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This game is excellent for a competitive group. It tires everyone out really quickly and can provide a good opportunity to award a prize to the winner.
You have one person to be the leader or "Capt...
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Whole Group
5 - 10 mins
No Mess
No cost
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Each person has a chair. Put 4 chairs in a row (or use a couple couches), the rest in a circle - works well with a range of players. The four on the sofa, or in a row, name off as Matthew Mark Luke an...
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Whole Group
5 - 10 mins
No Mess
No cost
The group stands in the middle of a room (or if outside, between two markers eg cones). one wall/marker is nominated 'true' and the other 'false'.
The leader reads a statement, eg 'bats aren't act...
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All On All
0 - 5 mins
No Mess
No cost
Zombie Apocalypse
Wide gamesTeam building gamesMini olympic gamesCamp gamesAction gamesLarge group gamesNight games
How to Play: Basically, there will be three teams. One is the Zombies, one is the Survivors, the last is the Helpers.
The goal of this game is for the Survivors to get back to the starting point wi...
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Multiple Teams
10 - 30 mins
No Mess
No cost
This one is insanely popular with all ages. Minimum age of 7 or 8 is recommend as anything younger is hard to teach.
This game is basically hide and seek meets red light green light. Choose a count...
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All On All
30 - 60 mins
Cool Off & Clean Up
No cost
French Vs English
Wide gamesTeam building gamesSimulation gamesCamp gamesAction gamesLarge group games
First off I wanted to say that this is probably one of my all time favourite youth group games. It is one of those games that just involves burning off a lot of energy!
The basic idea is that there...
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Multiple Teams
10 - 30 mins
Cool Off & Clean Up
No cost
Hot Topic
Capture the Flag
Wide gamesWater gamesTeam building gamesCamp gamesAction gamesLarge group gamesNight games
Capture the flag is one of the most popular wide games ever and is great to play on a youth camp in a location with plenty of running space.
SET UP
1. Find a location to play. The ideal location...
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Multiple Teams
10 - 30 mins
Cool Off & Clean Up
Under $20
Get everyone to stand in a circle facing inwards. The leader running the game will need to stand in the middle of the circle. The leader points at someone in the circle. That person must duck down str...
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All On All
5 - 10 mins
No Mess
No cost
You will need a decent sized property for this game.
Before you start the game you explain to the youth how Christians risk their lives everyday smuggling bibles into communist countries. All youth...
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Whole Group
1 hour +
No Mess
No cost
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Don't Blink
Action gamesCamp gamesLarge group gamesNight gamesSimulation gamesTeam building gamesWide games
Overview: Time to embrace my inner nerd! This is a game based off a certain British science fiction TV show I won't name. Anyway, this game combines teamwork, reflexes, running, skill, and the occasio...
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Multiple Teams
10 - 30 mins
No Mess
Under $20
This is one of the simplest games I've known, but it still adds up to fun. Hopefully someone hasn't already covered it.
1. You'll need to play in a room with four corners, so it can't be circular....
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All On All
5 - 10 mins
No Mess
No cost
This is a wildly popular indoor exhausting game.
The game begins with all participants touching a wall. The dodge balls are thrown up in the air and play begins. The object is to not get out.
Yo...
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All On All
10 - 30 mins
Cool Off & Clean Up
Under $20
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
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No cost
Such a great classic! Everyone sits on chairs in a circle with their eyes VERY shut. Leader taps the head of a person who will be mafia (or 2-3 mafia if lots of people). Then the leader announces next...
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Whole Group
10 - 30 mins
No Mess
No cost
This activity is very simple and can be used for a wide variety of ages.
1) The group splits up into pairs. One pair starts by going up to kick.
2) The rest of the group decides who will pitch the b...
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Multiple Teams
5 - 10 mins
No Mess
Under $20
Fresh is a classic youth group running and strategy game. It's good for those kids who like to show off their speed, but also for those who'd rather stand still and out wit someone.
It can be a rea...
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Multiple Teams
10 - 30 mins
No Mess
No cost
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This is a really great running wide game - good for burning off a lot of energy. However, it's also a good wide game for those who might not like to run as it involves a lot of strategy.
1. Set up ...
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Multiple Teams
10 - 30 mins
Cool Off & Clean Up
Under $20
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
This is a game that we always play at my youth group. I guess it's kind of a reverse version of Hide and Seek - because the whole group is looking for just one person.
So, one youthian is chosen by...
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Whole Group
10 - 30 mins
No Mess
No cost
Alien Invasion
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1) Give ten players a glowstick for the game, which they will wear around their wrists. Obviously, the game is played at night--preferably outdoors, at a camp.
2) Explain the following situation as...
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Multiple Teams
10 - 30 mins
No Mess
Under $20
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
Charlie's Candy
Wide gamesTeam building gamesSimulation gamesLarge group gamesCamp gamesAction games
This game is based on the great children's movie "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." You're going to need a large group to play it, so this could be a good camp game.
1) Break the group into six eve...
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Multiple Teams
30 - 60 mins
No Mess
Under $20
Feet Pictionary
Team building gamesJunior youth gamesIcebreaker gamesRelaxing gamesCamp gamesArtistic games
Set Up:
- Divide the whole group into 2 teams, based on sides of the room. Any size youth group can play. In the front of the room place drawing pad/white board, somewhere both teams can see it wel...
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Multiple Teams
10 - 30 mins
Cool Off & Clean Up
No cost
1. Each person will get a piece of paper and a pencil/pen.
2. Write down your name vertically down the paper.
3. With every alphabet written down, write a keyword to represent each alphabet th...
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All On All
30 - 60 mins
No Mess
No cost
Play this game with the same rules as volleyball except with 3 teams. Have 2 teams play against one another while the third team acts as the net. The "net" team can play a big part in this game as the...
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Multiple Teams
5 - 10 mins
Cool Off & Clean Up
No cost
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How to play: 1. Divide the group into 2 teams. 2. Each team goes to the opposite end of the field where their flag is located. 3. One person on the team distributes the cards before and during the ga...
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Multiple Teams
30 - 60 mins
No Mess
No cost
This is a great youth group ice breaker game. Would work really well to help the group mingle and get comfortable being around one another.
You'll needa jenga set or even a giant jenga set if you h...
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All On All
10 - 30 mins
Cool Off & Clean Up
Under $20
This epic twist on dodgeball (http://youthgroupgames.com.au/games/37/dodgeball/) is best played with a fairly large group. It's great to use as an icebreaker because there is almost never an official ...
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All On All
10 - 30 mins
No Mess
Under $20
The Ultimate Quiz
Team building gamesIcebreaker gamesRelaxing gamesCamp gamesArtistic gamesLarge group games
Divide the group into teams of between 5 and ten people (If you are running a camp with small groups, split them into their small groups).
The game takes the form of a general knowledge quiz with ...
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Multiple Teams
30 - 60 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
Seeing as cell phones are something most teens have, why not merge cell phones, scavenger hunt, and hide and seek.
Seeing as a lot of youth like to mess with their phones during services, have the ...
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All On All
10 - 30 mins
No Mess
No cost
Dinosaurs
Wide gamesTeam building gamesJunior youth gamesIcebreaker gamesCamp gamesAction gamesLarge group games
1. Choose one person to be the "Danger Alert" or choose an adult or a group leader or something. Give him or her the whistle/horn.
2. Tell the players that they are dinosaurs and there are adult di...
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Whole Group
0 - 5 mins
No Mess
Under $20
The timeless classic game - dodgeball - requires little set up effort and is always a winner. There are two ways to play it and they're both explained below:
CLASSIC
Divide the playing area (an ...
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Multiple Teams
5 - 10 mins
No Mess
No cost
You start out by setting up 2 chairs on each end of the room or wherever you are playing. If you play outside, make sure you have a good size gap between the two chair. You're going to pick 2 teens to...
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Multiple Teams
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 ...
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Multiple Teams
30 - 60 mins
No Mess
No cost
Lifesavers Relay
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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
I remember playing this game way back in primary school days. Awesome fun. It's similar to "Doggy doggy who's got your bone" but a little different.
Get to group to sit in a circle. Put a chair in ...
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Whole Group
10 - 30 mins
No Mess
No cost
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
Players are separated into equal teams and given their own colored flag-football flags which are worn around their waist. The objective of the game is to get the other teams flags. Flags that do not h...
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Multiple Teams
10 - 30 mins
No Mess
No cost
This is a wide game that we played on our last youth camp. It should run for a couple of hours. As with most wide games, you'll want to customise it to your group. I've written down what we did, but f...
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Multiple Teams
1 hour +
No Mess
Over $20
Steal the Bacon
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This game is simple and is a great icebreaker among youth groups and camps.
Divide the group into four teams and send them to a corner of a large room, or selected areas outside. Placed in the cent...
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Multiple Teams
10 - 30 mins
No Mess
Under $20
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
1: break up the group into teams of 3-5 (make sure team captain has a smart phone)
2: each team captain will be given the list of objectives(listed below) and the team will have to complete the tas...
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Multiple Teams
30 - 60 mins
No Mess
No cost
How To Play:
Teachers will split students into two teams. There will be a sponge with water next to each student starting.
The first student in each line will get the sponge and soak up as much ...
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Multiple Teams
0 - 5 mins
Cool Off & Clean Up
Under $20
There is one person who is the seeker, the rest of the people are hiders. The seeker puts the hose into the shape of a circle. After the seeker counts to a predesegnated number (i.e. 2 minutes) the se...
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Whole Group
30 - 60 mins
No Mess
No cost
This is an excellent game for groups of daring youth. It's a bit hard to explain, but it is easy to get into the full swing of it.
One person gets to start. They select someone in the group and cha...
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All On All
10 - 30 mins
No Mess
No cost
Action Netball
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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
This youth game is best played on a camp. Come up with a list of items that you would find in a dorm (ie. toothbrush, mouth wash, a bed mattress, rubbish, mobile phone, bible etc.) and then find a cen...
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Multiple Teams
10 - 30 mins
No Mess
No cost
How to Play: This game is basically Duck Duck Goose except instead of tapping the persons head and saying 'Goose!' you have a sponge with water that you squeeze on the persons head and you say 'SPLASH...
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Whole Group
5 - 10 mins
Cool Off & Clean Up
Under $20
