Artistic games

Team Architect

Team Architect is a fantastic team-building activity where you get each team to build something with very little amounts...

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Cook-off

This is a similar concept to the Iron Chef on TV and can be run in two different ways:...

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Poetry in Motion

This is a nice quiet activity when you've got a small cozy group and have some time to kill....

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Lego Brick Testament Bible Story

1. Find the story or book of the Bible you want to teach to your group at www.TheBrickTestament.com....

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Mr Squiggle

This is a rip off of the old TV show Mr. Squiggle. We used this activity as the finale...

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Play Dough Pictionary

Split the group into groups of about 5 pleople and distribute them around the room. Each group is given a...

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Creationary

This game is called "Creationary" and works in a similar way to pictionary and sculptionary. You'll need a random...

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Telephone Pictionary

This group game could be used as an ice breaker game or just as a relaxed game. It's a...

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Skit Night

We came up with this at our first lock-in 3 years ago and it is one of our most requested...

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Talkin Bout Your Generation

Played this game in a fairly large youth group but could work for smaller groups too! If you are...

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The Ultimate Quiz

Divide the group into teams of between 5 and ten people (If you are running a camp with small groups,...

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Poetry Jumble

The goal is to make poetry from the words provided. Out of 100 interesting words, cut-out into little squares big...

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Extreme Cake Decorating

This game requires a fair bit of trouble and preparedness, but it's worth it if you have the time....

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Fruit Surgery

This game is best played in teams of three or less. Each team will get a fruit item (banana,...

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Paper Telephone

Ok, so we all remember the kids game telephone, where the person at the front of the line whispers...

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Make It Out Of A Chair

First, you split up into groups of 3-5. You should have at least three teams to play. Each team...

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Just Dance Live

Based on the game for Kinnect or Wii, this is a simple fun, high energy group game for your...

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Packing Peanut Tower

Don’t throw away those packing peanuts from all those online packages you’ve had delivered recently – they’ll...

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Ice Cream Snowmen

In teams, give the kids an even amount of ice cream on a plate, on a table outside. Using...

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Spaghetti and Marshmallows

Give each team a packet of spaghetti and a packet of marshmallows. The team that builds the tallest spaghetti...

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Feet Pictionary

Set Up: - Divide the whole group into 2 teams, based on sides of the room. Any size youth group...

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The Picture Project

1: break up the group into teams of 3-5 (make sure team captain has a smart phone) 2: each team captain...

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The Stories of Your Names

Divide group into smaller groups (3-4 people). Give each group 1 sheet of paper and a pencil. Write every person's...

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Newspaper Memory Verse Shuffle

Break the group into even teams and provide each group with some newspaper pages, a pair of scissors, some...

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P-S-Rock

Divide the group in two and from each group choose two players who will directly compete. These players stay...

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Chalk Challenge Path

Kids complete a series of simple hopscotch-like actions. Perfect for junior youth and preschoolers. Use chalk to draw up...

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Chalk Memory Verses

Firstly, ensure there's a plentiful supply of colourful sidewalk chalk for everyone to access. Then encourage the kids (individually...

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Chalk Street Art Challenge

Divide kids into teams and hand out plenty of good quality sidewalk chalk. Explain their challenge is to come...

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Christmas Gift Giving

Live out the focus of Christmas by working together to give gifts to others in need

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Gift Wrapping Competition

Teams compete to wrap gifts quickly and effectively

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Food Fright

Work in teams to create the scariest monster out of food

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Christmas Tree Decoration Making

Get crafty at Christmas time by making some decorations

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Invisible Ink

Pictionary with an invisible pen in the air

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