Cooperative games

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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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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The Laughing Game

The objective of this game is to get everyone to laugh while you can not laugh yourself. Have everyone...

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Trains

Everybody sits in a circle holding hands, you nominate 2 people to be 'stations' and 1 person to sit in the...

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A Light In Darkness

This is a great, fun game for leading into topics like spiritual warfare, reaching the lost, etc. This is...

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Animals

The Group sits on chairs around in a circle with the odd man out standing in the middle trying...

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Human Paper Scissors Rock

This game is a variation of normal paper scissors rock. I'm going to assume you know how that one...

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Wink 'Em

Make a circle of chairs and have of the group sit down. There should be one extra, empty chair....

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Spaghetti Slip and Slide

For those of us on water restrictions who cant have a normal water slide this is a fun and...

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Unlimited Ping Pong

Push the long sides of the tables together so you have a large rectangle with a long seam down...

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Dodgeball Crossover

A large area the size of a basketball court is the best for this game. Have two or three...

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Monkey in the Middle

For this icebreaker game, you'll need to form a circle with chairs. You have one person in the middle....

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Steal The Keys

Put the keys in the metal bowl, and place it under the chair. Everyone makes a wide circle around...

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Table Topics

This is an excellent ice breaker activity in it's simplest form! If you haven't heard of "Table Topics" before,...

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Trash Can Game

The whole group joins hands in a circle around the trash can. While holding hands, on the count of...

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Donkey Game

Everyone circles up, and two people start with a ball each. One ball is to be passed around the...

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Twice Round the Marquee

You find a large building (whatever one you hold youth in) and you send one leader round clockwise walking...

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Endless Bases Kickball

This is a pointless game my students made up, one day when they were bored. It is played just...

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Sneaky Phrase Game

This ice breaker game is a good group game to play with a small group - maybe at a...

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Speed Cricket

This game has proven to be a real hit. We play it inside after our bible study has finished....

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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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Alphabet Concentration

This can be played in a pair, a small group or a larger crowd - but the more people...

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Printable Mazes

OK, a bit boring I know, but I have used the mazes found at KrazyDad's site (http://www.krazydad...

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Simple Word Games

There are many simple word games you can find at the website listed. Some of them can be played...

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Bible Smugglers

You will need a decent sized property for this game. Before you start the game you explain to the...

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Matchstick Truth or Lie

Before playing, designate two actions for 'true' and 'false' (such as hands on heads or hands behind back) and...

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Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

All participants sit in a circle. The leader begins, saying "Ali Baba and the forty thieves" while doing a...

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Party Blower Matchbox Race

Line up everyone is one long line then give each child a party blower and empty match box. On...

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Shuffle Bums

You get all the chairs in a circle and have the people playing sit on them. Make sure there...

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Zip Zap Boing

Rules are simple. Everyone stands in a circle and one person starts the throwing. If you throw the ball...

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Chinese Kickball

This is kind of like a normal game of kickball except there is only one pitcher--no outfielders, and everyone...

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Queggs

The aim of "Queggs" or 'Quick Eggs' to those unfamiliar with its witty title, is a game were one...

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Telephone

A classic and fun party game for all ages! 1. Get players to sit in a circle facing inwards. 2. Pick...

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The Human Slingshot

It's an exhilarating, fast-paced game that involves four people slinging each other back and forth within a human sized...

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Gargon

This game is to be played in the dark and it an awesome choice to play as a night...

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Remember Everything

This get to know you game is best played in a smaller group of around 10 or so people. If...

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Marco Polo On Land

This is the same concept as the water version only with rule variations to make it work well on...

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Aardvark Race

Set the game up by having two lots of two bowls facing each other. One on one side of...

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Marshmallow Bowl Run

Fantastic running messy food game but shouldn't create too much mess depending on how many marshmallows fall onto the...

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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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Campers and Tents

Everyone needs to pair up and one becomes the camper (pref. the smaller person) while the other becomes a...

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Chaos

Get the youth to make a circle with the chairs facing inwards. There needs to be one less chair...

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Giver Or Taker

Everyone sits in a circle like playing "duck, duck, goose!" the leader reads a story. Through out the story...

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Question Circle Rotate

This is a fantastic "get to know you" game. Split the kids into two groups - tell one group...

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Benchball

Start with half the benches at on end of the hall and the other half at the other. Split...

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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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Creeping Closer

Select one person from your group to be the captain. They must stand on one side of the playing...

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Packing Peanut Tower

Don’t throw away those packing peanuts from all those online packages you’ve had delivered recently – they’ll...

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Zip Bong

Stand in a circle and cover you teeth with your lips, almost as if you were impersonating an elder...

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Orky? Snorky!

A group of players sit in circle. One person is placed standing in the middle of the circle and...

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