Icebreakers - Thanksgiving Connections

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Thanksgiving is an American
Holiday when people come
together, treasure the
relationships with those close to
them, and thank God for his
blessings over the past year.
While the New Year celebrates
new opportunities and a chance
to start over, Thanksgiving
reminds us how far we have
come and how God and others
have helped us to get where we
are.
This Thanksgiving Activity

encourages youth to remember
things for which they are
thankful and also reminds us that
we are also connect to those
around us and need to be
thankful for them as well. Being
Thankful isnt just for Americans
and Canadians. Its something all
of us should take time to do!
What You Need
Ball of string or yarn
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What to do
1. Sit the youth group on the floor
in a circle with everyone facing
inward toward the center of the
circle.
2. Ask the youth to think about the
past one year. What have been
some of the best times, the
highlights, the celebrations?
What are some things from the
past year that they are thankful
for? Give them a few moments
to think and then ask them all to
think of one thing each and to
hold it in their thoughts.
3.
4.
Then choose one youth to

begin and hand them the ball
of string. The chosen youth
must tell everyone in the
circle ONE THING they are
thankful for.
Then, holding firmly to the
end of the string, he or she
must toss the ball of string to
someone else in the circle
who has not yet received the
string.
5.
6.
7.
The person receiving the

string gives ONE THING he or
she is thankful and does the
same holding firmly onto
the string, he or she tosses
the ball on to another
person who has not received
it yet.
The string should be held
tightly and above the ground
at all times.
Continue until everyone has
received the string once and
has told the group one thing
they are thankful for.
VARIATION: In addition to the

one thing they are thankful
for, have youth to think about
one person in the circle they
are thankful for and one
characteristic of that person
that they appreciate. For
example: I am thankful for
my family and I am also
thankful for Bob, because he
makes me laugh all the time.
TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL

Just as in this game, many of the
blessings of the past year are
shared and connect us together.
When one person is blessed, the
joy is shared and we often bless
others as a result. Smiles are
contagious. Joy is shared. And a
heart of gratitude reminds not
only us, but others of the source
of our blessings which is God.
There are a lot of things in life

to be thankful for. James
1:17 reminds us Every good
and perfect gift is from above,
coming down from the Father
of the heavenly lights, who
does not change like shifting
shadows. Ephesians
1:3 reminds us Praise be to the
God and Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ, who has blessed us
in the heavenly realms with
every spiritual blessing in
Christ.
What are some of the other

things you are thankful for
from the past one year?
What are some of the things
you have been blessed with
in the past 1 year?
What are you most thankful
for? Why?
MAKE IT SPIRITUAL
Read Psalm 145:1-21
This psalm gives many reasons
we should praise God and be
thankful to Him. Some of those
things listed describe who God
is, what he is like. Others
describe what he has done or
will do. List all the reasons to
thank God and praise Him as
found in this psalm.
Why should we be thankful

to God and praise Him?
What are some of the things
that will happen when we
praise God according to this
psalm?
What does thanksgiving do
for us? How does our
thanks affect others?
Read Psalm 95:1-7a

Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord;
let us shout aloud to the Rock of our
salvation. Let us come before him
with thanksgiving and extol him with
music and song. For the Lord is the
great God, the great King above all
gods. In his hand are the depths of
the earth, and the mountain peaks
belong to him. The sea is his, for he
made it, and his hands formed the
dry land. Come, let us bow down in
worship, let us kneel before the Lord
our Maker; for he is our God and we
are the people of his pasture, the
flock under his care.
What reasons do these verses

give for being thankful and
singing for Joy to God?
Why should these things make
us thankful?
What are some practical
benefits of each?
Read Psalm 100

Shout for joy to the LORD, all the
earth. Worship the LORD with
gladness; come before him with
joyful songs. Know that the LORD is
God. It is he who made us, and we
are his; we are his people, the sheep
of his pasture. Enter his gates with
thanksgiving and his courts with
praise; give thanks to him and praise
his name. For the LORD is good and
his love endures forever; his
faithfulness continues through all
generations.
In psalm 100, what are

the 6 reasons given to
be thankful to God and
to praise Him?
Who does the psalm say
should be thankful?
Which of the 6 reasons
makes you most
thankful?
MAKE IT PRACTICAL
What lessons can we learn
about Thanksgiving and
Gratitude from these Bible
passages?
Why should we be more
thankful each day of our lives,
and not just once a year?
What effect could it have on us
and others if we always had a
grateful heart?
MAKE IT PERSONAL
How can you be a more grateful
person with God and others?
Take some time in prayer to
thank God for his blessings over
the past year.
This week, set aside some time
each day to thank God for all the
blessings in your life.
ADDITIONAL SCRIPTURE
Ephesians 5:19-21
Speak to one another with psalms,
hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and
make music in your heart to the
Lord, always giving thanks to God the
Father for everything, in the name of
our Lord Jesus Christ. Submit to one
another out of reverence for Christ.
Philippians 4:6
Do not be anxious about anything,
but in everything, by prayer and
petition, with thanksgiving, present
your requests to God.
Colossians 3:17
And whatever you do, whether in
word or deed, do it all in the name of
the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God
the Father through him.
2 Corinthians 9:10-11
Now he who supplies seed to the
sower and bread for food will also
supply and increase your store of
seed and will enlarge the harvest of
your righteousness. You will be made
rich in every way so that you can be
generous on every occasion, and
through us your generosity will result
in thanksgiving to God.
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This Thanksgiving Activity

Then choose one youth to

The person receiving the

VARIATION: In addition to the

TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL

There are a lot of things in life

What are some of the other

Why should we be thankful

Read Psalm 95:1-7a

What reasons do these verses

Read Psalm 100

In psalm 100, what are

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