Form two teams (10-12 kids each) and give each team a polaroid camera and one package of film. Each team also gets 10 envelopes which contain a number (1-10) and a scripture reference (Jesus’ baptism, sermon on the mount, etc.). The groups must then open one envelope at a time, find the previously numbered location in the campground, look up the scripture, and try to recreate it and capture it on film. We also required that a different person take each picture and that everyone else must be in the shot. Because there are ten locations and only ten pictures, they must be careful not to waste film. We also did this as a competitive timed event. Pictures were judged on creativity, and effectiveness in portraying the event described in the Scripture.
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