• Pass a note to the organist asking whether he/she plays requests.

• See if a yawn really is contagious.

• Slap your neighbor. See if they turn the other cheek. If not, raise your hand and tell the priest.

• Devise ways of climbing into the balcony without using the stairs.

• Listen for your preacher to use a word beginning with 'A' then 'B and so on through the alphabet. You may get stuck on 'Q' and 'X' though...

• Sit in the back row and roll a handful of marbles under the pews ahead of you. After the service, credit yourself with 10 points for every marble that made it to the front.

• Using church notice-sheets or newcomers cards for raw materials, design, test and modify a collection of paper airplanes.

• Start from the back of the church and try to crawl all the way to the front, under the pews, without being noticed.

• Raise your hand and ask for permission to go to the lavatory.

• Whip out a hankie and blow your nose. Vary the pressure exerted on your nostrils and trumpet out a rendition of your favourite hymn.

• If the sermon goes on for more than 15 minutes, start blowing bubbles.

• Pretend to be 4 years old.

• Try to indicate to the minister that his fly is undone.

• By unobtrusively drawing your arms up into your sleeves, turn you shirt inside out.

• Try to raise one eyebrow.

• Crack your knuckles.

• Think about your chin for an entire minute.

• Twiddle your thumbs.

• Twiddle your neighbours thumbs.

• Wiggle your ears so that the people behind you will notice.

• Practice smiling insincerely.