Indoor games

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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Alphabet Concentration

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

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Body Part Musical Chairs

So I am a sunday school teacher at my church and I have found this youth group game to...

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Creationary

This game is called "Creationary" and works in a similar way to pictionary and sculptionary. You'll need a random...

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Dizzy Donkey

Love this game - so funny... 1. Beforehand, cut out a pair of donkey ears using the cardboard or paper. 2....

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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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Shoe Wars

This game is really simple and so much fun. You divide the room with some kind of dividers. You...

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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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Vegemite Cheeks

You separate into 2 (or more) teams. Each group lines up in a single file. At the front of the...

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Blend It

Explain the game as a simple food eating competition game - you could do it with hotdogs or burgers...

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Human Battleships

One of my favourite things is taking something normal and making it life-size. The game of battleships is great...

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Jenga Dare

This is a great youth group ice breaker game. Would work really well to help the group mingle and...

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Key Game

You can do this with any amount of kids you would like (min of 5 kids per team) the more...

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Milo Eating

Each contestant is give a cup of milo (just the powder) with 2 or 3 large mouthfuls in it. The first...

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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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Telephone Pictionary

This group game could be used as an ice breaker game or just as a relaxed game. It's a...

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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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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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Skit Night

We came up with this at our first lock-in 3 years ago and it is one of our most requested...

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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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Cryptograms

Cryptograms are great fun to use on scavenger hunts, treasure hunts and in simulation games. They can also be...

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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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Moshi Moshi

This is the Japanese version of Telephone. Sit in a circle. Pick one person to be "IT" - that...

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Talkin Bout Your Generation

Played this game in a fairly large youth group but could work for smaller groups too! If you are...

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The Ultimate Quiz

Divide the group into teams of between 5 and ten people (If you are running a camp with small groups,...

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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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Blindfolded Eating Competition

The aim of this challenging messy food game is for a blindfolded person to eat the food items that...

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Extreme Bucket Ball

You start out by setting up 2 chairs on each end of the room or wherever you are playing. If...

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Jello Night

This is done during Holy Week. Kids wear old clothes and bring a change of clothes. For the week...

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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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Rescue Relay

Preparation: 1. Tie each life saving device (we used empty cordial bottles) to a separate rope 2. Set out a start...

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The Little Couch

Four on the Couch is quite a fun game but it needs quite a few people to make it...

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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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Find a Wordle

"A different type of find a word" This website allows you to generate cool 'wordles'. They are like a...

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Helium Stick

You can do this team building activity with a single group (maybe as an team growth activity for your...

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Newspaper Hockey

This is a fantastic game that gets even the quite kids involved. This game can be played with 10-25...

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Poetry Jumble

The goal is to make poetry from the words provided. Out of 100 interesting words, cut-out into little squares big...

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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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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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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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What If?

You give each person the two pieces of paper. Tell them to write on one piece a random question...

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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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Balloon Shuffle

Get everyone to blow their balloon up. The object of the game is to carry there balloon from the...

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Creative Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger hunts can be epic fun and there are many different ways to do them. This "Creative" Scavenger Hunt...

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Empires

First of all elect a adjudicator to go into the other room. A topic is chosen i.e. Food,...

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Giant Twister

1) Use just like Twister except you can get around 30 kids on a time. 2) Make 2 teams start them at each...

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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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How Many Do You Do?

The aim of this game is to eat as many plain dry weet bix in a certain amount of...

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Poison Pole

This is a simple and easy game that everyone in our youth loves!! You have a pole (a broom...

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