Secret Identity
Have everyone secretly write down the name of a person on a small piece of paper or a "post-it"...
French Vs English
First off I wanted to say that this is probably one of my all time favourite youth group games....
Quick Switch Chasey
Usually played in a hall, this game requires 2 even teams. 1 team kneels down in a line through the middle...
Countries
This is a really great running wide game - good for burning off a lot of energy. However, it's...
Celebrity Head Mania
Grab a whole bunch of sticky labels or masking tape and write the names of celebrities on the non-sticky...
Swing The Cat
I have nooooo idea why, but our youth group loved this game. Basically, it involves a designated person standing...
Fresh
Fresh is a classic youth group running and strategy game. It's good for those kids who like to show...
Drip Drip Drop
Kind like duck duck goose but with water. Everyone sits in a circle and the game begins just like...
Goldfish Gauntlet
This game is great when done infront of a crowd. Select four people from the crowd to be your...
Table Climbing
Challenge one of your youthians to climb around a table! It's actually a lot harder than it sounds. Instruct...
Russian Kickball
A fun twist on traditional kickball: Divide youth into two co-ed teams. Youth leader is "all-time pitcher." Played just...
The Name Game
This is a great get-to-know you style icebreaker. To start off, maybe get the group to stand in a...
Proper Dodgeball
The most popular game at our Youth Group (played just like in the movie 'dodgeball'). Two teams line up...
A Light In Darkness
This is a great, fun game for leading into topics like spiritual warfare, reaching the lost, etc. This is...
Dodgeball Crossover
A large area the size of a basketball court is the best for this game. Have two or three...
Zombie Apocalypse
How to Play: Basically, there will be three teams. One is the Zombies, one is the Survivors, the last...
Table Topics
This is an excellent ice breaker activity in it's simplest form! If you haven't heard of "Table Topics" before,...
NetTag
Create two teams out of your youth group. We usually separate with girls vs boys but that's not necessary...
Thailand Tag
Youth are divided into two teams, and a line is drawn across the middle the room to separate the...
Endless Bases Kickball
This is a pointless game my students made up, one day when they were bored. It is played just...
Tug of Water War!
Before the game starts place all the objects at a hidden place where you it is not too difficult...
Rock Paper Scissors Evolution
This game is a fantastic group mixer ice breaker activity. Players must wander around the room and battle each...
Commando
This one is insanely popular with all ages. Minimum age of 7 or 8 is recommend as anything younger is hard...
Bacon
An action oriented game good for medium and large sized groups. Similar to football and ultimate, two teams try...
Helium Stick
You can do this team building activity with a single group (maybe as an team growth activity for your...
Chinese Kickball
This is kind of like a normal game of kickball except there is only one pitcher--no outfielders, and everyone...
Snowball Fight
This is a great fun get to know you game. It works well as an ice breaker game and...
Top & Bottom Tag
Gather your players into two teams. Tell one team to put one of their hands on their head, and...
Squirrelly Nut
This game should be played with 10-25 people. Pair up each person with a partner. Pick a team to...
Marshmallow Bowl Run
Fantastic running messy food game but shouldn't create too much mess depending on how many marshmallows fall onto the...
Twisted Dizzy Blob
This is actually a blend of three games: Tongue Twisters, Dizzy Tag, and Blob Tag. Insanity! One person starts...
Target Tag
Prep: have each person write their name on a piece of paper and fold it in half. Each person...
Zombie Tag
Split into teams of two. One person is the zombie and is blindfolded. The other person guides the zombie...
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....
Marco Chicken
Divide the playing group into two teams. One team should be blindfolded. They can call out "marco". The other...
Apple Eat Tag
Ask for two volunteers. These people will attempt to tip everyone else, in order to do this they must...
Feet Pictionary
Set Up: - Divide the whole group into 2 teams, based on sides of the room. Any size youth group...
Zombie Rush
Basically like a game of tips, but the people that are in must cover one eye with their hand,...
Amoeba Tag
If you don't know anything about science, an Amoeba is a type of cell that eats other cells by...
Don't Blink
Overview: Time to embrace my inner nerd! This is a game based off a certain British science fiction TV...
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...
Reformation - The Wide Game
This is a wide game that we played on our last youth camp. It should run for a couple...
Sprouts
This epic twist on dodgeball is best played with a fairly large group. It's great to use as an...
Kings in Grass Castles
This is an outdoor game combining tag/chasey/tiggy/tips, bluff, and a healthy dose of running around like...
Hitchhiker's Teeball
Hitchhiker's Teeball is almost, but not quite, entirely unlike teeball. Now that we've got that over with, this game...
Human Stratego
How to play: 1. Divide the group into 2 teams. 2. Each team goes to the opposite end of the field where...
