Camp games
Captain's Orders
This game is excellent for a competitive group. It tires everyone out really quickly and can provide a good...
Matthew Mark Luke John
Each person has a chair. Put 4 chairs in a row (or use a couple couches), the rest in a...
French Vs English
First off I wanted to say that this is probably one of my all time favourite youth group games....
True False Run
The group stands in the middle of a room (or if outside, between two markers eg cones). one wall...
Volleyball with Human Net
Play this game with the same rules as volleyball except with 3 teams. Have 2 teams play against one another while...
Countries
This is a really great running wide game - good for burning off a lot of energy. However, it's...
Biblical Detectives
This kind of thing can be really fun if it is done properly and works out well. Basically the...
Fresh
Fresh is a classic youth group running and strategy game. It's good for those kids who like to show...
Rock Paper Scissors
In the middle of the playing field set up 2 long lines with a bout 1 - 2 metres to divide them....
Mafia
Mafia is a classic campfire game played at many youth camps, summer camps and scout camps before. In some...
Matthew Matthew One One
Players are numbered off: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, 1,2,3,4,5,6 etc. Matthew sits in the super chair. This person starts clapping,...
Stuck in the Mud
In stuck in the mud, one person is "it". when they touch someone, that person is "frozen" in place....
Man Diddy Watcher
I remember playing this game way back in primary school days. Awesome fun. It's similar to "Doggy doggy who's...
Pillow Basketball
Split your group into teams A and B. With each team having an equal amount of girls and guys....
Tim Tam Slam-Off
Get the contestants to bite off two diagonally opposite corners of their tim tam.. They dip about 1.5cm of...
Hey
14 Jan 2022 - This is an updated version of "Bang!" Get everyone to stand in a circle facing inwards. The...
Zombie Apocalypse
How to Play: Basically, there will be three teams. One is the Zombies, one is the Survivors, the last...
Identity
Divide your group into 2 teams. Each person writes the name of a well known person they would like to...
Don't Forget Your Tooth Brush
This youth game is best played on a camp. Come up with a list of items that you would...
Molecule
This simulation game is a great one to play on a youth camp. It involves a lot of running...
Jenga Dare
This is a great youth group ice breaker game. Would work really well to help the group mingle and...
Skit Night
We came up with this at our first lock-in 3 years ago and it is one of our most requested...
Bible Smugglers
You will need a decent sized property for this game. Before you start the game you explain to the...
Commando
This one is insanely popular with all ages. Minimum age of 7 or 8 is recommend as anything younger is hard...
The Ultimate Quiz
Divide the group into teams of between 5 and ten people (If you are running a camp with small groups,...
Extreme Bucket Ball
You start out by setting up 2 chairs on each end of the room or wherever you are playing. If...
Creative Scavenger Hunt
Scavenger hunts can be epic fun and there are many different ways to do them. This "Creative" Scavenger Hunt...
Giant Twister
1) Use just like Twister except you can get around 30 kids on a time. 2) Make 2 teams start them at each...
Mash the Mush
This is a messy food youth group game with an ultimate surprise at the end! First you mix up...
Capture the Flag
Capture the flag is one of the most popular wide games ever and is great to play on a...
Outpost
Players are separated into equal teams and given their own colored flag-football flags which are worn around their waist....
Dinosaurs
1. Choose one person to be the "Danger Alert" or choose an adult or a group leader or something. Give...
Feet Pictionary
Set Up: - Divide the whole group into 2 teams, based on sides of the room. Any size youth group...
Gaga Ball
This is a wildly popular indoor exhausting game. The game begins with all participants touching a wall. The dodge...
That's a Bunch of Baloney
Have 2 teams of 2 come up. The teams stand 10-15 feet away from each other. Hand all 4 players an equal...
Water Sponge
How To Play: Teachers will split students into two teams. There will be a sponge with water next to...
Personalities in Names
1. Each person will get a piece of paper and a pencil/pen. 2. Write down your name vertically down the...
Shoe Kick
Basically, all students stand in one straight row. According to if they are right or left handed, that's the...
Duck Duck Splash
How to Play: This game is basically Duck Duck Goose except instead of tapping the persons head and saying...
Two Legged Race
How to Play: Partner up pairs of two (Usually an older kid and a younger kid.) Velcro the partners...
Hong Kong Ping Pong
You have 4 teams of two. Each team gets two tries whoever misses twice first gets out. They must rotate....
Dodgeball
The timeless classic game - dodgeball - requires little set up effort and is always a winner. There are...
Four Corners
This is one of the simplest games I've known, but it still adds up to fun. Hopefully someone hasn't...
Alien Invasion
1) Give ten players a glowstick for the game, which they will wear around their wrists. Obviously, the game is...
Don't Blink
Overview: Time to embrace my inner nerd! This is a game based off a certain British science fiction TV...
45 Seconds
This activity is very simple and can be used for a wide variety of ages. 1) The group splits up...
Charlie's Candy
This game is based on the great children's movie "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." You're going to need a...
Tangle (Royal Rangers Romania)
Break the group into 2 teams of 3 players. The players of each team will be tied up together by their...
Pass the Potato
Overview: This game combines "hot potato" with elements of tag. It can get very competitive with more people. Where...