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Marco Polo On Land
This is the same concept as the water version only with rule variations to make it work well on...
Preacher Pratt
Students will sit in a half circle and try to work their way to the beginning seat by responding...
Squirrels
Everyone gets into groups of three. Two people stand facing each other and join hands to create an arch...
Top & Bottom Tag
Gather your players into two teams. Tell one team to put one of their hands on their head, and...
Aardvark Race
Set the game up by having two lots of two bowls facing each other. One on one side of...
Marshmallow Bowl Run
Fantastic running messy food game but shouldn't create too much mess depending on how many marshmallows fall onto the...
Squirrelly Nut
This game should be played with 10-25 people. Pair up each person with a partner. Pick a team to...
Twisted Dizzy Blob
This is actually a blend of three games: Tongue Twisters, Dizzy Tag, and Blob Tag. Insanity! One person starts...
Campers and Tents
Everyone needs to pair up and one becomes the camper (pref. the smaller person) while the other becomes a...
Chaos
Get the youth to make a circle with the chairs facing inwards. There needs to be one less chair...
Explosive Relay
Split into two groups and go to opposite sides of the room. You can either play this game in...
Target Tag
Prep: have each person write their name on a piece of paper and fold it in half. Each person...
Zombie Tag
Split into teams of two. One person is the zombie and is blindfolded. The other person guides the zombie...
Capture the Flag
Capture the flag is one of the most popular wide games ever and is great to play on a...
Big Ball Volleyball
1. Sort your youth group into two teams and then move them to the volleyball court laid out earlier. 2. With...
Hit the Hundred
Cut out cardboard circles and make a target. Smallest one is the hundred, second smallest is 90 and so on....
Outpost
Players are separated into equal teams and given their own colored flag-football flags which are worn around their waist....
Tired of Being Weak?
Objective: Rip the phonebook into 2 pieces evenly Players needed: Unlimited (the more the better) Instructions: Get a few volunteers...
Capture the End Zone
The object of this game is the first team to score. You will need to play several rounds to...
Electric Bean Bag
1. You place the 3 bean bags or pillows in the centre of the gaming area. 2. Participants make a circle around...
End of the World
Make a large circle with the rope on the floor, have the group stand in the centre of the...
Marco Chicken
Divide the playing group into two teams. One team should be blindfolded. They can call out "marco". The other...
Pool Noodle Ball
Played this game with my junior youth (Kids Club - 6 to 12 year old). Have one of the leaders be...
Pregnant Penguin
1. Everyone sits on a chair distrbuted randomly around the room. 2. A penguin is picked randomly. 3. The penguin stands in...
Apple Eat Tag
Ask for two volunteers. These people will attempt to tip everyone else, in order to do this they must...
Benchball
Start with half the benches at on end of the hall and the other half at the other. Split...
Dinosaurs
1. Choose one person to be the "Danger Alert" or choose an adult or a group leader or something. Give...
No Sir, Not I Sir (Prince of Paris)
This is a high paced game of concentration and reaction time. The goal of the game is to become #1...
Creeping Closer
Select one person from your group to be the captain. They must stand on one side of the playing...
Just Dance Live
Based on the game for Kinnect or Wii, this is a simple fun, high energy group game for your...
Rock Paper Anything
This game could work really well as an "up the front duel" type of game or as an "all...
Scoop Ball Lacrosse
Basic Rules: Pass the ball teammate to teammate and try to score a goal for your team (lacrosse-style) Explanation:...
The Clobberin' Game
So this one works great for my lot of kids, might not work for all though. Every one sits...
Orky? Snorky!
A group of players sit in circle. One person is placed standing in the middle of the circle and...
Ship Wreck
Divide the kids into teams of around 10 people. Each team will need a "ship" - this could be a...
Water Sponge
How To Play: Teachers will split students into two teams. There will be a sponge with water next to...
Zombie Rush
Basically like a game of tips, but the people that are in must cover one eye with their hand,...
Gaga Ball
This is a wildly popular indoor exhausting game. The game begins with all participants touching a wall. The dodge...
Don't Let The Witch Get You!
You need to assign participants to play the witch, the mother, and the babysitter or oldest child. Assign the...
Shoe Kick
Basically, all students stand in one straight row. According to if they are right or left handed, that's the...
Octopus
It's essentially tip, but when you get tipped you sit down where you were tipped. Once you've been tipped...
The Can Can Race
Get 2-4 volunteers. Give each player a can of soft drink, and get them to line up along the...
Two Legged Race
How to Play: Partner up pairs of two (Usually an older kid and a younger kid.) Velcro the partners...
Chinese Dodgeball
This is a game that you will want to play in an open area such as outside or in...
Human Noughts and Crosses
Draw a giant sized Noughts and crosses grid in the middle of the room/yard/field. Divide your group...
Hand Tennis
Hand Tennis, short for "Hantis" can involve any number of players. Four tables are set up in a 2x2...
Dodgeball
The timeless classic game - dodgeball - requires little set up effort and is always a winner. There are...
Amoeba Tag
If you don't know anything about science, an Amoeba is a type of cell that eats other cells by...
Four Corners
This is one of the simplest games I've known, but it still adds up to fun. Hopefully someone hasn't...
Don't Blink
Overview: Time to embrace my inner nerd! This is a game based off a certain British science fiction TV...
