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WildcardYou Pick!Cards by Mishka Douglas. Print on cardstock if you can. Cut along the dashed lines; keep inside the dotted ones. Move used cards to the USED pile until the whole deck is gone, then shuffle and start again.
36 cards · 6 suits of 6 · also on the Family page at lamplightstudy.com/family/ as a digital deck with a Pick Jar and a used pile.
Choose a Bible character you would like to know more about. Find an appropriate JW publication or Bible account. Share 3 things you learned. Everyone shares one thing they found interesting.
Choose a Bible question you have wondered about. Research it using the Bible and JW publications. Bring what you found and discuss it together.
Choose a topic from Questions Young People Ask—Answers That Work. Read or watch it together. Everyone shares one point that could help someone their age.
Choose a For Young People feature. Read or watch it together. Everyone finishes: “One thing I learned was…”
Choose a life story about a faithful servant of Jehovah. Share something you admire about them. Everyone identifies one quality they would like to develop.
Choose an animal, plant, natural feature, or other part of creation. Research something that increases your appreciation for Jehovah's creativity and wisdom. Share what you found.
Choose a Bible subject. Pair up and practice a brief presentation. Switch roles. Discuss what sounded natural and what could be improved.
Create a realistic situation someone might face at school, work, or with friends. Everyone suggests a response and a Bible principle that could help.
Create 2–3 “What if…?” scenarios. Discuss possible responses and which Bible principles could guide us.
Choose one Bible principle. Explain it simply as though you were teaching someone who knows nothing about it. Everyone gets a chance to add one helpful thought.
Choose a common conversation topic. Practice turning the conversation toward a Bible thought naturally. Try it with different partners.
Choose a situation in which someone might need encouragement. Practice what you could say or do to strengthen them. Discuss what made the response encouraging.
Everyone draws a favorite scene from Paradise. When finished, explain: “I chose this because…”
Choose a Bible account. Draw or create your favorite scene from it. Compare everyone's interpretations and what each person noticed.
Everyone writes one short-term goal and one long-term goal. Share if comfortable. Discuss practical ways the family can encourage one another.
Choose a Bible verse, principle, or account. Create a creative way to help everyone remember it—drawing, rhyme, acronym, skit, or other idea.
Create a short family motto based on a Bible principle. Everyone suggests ideas, then choose one together.
Choose a short Bible account and turn it into a 3–6 panel comic strip. Everyone can draw a panel or contribute dialogue.
Choose a Bible account, article, video, or Broadcast segment. Everyone answers: “What did you appreciate?” Then answer: “Why did it stand out to you?”
Everyone answers one: What is going well? What is challenging? What is something you would like the family to help with? Keep the discussion positive and respectful.
Everyone chooses a Christian quality they admire in another family member and explains why. The person receiving the compliment can share how they would like to keep developing that quality.
Choose a topic relevant to family life. Everyone answers: “What could make this easier for me?” Discuss practical ways the family can support one another.
Everyone chooses a Bible account they enjoy. Share what makes it meaningful and one lesson you take from it.
Choose a Bible account. Everyone imagines being there. What might you have seen, heard, felt, or learned? What would you have done?
Play Boy, Girl, Place, Thing using Bible names and terms. Choose a letter and name a Bible person, place, object, animal, book, or other category.
Use a memory game from Awake! or create your own. Add a Bible theme or verses to make it a family challenge.
One person secretly chooses a Bible character. Everyone asks yes/no questions until they figure out who it is.
One person draws a Bible person, place, object, or account. Everyone guesses. Rotate the artist.
Act out a Bible account, person, or event without speaking. Everyone else guesses.
Choose a Bible person, place, object, or account. The family gets up to 20 yes/no questions to figure it out.
Choose any Bible-based topic, publication, video, activity, or question you would like the family to explore. Bring the idea or material. Everyone participates.
Choose something Bible-based you discovered recently. Share it with the family, then let everyone ask questions or share one thought.
Choose any Family Worship activity you have enjoyed before—or invent a new one. Explain why you chose it and get everyone involved.
Choose a topic that you think another family member would enjoy. Prepare a short activity or discussion around it. Everyone participates.
Choose one question you want the whole family to explore. Find the material together and see what you can learn.
Invent a Family Worship activity. Give it a name, explain the rules, and get everyone involved.