No cost games
Human Target
This is a very simple game (really an activity) which can be used to review information you have taught. 1....
Reverse Dodgeball
1. Break up into even teams 2. Pick a captain for each team who will begin on the dodgeball court 3. The...
10-Second Hide and Seek
Have you ever wanted to play hide and seek, but found that the playing space was simply too small...
Assassins
Get a volunteer to be the President, once they are chosen divide the rest of the kids into 2 unequal...
Bippity Bop-Bop
1) Everyone arranges themselves in a circle. One person is picked to be in the center. 2) That person will walk...
Nuke 'Em
1. Create 2 teams. 2. Begin the game by throwing the ball over the net. 3. The goal of the game is to...
What Are the Odds?
This is an excellent game for groups of daring youth. It's a bit hard to explain, but it is...
Answer Race
1. Prepare four sheets of questions. Each sheet represents one suit (diamond, hearts, clubs, spades). On each sheet write a...
I'm all about that blue (no yellow)
This game is vaguely related to both Foosball and pinball, is reasonably active, and can be played indoors. Useful...
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...
Cardboard Camelot
Separate your group into teams of 3-4 each. One member of each team will be the Champion, and the...
The Picture Project
1: break up the group into teams of 3-5 (make sure team captain has a smart phone) 2: each team captain...
Human Stratego
How to play: 1. Divide the group into 2 teams. 2. Each team goes to the opposite end of the field where...
Wave- Hide and seek
There is one person who is the seeker, the rest of the people are hiders. The seeker puts the...
Chair of Doom
Have everyone hold hands in a ring around the chair. The object of the game is to be the...
Matt Ball
The two bases are at opposite ends (much like the distance of a basketball court). Each base has one...
App Snap
1. Make sure everyone in the group knows each others phone numbers, or at least has a group chat set...
Confederate Rugby
Rugby, I am generally advised, is a glorious sport that demonstrates the very pinnacle of human achievement, or some...
Milk Jug Lacrosse
Each person has a milk jug. There are no boundaries set. Each team has a goal they are to...
Giant Dutch Blitz
1. Each team puts 8 cards in a discard pile with the top card facing up. 2. That leaves 12 cards “in handâ€...
Return of the Jedi (Hide and Seek Freeze Tag in the Dark)
The goal of the game is to defeat Darth Vader(preferably a youth leader) before he finds and freezes...
Tug of War
Setup: - Make sure the rope is marked in the middle, and has two other marks 4 metres apart from...
to-yo-ta
Let everyone stand in a circle facing inwards. one person should start by saying the first phrase "TO" (like...
Screaming Toes
This is a very simple Game, maybe good for a time filler. Form a tight circle facing inwards. Everyone...
Bad Habits
Distribute a small piece of white paper (A4 size paper cut into 4 pieces and give each piece to every...
The Stories of Your Names
Divide group into smaller groups (3-4 people). Give each group 1 sheet of paper and a pencil. Write every person's...
Monsters inc. (sully says)
Works very similar to Simon says or just as a fun way of keeping everyone warm without the sully...
The Invisible Ball
This game might sound weird but I have never played with people who didn't like it. It is a...
Action Netball
You get 2 chairs sitting on the opposite ends of the playing area. Then you separate your group into 2 teams....
Tap
1. Have everyone gather around a table or flat surface. 2. Have players place each of their hands on a table...
Bible Solving
This can be an in-lesson game, or just a game with a lesson. It's a game where you have...
Bible Verse Pictograms
This is a great game to help kids remember a bible verse or passage. It can be played with...
Hypocrisy
This game is super simple but loads of fun. It's actually based on an old obscure board game but...
Santa's Coming!
One person is Santa - and chooses an action for the rest of the group to follow. Santa calls...
Sharky shark
Set the boundaries of the game, a straight channel as long as you decide and as wide as appropriate,...
Category Chaos
This game can be played as individuals or in teams. Each player (or team) will need a piece of...
P-S-Rock
Divide the group in two and from each group choose two players who will directly compete. These players stay...
Make A Volcano: Chemistry
In a tall jug (clear is best) put in 100ml of vinegar and drop in a TBSN of baking...
Golden Child
This is a great game for encouraging kids to learn the basic skills of basketball and netball. It is...
Now That's What I Call Latin
This can be done with team Vs. Team, or everyone Vs. everyone. Go to google translate, and translate any...
Camoflauge
1. Pick a person to be it (Maybe a leader for the first round) 2. Everyone else hides in a large...
Simon Says
Simon Says is a kids game usually played with three or more people. One person is nominated to be...
Zone Soccer
A human-sized version of foosball. Players play a normal game of soccer, each needing to stay in their designated...
Atlas Shrugged
1. Split your group into 2-4 teams. Each team has a Frisbee and an end zone. 2. They start in the...
Charades
Charades is a classic family game of acting and guesses. It's been around for a fair while but we'll...
If I Were A Butterfly
This is the game version of the popular children's song "If I Were a Butterfly" and is a variation...
