes?
A: Don and
Hardley Worthit.
Q: What did
Don and Hardley find?
A: A treasure
map.
Q: What did
Don and Hardley do when they found the map?
A: Started
looking for the treasure.
Q: Who was
chasing Don and Hardley as they were looking for the treasure?
A: Crook and
Ed.
Q: Who was
chasing Crook and Ed as they were chasing Don and Hardley?
A: Dano and
Chin.
Q: When Don
and Hardley ran into difficulties, did they quit looking for the treasure?
A: No.
Q: What is
today's memory verse?
A: 2 Cor 9:15
"Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift."
Q: At the end of Solomon's life,
what did he, the richest man in the world say?
A: Fear God, and keep his commandments:
for this is the whole duty of man.
Sermonette:
Sometimes we find
ourselves running around in circles, looking for that magical treasure
that we think will solve all of our problems. "If I could just be
rich, or strong, or popular, or smart, then all of my problems will be
solved." But Solomon, the richest, wisest, most powerful man of his
time, at the end of his life said that it wasn't riches, but knowing and
obeying God that brings true fulfillment.
We can have that same fulfillment that
King Solomon sought and talked about. In John 14:5-6, Thomas, one
of the disciples, asked Jesus, "how can we know the way?" and Jesus
answered, " I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the
Father, but by me." The Bible tells us that sin separates us from
God, but that Jesus came to earth and died on the
cross to take away our sins. The Bible also tells us in Romans 10:9
"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe
in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved"
and in Romans 10:13 "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord
shall be saved."
When we believe
and accept Jesus as our Lord, we are saved, and we receive eternal life
and that fulfillment that King Solomon was searching for.
Altar Call.
Day 2:
.
Q: What are
the names of our two heroes?
A: Don and
Hardley Worthit.
Q: What did
Don and Hardley find?
A: A treasure
map.
Q: Ultimately,
what did Don and Hardley find in the end?
A: Jesus.
Q: What did
Don and Hardley do when they found the map?
A: Started
looking for the treasure.
Q: Who was
chasing Don and Hardley as they were looking for the treasure?
A: Crook and
Ed.
Q: Who was
chasing Crook and Ed as they were chasing Don and Hardley?
A: Dano and
Chin.
Q: When they
found the treasure chest, what did they find inside?
A: A Bible.
Q: What was
the verse that the note said to read?
A: John 3:16
Q: Can anyone
quote John 3:16?
Q: What was
the greatest treasure that Don, Hardley, Crook, Ed, Dano and Chin found?
A: Jesus (or
heaven, or salvation ... etc.)
Q: What was the memory verse?
A: Matt 13:44 "the kingdom
of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field"
Q: When the
man in the Bible story found the treasure chest, what did he do?
A: Sold all
he had to buy the field to get the treasure.
This is also
a good time to review, and ask some questions about yesterday's lesson.
Sermonette:
There is a treasure that is worth looking
for. It is worth more than any other treasure in the world.
It is worth more than gold or silver. It is worth more than money
and jewels. It is worth more than fame and power and popularity.
That treasure is eternal life, to be able to live forever. And the
Bible tells us how we can have that treasure.
The Bible tells us that sin separates
us from God, and keeps us from receiving that treasure of eternal life.
But, the Bible also tells us, that Jesus came to earth to take away that
sin. He lived a perfect, sinless life, and then died on the cross,
taking our sins away.
Then, like Crook told the gang, the Bible
tells us that if we believe in our heart that Jesus died on the cross,
and rose again, and confess with our mouth that he is our Lord and Savior,
Jesus will take away our sin, and we will be saved (born again) and then
we will get to live forever in heaven.
Altar Call.
An option you may
consider, which is an effective way I have found to do the altar call is
to first ask the kids who are already saved, and have accepted Jesus to
be their personal Savior to raise their hands. When the unsaved kids
see how many others have accepted Jesus, they are less afraid to do it
themselves. Have them put their hands down, then ask for the kids
who would now like to ask Jesus into their hearts to raise their hands
and to come forward.
Food:
Fruit
Galore.
I often get parents wishing we would serve healthier snacks. Well,
this is the time to do it. Because of the Hawaiian theme, we serve
fruit, fruit, and more fruit. Pineapple, plums, bananas, grapes,
watermelon, cantaloupe, etc.
Another fun thing to do is buy those little
umbrellas for the "fruit" punch, it really gives it the Hawaiian look.
Hawaiian
words:
Make signs around the church using Hawaiian
words, with the English word underneath.
Here are some examples :
*Click here for some fun and easy Hawaiian
words. Or go down to your local library and pick up a book on
Hawaii.
Dress
up (Lei's, Hawaiian shirts, and Grass skirts):
We like to purchase a bunch of leis and
pass them out to the kids when they come in.
When kids (OK adults too) are dressed
for the part, they just seem to have that much more fun, so we invite the
kids to dress Hawaiian. Some kids wear hawaiian shirts, and some
of the girls like to wear grass skirts. An easy and cheap way for
them to make grass skirts is to get grocery bags from the store and cut
long slits into them.
Grass Skirt
Theme
Music:
A fun way to introduce each scene is with
a theme song. You can purchase C.D.'s with different songs to play
at the beginning and end of each segment. You won't have to tell
the kids what is next or when it is over, they will here the music and
know. This also makes your service much more fluid, filling up the
small empty spaces that usually occur during the service in between segments.
You can use any songs. Here is a
list of the theme songs we use. You can order a CD with these songs
at your local music store.
For the Narrator, we use the theme for
"Dragnet".
For the Hawaii 5-0 agents, we use the
theme for "Hawaii 5-0".
For Crook and Ed, we use a song from the
movie "Hook".
For the two heroes,
Don and Hardley, we use the theme for "The Odd Couple".
For the chase and
fight scene we use the theme for "Bananza".
We also need a CD
with ball room dancing or Big Band music.
It is also fun to
have some kind of Hawaiian music playing when the kids are arriving.
We conduct our contest for those who bring
the most visitors a little differently.
We don’t want the kids to think that bringing
only one friend is unimportant. God rejoices when just one person
comes to Christ. So, we tell the kids that for every new friend
they bring, they will have their name put into a bucket. Then at
the end of the Crusade, we pick four or five winners. The more friends
they bring, the better their chances of winning, but even the child who
brings only one visitor will have a chance to win. This encourages
those kids who know they only have one or two friends they can invite.
I have often heard kids say, "I know I can't win, so why try."
**Secretly though, I do buy a couple of
extra prizes just in case some child really does do a good job of bringing
friends in and doesn’t win in the drawing. I pull them aside afterwards
and give them a special prize. They really get a kick out of that.
English |
Hawaiian |
|
English |
Hawaiian |
|
|
|
|
|
Love |
ALOHA |
|
Chief, Nobility |
ALII [AH
LEE EE] |
Welcome |
ALOHA |
|
Foreigner |
HAOLE |
Farewell |
ALOHA |
|
Visitor |
MALIHINI |
Woman |
WAHINE [WA
HE NAY] |
|
Senior Citizen |
DAH MAKULE |
Man |
KANE [KA
NAY] |
|
Ugly |
INO INO |
Girl |
KAIKAMAHINE [KA-I
KA MA HE NAY] |
|
Handsome |
UPALU |
Boy |
KAMALII KANE
[KAMA LE-E KA NAY] |
|
Pretty |
MAIKAI |
Grandmother |
KUPUNA WAHINE |
|
Beautiful |
NANI |
Grandfather |
KUPUNA KANE |
|
Stupid |
LOLO |
Mother |
MAHUA HINE |
|
Smart |
AKAMAI [AH
KAH MY] |
Father |
MAKUA KANE |
|
Great, Perfect |
SHAKA |
Family |
OHANA |
|
Hairy |
HULU-HULU |
Sweat Heart |
IPO |
|
Angry |
HUHU [HOO
HOO] |
Friend |
AIKANE
[EYE KAH NAY] |
|
Yes |
AE [EYE] |
Brother |
BRAH |
|
No |
AOLE |
Child |
KEIKI [KAY
KEY] |
|
Hawaiian Dance |
HULA |
Thank You |
MAHALO |
|
Hurry |
WIKIWIKI |
The End |
PAU
[POW] |
|
Song |
MELE |
Ouch |
AUWE |
|
Party |
LUAU [LOO
OW] |
Bathroom |
KEENA AUAU |
|
|
|
Flower Necklace |
LEI |
|
January |
IANUALI |
Long Dress |
MUUMUU |
|
February |
PEPELUALI |
|
|
|
March |
MALAKI |
Monday |
PO AKAHI |
|
April |
APELILA |
Tuesday |
PO ALUA |
|
May |
MEI |
Wednesday |
PO AKOLU |
|
June |
IUNE |
Thursday |
AO AHA |
|
July |
IULAI |
Friday |
PO ALIMA |
|
August |
AUKAKE |
Saturday |
PO AONO |
|
September |
KEPAKEMAPA |
Sunday |
LA PULE |
|
October |
OKAKOPA |
|
|
|
November |
NOWEMAPA |
|
|
|
December |
KEKEMAPA |
|
|
|
|
|
Merry Christmas
MELE KALIKIMAKA
Happy Birthday
HAUOLI LA HANAU
Happy
New Year HAUOLI MAKAHIKI HOU [HO
OO]
If you have found this Kids Crusade helpful,
or if you haven't, please email us and let us know what you think. Your
opinion is not only desired, but needed. Email us at: clunky@fishersofkids.com
Also, if you have any good
or unique ideas that you think would be helpful to others, please email
them to us, so that we can pass them along.
Thank you, and may God bless
you as you minister the gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. |