Games
Bible Smugglers
You will need a decent sized property for this game. Before you start the game you explain to the...
Moshi Moshi
This is the Japanese version of Telephone. Sit in a circle. Pick one person to be "IT" - that...
Rock Paper Scissors Evolution
This game is a fantastic group mixer ice breaker activity. Players must wander around the room and battle each...
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...
Cryptograms
Cryptograms are great fun to use on scavenger hunts, treasure hunts and in simulation games. They can also be...
Talkin Bout Your Generation
Played this game in a fairly large youth group but could work for smaller groups too! If you are...
The Little Couch
Four on the Couch is quite a fun game but it needs quite a few people to make it...
The Ultimate Quiz
Divide the group into teams of between 5 and ten people (If you are running a camp with small groups,...
Bacon
An action oriented game good for medium and large sized groups. Similar to football and ultimate, two teams try...
Extreme Bucket Ball
You start out by setting up 2 chairs on each end of the room or wherever you are playing. If...
Helium Stick
You can do this team building activity with a single group (maybe as an team growth activity for your...
Party Blower Matchbox Race
Line up everyone is one long line then give each child a party blower and empty match box. On...
Rescue Relay
Preparation: 1. Tie each life saving device (we used empty cordial bottles) to a separate rope 2. Set out a start...
Screamer
Get the group to stand in a circle facing inwards. Choose one player to stand in the centre of...
Bases
Bases An Outdoor Team Game Overview: Bases is a fast-paced outdoor game that combines elements of Capture the Flag,...
Chinese Kickball
This is kind of like a normal game of kickball except there is only one pitcher--no outfielders, and everyone...
Find a Wordle
"A different type of find a word" This website allows you to generate cool 'wordles'. They are like a...
Poetry Jumble
The goal is to make poetry from the words provided. Out of 100 interesting words, cut-out into little squares big...
Poison Pole
This is a simple and easy game that everyone in our youth loves!! You have a pole (a broom...
Telephone
A classic and fun party game for all ages! 1. Get players to sit in a circle facing inwards. 2. Pick...
The Human Slingshot
It's an exhilarating, fast-paced game that involves four people slinging each other back and forth within a human sized...
What If?
You give each person the two pieces of paper. Tell them to write on one piece a random question...
Zip Zap Boing
Rules are simple. Everyone stands in a circle and one person starts the throwing. If you throw the ball...
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...
Going Up or Going Down?
You start by splitting everyone up into teams of two. Everyone is standing and has their backs against each...
Shuffle Bums
You get all the chairs in a circle and have the people playing sit on them. Make sure there...
Snowball Fight
This is a great fun get to know you game. It works well as an ice breaker game and...
Spud
Its best to play outdoors in an open area. Give everyone a number (1-however many players there are). Have...
Water Balloon Volleyball
Just like volleyball except you use water balloons! The objective is to not allow the balloons to hit the...
Creative Scavenger Hunt
Scavenger hunts can be epic fun and there are many different ways to do them. This "Creative" Scavenger Hunt...
Remember Everything
This get to know you game is best played in a smaller group of around 10 or so people. If...
Running Twister
We’ve put a twist on “Twister” making it even more… twisty?! Definitely a slightly less awkward version of...
Giants, Wizards, and Elves
Summary: An icebreaker / action oriented game good for medium and large sized groups. Similar to a game of rock,...
Revolving Dodgeball
1. Divide the playing area into a circle of 4 equal triangles (An AWANA circle layout to divide the gym into 4...
Speed Ball
Divide the kids into two teams, even numbers of guys and girls on both team work best! Make one...
Straws and Rubberbands
1) Each person gets a straw 2) The straw must be held using their mouth 3) They have to pass the rubberband...
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...
Marco Polo On Land
This is the same concept as the water version only with rule variations to make it work well on...
Preacher Pratt
Students will sit in a half circle and try to work their way to the beginning seat by responding...
Squirrelly Nut
This game should be played with 10-25 people. Pair up each person with a partner. Pick a team to...
Squirrels
Everyone gets into groups of three. Two people stand facing each other and join hands to create an arch...
Twisted Dizzy Blob
This is actually a blend of three games: Tongue Twisters, Dizzy Tag, and Blob Tag. Insanity! One person starts...
Campers and Tents
Everyone needs to pair up and one becomes the camper (pref. the smaller person) while the other becomes a...
Chaos
Get the youth to make a circle with the chairs facing inwards. There needs to be one less chair...
Explosive Relay
Split into two groups and go to opposite sides of the room. You can either play this game in...
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...
