Outdoor games
Sound Effects
Divide into groups of 5-6. Give each group a recording device and a list of sound effects. The object...
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...
Water Balloon Soccer
Divide your youth group into 3 teams. Layout a small-sized soccer pitch using cones on a grassy area. 2 of the...
Baby Burp
You need two people per team, you can make as many teams as you like, and one person is...
Balloon Pop
A fantastic balloon game to help with learning memory verses! Put each word of the memory verse in the...
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."...
Jigsaw Puzzle
Write the memory verse on large paper and cut it into a puzzle. Get the kids to put the...
Mastermind
The classic game of Mastermind works well when solved as a whole group. The whole group must work together...
Mega Ice-cream Sundae
This is a favourite food game at our youth group. Cover a table with plenty of aluminium foil, empty...
Musical Chairs
A timeless classic kids party game! Set up some chairs in a circle (always make sure there is 1 less...
Pass the Lifesaver
Give one life saver to each team. Each member of the team has a toothpick which they keep pursed...
Stocking Ball
Your kids will either hate this game or love it. If people don't want to play, it's also really...
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...
Marshmallow Dodgeball
Marshmallow dodgeball is a variant of the dodgeball rules. It's best if the kids wear dark coloured clothing. When...
Pass the Parcel Memory
Similar to pass the parcel, except instead of lollies, kids receive a word of the memory verse, which is...
Rice Model Competition
Cook rice for about 40 minutes until it's really gluggy and sticky. Then let it cool. Give teams a portion...
Rock Paper Dragon
This game is great as an icebreaker and our group did it the first night of a youth confrence....
Zim Zalla Zim
14 Jan 2022 - This is an updated version of "Click Click Bang Bang" This is a mystery game which is...
Birdie on a Perch
Players should pair off into partners (girls with girls and guys with guys is usually better). One player will...
Body Parts
Teens should pair off. The oldest person of the pairs should go to the middle and make a circle....
Niteball
Setup: Sticky-tape a ring of glow-sticks to the opening of the bins, one colour per bin. then place the...
Tim Tam Slam-Off
Get the contestants to bite off two diagonally opposite corners of their tim tam.. They dip about 1.5cm of...
Trains
Everybody sits in a circle holding hands, you nominate 2 people to be 'stations' and 1 person to sit in the...
Water Balloon Dodgeball
Set up a large rectangle, mark out a no thow zone, about 5 metres, 2.5M from centre for each side....
Banana Chomp Relay: Search
As the teens get there, have them print their name on a list. This gives you the right spelling...
Blinded Volleyball
Have your group split up into two teams and set up like they are going to play volleyball. Then...
Lima Bean Relay Race
Give each team member a straw. Place two tables about 10 feet apart. One the first table have a paper...
Pantyhose Pull
2 players put an end of a pair of panty hose over each others head and hold it over there...
Scream Till You Drop!
Line up kids. When you say go, they run as fast as they can, screaming as loud as they...
The Face Maker
This game is for the daring people. Anyone can join in. The rules are simple: Eat the sour candy,...
The Laughing Game
The objective of this game is to get everyone to laugh while you can not laugh yourself. Have everyone...
A Light In Darkness
This is a great, fun game for leading into topics like spiritual warfare, reaching the lost, etc. This is...
Hey
14 Jan 2022 - This is an updated version of "Bang!" Get everyone to stand in a circle facing inwards. The...
Human Paper Scissors Rock
This game is a variation of normal paper scissors rock. I'm going to assume you know how that one...
Ketchup
Pick two teams, each team with 2 people. One person lays on the floor and the other person holds the...
Peanut Butter Pronounciation
Before playing the game, prepare two pieces of paper with a completely random and obscure phrase on them. They...
Wink 'Em
Make a circle of chairs and have of the group sit down. There should be one extra, empty chair....
Banana Chomp Relay: Eat
Using the Bananas with the kids' names on them, pile all the bananas in a heap at the front...
Candy Pants
I love this game mostly because of the name, but it is fun to watch and play. One person...
Crazy Olympics
Divide the materials evenly and give a set to each team. Give them 5 minutes to make up their own...
Spaghetti Slip and Slide
For those of us on water restrictions who cant have a normal water slide this is a fun and...
The Chair Game
Arrange the chairs in a big circle, everyone to sit on a chair apart from one person, who stands...
Triple Trouble
This game is a variation on Dodgeball, with no teams. Three players begin the game holding dodgeballs. They call...
Blindfolded Musical Chairs
It's pretty much what the name suggests! Each person playing is blindfolded and chairs are spread randomly through the...
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...
Blend-O-Rama
In this messy food game, contestants (two teams of two) face each other in three mini-games. The winner of...
