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Bop It

I have no idea why this game works, but it does! Kids are sitting in a circle on chairs....

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Coal Mine Relay

This is a basic relay race using wheel barrows. You'll need at least two teams, each team needing 1 wheelbarrow....

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Drop the Keys

Everyone in the group takes a seat in their chair or designated seat, which seats should be arranged in...

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Egg and Custard Game

This is a wide game that we play across the grounds of a school, best done at night time....

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Fruit Basket Turnover

Everyone sits in chairs that are facing in a circle except one player - that one is in the...

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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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Lego Brick Testament Bible Story

1. Find the story or book of the Bible you want to teach to your group at www.TheBrickTestament.com....

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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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Matchbox Nose Race

You need an empty matchbox for each person and a hall (preferably carpeted). The matchbox must be empty, and...

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Name Tag

It's a great name game! It's like playing a game of tag, only when the person who is is...

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Pillow Basketball

Split your group into teams A and B. With each team having an equal amount of girls and guys....

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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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Balloon Pop

A fantastic balloon game to help with learning memory verses! Put each word of the memory verse in the...

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Chalk Fencing

This game is for two players. Using sticky tape, attach a piece of paper to the upper shoulder of...

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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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Jigsaw Puzzle

Write the memory verse on large paper and cut it into a puzzle. Get the kids to put the...

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Pass the Lifesaver

Give one life saver to each team. Each member of the team has a toothpick which they keep pursed...

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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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Stocking Ball

Your kids will either hate this game or love it. If people don't want to play, it's also really...

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Tic Tac Toe

Set up 9 chairs like a noughts and crosses board. Form two teams and direct questions to alternate teams. If...

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Baby Burp

You need two people per team, you can make as many teams as you like, and one person is...

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Circle Untangle

This is an all time classic icebreaker game! Everyone stands in a big circle and then grabs onto two...

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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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Kid's Toy Challenge

You know that kids toy where it's a circular object and you have to fit the different shapes in...

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Marshmallow Dodgeball

Marshmallow dodgeball is a variant of the dodgeball rules. It's best if the kids wear dark coloured clothing. When...

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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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Pass the Parcel Memory

Similar to pass the parcel, except instead of lollies, kids receive a word of the memory verse, which is...

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Wink Them To Sleep

14 Jan 2022 - This is an updated version of "Wink Murder" Arrange the whole group seated in a circle and...

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Rock Paper Dragon

This game is great as an icebreaker and our group did it the first night of a youth confrence....

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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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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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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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Birdie on a Perch

Players should pair off into partners (girls with girls and guys with guys is usually better). One player will...

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Body Parts

Teens should pair off. The oldest person of the pairs should go to the middle and make a circle....

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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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Niteball

Setup: Sticky-tape a ring of glow-sticks to the opening of the bins, one colour per bin. then place the...

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Pantyhose Pull

2 players put an end of a pair of panty hose over each others head and hold it over there...

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Proper Dodgeball

The most popular game at our Youth Group (played just like in the movie 'dodgeball'). Two teams line up...

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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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Trains

Everybody sits in a circle holding hands, you nominate 2 people to be 'stations' and 1 person to sit in the...

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A Light In Darkness

This is a great, fun game for leading into topics like spiritual warfare, reaching the lost, etc. This is...

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Animals

The Group sits on chairs around in a circle with the odd man out standing in the middle trying...

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Balloon Frenzy

The aim of this balloon game is to knock the opposing teams balloons to the floor whilst keeping your...

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Banana Chomp Relay: Search

As the teens get there, have them print their name on a list. This gives you the right spelling...

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Blinded Volleyball

Have your group split up into two teams and set up like they are going to play volleyball. Then...

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Human Paper Scissors Rock

This game is a variation of normal paper scissors rock. I'm going to assume you know how that one...

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