Active games for large groups
Everyone's It!
Same rules as chasey... except everyone is it! Get everyone to put their non-prefered hand on their head. Then,...
Captain's Orders
This game is excellent for a competitive group. It tires everyone out really quickly and can provide a good...
French Vs English
First off I wanted to say that this is probably one of my all time favourite youth group games....
Jockeys Up
1. Tell the group to get into pairs, preferably with a person who has a similar height/weight to them. 2....
Countries
This is a really great running wide game - good for burning off a lot of energy. However, it's...
True False Run
The group stands in the middle of a room (or if outside, between two markers eg cones). one wall...
Spin Chasey
This is a game we made up by accident back at youth group in good old days. Basically... everyone...
Biblical Detectives
This kind of thing can be really fun if it is done properly and works out well. Basically the...
Newspaper War
Collect a ton of scrap paper (in most churches, just place a box next to the copier for 3 or 4...
Three Ball Soccer
This is soccer. Soccer with not just one ball, not just two balls, but three balls! You'll need three...
Fresh
Fresh is a classic youth group running and strategy game. It's good for those kids who like to show...
Over the Mountain
I love this game for getting to know students. Each player sits in a chair in a circle facing...
Pea Pipes
Simple relay structure for this game. 4 teams line up at one end. Place a bowl of peas (or whatever...
Musical Statues
I usually call this game dance and stop, because then the rules are even easier to explain. Play music,...
Where The Wind Blows
Everyone sits in a circle on chairs and one person is in the middle. The person in the middle...
Giant Bowling
This is a simple game, but can be great fun for a mini-olympics style event. Basically, set up a...
Rock Paper Scissors
In the middle of the playing field set up 2 long lines with a bout 1 - 2 metres to divide them....
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......
Poopdeck
For medium size to large groups indoor or out. Use tape to create large boxes on the floor or...
Sock Thief
Get everyone to take their shoes off. Give two spare socks to anyone not wearing any. Everyone gets down...
Stuck in the Mud
In stuck in the mud, one person is "it". when they touch someone, that person is "frozen" in place....
Duck Duck Goose
Get the group to sit in a circle and then select one person to be "it". They must walk...
Spit in the Bucket
This game can get kind of gross, if people are squeamish about saliva. Set up two buckets on chairs...
Alka Seltzer Waterfight
A simple water fight game which is fantastic for cooling down on hot summer days. Preparation 1. Get a large...
Mix & Mingle
This get to know you game / ice break game is a great way to generate discussion amoungst a big...
Fruit Basket Turnover
Everyone sits in chairs that are facing in a circle except one player - that one is in the...
Chalk Fencing
This game is for two players. Using sticky tape, attach a piece of paper to the upper shoulder of...
Circle Untangle
This is an all time classic icebreaker game! Everyone stands in a big circle and then grabs onto two...
Rock Paper Dragon
This game is great as an icebreaker and our group did it the first night of a youth confrence....
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....
Proper Dodgeball
The most popular game at our Youth Group (played just like in the movie 'dodgeball'). Two teams line up...
A Light In Darkness
This is a great, fun game for leading into topics like spiritual warfare, reaching the lost, etc. This is...
Human Paper Scissors Rock
This game is a variation of normal paper scissors rock. I'm going to assume you know how that one...
Lima Bean Relay Race
Give each team member a straw. Place two tables about 10 feet apart. One the first table have a paper...
Pantyhose Pull
2 players put an end of a pair of panty hose over each others head and hold it over there...
Scream Till You Drop!
Line up kids. When you say go, they run as fast as they can, screaming as loud as they...
Dodgeball Crossover
A large area the size of a basketball court is the best for this game. Have two or three...
The Chair Game
Arrange the chairs in a big circle, everyone to sit on a chair apart from one person, who stands...
Unlimited Ping Pong
Push the long sides of the tables together so you have a large rectangle with a long seam down...
Zombie Apocalypse
How to Play: Basically, there will be three teams. One is the Zombies, one is the Survivors, the last...
Crazy Pong
Number off 1 through however many player you have Player 1 serves a legal ping-pong serve to Player 2 Player 2 allows the...
Steal The Keys
Put the keys in the metal bowl, and place it under the chair. Everyone makes a wide circle around...
Trash Can Game
The whole group joins hands in a circle around the trash can. While holding hands, on the count of...
Molecule
This simulation game is a great one to play on a youth camp. It involves a lot of running...
Bible Centred
Balance a bible on a chair in the middle of your playing area. Form a circle around the bible,...
Human Relay
Each team stands in a straight line behind one another at the start line. When the relay commences the...
Body Part Musical Chairs
So I am a sunday school teacher at my church and I have found this youth group game to...