Outdoor games for small groups

Charades

Charades is a classic family game of acting and guesses. It's been around for a fair while but we'll...

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Medic Dodgeball

To play this game you'll need to know the basic rules of dodgeball, so check them out here first....

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Sneaky Rope Battle

This is a two player battle game, perfect for a one-on-one duel or up the front challenge. Place the...

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Toilet Paper Tell Me

A get to know you game that involves players sharing facts about themselves depending on how much toilet paper...

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Beanbag Toss

Mark a line and then arrange a collection of targets a few metres away. The targets could be buckets,...

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Chalk Challenge Path

Kids complete a series of simple hopscotch-like actions. Perfect for junior youth and preschoolers. Use chalk to draw up...

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Chalk Memory Verses

Firstly, ensure there's a plentiful supply of colourful sidewalk chalk for everyone to access. Then encourage the kids (individually...

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Chalk Street Art Challenge

Divide kids into teams and hand out plenty of good quality sidewalk chalk. Explain their challenge is to come...

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Chalk Targets

SETUP Find a good area of concrete or sidewalk path where you will be able to play chalk targets....

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Creative Hopscotch

To play hopscotch, players must hop and jump along a hopscotch course. Usually a course consists of single or...

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Walk the Chalk Maze

SETUP Find a big concrete area that's suitable for drawing on with chalk. Using pencil and paper, design a...

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Pin the Tail on the Donkey

No matter what you're pinning on what, this classic kids party game is sure to provide a laugh.

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Secret Santa

Participants give and receive gifts without knowing who gave which gift!

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Egg and Spoon Race

Spoon + egg + running = wobbly challenge

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Hide the Thimble

A "hide and find" party game that's as simple as they come

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Pointers

This fast thinking game designed for youth group video calls is perfect for providing a laugh for any sized...

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Rolling Egg Bocce

A wobbly variant on the outdoor game of bocce

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Sack Racing

An age old game in the traditional family fun-day line-up

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Group Juggle

A simple way to learn names in a small group

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People Map

A handy "get to know you" activity

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Pool Noodle Duel

Two people face each other in a blindfolded pool noodle duel

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Which Person Is It?

teams compete to correctly identify a person based on clues

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Wind It Up

Use string lengths as a creative way to allow kids to introduce themselves

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Nuke 'Em

Players throw a ball across a net to the other team (it's harder than it sounds!)

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Popcorn!

A no-prep brain break perfect for the classroom

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Steal the Bacon

Two teams compete to "steal the bacon" from each other and score on opposing goals.

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Hot Potato

A classic classroom game that can be used as a brain break

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The Random Object Game

A easy and creative get to know you game for video calls

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Pop Quiz Hey!

A fun way to test your group's knowledge on simple trivia questions

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Black Out

Use the video on/off element of a video call for a fun game

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How Low Can You Go?

Players use stats to compete against one another. Great for video calls.

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Inside or outside?

A fun ice breaker guessing game for video calls

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Number Count

A team building counting challenge perfect for video calls

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Where am I?

A fun "hide and seek" game for video calls

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Buzz Fizz

A fast paced mathematical numbers game

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Chocolate Bingo

You'll be craving chocolate in this bingo variation

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Consequences

A creative and funny story-making game for small groups

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Legs

A classic parlour pencil and paper game

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Stairway

A simple yet challenging word game

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Video Call Colour Count

A super-fun ice breaker game for video calls

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Freeze Frame

Not quite charades, not quite pictionary, something in between...

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Pencil Tippers

Each player balances a pencil on the back of their finger, if it drops, they’re out!

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Invisible Ink

Pictionary with an invisible pen in the air

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Spoon Catapult

Paper cups, napkins and plastic cutlery combine to make the perfect picnic game

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Simon Says "It's-a-Me, Mario!"

Simon Says for the LLM age

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Farmer and the Foxes

A fun freeze game for all ages

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Balloon is Bomb

When balloon touches the ground, it EXPLODES! Keep the balloon off the ground, who failed to do so looses.

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Question Cubes

Use simple tools to get to know each other

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