Youth Group Balloon Games
Make your next event 'pop' with these great ballooon activity ideas
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:...
Spaghetti and Marshmallows
Give each team a packet of spaghetti and a packet of marshmallows. The team that builds the tallest spaghetti...
Feet Pictionary
Set Up: - Divide the whole group into 2 teams, based on sides of the room. Any size youth group...
Human What's Missing?
This is a great game for learning names and getting used to each other. It's based on the whats...
Orky? Snorky!
A group of players sit in circle. One person is placed standing in the middle of the circle and...
The Clobberin' Game
So this one works great for my lot of kids, might not work for all though. Every one sits...
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...
Ice Cream Snowmen
In teams, give the kids an even amount of ice cream on a plate, on a table outside. Using...
Ship Wreck
Divide the kids into teams of around 10 people. Each team will need a "ship" - this could be a...
Sitting Soccer
Objective/Rules: Score the soccer ball on one end of the line WITHOUT letting one's back-side leave the chair....
Stretchy Snakes
Each person is given a lolly snake. They have a time limit to make the longest snake by stretching...
Water Sponge
How To Play: Teachers will split students into two teams. There will be a sponge with water next to...
Who Am I?
Give everyone in the group a piece of paper and pen, then get them to write down three facts...
Burger Chef
Create work stations in your venue to allow groups to work in relative privacy. Divide the youth group in...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Families
This is a game that requires little preparation and is fun among small groups. Have the players sit in...
Hong Kong Ping Pong
You have 4 teams of two. Each team gets two tries whoever misses twice first gets out. They must rotate....
Human Noughts and Crosses
Draw a giant sized Noughts and crosses grid in the middle of the room/yard/field. Divide your group...
Walrus
This game works a lot like psychiatrist but has it's own twist and humor. Start out by having one...
Generation Jeopardy
Basically this is a fun game of Jeopardy. I went through and picked 5 topics that I thought our students...
Dodgeball
The timeless classic game - dodgeball - requires little set up effort and is always a winner. There are...
Hand Tennis
Hand Tennis, short for "Hantis" can involve any number of players. Four tables are set up in a 2x2...
Who Are You?
Each person gets a piece of paper and a pen. They need to write down their name and three...
Amoeba Tag
If you don't know anything about science, an Amoeba is a type of cell that eats other cells by...
Doggy Doggy Who's Got Your Bone?
This is a classic kids party game and is great fun especially for a group of junior youth kids....
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...
Pass the Parcel
Pass the Parcel is a classic kid's party game and can be played on many different occasions - at...
45 Seconds
This activity is very simple and can be used for a wide variety of ages. 1) The group splits up...
Alien Invasion
1) Give ten players a glowstick for the game, which they will wear around their wrists. Obviously, the game is...
Blatterball
Blatterball is essentially a cross between soccer and dodgeball [1]. It's named in honour of the former head of FIFA,...
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...
Ways to Play Uno
Basically, this is a collection of different ways you can play Uno. For those who don't know, Uno is...
Human Target
This is a very simple game (really an activity) which can be used to review information you have taught. 1....
Reverse Dodgeball
1. Break up into even teams 2. Pick a captain for each team who will begin on the dodgeball court 3. The...
Assassins
Get a volunteer to be the President, once they are chosen divide the rest of the kids into 2 unequal...
Steal the Bacon
This game is simple and is a great icebreaker among youth groups and camps. Divide the group into four...
10-Second Hide and Seek
Have you ever wanted to play hide and seek, but found that the playing space was simply too small...
