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No Sir, Not I Sir (Prince of Paris)
Small group gamesMemory gamesJunior youth gamesCircle gamesAction games
This is a high paced game of concentration and reaction time. The goal of the game is to become #1 by tripping up the people ahead of you. WARNING: This game gets loud.
You'll need to set up the ch...
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10 - 30 mins
No Mess
No cost
First of all elect a adjudicator to go into the other room. A topic is chosen i.e. Food, Cars, brads, Countries ect. and one by one each person playing walks in to the room with the adjudicator and te...
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All On All
10 - 30 mins
No Mess
No cost
Object:
To have only your gender sitting on the couch.
Set-Up:
If you don't have a couch large enough to fit four people, just designate four chairs as the "couch". Circle the rest of the chairs,...
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Multiple Teams
10 - 30 mins
No Mess
No cost
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Identity
Team building gamesSmall group gamesMemory gamesIcebreaker gamesPrize gamesRelaxing gamesCamp games
Divide your group into 2 teams. Each person writes the name of a well known person they would like to be play for this game on a notecard.
"Well-known" can mean famous (Madonna) or very well known (...
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Multiple Teams
0 - 5 mins
No Mess
No cost
This is a game that requires little preparation and is fun among small groups.
Have the players sit in a large circle so they can easily separate their "families" (more on that soon). Next, get pla...
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Multiple Teams
10 - 30 mins
No Mess
No cost
This is the "get to know you" edition of the youth group game called "Bang". You'll need to know the general rules of Bang to understand this game so it's best to read them first:
Read the rules fo...
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All On All
5 - 10 mins
No Mess
No cost
Create two groups of as many as possible and give them a long bible verse each. Tell the two groups they have a couple of minutes to transform that verse into a quick rap. The best rap will win! You c...
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Multiple Teams
5 - 10 mins
No Mess
No cost
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Molecule
Wide gamesTeam building gamesSimulation gamesMemory gamesLarge group gamesCamp gamesAction games
This simulation game is a great one to play on a youth camp. It involves a lot of running and team work but also involves some problem solving skills. You'll need a decent bunch of leaders to run the ...
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Multiple Teams
30 - 60 mins
Cool Off & Clean Up
Under $20
When youth leader says "draw weapons", each person sits on a pew or chair with their Bible held up in air with binding facing them (this is to keep people from putting their fingers IN the Bible while...
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All On All
10 - 30 mins
No Mess
No cost
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Mark 9:23 "Everything is possible for him who believes."
Philippians 4:13 "I can do everything through him who gives me strength."
Similar to "if i were going to the moon i would bring..." excep...
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Whole Group
0 - 5 mins
No Mess
No cost
This group game could be used as an ice breaker game or just as a relaxed game.
It's a cross between Telephone and Pictionary.
Would work well in a whole group setting (depending on how big the ...
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Multiple Teams
5 - 10 mins
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No cost
Its as if you have an invisible ball you are passing around the circle.
there are a few different moves you need to learn.
you have to say the word and do the action for each.
Wiz - one arm sco...
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All On All
0 - 5 mins
No Mess
No cost
A simple bible quiz is a great way to help kids comprehend bible passages and stories. It can be used a tool for learning in small groups, an ice breaker for a big group or maybe as a round in a quiz ...
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All On All
5 - 10 mins
No Mess
No cost
Biblical Detectives
Camp gamesAction gamesLarge group gamesMemory gamesTeam building gamesWide games
This kind of thing can be really fun if it is done properly and works out well.
Basically the idea is to create a scavenger hunt for the kids using words from the Bible to make up clues. ie. refer ...
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Multiple Teams
10 - 30 mins
Cool Off & Clean Up
Under $20
I have no idea why this game works, but it does!
Kids are sitting in a circle on chairs. You give them each a word of the memory verse. You 'bop' them on the head and they have to say their word. Y...
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Whole Group
0 - 5 mins
No Mess
No cost
Cryptograms are great fun to use on scavenger hunts, treasure hunts and in simulation games. They can also be a useful way of introducing a memory verse. Competitions are always good too - first perso...
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Single Player
5 - 10 mins
No Mess
No cost
1) Set up the chairs in a large circle facing the middle. There should be one chair less than the number of people in your group.
2) Everyone playing the game must think of any food--apples, puddin...
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All On All
10 - 30 mins
No Mess
Under $20
Divide the group into two teams.
Print out a memory verse and cut it up so there is one word on each piece of paper.
Set up a hoop or bin which teams must aim for. When a goal is made, a team wi...
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Multiple Teams
5 - 10 mins
No Mess
No cost
Whn the leader says "get ready", each player puts the tablet on their tongue. On "go", each player pours the water in their mouth (NOT swallowing any), and clamps their lips together. The object is to...
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All On All
0 - 5 mins
Cool Off & Clean Up
Under $20
Take 5-6 volunteer. Ask them to say a tongue twister or something that can be difficult to say.
ie. "Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore"
They must say this five times in a row. They have tw...
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All On All
0 - 5 mins
Cool Off & Clean Up
Under $20
This is a great game to help kids remember a bible verse or passage. It can be played with teams or individuals. Give each group/player a piece of paper and a pen. Reveal the memory verse and challeng...
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All On All
5 - 10 mins
No Mess
No cost
New
"A different type of find a word"
This website allows you to generate cool 'wordles'. They are like a word cloud where the size of word is in proportion to its usage.
The site allows you to g...
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Single Player
5 - 10 mins
No Mess
No cost
Write the memory verse on large paper and cut it into a puzzle. Get the kids to put the puzzle together.
For larger groups have more than one puzzle and make it a race....
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Whole Group
0 - 5 mins
No Mess
No cost
Monsters inc. (sully says)
Action gamesDrama gamesIcebreaker gamesJunior youth gamesLarge group gamesMemory gamesSmall group gamesTeam building games
Works very similar to Simon says or just as a fun way of keeping everyone warm without the sully says element, you could use it as ‘monster training’, ‘monsters university’ there are many ways...
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0 - 5 mins
No Mess
No cost
Similar to pass the parcel, except instead of lollies, kids receive a word of the memory verse, which is pieced together at the end of the game.
Pass the Parcel = parcel is passed around circle and...
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All On All
0 - 5 mins
No Mess
No cost
A fantastic balloon game to help with learning memory verses!
Put each word of the memory verse in the balloon in different balloons.
Each child gets a balloon to burst, thus retrieving their w...
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All On All
0 - 5 mins
Cool Off & Clean Up
Under $20
