Youth Ministry Games : Bubble Gum Sculpture

Devide your group into 2.
Ask for 2 very brave volunteers out of each group. {Don't tell them what they're volunteering for}
Set the 2 volunteers up at a table top, and give them a plate or flat dish. (we used cookie sheets) Give the rest of the groups the bubble gum, and tell them to chew as quickly as possible.
Have them chew it only until it is soft, and then give it to the volunteers in their group, and start chewing the next piece. As the group is chewing, the volunteers need to be working on their sculpture. Set a time limit, say 10 minutes, and give them creative ideas of what to make- such as pizza, turtle, etc., but it has to be something difficult. When the gum chewers are through, have them step back and watch, they're in favor of niether group and will be the judges. We gave a prize (a christian cd) to each of our winning volunteers, since they were so brave!

Note: Instead of regular stick gum- such as Wrigly's, I would suggest using larger gum drops- such as Bazooka. {It's much easier to work with!} Keep it cheap, because you'll want to buy enough!