The great thing about light is that it ALWAYS wins. In a battle between dark and light, light ALWAYS wins. The smallest bit of light that shines beats the blackest and biggest darkness. 

That means we never need to be afraid of the dark or of anything dark in the world. Because Jesus is the light of the world. And when Jesus came to our dark world and died for us on the cross he beat the darkness in the world and he beat the darkness in us, the bad stuff that we choose to do. 

If we ask the light of the world to come to us and to live in us) then we have the light with us always.

And that light continues to win.  We need never be afraid.

Prep a pumpkin with most of the goo out already, and stars carved in the back. Show them the world and the bad that is in it - Jesus came to take out the bad. 
Scoop out the last bits, then say Light beat the dark - inc all Halloweeny stuff - add a candle and link to Philippians 2 - shine like stars and turn it round.

Starlight Express - In relay, the children take it in turns to race to get a star and bring it back to their team. The team with the most stars at the end, wins.

Glowstick Scavenger Hunt - How many can they find in "their" colour hidden around the church? Team with the most, wins.

From The Good Book Company:
Coin-it challenge - You will need: washing-up bowl (or bucket), water, coins, targets (e.g: black metal shapes, or targets drawn on the bowl with permanent marker pen)

A washing-up bowl with black targets in the bottom of it is filled with water. Children try to drop shiny coins onto the black, to cover dark with light. Keep a record of the best.

Cut out windows and a door from the black card too.

Glue the circle of black card onto the bottom of the clear cup - & glue the door & window onto the red cup.

Put the artificial tealight on top of the red cup and place the clear cup on top over the light.

Paper Spring Candles - Use red and orange strips of paper to make a spring – as shown in the picture above.

Cut out a flame from the yellow paper and stick it on top.

Stained Glass Windows - Draw on black construction paper how you want your stained glass window to look
Cut out the shapes where you want the colour to be.

Place the black paper on a flat surface and glue tissue paper over the cut out holes.

Allow to fully dry.

OR

Use a coffee filter and colour on it with different colours of WASHABLE markers.
Spray it with water from a squirt bottle.
Cut a cross (or whatever shape you would like) out of paper - the filter to be the stained glass, the paper the frame.
Glue the 'painted' filter to the back of the frame.

 

The problem with this is we can begin to actually think that these things ARE okay, and we are tempted to get involved with things we shouldn’t. Bad can easily be made to look good.

 

Read Philippians 4:8 “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honourable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things” (ESV) 

Ask

What do you think this verse means? Why do you think it’s a good idea to think about these things? Do you associate any of these with Halloween? Why or why not?

 Think about