Active no prep games

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Everyone's It!

Same rules as chasey... except everyone is it! Get everyone to put their non-prefered hand on their head. Then,...

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Captain's Orders

This game is excellent for a competitive group. It tires everyone out really quickly and can provide a good...

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Quick Switch Chasey

Usually played in a hall, this game requires 2 even teams. 1 team kneels down in a line through the middle...

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Jockeys Up

1. Tell the group to get into pairs, preferably with a person who has a similar height/weight to them. 2....

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Tea Towel Face Off

Both teams line up sitting down facing away from each other. Everyone holds hands. At one end, the 2 players...

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True False Run

The group stands in the middle of a room (or if outside, between two markers eg cones). one wall...

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Spin Chasey

This is a game we made up by accident back at youth group in good old days. Basically... everyone...

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Over the Mountain

I love this game for getting to know students. Each player sits in a chair in a circle facing...

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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......

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Rock Paper Scissors

In the middle of the playing field set up 2 long lines with a bout 1 - 2 metres to divide them....

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Stuck in the Mud

In stuck in the mud, one person is "it". when they touch someone, that person is "frozen" in place....

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Do You Love Your Neighbour?

Get all the players to sit in a circle, except for one person who must stand in the middle...

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Duck Duck Goose

Get the group to sit in a circle and then select one person to be "it". They must walk...

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Ameba

Place a chair in the middle of a room or playing area. The bigger the playing area is, the...

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Mix & Mingle

This get to know you game / ice break game is a great way to generate discussion amoungst a big...

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Secret Dancer

A fun group game, sure to provide a whole lot of laughs. Might be suitable for a disco night...

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Name Tag

It's a great name game! It's like playing a game of tag, only when the person who is is...

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Circle Untangle

This is an all time classic icebreaker game! Everyone stands in a big circle and then grabs onto two...

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Birdie on a Perch

Players should pair off into partners (girls with girls and guys with guys is usually better). One player will...

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Body Parts

Teens should pair off. The oldest person of the pairs should go to the middle and make a circle....

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In The River

All you need is a straight line - like a rope or a hose or a line on a...

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Rock Paper Dragon

This game is great as an icebreaker and our group did it the first night of a youth confrence....

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Scream Till You Drop!

Line up kids. When you say go, they run as fast as they can, screaming as loud as they...

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Hey

14 Jan 2022 - This is an updated version of "Bang!" Get everyone to stand in a circle facing inwards. The...

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AhSoKo!

Description: An icebreaker for a small group that gets everyone involved with the coordination of hands, voice and pace....

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Human Relay

Each team stands in a straight line behind one another at the start line. When the relay commences the...

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Thailand Tag

Youth are divided into two teams, and a line is drawn across the middle the room to separate the...

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Ultimate Ninja

The group stands in a circle and nominates someone to start. 3 - 2 - 1 ULTIMATE NINJA! Everyone has to start...

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Rock Paper Scissors Evolution

This game is a fantastic group mixer ice breaker activity. Players must wander around the room and battle each...

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Bacon

An action oriented game good for medium and large sized groups. Similar to football and ultimate, two teams try...

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Screamer

Get the group to stand in a circle facing inwards. Choose one player to stand in the centre of...

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Spud

Its best to play outdoors in an open area. Give everyone a number (1-however many players there are). Have...

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Going Up or Going Down?

You start by splitting everyone up into teams of two. Everyone is standing and has their backs against each...

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Giants, Wizards, and Elves

Summary: An icebreaker / action oriented game good for medium and large sized groups. Similar to a game of rock,...

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Top & Bottom Tag

Gather your players into two teams. Tell one team to put one of their hands on their head, and...

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Squirrelly Nut

This game should be played with 10-25 people. Pair up each person with a partner. Pick a team to...

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Squirrels

Everyone gets into groups of three. Two people stand facing each other and join hands to create an arch...

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Dinosaurs

1. Choose one person to be the "Danger Alert" or choose an adult or a group leader or something. Give...

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Rock Paper Anything

This game could work really well as an "up the front duel" type of game or as an "all...

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Octopus

It's essentially tip, but when you get tipped you sit down where you were tipped. Once you've been tipped...

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Amoeba Tag

If you don't know anything about science, an Amoeba is a type of cell that eats other cells by...

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10-Second Hide and Seek

Have you ever wanted to play hide and seek, but found that the playing space was simply too small...

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Kings in Grass Castles

This is an outdoor game combining tag/chasey/tiggy/tips, bluff, and a healthy dose of running around like...

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Simon Says

Simon Says is a kids game usually played with three or more people. One person is nominated to be...

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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...

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Poisonous stump

Want your friends to fall into the poison zone? Then this is the perfect game for you! Get ready...

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The Floor Is Lava

Imaginations turn the floor into super hot lava and require players to avoid touching it at all costs. No...

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Creative Hopscotch

To play hopscotch, players must hop and jump along a hopscotch course. Usually a course consists of single or...

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Hide the Thimble

A "hide and find" party game that's as simple as they come

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Number Clumps

Alliances are quickly formed and broken as kids scramble to clump together in groups of different numbers.

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