Outdoor relaxed games
Secret Identity
Have everyone secretly write down the name of a person on a small piece of paper or a "post-it"...
Name Bingo
This is probably one of the oldest and most well known icebreakers. It's also known as "People Bingo" and...
Mix & Meet
This is a really fun and simple (and yummy) small group get to know you game. Get each person...
Shoe Talk
Often at the start of a youth camp or youth group year there are many people who don't know...
Teeth
Everyone sits in a circle. Each player chooses a fruit or vegetable. Player A says their fruit/veggie, then...
Blow Wind Blow
For this icebreaker game you'll need to set up your chairs in a circle facing inwards. Make sure there...
Two Truths And A Tale
For this great get to know you game, each person must make three statements about themselves, one of which...
Slap Wrestling
Two people stand facing each other with about a shoulder's span between them and thier feet together. They must...
Matthew Mark Luke John
Each person has a chair. Put 4 chairs in a row (or use a couple couches), the rest in a...
Psychiatrist
Have the entire group sit in a circle; a room with couches and chairs are fine, as long as...
Celebrity Head Mania
Grab a whole bunch of sticky labels or masking tape and write the names of celebrities on the non-sticky...
Mute Organisation
Simply announce that you want everyone lined up across the room by birth-date. Only catch: no talking. Once they...
Penny For Your Thoughts
Each kid gets a coin. When asked, they share something significant that happened to them the year the coin...
Animal Noise Game
A great ice breaker game which is sure to lighten the mood and get people feeling comfortable around one...
The Tangled Chain
Get everyone to huddle in a group in the middle of the room and join each hand with someone...
Silent Ball
Get everyone to stand around the room in random places. Then it's as simple as telling everyone to be...
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...
Icebreaker Questions
A great way to help people open up to each other is to ask them fun questions that allow...
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...
Bible Drill
When youth leader says "draw weapons", each person sits on a pew or chair with their Bible held up...
Drip Drip Drop
Kind like duck duck goose but with water. Everyone sits in a circle and the game begins just like...
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,...
Egg Roulette
A bit messy but a real laugh. Get enough eggs so there is one per player. Hard boil them...
The Cork Game
Use the masking tape to make a line. The first player picks up the cork and places only one...
Baby Food Roulette
Get a number of volunteers up the front. It can often work better if you don't tell them what...
Brain Freeze
Blend the Ice in the Blender until it is quite small. Then fill the four 1L jugs with ice,...
Stare Down
Start by having all of the kids remove one shoe and placing it in a pile in another room....
The Name Game
This is a great get-to-know you style icebreaker. To start off, maybe get the group to stand in a...
True or False?
A great way to reinforce what has just been taught... Instead of the traditional pop-quiz to see how much...
Bible Quiz
A simple bible quiz is a great way to help kids comprehend bible passages and stories. It can be...
If I Went to Mars...
Group is seated in circle. First person begins, 'My name is ... If I went to Mars, I would take....
Lost on a Deserted Island
"The situation is dire - following a shipwreck, everyone has been stranded on a deserted island! Each person is...
Mingle Mingle Mingle
This is a good youth group game to get kids mingling together and to help kids to get to...
Poetry in Motion
This is a nice quiet activity when you've got a small cozy group and have some time to kill....
Blind Man's Journey
Sometimes i just can't work out why kids like some games, but my younger group LOVES this game. Blindfold...
Heads or Tails?
A good game for revising what has been learnt. Similar to heads or tails, person up the front asks...
I Tell A Lie
The object of this small group ice breaker game is to reveal unknown things about yourself to the group...
Sound Effects
Divide into groups of 5-6. Give each group a recording device and a list of sound effects. The object...
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...
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."...
Mastermind
The classic game of Mastermind works well when solved as a whole group. The whole group must work together...
Mega Ice-cream Sundae
This is a favourite food game at our youth group. Cover a table with plenty of aluminium foil, empty...
Musical Chairs
A timeless classic kids party game! Set up some chairs in a circle (always make sure there is 1 less...
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...
Zim Zalla Zim
14 Jan 2022 - This is an updated version of "Click Click Bang Bang" This is a mystery game which is...
Tim Tam Slam-Off
Get the contestants to bite off two diagonally opposite corners of their tim tam.. They dip about 1.5cm of...
Trains
Everybody sits in a circle holding hands, you nominate 2 people to be 'stations' and 1 person to sit in the...
The Face Maker
This game is for the daring people. Anyone can join in. The rules are simple: Eat the sour candy,...
