Here are some suggestions for summer events, even though some ministries take a break. These suggestions are planned to include the entire family. They may also be used as opportunities to invite neighbors-personal and others of the church.

Progressive Picnic

Perhaps you have participated in a Progressive Dinner. How about a Progressive Picnic? Follow the same concept. Paper products make cleanup easy. End the picnic at someone's home or in a park for games.

Scavenger Hunt Picnic

Divide the group into teams. Following clues, each team finds their lunch. The clues may lead to the entire lunch or to a series of packaged items. A time limit insures everyone eats together.

Women's Ministries could plan a Family Game Day. Using the activities from track and field games, it's easy to plan events for the whole family or teams.

Begin with an obstacle course. Include such things as a football sweep, jump rope, gunny sack hop, and a sprint. A tug-of-war is fun for participants and observes.

Remember the games you played as a child or check the library for pioneer games. The objective is to have fun, not necessarily to display athletic abilities. Games requiring little athletic prowess encourage everyone to participate.