Active no prep 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...
Jockeys Up
1. Tell the group to get into pairs, preferably with a person who has a similar height/weight to them. 2....
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...
Over the Mountain
I love this game for getting to know students. Each player sits in a chair in a circle facing...
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......
Rock Paper Scissors
In the middle of the playing field set up 2 long lines with a bout 1 - 2 metres to divide them....
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...
Mix & Mingle
This get to know you game / ice break game is a great way to generate discussion amoungst a big...
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....
Scream Till You Drop!
Line up kids. When you say go, they run as fast as they can, screaming as loud as they...
Human Relay
Each team stands in a straight line behind one another at the start line. When the relay commences the...
Rock Paper Scissors Evolution
This game is a fantastic group mixer ice breaker activity. Players must wander around the room and battle each...
Screamer
Get the group to stand in a circle facing inwards. Choose one player to stand in the centre of...
Going Up or Going Down?
You start by splitting everyone up into teams of two. Everyone is standing and has their backs against each...
Giants, Wizards, and Elves
Summary: An icebreaker / action oriented game good for medium and large sized groups. Similar to a game of rock,...
Top & Bottom Tag
Gather your players into two teams. Tell one team to put one of their hands on their head, and...
Squirrels
Everyone gets into groups of three. Two people stand facing each other and join hands to create an arch...
Dinosaurs
1. Choose one person to be the "Danger Alert" or choose an adult or a group leader or something. Give...
Rock Paper Anything
This game could work really well as an "up the front duel" type of game or as an "all...
Octopus
It's essentially tip, but when you get tipped you sit down where you were tipped. Once you've been tipped...
Amoeba Tag
If you don't know anything about science, an Amoeba is a type of cell that eats other cells by...
If I Were A Butterfly
This is the game version of the popular children's song "If I Were a Butterfly" and is a variation...
Poisonous stump
Want your friends to fall into the poison zone? Then this is the perfect game for you! Get ready...
Number Clumps
Alliances are quickly formed and broken as kids scramble to clump together in groups of different numbers.
