Quick games
End of the World
Make a large circle with the rope on the floor, have the group stand in the centre of the...
Marco Chicken
Divide the playing group into two teams. One team should be blindfolded. They can call out "marco". The other...
Pool Noodle Ball
Played this game with my junior youth (Kids Club - 6 to 12 year old). Have one of the leaders be...
Pregnant Penguin
1. Everyone sits on a chair distrbuted randomly around the room. 2. A penguin is picked randomly. 3. The penguin stands in...
The Toothpaste Game
Divide into teams of three. One person needs the the toothpaste and mask in each team. Another person needs...
Apple Eat Tag
Ask for two volunteers. These people will attempt to tip everyone else, in order to do this they must...
Dinosaurs
1. Choose one person to be the "Danger Alert" or choose an adult or a group leader or something. Give...
Wiz Bang Bounce
Its as if you have an invisible ball you are passing around the circle. there are a few different...
Creeping Closer
Select one person from your group to be the captain. They must stand on one side of the playing...
Zip Bong
Stand in a circle and cover you teeth with your lips, almost as if you were impersonating an elder...
Packing Peanut Tower
Don’t throw away those packing peanuts from all those online packages you’ve had delivered recently – they’ll...
Rock Paper Anything
This game could work really well as an "up the front duel" type of game or as an "all...
Human What's Missing?
This is a great game for learning names and getting used to each other. It's based on the whats...
Ice Cream Snowmen
In teams, give the kids an even amount of ice cream on a plate, on a table outside. Using...
Spaghetti and Marshmallows
Give each team a packet of spaghetti and a packet of marshmallows. The team that builds the tallest spaghetti...
The Clobberin' Game
So this one works great for my lot of kids, might not work for all though. Every one sits...
Ship Wreck
Divide the kids into teams of around 10 people. Each team will need a "ship" - this could be a...
Sitting Soccer
Objective/Rules: Score the soccer ball on one end of the line WITHOUT letting one's back-side leave the chair....
Stretchy Snakes
Each person is given a lolly snake. They have a time limit to make the longest snake by stretching...
Water Sponge
How To Play: Teachers will split students into two teams. There will be a sponge with water next to...
Who Am I?
Give everyone in the group a piece of paper and pen, then get them to write down three facts...
Zombie Rush
Basically like a game of tips, but the people that are in must cover one eye with their hand,...
That's a Bunch of Baloney
Have 2 teams of 2 come up. The teams stand 10-15 feet away from each other. Hand all 4 players an equal...
Shoe Kick
Basically, all students stand in one straight row. According to if they are right or left handed, that's the...
Duck Duck Splash
How to Play: This game is basically Duck Duck Goose except instead of tapping the persons head and saying...
Octopus
It's essentially tip, but when you get tipped you sit down where you were tipped. Once you've been tipped...
The Can Can Race
Get 2-4 volunteers. Give each player a can of soft drink, and get them to line up along the...
Two Legged Race
How to Play: Partner up pairs of two (Usually an older kid and a younger kid.) Velcro the partners...
Walrus
This game works a lot like psychiatrist but has it's own twist and humor. Start out by having one...
Dodgeball
The timeless classic game - dodgeball - requires little set up effort and is always a winner. There are...
Doggy Doggy Who's Got Your Bone?
This is a classic kids party game and is great fun especially for a group of junior youth kids....
Four Corners
This is one of the simplest games I've known, but it still adds up to fun. Hopefully someone hasn't...
45 Seconds
This activity is very simple and can be used for a wide variety of ages. 1) The group splits up...
Pass the Parcel
Pass the Parcel is a classic kid's party game and can be played on many different occasions - at...
Ways to Play Uno
Basically, this is a collection of different ways you can play Uno. For those who don't know, Uno is...
Human Target
This is a very simple game (really an activity) which can be used to review information you have taught. 1....
Reverse Dodgeball
1. Break up into even teams 2. Pick a captain for each team who will begin on the dodgeball court 3. The...
10-Second Hide and Seek
Have you ever wanted to play hide and seek, but found that the playing space was simply too small...
Lifesavers Relay
1) At youth group, break everyone into three teams. If you are at a camp and have a group system,...
Answer Race
1. Prepare four sheets of questions. Each sheet represents one suit (diamond, hearts, clubs, spades). On each sheet write a...
Bippity Bop-Bop
1) Everyone arranges themselves in a circle. One person is picked to be in the center. 2) That person will walk...
The Ball Game
This may look like a regular game, but it's a prank in actuality. It should be performed in front...
Cardboard Camelot
Separate your group into teams of 3-4 each. One member of each team will be the Champion, and the...
Chair of Doom
Have everyone hold hands in a ring around the chair. The object of the game is to be the...
App Snap
1. Make sure everyone in the group knows each others phone numbers, or at least has a group chat set...
Tug of War
Setup: - Make sure the rope is marked in the middle, and has two other marks 4 metres apart from...
to-yo-ta
Let everyone stand in a circle facing inwards. one person should start by saying the first phrase "TO" (like...
Screaming Toes
This is a very simple Game, maybe good for a time filler. Form a tight circle facing inwards. Everyone...
Monsters inc. (sully says)
Works very similar to Simon says or just as a fun way of keeping everyone warm without the sully...
