Thanks for these great ideas. I will be rethinking how I write a
RE: Using a "game" during the Bible study portion of a lesson...
Tell your parents that they can use these same ideas at home to make it more fun to read/discuss a story from the Bible with their kids. As an example, here's a blog post for families to discuss the raising of Jairus' daughter, which involves a knock-off of the game of Spoons. (My blog is for parents to continue the learning at home.)
-- Carol