Favorite FHE Games

Murder in the Dark – Get small slips of paper and write each player’s name on each slip of paper. Write IT on one of the papers and put the slips into a bowl or some sort of container. Everyone sits in a circle on chairs and holds hands. Everyone looks away until you say, “Go” or “Start.” The person who is it winks at someone (who dies dramatically, trying not to get caught doing “the crime.” If the person it doesn’t get caught by the end of the round, they win. If someone guesses wrong they must dramatically die.

Gospel Says - it is like Simon Says except you ask the players to do things that are in the scriptures.

Tithing Tag - One person is "bishop". The bishop goes out of the room, and everyone else chooses someone to hide a penny. The bishop comes in when the penny is hidden, and the bishop finds the penny, and tries to guess who hid the penny. if he guesses right, the person who hid the penny is bishop. (This game works great with a tithing lesson.)


Button, Button, Who Has the Button? - Let's play button button who has the button. All you need is a button. Everybody sits in a circle. One person in the middle is 'IT'. The button gets passed around in a concealed manner. Of course, one person must hold onto the button without passing it. The others must pretend they are passing it. After all have passed (or not) 'IT' must point out the person with the button. That person becomes 'IT'.


Who Am I? - Everybody has a sticker of a Biblical character name on the back of their shirt. Everyone has to ask different questions to figure out who they are. -

Don't Eat Pete

Place one M&M in each square of the game board. Send one person away from the game
board, then choose which M&M will be 'Pete' for the round. Have the person come back
and begin picking M&M's from the game board. As soon as the person tries to pick 'Pete'
everyone else yells "Don't Eat Pete!" The person keeps all the M&M's picked up before
trying to get Pete. Refill the game board and play again with the next child.

Sardines - A Great Idea for a Family Home Evening Game

How to Play

Step 1
Declare the boundaries where kids can hide ("only in our backyard" or "only in the basement").

Step 2
Choose one child to be It. He hides while the rest of the group counts slowly to 20 (or higher).

Step 3
The players then split up to search independently for whoever's It. When a seeker finds him, he or she joins It in the hiding place, trying to stay as quiet as possible. (Ideally the hiding place should be somewhere that will just barely accommodate all players, and as others find It and crowd in, the silent squeeze becomes tighter — and sillier.)

Step 4
When the last person finds the hiding place, the game's over, and play resumes with the last person as It.

Most fun with:

* A yard with trees, or a big house
* Four or more players
* Kids ages 2 and up

Bible Trivia Game for Family Home Evening

Bible Trivia Questions

1. What kind of man was Boas before he married Ruth? (Ruthless)

2. What do they call pastors in Germany, Jason? (German Shepherds)

3. Who was the greatest financier in the Bible, Jeremy? (Noah. He was floating his stock while everyone else was in liquidation.)

4. Who was the greatest female financier in the Bible, Karenin? (Pharoah's daughter. She went down to the bank of the Nile and drew out a little prophet.)

5. What kind of motor vehicles are there in the Bible, Jamie?

(Jehovah drove Adam and Eve out of the Garden in a FUry. David's Triumph was heard throughout the land. And do not forget Honda because the apostles were all in one Accord.)

6. Who was the great comedian in the Bible, Joelle? (Samson. He brought the house down.)

7. What excuse did Adam give to his children as to why he no longer lived in Eden, Justin? (You mother ate us out of house and home.)

8. Which servant of God was the most flagrant lawbreaker in the Bible, John? (Moses, he broke all ten commandments at once.)

9. Which area of Palestine was especially wealthy, Lisa? (The area around Jordan. The banks were always overflowing.)

10. Who is the greatest babysitter mentioned in the Bible, Jenny? (David. He rocked Goliath to a very deep sleep.)

11. Which Bible character had no parents, Jason? (Joshua, son of Nun)

12. Why didn't they place nurst (cards) on the Ark, Joelle? (Because Noah was standing on the deck.)

Bonus question: Did you know it is a sin for a woman to make coffee, Jenny? (It the Bible, it says He-brews.)