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Secret Identity

Have everyone secretly write down the name of a person on a small piece of paper or a "post-it"...

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Shoe Talk

Often at the start of a youth camp or youth group year there are many people who don't know...

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Teeth

Everyone sits in a circle. Each player chooses a fruit or vegetable. Player A says their fruit/veggie, then...

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Blow Wind Blow

For this icebreaker game you'll need to set up your chairs in a circle facing inwards. Make sure there...

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Two Truths And A Tale

For this great get to know you game, each person must make three statements about themselves, one of which...

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Everyone's It!

Same rules as chasey... except everyone is it! Get everyone to put their non-prefered hand on their head. Then,...

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Slap Wrestling

Two people stand facing each other with about a shoulder's span between them and thier feet together. They must...

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Psychiatrist

Have the entire group sit in a circle; a room with couches and chairs are fine, as long as...

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Quick Switch Chasey

Usually played in a hall, this game requires 2 even teams. 1 team kneels down in a line through the middle...

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Captain's Orders

This game is excellent for a competitive group. It tires everyone out really quickly and can provide a good...

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Matthew Mark Luke John

Each person has a chair. Put 4 chairs in a row (or use a couple couches), the rest in a...

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Jockeys Up

1. Tell the group to get into pairs, preferably with a person who has a similar height/weight to them. 2....

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Speed Dating With a Twist

Set up the chairs in two circles, a small circle and a larger circle outside of that. Make sure...

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Murder in the Dark

This game is very simple. Perfect for a sleepover party or a late night camp gamer. Make a room...

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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...

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Tea Towel Face Off

Both teams line up sitting down facing away from each other. Everyone holds hands. At one end, the 2 players...

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Honey If You Love Me...

This is a brilliant circle game! Basically get a circle of chairs set up and get the whole group...

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Spin Chasey

This is a game we made up by accident back at youth group in good old days. Basically... everyone...

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Mute Organisation

Simply announce that you want everyone lined up across the room by birth-date. Only catch: no talking. Once they...

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Sardines

This is a game that we always play at my youth group. I guess it's kind of a reverse...

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Shoe Shuffle

Get the group to take off their right shoe. Then throw all the shoes in a big pile in...

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True False Run

The group stands in the middle of a room (or if outside, between two markers eg cones). one wall...

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The Tangled Chain

Get everyone to huddle in a group in the middle of the room and join each hand with someone...

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Animal Noise Game

A great ice breaker game which is sure to lighten the mood and get people feeling comfortable around one...

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Musical Boys and Girls

Divide the group up into girls and boys, but try to make sure that there is an even amount...

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Over the Mountain

I love this game for getting to know students. Each player sits in a chair in a circle facing...

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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......

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Icebreaker Questions

A great way to help people open up to each other is to ask them fun questions that allow...

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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...

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Rock Paper Scissors

In the middle of the playing field set up 2 long lines with a bout 1 - 2 metres to divide them....

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Stuck in the Mud

In stuck in the mud, one person is "it". when they touch someone, that person is "frozen" in place....

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Table Climbing

Challenge one of your youthians to climb around a table! It's actually a lot harder than it sounds. Instruct...

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Duck Duck Goose

Get the group to sit in a circle and then select one person to be "it". They must walk...

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Stare Down

Start by having all of the kids remove one shoe and placing it in a pile in another room....

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Ameba

Place a chair in the middle of a room or playing area. The bigger the playing area is, the...

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Do You Love Your Neighbour?

Get all the players to sit in a circle, except for one person who must stand in the middle...

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Mafia

Mafia is a classic campfire game played at many youth camps, summer camps and scout camps before. In some...

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Mix & Mingle

This get to know you game / ice break game is a great way to generate discussion amoungst a big...

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Name Tag

It's a great name game! It's like playing a game of tag, only when the person who is is...

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I Tell A Lie

The object of this small group ice breaker game is to reveal unknown things about yourself to the group...

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If I Went to Mars...

Group is seated in circle. First person begins, 'My name is ... If I went to Mars, I would take....

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Lost on a Deserted Island

"The situation is dire - following a shipwreck, everyone has been stranded on a deserted island! Each person is...

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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."...

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Circle Untangle

This is an all time classic icebreaker game! Everyone stands in a big circle and then grabs onto two...

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Click Click Bang Bang

This is a murder mystery game which is great to bring out at a party or maybe on a...

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Secret Dancer

A fun group game, sure to provide a whole lot of laughs. Might be suitable for a disco night...

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Wink Murder

Arrange the whole group seated in a circle and your Detective standing in the centre. The game required the...

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Animals

The Group sits on chairs around in a circle with the odd man out standing in the middle trying...

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Birdie on a Perch

Players should pair off into partners (girls with girls and guys with guys is usually better). One player will...

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Body Parts

Teens should pair off. The oldest person of the pairs should go to the middle and make a circle....

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