Two people stand facing each other with about a shoulder's span between them and thier feet together...
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Multi Player Duel
0 - 5 mins
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This activity is very simple and can be used for a wide variety of ages.
1) The group splits up int...
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Multiple Teams
5 - 10 mins
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This is a game that you will want to play in an open area such as outside or in a Gymnasium. The goa...
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Single Player
10 - 30 mins
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Under $20
This is soccer. Soccer with not just one ball, not just two balls, but three balls! You'll need thre...
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10 - 30 mins
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Play this game with the same rules as volleyball except with 3 teams. Have 2 teams play against one ...
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5 - 10 mins
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Blatterball is essentially a cross between soccer and dodgeball [1]. It's named in honour of the for...
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10 - 30 mins
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1. Break up into even teams
2. Pick a captain for each team who will begin on the dodgeball court
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5 - 10 mins
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An action oriented game good for medium and large sized groups. Similar to football and ultimate, t...
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Multiple Teams
10 - 30 mins
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Start with half the benches at on end of the hall and the other half at the other. Split the group u...
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Whole Group
10 - 30 mins
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The object of this game is the first team to score. You will need to play several rounds to determi...
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All On All
10 - 30 mins
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Set up your hall like a foosball table:
With chairs as the black and white team. The 'black' ...
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10 - 30 mins
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Under $20
The timeless classic game - dodgeball - requires little set up effort and is always a winner. There ...
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Multiple Teams
5 - 10 mins
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Setup:
First you make a very large circle of chairs, or tables on their sides. This can also be d...
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Multiple Teams
10 - 30 mins
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The two bases are at opposite ends (much like the distance of a basketball court). Each base has on...
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10 - 30 mins
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Divide the group into two teams.
Print out a memory verse and cut it up so there is one word on e...
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5 - 10 mins
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Setup:
Sticky-tape a ring of glow-sticks to the opening of the bins, one colour per bin. then place...
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Multiple Teams
5 - 10 mins
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1. Create 2 teams.
2. Begin the game by throwing the ball over the net.
3. The goal of the game i...
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10 - 30 mins
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Each team selects a "goalie" who will stand on a platform. The goal is to get the soccer ball to th...
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Multiple Teams
30 - 60 mins
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Push the long sides of the tables together so you have a large rectangle with a long seam down the m...
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Whole Group
10 - 30 mins
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1. Leaders divide the group into 2 teams and leaders place the baskets on opposite sides of the clas...
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10 - 30 mins
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1. Sort your youth group into two teams and then move them to the volleyball court laid out earlier....
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All On All
10 - 30 mins
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Have your group split up into two teams and set up like they are going to play volleyball. Then take...
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Multiple Teams
10 - 30 mins
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This is kind of like a normal game of kickball except there is only one pitcher--no outfielders, and...
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Whole Group
5 - 10 mins
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A large area the size of a basketball court is the best for this game. Have two or three leaders lin...
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Whole Group
10 - 30 mins
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You start out by setting up 2 chairs on each end of the room or wherever you are playing. If you pla...
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Multiple Teams
10 - 30 mins
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This is a simple game, but can be great fun for a mini-olympics style event.
Basically, set up a ...
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5 - 10 mins
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Under $20
Each person has a milk jug. There are no boundaries set. Each team has a goal they are to defend w...
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30 - 60 mins
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This is a fantastic game that gets even the quite kids involved. This game can be played with 10-25 ...
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10 - 30 mins
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Under $20
Players are separated into equal teams and given their own colored flag-football flags which are wor...
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10 - 30 mins
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Split your group into teams A and B. With each team having an equal amount of girls and guys. The gu...
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5 - 10 mins
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A fun twist on traditional kickball: Divide youth into two co-ed teams. Youth leader is "all-time pi...
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30 - 60 mins
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Get everyone to stand around the room in random places. Then it's as simple as telling everyone to b...
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All On All
5 - 10 mins
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Objective/Rules:
Score the soccer ball on one end of the line WITHOUT letting one's back-side leave...
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Whole Group
5 - 10 mins
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Under $20
Line up 2 teams against opposite walls. Number them all off so each team has a set of matching numbe...
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10 - 30 mins
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Divide the kids into two teams, even numbers of guys and girls on both team work best!
Make one t...
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Multiple Teams
10 - 30 mins
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Its best to play outdoors in an open area.
Give everyone a number (1-however many players there a...
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10 - 30 mins
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This game is a variation on Dodgeball, with no teams.
Three players begin the game holding dodgeb...
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10 - 30 mins
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Under $20
Divide the group into 2 teams.
Create a playing field with 2 "end zones" which are essentially re...
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10 - 30 mins
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Divide your youth group into 3 teams. Layout a small-sized soccer pitch using cones on a grassy area...
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0 - 5 mins
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You get 2 chairs sitting on the opposite ends of the playing area.
Then you separate your group in...
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10 - 30 mins
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I made this game up as a child with my friends but played it with a tennis ball and ice lolly sticks...
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All On All
5 - 10 mins
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Rugby, I am generally advised, is a glorious sport that demonstrates the very pinnacle of human achi...
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Multiple Teams
10 - 30 mins
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So you know how to walk like a crab on your hands and feet? Then this game is simple - it's playing ...
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Multiple Teams
10 - 30 mins
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Number off 1 through however many player you have
Player 1 serves a legal ping-pong serve to Player...
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10 - 30 mins
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This is a pointless game my students made up, one day when they were bored.
It is played just li...
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Whole Group
10 - 30 mins
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Hand Tennis, short for "Hantis" can involve any number of players. Four tables are set up in a 2x2 p...
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Multi Player Duel
1 hour +
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You have 4 teams of two. Each team gets two tries whoever misses twice first gets out. They must rot...
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Multiple Teams
10 - 30 mins
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Setup:
First you make a very large circle of chairs, or tables on their sides. This can also be d...
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Multiple Teams
10 - 30 mins
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Over $20
I bought a putter at my church fete for $2 a fair few years ago and since then I've occasionally had...
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All On All
10 - 30 mins
Cool Off & Clean Up
Under $20
Create two teams out of your youth group. We usually separate with girls vs boys but that's not nece...
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Multiple Teams
10 - 30 mins
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