Allow students to create their own puppets out of paper bags, felt, markers, etc. or purchase a selection of religious figure puppets from a store. Read the Bible story out loud to your children. Have them move the puppets to act out the story. You could also set up a puppet stage, and allow the children to be in charge of both the stage directions as well as telling the story through dialogue.
Take a piece of literature designed to be a play, such as "The Death of a Salesman," "The Crucible" or a selection by William Shakespeare. Instruct students to act out the scene in front of the class. They cn also create plays from the text of any tale. With younger students, you might stage an entire production complete with costumes and scenery. you could invite parents, teachers and other classes in the school to come watch the production.
Perhaps you are looking for a character game children can do by themselvethat does not focus on an educational learning experience. Visit the Character Arcade for a plethora of games based on different characters. For example, middle school-aged children might enjoy testing their skills at Ninja Mahjong. Older children who enjoy the television show "Law and Order" could play "Law and Order" Mahjong.
Teach the literary concept of characterization in a captivating and intriguing manner. Provide a list of different character traits to the students, from a novel or poem that they recently read or of a famous individual in history. Ask them to guess which character you are describing. Have other students write their own descriptions of characters and have the rest of the class try to guess who the characters are.