No cost games
Rock Paper Scissors
In the middle of the playing field set up 2 long lines with a bout 1 - 2 metres to divide them....
Cross Country Spoons
Everyone's played spoons right? (if you don't know how to play, ask anyone at your youth group, they'll know......
Do You Love Your Neighbour?
Get all the players to sit in a circle, except for one person who must stand in the middle...
Mafia
Mafia is a classic campfire game played at many youth camps, summer camps and scout camps before. In some...
Matthew Matthew One One
Players are numbered off: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, 1,2,3,4,5,6 etc. Matthew sits in the super chair. This person starts clapping,...
Musical Boys and Girls
Divide the group up into girls and boys, but try to make sure that there is an even amount...
Sock Thief
Get everyone to take their shoes off. Give two spare socks to anyone not wearing any. Everyone gets down...
Stuck in the Mud
In stuck in the mud, one person is "it". when they touch someone, that person is "frozen" in place....
The Cork Game
Use the masking tape to make a line. The first player picks up the cork and places only one...
Russian Kickball
A fun twist on traditional kickball: Divide youth into two co-ed teams. Youth leader is "all-time pitcher." Played just...
Spit in the Bucket
This game can get kind of gross, if people are squeamish about saliva. Set up two buckets on chairs...
Sponge Ball Skirmish
2 teams, each team sets up a base on either side of the hall/playing area with limited about of...
Table Climbing
Challenge one of your youthians to climb around a table! It's actually a lot harder than it sounds. Instruct...
Duck Duck Goose
Get the group to sit in a circle and then select one person to be "it". They must walk...
Man Diddy Watcher
I remember playing this game way back in primary school days. Awesome fun. It's similar to "Doggy doggy who's...
Moulder Ball
In this game there are seven or nine players. Three or Four people stand on one side of the...
Stare Down
Start by having all of the kids remove one shoe and placing it in a pile in another room....
Who's Line Is It Anyway
Everyone's seen the "Whose Line Is It Anyway" TV show right? Anyway, it's a theatre sport game. The possibilties...
Bible Quiz
A simple bible quiz is a great way to help kids comprehend bible passages and stories. It can be...
Create A Commercial
This game can either be done using a video camera and a TV, or just acted out on the...
Mix & Mingle
This get to know you game / ice break game is a great way to generate discussion amoungst a big...
Secret Dancer
A fun group game, sure to provide a whole lot of laughs. Might be suitable for a disco night...
Take Two!
This is basically a quicker, more action-packed version of scrabble! Get 4 players (or possibly 4 pairs/groups) to each start...
The Name Game
This is a great get-to-know you style icebreaker. To start off, maybe get the group to stand in a...
True or False?
A great way to reinforce what has just been taught... Instead of the traditional pop-quiz to see how much...
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...
Coal Mine Relay
This is a basic relay race using wheel barrows. You'll need at least two teams, each team needing 1 wheelbarrow....
Drop the Keys
Everyone in the group takes a seat in their chair or designated seat, which seats should be arranged in...
Heads or Tails?
A good game for revising what has been learnt. Similar to heads or tails, person up the front asks...
If I Went to Mars...
Group is seated in circle. First person begins, 'My name is ... If I went to Mars, I would take....
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...
Pillow Basketball
Split your group into teams A and B. With each team having an equal amount of girls and guys....
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...
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...
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...
Sound Effects
Divide into groups of 5-6. Give each group a recording device and a list of sound effects. The object...
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...
Mastermind
The classic game of Mastermind works well when solved as a whole group. The whole group must work together...
