Noah's Ark Entertaining Ideas


Step on into the Ark for some Noah-Bible related fun and activity suggestions. The last time I was involved with a kids Noah's ark party it was just so much fun! I think that we as adults had more of a good time just watching the kids. We told the kids they could dress up like animals or as a "Mrs. Noah" or "Noah". We played some related games, had some fun snacks, had the "Noah's Ark" Bible Lesson and even made Noah's Ark Mobile crafts for them to take home. We made our games "carnival style" so everyone could be doing something at once and all the kids were occupied and not "waiting" in line too long.

Noah's Ark Theme Party Games:

Feed the Lion- I took a large box, about the size of half of a refrigerator box and free handed a lion on it. Then I painted it in and gave it a little detail. I made a huge mouth and cut it out. The kids tossed bean bags (or tried to) into the mouth and got points for each one they made in.

Pin the tail on the Giraffes - You could use any animal of your choosing for this. Just draw 2 large animals and play "pin the tail" on with string or make your tails out of felt. Play as you would with "Pin the Tail on the Donkey".

Bowling for Monkeys - Set some pins up (make them using empty 2 liter plastic soda bottles.) Make as many "monkeys" as you have pins. You could just use a coloring sheet of a monkey and copy enough and color them with markers. Glue or tape them around the front of the bottles. Don't forget to have a ball to bowel with. A kids small playground ball works well.

Follow the Leader - For smaller kids this is a lot of fun. Play "follow the leader" and go through all types of animal motions and sounds. The little ones will enjoy getting into the spirit of things. This also help them use up all that energy!

Animal Relay Races - Have relay races using things like "acting like a bear growling and raising arms", "hop like a kangaroo", "laugh like a hyena", "slither like a snake", "swim like a fish", etc.

  Printable Game Sheet for the above games.


Online Resources:

Animal Parade (MSSS Crafts)

Noah's Ark Cake (Cakeworks Central)

Rainbow Cake (DLTK)

Animal Cupcakes (MSSS Crafts)

Noah's Coloring Pages (Child Fun)

Noah's Coloring Pages (From Coloring.WS)

Noah's Ark Crafts (DLTK)

Noah's Theme Ideas (Danielles Place--Includes, games, activities,
    and a few related songs)

Animal Party Theme (Children Party.com)

Noah's Ark Theme (Child Fun)

Noah's Ark Theme Ideas (House of Hugs)

Related Pages:
Biblical Costumes (for Kids)