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For this great get to know you game, each person must make three statements about themselves, one of which isn't true.
For example: I have two brothers, I was born in Australia, I have a motorcycle...
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Whole Group
0 - 5 mins
No Mess
No cost
Hot Topic
This game is the ultimate icebreaker. Needs a bit a prep before hand - fill up some trays with water and place a t-shirt or pair of shorts or a hat in the water. Then freeze it!
You'll need at leas...
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Multiple Teams
10 - 30 mins
Extreme Mess
Under $20
Hot Topic
The objective of this game is to get everyone to laugh while you can not laugh yourself. Have everyone sit in a circle facing each other. When it is someones turn, they have to say or act something ...
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Whole Group
0 - 5 mins
No Mess
No cost
This get to know you game / ice break game is a great way to generate discussion amoungst a big group or to help a small group get to know a bit more about each other.
Get the group to stand in the...
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All On All
5 - 10 mins
No Mess
No cost
Psychiatrist
Team building gamesSmall group gamesSimulation gamesIcebreaker gamesRelaxing gamesCircle games
Have the entire group sit in a circle; a room with couches and chairs are fine, as long as everybody is pretty much facing each other. Select one person to go out of the room.
Now the group decide...
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Whole Group
10 - 30 mins
No Mess
No cost
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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All On All
10 - 30 mins
No Mess
No cost
This is a great fun get to know you game. It works well as an ice breaker game and it really quick to play. Also works for both big groups and small groups.
Hand out a piece of paper and a pen to e...
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All On All
0 - 5 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
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
Put the keys in the metal bowl, and place it under the chair.
Everyone makes a wide circle around the chair.
A Person is blindfolded, and Sits in the chair, armed with the Newspaper/Nerf Sword. ...
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Whole Group
5 - 10 mins
No Mess
No cost
This is a game that you will want to play in an open area such as outside or in a Gymnasium. The goal of the game is to single highhandedly get everyone else with out going down yourself. It is a good...
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Single Player
10 - 30 mins
No Mess
Under $20
Talking Point
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
You can do this team building activity with a single group (maybe as an team growth activity for your small group) or as a bigger group team challenge.
You'll need a group with at least four or fiv...
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Multiple Teams
5 - 10 mins
No Mess
No cost
This is an excellent ice breaker activity in it's simplest form!
If you haven't heard of "Table Topics" before, they are a great tool to use to help people get to know each other and to inspire int...
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Whole Group
10 - 30 mins
No Mess
Over $20
Give everyone in the group a piece of paper and pen, then get them to write down three facts about themselves along with their name. Once they have done this, they'll need to hand their sheet of paper...
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All On All
5 - 10 mins
No Mess
No cost
The Tangled Chain
Team building gamesSmall group gamesJunior youth gamesIcebreaker gamesRelaxing gamesLarge group games
Get everyone to huddle in a group in the middle of the room and join each hand with someone across the circle. Once everyone has joined hands, let them know their task is now to untangle themselves.
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Whole Group
5 - 10 mins
No Mess
No cost
This game works a lot like psychiatrist but has it's own twist and humor.
Start out by having one person leave the room. With the rest of the group decide upon an action the person has to guess. T...
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Whole Group
0 - 5 mins
No Mess
No cost
Pass the Potato
Action gamesCamp gamesPrize gamesJunior youth gamesLarge group gamesSmall group games
Overview: This game combines "hot potato" with elements of tag. It can get very competitive with more people.
Where to Play: Outside, in an area that is large enough to contain ten people and wide ...
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All On All
10 - 30 mins
Cool Off & Clean Up
Under $20
Skit Night
Team building gamesSmall group gamesIcebreaker gamesCamp gamesArtistic gamesAction gamesNight games
We came up with this at our first lock-in 3 years ago and it is one of our most requested events!
We ask the students to make teams of 4. We write down topics on slips of paper, the topics are fold...
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Multiple Teams
1 hour +
Cool Off & Clean Up
No cost
Have everyone hold hands in a ring around the chair.
The object of the game is to be the last one "alive".
If you touch the chair you are out of the game.
Players must push and pull those who ...
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All On All
0 - 5 mins
No Mess
No cost
Ok, so we all remember the kids game telephone, where the person at the front of the line whispers in the ear of the person behind then and then they turn and do the same and eventually by the time yo...
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All On All
10 - 30 mins
No Mess
No cost
1) Each person gets a straw
2) The straw must be held using their mouth
3) They have to pass the rubberband around using the straw.
4) If the rubberband DROPS, the straw has to be CUT
Rules:
1)...
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All On All
5 - 10 mins
No Mess
Under $20
The group stands in a circle and nominates someone to start. 3 - 2 - 1 ULTIMATE NINJA! Everyone has to start with a ninja pose position.
Going clockwise, the person whose turn it is must try and hi...
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Whole Group
5 - 10 mins
No Mess
No cost
Have you ever wanted to play hide and seek, but found that the playing space was simply too small for a good hiding spot? This game seeks to eliminate that problem, simply and effectively.
Really, ...
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Multi Player Duel
5 - 10 mins
No Mess
No cost
This is a classic kids party game and is great fun especially for a group of junior youth kids.
One kid will sit on a chair facing away from the group with their eyes closed and have the keys or co...
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Whole Group
0 - 5 mins
No Mess
No cost
Spaghetti and Marshmallows
Team building gamesSmall group gamesIcebreaker gamesArtistic gamesLarge group games
Give each team a packet of spaghetti and a packet of marshmallows.
The team that builds the tallest spaghetti and marshmallow tower wins!
You'll be surprised by the things people can come up wit...
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All On All
5 - 10 mins
No Mess
Under $20
I have nooooo idea why, but our youth group loved this game.
Basically, it involves a designated person standing in the middle of the room, blindfolded. They are the swinger of the cat. We turned o...
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Whole Group
5 - 10 mins
No Mess
Under $20
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
Set the game up by having two lots of two bowls facing each other. One on one side of the room and one on the other side of the room.
Have two teams line up on one side of the room. Have each perso...
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Whole Group
10 - 30 mins
Cool Off & Clean Up
Under $20
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
1) Everyone arranges themselves in a circle. One person is picked to be in the center.
2) That person will walk around the circle in a dramatic way (the more dramatic, the funnier it is).
3) The...
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All On All
0 - 5 mins
No Mess
No cost
Extreme Cake Decorating
Team building gamesSmall group gamesMessy food gamesPrize gamesArtistic games
This game requires a fair bit of trouble and preparedness, but it's worth it if you have the time. I thought it would be nice to have a relatively easy food night that resulted in something that you w...
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Multiple Teams
1 hour +
Extreme Mess
Over $20
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
1. Each team puts 8 cards in a discard pile with the top card facing up.
2. That leaves 12 cards “in hand” or on the ground to flip.
3. When the game starts each team flips over 2 cards at a ...
Outside
Multiple Teams
30 - 60 mins
No Mess
No cost
Going Up or Going Down?
Team building gamesSmall group gamesIcebreaker gamesAction gamesLarge group games
You start by splitting everyone up into teams of two. Everyone is standing and has their backs against each other. Holding their hands in the air, they have to sit on the floor without falling over. A...
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Multiple Teams
10 - 30 mins
No Mess
No cost
Lifesavers Relay
Action gamesCamp gamesPrize gamesLarge group gamesMessy food gamesSmall group gamesTeam building games
1) At youth group, break everyone into three teams. If you are at a camp and have a group system, divide them into those groups.
2) Put each team into a straight line and give each person a tooth p...
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Multiple Teams
5 - 10 mins
Cool Off & Clean Up
Under $20
Matchstick Truth or Lie
Small group gamesJunior youth gamesIcebreaker gamesRelaxing gamesCircle games
Before playing, designate two actions for 'true' and 'false' (such as hands on heads or hands behind back) and hand out five matchsticks to each player. When it is a players turn they say their ONE ST...
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Whole Group
10 - 30 mins
Cool Off & Clean Up
Under $20
The two bases are at opposite ends (much like the distance of a basketball court). Each base has one person on it representing his team. Each team must get their ball to their team member on the mat...
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Multiple Teams
10 - 30 mins
No Mess
No cost
Milk Jug Lacrosse
Action gamesLarge group gamesMini olympic gamesSmall group gamesSport gamesTeam building gamesWide games
Each person has a milk jug. There are no boundaries set. Each team has a goal they are to defend with one person. By running up and down the field the tennis ball or is passed from teammate to team...
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Multiple Teams
30 - 60 mins
No Mess
No cost
Pass the Parcel is a classic kid's party game and can be played on many different occasions - at youth group, at a birthday party or at a holiday kids club.
First up you'll need to a get a gift and...
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All On All
5 - 10 mins
No Mess
Under $20
Everyone is to have socks on and no shoes. They are to stand inside a designated area, and when a leader says go, they all must wrestle each other to get thier socks of.
Can be played so that whoe...
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All On All
5 - 10 mins
No Mess
No cost
Tangle (Royal Rangers Romania)
Team building gamesSmall group gamesPrize gamesCamp gamesAction games
Break the group into 2 teams of 3 players. The players of each team will be tied up together by their feet using a rope. There must be 2 poles on the field and each team will have a different pole as ...
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Multiple Teams
10 - 30 mins
Cool Off & Clean Up
No cost
Basically, this is a collection of different ways you can play Uno. For those who don't know, Uno is a fun card game in which players try to get rid of all of their cards using colors, numbers, and ot...
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All On All
0 - 5 mins
No Mess
Under $20
Action Netball
Wide gamesTeam building gamesSport gamesSmall group gamesLarge group gamesJunior youth gamesPrize gamesCamp gamesAction games
You get 2 chairs sitting on the opposite ends of the playing area.
Then you separate your group into 2 teams.
To play the game:
The ref (leader with a whistle) starts everyone in the middle the...
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Multiple Teams
10 - 30 mins
No Mess
No cost
Alphabet Concentration
Junior youth gamesDrama gamesRelaxing gamesSmall group gamesLarge group games
This can be played in a pair, a small group or a larger crowd - but the more people there are, the harder it gets!
Players have a conversation where each sentence begins with the next letter of the...
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Whole Group
0 - 5 mins
No Mess
No cost
1. Prepare four sheets of questions. Each sheet represents one suit (diamond, hearts, clubs, spades). On each sheet write a question for each card value (Ace, King, Queen down to 2). So there will be ...
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Single Player
0 - 5 mins
No Mess
No cost
1. Make sure everyone in the group knows each others phone numbers, or at least has a group chat set up where everyone can contribute.
2. The player with the newest phone starts by naming an app they...
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Single Player
0 - 5 mins
No Mess
No cost
1. Leaders divide the group into 2 teams and leaders place the baskets on opposite sides of the classroom.
2. Each member of the teams must grab a chair and place it anywhere they would like in the r...
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Multiple Teams
10 - 30 mins
No Mess
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
Create work stations in your venue to allow groups to work in relative privacy. Divide the youth group in to small teams and allocate them a handful of mince (enough for one burger patty) a burger bun...
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Multiple Teams
30 - 60 mins
Extreme Mess
Over $20
