No prep games
Secret Identity
Have everyone secretly write down the name of a person on a small piece of paper or a "post-it"...
Shoe Talk
Often at the start of a youth camp or youth group year there are many people who don't know...
Teeth
Everyone sits in a circle. Each player chooses a fruit or vegetable. Player A says their fruit/veggie, then...
Blow Wind Blow
For this icebreaker game you'll need to set up your chairs in a circle facing inwards. Make sure there...
Two Truths And A Tale
For this great get to know you game, each person must make three statements about themselves, one of which...
Everyone's It!
Same rules as chasey... except everyone is it! Get everyone to put their non-prefered hand on their head. Then,...
Slap Wrestling
Two people stand facing each other with about a shoulder's span between them and thier feet together. They must...
Quick Switch Chasey
Usually played in a hall, this game requires 2 even teams. 1 team kneels down in a line through the middle...
Psychiatrist
Have the entire group sit in a circle; a room with couches and chairs are fine, as long as...
Matthew Mark Luke John
Each person has a chair. Put 4 chairs in a row (or use a couple couches), the rest in a...
Jockeys Up
1. Tell the group to get into pairs, preferably with a person who has a similar height/weight to them. 2....
Speed Dating With a Twist
Set up the chairs in two circles, a small circle and a larger circle outside of that. Make sure...
Murder in the Dark
This game is very simple. Perfect for a sleepover party or a late night camp gamer. Make a room...
Tea Towel Face Off
Both teams line up sitting down facing away from each other. Everyone holds hands. At one end, the 2 players...
Captain's Orders
This game is excellent for a competitive group. It tires everyone out really quickly and can provide a good...
Honey If You Love Me...
This is a brilliant circle game! Basically get a circle of chairs set up and get the whole group...
Never Have I Ever
Hold out 5 fingers (well, 4 and your thumb) Go around the circle and one at a time, each person announces...
Mute Organisation
Simply announce that you want everyone lined up across the room by birth-date. Only catch: no talking. Once they...
Shoe Shuffle
Get the group to take off their right shoe. Then throw all the shoes in a big pile in...
Spin Chasey
This is a game we made up by accident back at youth group in good old days. Basically... everyone...
The Tangled Chain
Get everyone to huddle in a group in the middle of the room and join each hand with someone...
Musical Boys and Girls
Divide the group up into girls and boys, but try to make sure that there is an even amount...
Over the Mountain
I love this game for getting to know students. Each player sits in a chair in a circle facing...
Stuck in the Mud
In stuck in the mud, one person is "it". when they touch someone, that person is "frozen" in place....
True False Run
The group stands in the middle of a room (or if outside, between two markers eg cones). one wall...
Animal Noise Game
A great ice breaker game which is sure to lighten the mood and get people feeling comfortable around one...
Cross Country Spoons
Everyone's played spoons right? (if you don't know how to play, ask anyone at your youth group, they'll know......
Icebreaker Questions
A great way to help people open up to each other is to ask them fun questions that allow...
In The Tomb, Out of the Tomb
Draw a long line using yarn or masking tape. Have the children line up in a straight line facing...
Rock Paper Scissors
In the middle of the playing field set up 2 long lines with a bout 1 - 2 metres to divide them....
Stare Down
Start by having all of the kids remove one shoe and placing it in a pile in another room....
Table Climbing
Challenge one of your youthians to climb around a table! It's actually a lot harder than it sounds. Instruct...
Duck Duck Goose
Get the group to sit in a circle and then select one person to be "it". They must walk...
Do You Love Your Neighbour?
Get all the players to sit in a circle, except for one person who must stand in the middle...
I Tell A Lie
The object of this small group ice breaker game is to reveal unknown things about yourself to the group...
Lost on a Deserted Island
"The situation is dire - following a shipwreck, everyone has been stranded on a deserted island! Each person is...
Mix & Mingle
This get to know you game / ice break game is a great way to generate discussion amoungst a big...
Click Click Bang Bang
This is a murder mystery game which is great to bring out at a party or maybe on a...
Everything Is Possible For Him Who Believes
Mark 9:23 "Everything is possible for him who believes." Philippians 4:13 "I can do everything through him who gives me strength."...
Mafia
Such a great classic! Everyone sits on chairs in a circle with their eyes VERY shut. Leader taps the...
Birdie on a Perch
Players should pair off into partners (girls with girls and guys with guys is usually better). One player will...
Body Parts
Teens should pair off. The oldest person of the pairs should go to the middle and make a circle....
Circle Untangle
This is an all time classic icebreaker game! Everyone stands in a big circle and then grabs onto two...
If I Went to Mars...
Group is seated in circle. First person begins, 'My name is ... If I went to Mars, I would take....
Trains
Everybody sits in a circle holding hands, you nominate 2 people to be 'stations' and 1 person to sit in the...
Wink Murder
Arrange the whole group seated in a circle and your Detective standing in the centre. The game required the...
Animals
The Group sits on chairs around in a circle with the odd man out standing in the middle trying...
