Quick games
Printable Mazes
OK, a bit boring I know, but I have used the mazes found at KrazyDad's site (http://www.krazydad...
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...
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...
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...
Blindfolded Eating Competition
The aim of this challenging messy food game is for a blindfolded person to eat the food items that...
Cryptograms
Cryptograms are great fun to use on scavenger hunts, treasure hunts and in simulation games. They can also be...
Party Blower Matchbox Race
Line up everyone is one long line then give each child a party blower and empty match box. On...
Talkin Bout Your Generation
Played this game in a fairly large youth group but could work for smaller groups too! If you are...
Helium Stick
You can do this team building activity with a single group (maybe as an team growth activity for your...
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...
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...
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...
How Many Do You Do?
The aim of this game is to eat as many plain dry weet bix in a certain amount of...
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...
Balloon Shuffle
Get everyone to blow their balloon up. The object of the game is to carry there balloon from the...
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...
Water Balloon Volleyball
Just like volleyball except you use water balloons! The objective is to not allow the balloons to hit the...
Mash the Mush
This is a messy food youth group game with an ultimate surprise at the end! First you mix up...
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...
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...
Velcro Puzzle Beanie Relay
This game has worked brilliantly every time I've played it at my youth group. It's one of those games...
Marco Polo On Land
This is the same concept as the water version only with rule variations to make it work well on...
Toothpaste Challenge
Give the kids either in pairs or as individuals a plate and a tube of toothpaste. The bigger tubes...
Bubble Gum Blowing Contest
The biggest bubble wins. If you don't have a pair of calipers for measuring the bubbles, use a ruler....
Drink Your Choice
PREPARE Write out a list of questions with only 2 answers being available, eg. "Do you like dogs or cats?"...
Human Traffic Lights
Whilst the music is playing, all players must dance around the room and when the music stops players must...
Messy Doughnut Eating Competition
Tie the doughtnut to a string. Split the group into pairs - each pair being a "team". One people...
Preacher Pratt
Students will sit in a half circle and try to work their way to the beginning seat by responding...
Squirrels
Everyone gets into groups of three. Two people stand facing each other and join hands to create an arch...
Tongue Twister Slip Up
Take 5-6 volunteer. Ask them to say a tongue twister or something that can be difficult to say. ie....
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...
Flour Mountain
First fill the bowl with flour then put the plate over it and then flip it over making sure...
Spot The Difference
Divide your group into two teams. Stand the first group in a line facing the second group. The second...
Fruit Surgery
This game is best played in teams of three or less. Each team will get a fruit item (banana,...
Question Circle Rotate
This is a fantastic "get to know you" game. Split the kids into two groups - tell one group...
Zombie Tag
Split into teams of two. One person is the zombie and is blindfolded. The other person guides the zombie...
Hit the Hundred
Cut out cardboard circles and make a target. Smallest one is the hundred, second smallest is 90 and so on....
Marco Chicken
Divide the playing group into two teams. One team should be blindfolded. They can call out "marco". The other...
