Outdoor relaxed games

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Secret Identity

Have everyone secretly write down the name of a person on a small piece of paper or a "post-it"...

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Name Bingo

This is probably one of the oldest and most well known icebreakers. It's also known as "People Bingo" and...

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Mix & Meet

This is a really fun and simple (and yummy) small group get to know you game. Get each person...

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Teeth

Everyone sits in a circle. Each player chooses a fruit or vegetable. Player A says their fruit/veggie, then...

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Shoe Talk

Often at the start of a youth camp or youth group year there are many people who don't know...

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Blow Wind Blow

For this icebreaker game you'll need to set up your chairs in a circle facing inwards. Make sure there...

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Two Truths And A Tale

For this great get to know you game, each person must make three statements about themselves, one of which...

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Slap Wrestling

Two people stand facing each other with about a shoulder's span between them and thier feet together. They must...

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Matthew Mark Luke John

Each person has a chair. Put 4 chairs in a row (or use a couple couches), the rest in a...

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Psychiatrist

Have the entire group sit in a circle; a room with couches and chairs are fine, as long as...

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Celebrity Head Mania

Grab a whole bunch of sticky labels or masking tape and write the names of celebrities on the non-sticky...

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Mute Organisation

Simply announce that you want everyone lined up across the room by birth-date. Only catch: no talking. Once they...

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Sardines

This is a game that we always play at my youth group. I guess it's kind of a reverse...

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Penny For Your Thoughts

Each kid gets a coin. When asked, they share something significant that happened to them the year the coin...

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The Tangled Chain

Get everyone to huddle in a group in the middle of the room and join each hand with someone...

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Animal Noise Game

A great ice breaker game which is sure to lighten the mood and get people feeling comfortable around one...

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Silent Ball

Get everyone to stand around the room in random places. Then it's as simple as telling everyone to be...

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Bible Drill

When youth leader says "draw weapons", each person sits on a pew or chair with their Bible held up...

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Drip Drip Drop

Kind like duck duck goose but with water. Everyone sits in a circle and the game begins just like...

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Icebreaker Questions

A great way to help people open up to each other is to ask them fun questions that allow...

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Four on the Couch

Object: To have only your gender sitting on the couch. Set-Up: If you don't have a couch large enough...

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In The Tomb, Out of the Tomb

Draw a long line using yarn or masking tape. Have the children line up in a straight line facing...

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Matthew Matthew One One

Players are numbered off: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, 1,2,3,4,5,6 etc. Matthew sits in the super chair. This person starts clapping,...

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The Cork Game

Use the masking tape to make a line. The first player picks up the cork and places only one...

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Baby Food Roulette

Get a number of volunteers up the front. It can often work better if you don't tell them what...

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Egg Roulette

A bit messy but a real laugh. Get enough eggs so there is one per player. Hard boil them...

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Brain Freeze

Blend the Ice in the Blender until it is quite small. Then fill the four 1L jugs with ice,...

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Stare Down

Start by having all of the kids remove one shoe and placing it in a pile in another room....

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Bible Quiz

A simple bible quiz is a great way to help kids comprehend bible passages and stories. It can be...

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The Name Game

This is a great get-to-know you style icebreaker. To start off, maybe get the group to stand in a...

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True or False?

A great way to reinforce what has just been taught... Instead of the traditional pop-quiz to see how much...

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Mingle Mingle Mingle

This is a good youth group game to get kids mingling together and to help kids to get to...

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Blind Man's Journey

Sometimes i just can't work out why kids like some games, but my younger group LOVES this game. Blindfold...

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Heads or Tails?

A good game for revising what has been learnt. Similar to heads or tails, person up the front asks...

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If I Went to Mars...

Group is seated in circle. First person begins, 'My name is ... If I went to Mars, I would take....

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Lost on a Deserted Island

"The situation is dire - following a shipwreck, everyone has been stranded on a deserted island! Each person is...

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Poetry in Motion

This is a nice quiet activity when you've got a small cozy group and have some time to kill....

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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...

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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...

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I Tell A Lie

The object of this small group ice breaker game is to reveal unknown things about yourself to the group...

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Mega Ice-cream Sundae

This is a favourite food game at our youth group. Cover a table with plenty of aluminium foil, empty...

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Sound Effects

Divide into groups of 5-6. Give each group a recording device and a list of sound effects. The object...

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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."...

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Mastermind

The classic game of Mastermind works well when solved as a whole group. The whole group must work together...

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Musical Chairs

A timeless classic kids party game! Set up some chairs in a circle (always make sure there is 1 less...

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Zim Zalla Zim

14 Jan 2022 - This is an updated version of "Click Click Bang Bang" This is a mystery game which is...

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In The River

All you need is a straight line - like a rope or a hose or a line on a...

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The Face Maker

This game is for the daring people. Anyone can join in. The rules are simple: Eat the sour candy,...

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The Laughing Game

The objective of this game is to get everyone to laugh while you can not laugh yourself. Have everyone...

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Tim Tam Slam-Off

Get the contestants to bite off two diagonally opposite corners of their tim tam.. They dip about 1.5cm of...

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