Indoor games
Drop the Keys
Everyone in the group takes a seat in their chair or designated seat, which seats should be arranged in...
Fruit Basket Turnover
Everyone sits in chairs that are facing in a circle except one player - that one is in the...
Memory Verse Basketball
Divide the group into two teams. Print out a memory verse and cut it up so there is one...
Mingle Mingle Mingle
This is a good youth group game to get kids mingling together and to help kids to get to...
Blind Man's Journey
Sometimes i just can't work out why kids like some games, but my younger group LOVES this game. Blindfold...
Heads or Tails?
A good game for revising what has been learnt. Similar to heads or tails, person up the front asks...
I Am Going To And I'm Bringing
This is a guessing game. If there are fewer than ten people in the group, one person thinks of...
If I Went to Mars...
Group is seated in circle. First person begins, 'My name is ... If I went to Mars, I would take....
Lego Brick Testament Bible Story
1. Find the story or book of the Bible you want to teach to your group at www.TheBrickTestament.com....
Lost on a Deserted Island
"The situation is dire - following a shipwreck, everyone has been stranded on a deserted island! Each person is...
Matchbox Nose Race
You need an empty matchbox for each person and a hall (preferably carpeted). The matchbox must be empty, and...
Moo Cow Mines
Set up "cow pats" along a track about 50m long. "Cow pats" consist of paper plates with either jelly...
Poetry in Motion
This is a nice quiet activity when you've got a small cozy group and have some time to kill....
Swamp Crossing
Divide group into two teams. Give each team 3 "rocks" (construction paper cutouts about 1 1/2' x 1 1/2'). Make a start...
Water Balloon Soccer
Divide your youth group into 3 teams. Layout a small-sized soccer pitch using cones on a grassy area. 2 of the...
Baby Burp
You need two people per team, you can make as many teams as you like, and one person is...
Balloon Pop
A fantastic balloon game to help with learning memory verses! Put each word of the memory verse in the...
Chalk Fencing
This game is for two players. Using sticky tape, attach a piece of paper to the upper shoulder of...
I Tell A Lie
The object of this small group ice breaker game is to reveal unknown things about yourself to the group...
Jigsaw Puzzle
Write the memory verse on large paper and cut it into a puzzle. Get the kids to put the...
Mega Ice-cream Sundae
This is a favourite food game at our youth group. Cover a table with plenty of aluminium foil, empty...
Pass the Lifesaver
Give one life saver to each team. Each member of the team has a toothpick which they keep pursed...
Sound Effects
Divide into groups of 5-6. Give each group a recording device and a list of sound effects. The object...
Stocking Ball
Your kids will either hate this game or love it. If people don't want to play, it's also really...
Tic Tac Toe
Set up 9 chairs like a noughts and crosses board. Form two teams and direct questions to alternate teams. If...
Circle Untangle
This is an all time classic icebreaker game! Everyone stands in a big circle and then grabs onto two...
Everything Is Possible For Him Who Believes
Mark 9:23 "Everything is possible for him who believes." Philippians 4:13 "I can do everything through him who gives me strength."...
Kid's Toy Challenge
You know that kids toy where it's a circular object and you have to fit the different shapes in...
Marshmallow Dodgeball
Marshmallow dodgeball is a variant of the dodgeball rules. It's best if the kids wear dark coloured clothing. When...
Mastermind
The classic game of Mastermind works well when solved as a whole group. The whole group must work together...
Musical Chairs
A timeless classic kids party game! Set up some chairs in a circle (always make sure there is 1 less...
Pass the Parcel Memory
Similar to pass the parcel, except instead of lollies, kids receive a word of the memory verse, which is...
Rice Model Competition
Cook rice for about 40 minutes until it's really gluggy and sticky. Then let it cool. Give teams a portion...
Water Balloon Dodgeball
Set up a large rectangle, mark out a no thow zone, about 5 metres, 2.5M from centre for each side....
Wink Them To Sleep
14 Jan 2022 - This is an updated version of "Wink Murder" Arrange the whole group seated in a circle and...
Zim Zalla Zim
14 Jan 2022 - This is an updated version of "Click Click Bang Bang" This is a mystery game which is...
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....
Rock Paper Dragon
This game is great as an icebreaker and our group did it the first night of a youth confrence....
The Face Maker
This game is for the daring people. Anyone can join in. The rules are simple: Eat the sour candy,...
The Laughing Game
The objective of this game is to get everyone to laugh while you can not laugh yourself. Have everyone...
Tim Tam Slam-Off
Get the contestants to bite off two diagonally opposite corners of their tim tam.. They dip about 1.5cm of...
Banana Chomp Relay: Search
As the teens get there, have them print their name on a list. This gives you the right spelling...
Blinded Volleyball
Have your group split up into two teams and set up like they are going to play volleyball. Then...
Lima Bean Relay Race
Give each team member a straw. Place two tables about 10 feet apart. One the first table have a paper...
Niteball
Setup: Sticky-tape a ring of glow-sticks to the opening of the bins, one colour per bin. then place the...
Pantyhose Pull
2 players put an end of a pair of panty hose over each others head and hold it over there...
Proper Dodgeball
The most popular game at our Youth Group (played just like in the movie 'dodgeball'). Two teams line up...