Outdoor games
Monkey in the Middle
For this icebreaker game, you'll need to form a circle with chairs. You have one person in the middle....
Spew
Whn the leader says "get ready", each player puts the tablet on their tongue. On "go", each player pours...
The Yes No Game
It's a great game to play while going on a walk or playing another game or to play on...
Ultimate Soccer
Each team selects a "goalie" who will stand on a platform. The goal is to get the soccer ball...
Bible Rap-Off
Create two groups of as many as possible and give them a long bible verse each. Tell the two...
Queen Ann
The object is to figure out what Queen Ann likes... the leader says examples, Queen Ann likes toes but...
Team Bump
Divide group into 2 teams and have them stand on opposite sides of basketball hoop in parallel lines. If playing...
AFL, Netball and Ping Pong
This game works a bit like AFL (Australian Football League) crossed with netball & ping pong. Each player has a...
Bobbing for Apple-Mallows
I made this game up and my youth love it more than anything. You run this like a relay...
Cup Stack Relay
Line two teams up next to each other with a table a few metres away from the start of...
Get To Know You Hey!
14 Jan 2022 - This is an updated version of "Get To Know You Bang" This is the "get to know...
Identity
Divide your group into 2 teams. Each person writes the name of a well known person they would like to...
Play Dough Pictionary
Split the group into groups of about 5 pleople and distribute them around the room. Each group is given a...
Steal The Keys
Put the keys in the metal bowl, and place it under the chair. Everyone makes a wide circle around...
Ultimate Frisbee
Divide the group into 2 teams. Create a playing field with 2 "end zones" which are essentially rectangles marked out with 4...
Donkey Game
Everyone circles up, and two people start with a ball each. One ball is to be passed around the...
Pizza Box Curling
Draw 2 lines about 6 ft apart to use as starting marks. About 15-20 ft. away draw two circles. Two teams...
Table Topics
This is an excellent ice breaker activity in it's simplest form! If you haven't heard of "Table Topics" before,...
AhSoKo!
Description: An icebreaker for a small group that gets everyone involved with the coordination of hands, voice and pace....
Bible Centred
Balance a bible on a chair in the middle of your playing area. Form a circle around the bible,...
Celebrity Articulate
If you've ever played the famous board game "Articulate" then you'll love this game. It usually is easier to...
Don't Forget Your Tooth Brush
This youth game is best played on a camp. Come up with a list of items that you would...
Human Relay
Each team stands in a straight line behind one another at the start line. When the relay commences the...
Dizzy Donkey
Love this game - so funny... 1. Beforehand, cut out a pair of donkey ears using the cardboard or paper. 2....
Endless Bases Kickball
This is a pointless game my students made up, one day when they were bored. It is played just...
NetTag
Create two teams out of your youth group. We usually separate with girls vs boys but that's not necessary...
Shoe Wars
This game is really simple and so much fun. You divide the room with some kind of dividers. You...
Sneaky Phrase Game
This ice breaker game is a good group game to play with a small group - maybe at a...
Thailand Tag
Youth are divided into two teams, and a line is drawn across the middle the room to separate the...
Twice Round the Marquee
You find a large building (whatever one you hold youth in) and you send one leader round clockwise walking...
Vegemite Cheeks
You separate into 2 (or more) teams. Each group lines up in a single file. At the front of the...
Alphabet Concentration
This can be played in a pair, a small group or a larger crowd - but the more people...
Body Part Musical Chairs
So I am a sunday school teacher at my church and I have found this youth group game to...
Human Battleships
One of my favourite things is taking something normal and making it life-size. The game of battleships is great...
Key Game
You can do this with any amount of kids you would like (min of 5 kids per team) the more...
Milo Eating
Each contestant is give a cup of milo (just the powder) with 2 or 3 large mouthfuls in it. The first...
Poison Ball
Divide the group into two teams. Set out an area with clear boundaries and get one team to stand...
Speed Cricket
This game has proven to be a real hit. We play it inside after our bible study has finished....
Tug of Water War!
Before the game starts place all the objects at a hidden place where you it is not too difficult...
Ultimate Ninja
The group stands in a circle and nominates someone to start. 3 - 2 - 1 ULTIMATE NINJA! Everyone has to start...
Simple Word Games
There are many simple word games you can find at the website listed. Some of them can be played...
Telephone Pictionary
This group game could be used as an ice breaker game or just as a relaxed game. It's a...
Bible Smugglers
You will need a decent sized property for this game. Before you start the game you explain to the...
Blend It
Explain the game as a simple food eating competition game - you could do it with hotdogs or burgers...
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...
Skit Night
We came up with this at our first lock-in 3 years ago and it is one of our most requested...
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...
Commando
This one is insanely popular with all ages. Minimum age of 7 or 8 is recommend as anything younger is hard...