Quick games
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....
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....
The Face Maker
This game is for the daring people. Anyone can join in. The rules are simple: Eat the sour candy,...
Tim Tam Slam-Off
Get the contestants to bite off two diagonally opposite corners of their tim tam.. They dip about 1.5cm of...
Water Balloon Dodgeball
Set up a large rectangle, mark out a no thow zone, about 5 metres, 2.5M from centre for each side....
Zim Zalla Zim
14 Jan 2022 - This is an updated version of "Click Click Bang Bang" This is a mystery game which is...
Niteball
Setup: Sticky-tape a ring of glow-sticks to the opening of the bins, one colour per bin. then place the...
Pantyhose Pull
2 players put an end of a pair of panty hose over each others head and hold it over there...
The Laughing Game
The objective of this game is to get everyone to laugh while you can not laugh yourself. Have everyone...
Trains
Everybody sits in a circle holding hands, you nominate 2 people to be 'stations' and 1 person to sit in the...
Banana Chomp Relay: Search
As the teens get there, have them print their name on a list. This gives you the right spelling...
Human Paper Scissors Rock
This game is a variation of normal paper scissors rock. I'm going to assume you know how that one...
Lima Bean Relay Race
Give each team member a straw. Place two tables about 10 feet apart. One the first table have a paper...
Peanut Butter Pronounciation
Before playing the game, prepare two pieces of paper with a completely random and obscure phrase on them. They...
Scream Till You Drop!
Line up kids. When you say go, they run as fast as they can, screaming as loud as they...
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...
Hey
14 Jan 2022 - This is an updated version of "Bang!" Get everyone to stand in a circle facing inwards. The...
Ketchup
Pick two teams, each team with 2 people. One person lays on the floor and the other person holds the...
Spaghetti Slip and Slide
For those of us on water restrictions who cant have a normal water slide this is a fun and...
Asteroids
This is a great game that is high energy, and can give kids (and leaders) an opportunity to vent...
Banana Chomp Relay: Eat
Using the Bananas with the kids' names on them, pile all the bananas in a heap at the front...
Blindfolded Musical Chairs
It's pretty much what the name suggests! Each person playing is blindfolded and chairs are spread randomly through the...
Mr Squiggle
This is a rip off of the old TV show Mr. Squiggle. We used this activity as the finale...
Cup Stack Relay
Line two teams up next to each other with a table a few metres away from the start of...
Spew
Whn the leader says "get ready", each player puts the tablet on their tongue. On "go", each player pours...
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...
Bobbing for Apple-Mallows
I made this game up and my youth love it more than anything. You run this like a relay...
Don't Step on the Eggs
Firstly blindfold the player and tell them that you have placed whole eggs around the hall. Their aim is...
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...
Trash Can Game
The whole group joins hands in a circle around the trash can. While holding hands, on the count of...
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,...
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....
Twice Round the Marquee
You find a large building (whatever one you hold youth in) and you send one leader round clockwise walking...
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...
Milo Eating
Each contestant is give a cup of milo (just the powder) with 2 or 3 large mouthfuls in it. The first...
Speed Cricket
This game has proven to be a real hit. We play it inside after our bible study has finished....
Ultimate Ninja
The group stands in a circle and nominates someone to start. 3 - 2 - 1 ULTIMATE NINJA! Everyone has to start...