Give the kids either in pairs or as individuals a plate and a tube of toothpaste. The bigger tubes w...
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Multiple Teams
5 - 10 mins
Cool Off & Clean Up
Under $20
The group stands in a circle and nominates someone to start. 3 - 2 - 1 ULTIMATE NINJA! Everyone has ...
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Whole Group
5 - 10 mins
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Play this game with the same rules as volleyball except with 3 teams. Have 2 teams play against one ...
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Multiple Teams
5 - 10 mins
Cool Off & Clean Up
No cost
Hot Topic
Have you ever wanted to play hide and seek, but found that the playing space was simply too small fo...
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Multi Player Duel
5 - 10 mins
No Mess
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Talking Point
Blatterball is essentially a cross between soccer and dodgeball [1]. It's named in honour of the for...
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Multiple Teams
10 - 30 mins
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Explain the game as a simple food eating competition game - you could do it with hotdogs or burgers ...
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Multi Player Duel
5 - 10 mins
Cool Off & Clean Up
Under $20
This is a classic kids party game and is great fun especially for a group of junior youth kids.
O...
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Whole Group
0 - 5 mins
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Firstly blindfold the player and tell them that you have placed whole eggs around the hall.
Their...
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Single Player
5 - 10 mins
Cool Off & Clean Up
Under $20
Kind like duck duck goose but with water.
Everyone sits in a circle and the game begins just lik...
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Whole Group
10 - 30 mins
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Mark 9:23 "Everything is possible for him who believes."
Philippians 4:13 "I can do everything th...
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Whole Group
0 - 5 mins
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Set Up:
- Divide the whole group into 2 teams, based on sides of the room. Any size youth group ca...
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Multiple Teams
10 - 30 mins
Cool Off & Clean Up
No cost
How to play: 1. Divide the group into 2 teams. 2. Each team goes to the opposite end of the field wh...
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30 - 60 mins
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This is a great youth group ice breaker game. Would work really well to help the group mingle and ge...
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All On All
10 - 30 mins
Cool Off & Clean Up
Under $20
Simple relay structure for this game. 4 teams line up at one end. Place a bowl of peas (or whatever ...
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Multiple Teams
0 - 5 mins
Cool Off & Clean Up
Under $20
1. Each person will get a piece of paper and a pencil/pen.
2. Write down your name vertically dow...
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All On All
30 - 60 mins
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1. Break up into even teams
2. Pick a captain for each team who will begin on the dodgeball court
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Multiple Teams
5 - 10 mins
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Give each team a packet of spaghetti and a packet of marshmallows.
The team that builds the talle...
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All On All
5 - 10 mins
No Mess
Under $20
This epic twist on dodgeball (http://youthgroupgames.com.au/games/37/dodgeball/) is best played with...
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All On All
10 - 30 mins
No Mess
Under $20
Everyone gets into groups of three. Two people stand facing each other and join hands to create an a...
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All On All
5 - 10 mins
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Played this game in a fairly large youth group but could work for smaller groups too! If you are fa...
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Multiple Teams
5 - 10 mins
No Mess
No cost
Before the game starts place all the objects at a hidden place where you it is not too difficult to ...
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Multiple Teams
10 - 30 mins
Extreme Mess
No cost
If you don't know anything about science, an Amoeba is a type of cell that eats other cells by wrapp...
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Whole Group
10 - 30 mins
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Ask for two volunteers. These people will attempt to tip everyone else, in order to do this they mus...
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Multiple Teams
5 - 10 mins
Cool Off & Clean Up
Under $20
Get a number of volunteers up the front. It can often work better if you don't tell them what they a...
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Multi Player Duel
5 - 10 mins
Cool Off & Clean Up
Under $20
An action oriented game good for medium and large sized groups. Similar to football and ultimate, t...
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Multiple Teams
10 - 30 mins
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No cost
Start with half the benches at on end of the hall and the other half at the other. Split the group u...
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10 - 30 mins
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This can be an in-lesson game, or just a game with a lesson. It's a game where you have two bowls - ...
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0 - 5 mins
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This kind of thing can be really fun if it is done properly and works out well.
Basically the ide...
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Multiple Teams
10 - 30 mins
Cool Off & Clean Up
Under $20
So I am a sunday school teacher at my church and I have found this youth group game to be both fun a...
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All On All
0 - 5 mins
Cool Off & Clean Up
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I have no idea why this game works, but it does!
Kids are sitting in a circle on chairs. You give...
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0 - 5 mins
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Everyone needs to pair up and one becomes the camper (pref. the smaller person) while the other beco...
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Whole Group
5 - 10 mins
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The object of this game is the first team to score. You will need to play several rounds to determi...
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All On All
10 - 30 mins
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Set up your hall like a foosball table:
With chairs as the black and white team. The 'black' ...
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Multiple Teams
10 - 30 mins
Cool Off & Clean Up
Under $20
This is a similar concept to the Iron Chef on TV and can be run in two different ways:
Option A
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Multiple Teams
1 hour +
Extreme Mess
Over $20
Seeing as cell phones are something most teens have, why not merge cell phones, scavenger hunt, and ...
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All On All
10 - 30 mins
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Cryptograms are great fun to use on scavenger hunts, treasure hunts and in simulation games. They ca...
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Single Player
5 - 10 mins
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1. Choose one person to be the "Danger Alert" or choose an adult or a group leader or something. Giv...
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Whole Group
0 - 5 mins
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Under $20
The timeless classic game - dodgeball - requires little set up effort and is always a winner. There ...
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5 - 10 mins
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Divide the youth into 2 or more teams.
Place the bucket in the middle of the room, then put the i...
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Multiple Teams
10 - 30 mins
Extreme Mess
Under $20
This game is to be played in the dark and it an awesome choice to play as a night game on a youth ca...
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30 - 60 mins
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You start by splitting everyone up into teams of two. Everyone is standing and has their backs again...
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10 - 30 mins
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This is a brilliant circle game!
Basically get a circle of chairs set up and get the whole group ...
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All On All
10 - 30 mins
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Draw a giant sized Noughts and crosses grid in the middle of the room/yard/field. Divide your group ...
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Multiple Teams
10 - 30 mins
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This is a very simple game (really an activity) which can be used to review information you have tau...
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Single Player
0 - 5 mins
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Setup:
First you make a very large circle of chairs, or tables on their sides. This can also be d...
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Multiple Teams
10 - 30 mins
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Over $20
1. Find the story or book of the Bible you want to teach to your group at www.TheBrickTestament.com....
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Whole Group
5 - 10 mins
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Under $20
The two bases are at opposite ends (much like the distance of a basketball court). Each base has on...
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Multiple Teams
10 - 30 mins
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Divide the group into two teams.
Print out a memory verse and cut it up so there is one word on e...
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Multiple Teams
5 - 10 mins
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This game is a classic messy food game! Basically set up your twister board (or you can use paper pl...
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All On All
5 - 10 mins
Extreme Mess
Under $20
It's a great name game! It's like playing a game of tag, only when the person who is is runs at some...
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Whole Group
10 - 30 mins
No Mess
No cost