Active games for large groups
Key Game
You can do this with any amount of kids you would like (min of 5 kids per team) the more...
Poison Ball
Divide the group into two teams. Set out an area with clear boundaries and get one team to stand...
Bible Smugglers
You will need a decent sized property for this game. Before you start the game you explain to the...
Jenga Dare
This is a great youth group ice breaker game. Would work really well to help the group mingle and...
Rock Paper Scissors Evolution
This game is a fantastic group mixer ice breaker activity. Players must wander around the room and battle each...
Giant Pick Up Sticks
So you've all heard of pick-up sticks right? The game where you get a pile of multi-coloured sticks all...
Commando
This one is insanely popular with all ages. Minimum age of 7 or 8 is recommend as anything younger is hard...
Party Blower Matchbox Race
Line up everyone is one long line then give each child a party blower and empty match box. On...
Screamer
Get the group to stand in a circle facing inwards. Choose one player to stand in the centre of...
Bases
Bases An Outdoor Team Game Overview: Bases is a fast-paced outdoor game that combines elements of Capture the Flag,...
Poison Pole
This is a simple and easy game that everyone in our youth loves!! You have a pole (a broom...
Going Up or Going Down?
You start by splitting everyone up into teams of two. Everyone is standing and has their backs against each...
Shuffle Bums
You get all the chairs in a circle and have the people playing sit on them. Make sure there...
Snowball Fight
This is a great fun get to know you game. It works well as an ice breaker game and...
Creative Scavenger Hunt
Scavenger hunts can be epic fun and there are many different ways to do them. This "Creative" Scavenger Hunt...
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...
Human Traffic Lights
Whilst the music is playing, all players must dance around the room and when the music stops players must...
Marco Polo On Land
This is the same concept as the water version only with rule variations to make it work well on...
Preacher Pratt
Students will sit in a half circle and try to work their way to the beginning seat by responding...
Squirrels
Everyone gets into groups of three. Two people stand facing each other and join hands to create an arch...
Campers and Tents
Everyone needs to pair up and one becomes the camper (pref. the smaller person) while the other becomes a...
Chaos
Get the youth to make a circle with the chairs facing inwards. There needs to be one less chair...
Capture the Flag
Capture the flag is one of the most popular wide games ever and is great to play on a...
Outpost
Players are separated into equal teams and given their own colored flag-football flags which are worn around their waist....
Capture the End Zone
The object of this game is the first team to score. You will need to play several rounds to...
End of the World
Make a large circle with the rope on the floor, have the group stand in the centre of the...
Creeping Closer
Select one person from your group to be the captain. They must stand on one side of the playing...
Dinosaurs
1. Choose one person to be the "Danger Alert" or choose an adult or a group leader or something. Give...
Just Dance Live
Based on the game for Kinnect or Wii, this is a simple fun, high energy group game for your...
Orky? Snorky!
A group of players sit in circle. One person is placed standing in the middle of the circle and...
Ship Wreck
Divide the kids into teams of around 10 people. Each team will need a "ship" - this could be a...
Gaga Ball
This is a wildly popular indoor exhausting game. The game begins with all participants touching a wall. The dodge...
Rock Paper Anything
This game could work really well as an "up the front duel" type of game or as an "all...
Shoe Kick
Basically, all students stand in one straight row. According to if they are right or left handed, that's the...
Octopus
It's essentially tip, but when you get tipped you sit down where you were tipped. Once you've been tipped...
Chinese Dodgeball
This is a game that you will want to play in an open area such as outside or in...
Amoeba Tag
If you don't know anything about science, an Amoeba is a type of cell that eats other cells by...
Dodgeball
The timeless classic game - dodgeball - requires little set up effort and is always a winner. There are...
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...
Charlie's Candy
This game is based on the great children's movie "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." You're going to need a...
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...
Pass the Potato
Overview: This game combines "hot potato" with elements of tag. It can get very competitive with more people. Where...
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...
Hungry Hungry Humans
Setup: First you make a very large circle of chairs, or tables on their sides. This can also be...
Lifesavers Relay
1) At youth group, break everyone into three teams. If you are at a camp and have a group system,...
