Large group games
The Ultimate Quiz
Divide the group into teams of between 5 and ten people (If you are running a camp with small groups,...
Bases
Bases An Outdoor Team Game Overview: Bases is a fast-paced outdoor game that combines elements of Capture the Flag,...
Screamer
Get the group to stand in a circle facing inwards. Choose one player to stand in the centre of...
Find a Wordle
"A different type of find a word" This website allows you to generate cool 'wordles'. They are like a...
Going Up or Going Down?
You start by splitting everyone up into teams of two. Everyone is standing and has their backs against each...
Poison Pole
This is a simple and easy game that everyone in our youth loves!! You have a pole (a broom...
Shuffle Bums
You get all the chairs in a circle and have the people playing sit on them. Make sure there...
Telephone
A classic and fun party game for all ages! 1. Get players to sit in a circle facing inwards. 2. Pick...
Creative Scavenger Hunt
Scavenger hunts can be epic fun and there are many different ways to do them. This "Creative" Scavenger Hunt...
Snowball Fight
This is a great fun get to know you game. It works well as an ice breaker game and...
Giants, Wizards, and Elves
Summary: An icebreaker / action oriented game good for medium and large sized groups. Similar to a game of rock,...
Marco Polo On Land
This is the same concept as the water version only with rule variations to make it work well on...
Toothpaste Challenge
Give the kids either in pairs or as individuals a plate and a tube of toothpaste. The bigger tubes...
Top & Bottom Tag
Gather your players into two teams. Tell one team to put one of their hands on their head, and...
Human Traffic Lights
Whilst the music is playing, all players must dance around the room and when the music stops players must...
Preacher Pratt
Students will sit in a half circle and try to work their way to the beginning seat by responding...
Squirrels
Everyone gets into groups of three. Two people stand facing each other and join hands to create an arch...
Campers and Tents
Everyone needs to pair up and one becomes the camper (pref. the smaller person) while the other becomes a...
Capture the Flag
Capture the flag is one of the most popular wide games ever and is great to play on a...
Chaos
Get the youth to make a circle with the chairs facing inwards. There needs to be one less chair...
Flour Mountain
First fill the bowl with flour then put the plate over it and then flip it over making sure...
Giver Or Taker
Everyone sits in a circle like playing "duck, duck, goose!" the leader reads a story. Through out the story...
Paper Telephone
Ok, so we all remember the kids game telephone, where the person at the front of the line whispers...
Question Circle Rotate
This is a fantastic "get to know you" game. Split the kids into two groups - tell one group...
Make It Out Of A Chair
First, you split up into groups of 3-5. You should have at least three teams to play. Each team...
Outpost
Players are separated into equal teams and given their own colored flag-football flags which are worn around their waist....
Capture the End Zone
The object of this game is the first team to score. You will need to play several rounds to...
End of the World
Make a large circle with the rope on the floor, have the group stand in the centre of the...
Dinosaurs
1. Choose one person to be the "Danger Alert" or choose an adult or a group leader or something. Give...
The Bible Sells
Split up your group into equal sized teams. Five players each team works best, but can be adjusted to...
Creeping Closer
Select one person from your group to be the captain. They must stand on one side of the playing...
Just Dance Live
Based on the game for Kinnect or Wii, this is a simple fun, high energy group game for your...
Packing Peanut Tower
Don’t throw away those packing peanuts from all those online packages you’ve had delivered recently – they’ll...
Rock Paper Anything
This game could work really well as an "up the front duel" type of game or as an "all...
Spaghetti and Marshmallows
Give each team a packet of spaghetti and a packet of marshmallows. The team that builds the tallest spaghetti...
Human What's Missing?
This is a great game for learning names and getting used to each other. It's based on the whats...
Orky? Snorky!
A group of players sit in circle. One person is placed standing in the middle of the circle and...
Gaga Ball
This is a wildly popular indoor exhausting game. The game begins with all participants touching a wall. The dodge...
Ice Cream Snowmen
In teams, give the kids an even amount of ice cream on a plate, on a table outside. Using...
Ship Wreck
Divide the kids into teams of around 10 people. Each team will need a "ship" - this could be a...
Burger Chef
Create work stations in your venue to allow groups to work in relative privacy. Divide the youth group in...
Shoe Kick
Basically, all students stand in one straight row. According to if they are right or left handed, that's the...
Duck Duck Splash
How to Play: This game is basically Duck Duck Goose except instead of tapping the persons head and saying...
Octopus
It's essentially tip, but when you get tipped you sit down where you were tipped. Once you've been tipped...
Chinese Dodgeball
This is a game that you will want to play in an open area such as outside or in...
Generation Jeopardy
Basically this is a fun game of Jeopardy. I went through and picked 5 topics that I thought our students...
Dodgeball
The timeless classic game - dodgeball - requires little set up effort and is always a winner. There are...
Amoeba Tag
If you don't know anything about science, an Amoeba is a type of cell that eats other cells by...
Four Corners
This is one of the simplest games I've known, but it still adds up to fun. Hopefully someone hasn't...