Crocs & Kangaroo Fitness Game

Materials

• Slim, black, single DVD cases, 1 per child
• 20 gauge beading wire, 5-in. per child
• Large glue dots, 11 per child
• Spinner Space 1 Pattern
• Yellow cardstock, 1 sheet for every 12 children
• Spinner Space 2 Pattern
• Lime green cardstock, 1 sheet for every 12 children
• Spinner Space 3 Pattern
• Bright blue cardstock, 1 sheet for every 12 children
• Spinner Space 4 Pattern
• Red cardstock, 1 sheet for every 12 children
• Gameboard Pattern (Junior and Primary version)
• Gameboard Pattern (Pre-Primary version)
• Cover Pattern
• Yellow cardstock, 1½ sheets per child
• Game Directions Pattern
• Bright blue cardstock, 1 sheet for every 6 children
• Black cardstock, approximately 1 sheet for every 24 children
• Small (½-in.) Velcro dots, 2 per child
• Small (12mm) plastic craft jewels, 2 per child

Tools and Basic Supplies

• Paper cutter (adult use only)
• Wire cutters
• Scissors
• Large (13/4-in.) hole punch
• Markers, crayons, or colored pencils

Pre-Prep

1. Print the Spinner Space 1 Pattern onto yellow cardstock, Spinner Space 2 Pattern onto lime green cardstock, Spinner Space 3 Pattern onto bright blue cardstock, and Spinner Space 4 Pattern onto red cardstock—all 1 sheet for every 12 children.

   (IMPORTANT NOTE: Because the center circles of DVD cases are not uniform, you may FIRST need to adjust the size of the spinner patterns to fit your particular cases.)

2. JUNIOR AND PRIMARY: Quick cut the colored spinner spaces and collate sets for each child. The kids will do the finish cutting.

   PRE-PRIMARY: Cut out the colored spinner spaces and collate sets for each child.

3. Print the Gameboard Pattern (Junior and Primary version) and the Gameboard Pattern (Pre-Primary version) onto yellow cardstock, one per child.
4. Print the Cover Pattern onto yellow cardstock. Then cut out one per child.
5. Print the Game Directions Pattern onto bright cardstock. Then cut out one set of directions per child.
6. Use wire cutters to cut the beading wire into 5-inch lengths, one per child.
7. Use the hole punch and black cardstock to make large circles, one per child.
8. Make one or more samples to either demo or put on each table./li>

Teaching Tie-In

Show the sample craft and say:

God wants us to love him with everything we’ve got—our physical bodies, our emotions, our minds, and everything in us. Read Luke 10:27. Part of loving God is loving him with our strength—our bodies. Taking care of our bodies so we can be strong for the Lord is a great goal. Of course, things can happen because we live in a broken world due to sin. But as far as it rests on us, we should take good care of ourselves so we can serve the Lord faithfully. With that in mind, we’re going to make a fun game today called the “Crocs and Kangaroos Fitness Game.” I think you’re going to love it! Let’s get started.

Class Time Directions

1. Use scissors to cut out the yellow 1, green 2, blue 3, and red 4 pieces.
2. On the right side of your open DVD case is a circle where a 4-color game spinner will be. Use 2 glue dots to attach the yellow 1 in the upper right quadrant of the circle.
3. Use the same procedure with the other three colors, placing the green 2 in the lower right quadrant, the blue 3 in the lower left, and the red 4 in the upper left.
4. Gently bring the ends of the wire together to find the mid-point without bending it too much. Then place the wire around the center hub and twist the ends together until you’ve created a single, long spinner arm. The wire should wrap the center hub, but not too tightly so it will spin freely.
5. Then attach a black cardstock circle to the top of the hub with a glue dot to keep the wire spinner in place.
6. Below the spinner circle attach the 2 jewel game pieces with Velcro dots.
7. On the left side of the open DVD case, attach the game directions with 2 glue dots.
8. Use scissors to cut the borders off of the gameboard. Then fold in half and slide it under the 2 clips on the left side of the open DVD case.
9. Close the case and slide the Cover Pattern into place behind the clear plastic.

Tip Corner

• Some kids may want to color the cover sheet before it is inserted.