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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"...
Mix & Meet
Get each person to grab some M&M's. Tell them not to eat them. Assign a different meaning to...
Name Bingo
This is probably one of the oldest and most well known icebreakers. It's also known as "People Bingo" and...
Shoe Talk
Often at the start of a youth camp or youth group year there are many people who don't know...
Team Architect
Team Architect is basically a game where you get each team to build something with very little amounts of...
Teeth
Everyone sits in a circle. Each player chooses a fruit or vegetable. Player A says their fruit/veggie, then...
Remember Me?
Get your two teams to mingle together for a couple of minutes, and introduce themselves to each other. The...
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...
Ultimate Icebreaker
This game is the ultimate icebreaker. Needs a bit a prep before hand - fill up some trays with...
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...
Actionary
This icebreaker youth group game is a cross between pictionary, sculptionary and charades. Firstly come up with a list...
French Vs English
First off I wanted to say that this is probably one of my all time favourite youth group games....
Psychiatrist
Have the entire group sit in a circle; a room with couches and chairs are fine, as long as...
Cups and Downs
This game is best played with a small group. Place 20 or more cups in the middle of the room,...
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...
Tea Towel Face Off
Both teams line up sitting down facing away from each other. Everyone holds hands. At one end, the 2 players...
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...
Murder in the Dark
This game is very simple. Perfect for a sleepover party or a late night camp gamer. Make a room...
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...
Celebrity Head Mania
Grab a whole bunch of sticky labels or masking tape and write the names of celebrities on the non-sticky...
Chair on the Wall
This is an event for the real he-men in your youth group. There is no equipment required, except a...
Crab Balloon Soccer
Everyone gets in the crab position. Two chairs at either end of the hall with a person standing up...
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...
Sock Hockey
Line up 2 teams against opposite walls. Number them all off so each team has a set of matching numbers....
Spin Chasey
This is a game we made up by accident back at youth group in good old days. Basically... everyone...
Countries
This is a really great running wide game - good for burning off a lot of energy. However, it's...
House of Cards
Pretty much self explanitory, as the name suggests - get each player/team to build a house of cards....
Penny For Your Thoughts
Each kid gets a coin. When asked, they share something significant that happened to them the year the coin...
Three Ball Soccer
This is soccer. Soccer with not just one ball, not just two balls, but three balls! You'll need three...
Newspaper War
Collect a ton of scrap paper (in most churches, just place a box next to the copier for 3 or 4...
Pea Pipes
Simple relay structure for this game. 4 teams line up at one end. Place a bowl of peas (or whatever...
Bucket Balance
Get 4 kids to lie down on their backs in a small circle with their legs sticking up in the...
Caterpillar Race
Divide your youth group kids into some groups, 4 works well as a relay. Just make sure the groups aren't...
The Tangled Chain
Get everyone to huddle in a group in the middle of the room and join each hand with someone...
Biblical Detectives
This kind of thing can be really fun if it is done properly and works out well. Basically the...
Chairball
Set up your hall like a foosball table: With chairs as the black and white team. The 'black' chairs...
Fishing for Marbles
Divide the youth into 2 or more teams. Place the bucket in the middle of the room, then put the...
Musical Statues
I usually call this game dance and stop, because then the rules are even easier to explain. Play music,...
Swing The Cat
I have nooooo idea why, but our youth group loved this game. Basically, it involves a designated person standing...
