Slightly messy games
Body Part Musical Chairs
So I am a sunday school teacher at my church and I have found this youth group game to...
Creationary
This game is called "Creationary" and works in a similar way to pictionary and sculptionary. You'll need a random...
Dizzy Donkey
Love this game - so funny... 1. Beforehand, cut out a pair of donkey ears using the cardboard or paper. 2....
Endless Bases Kickball
This is a pointless game my students made up, one day when they were bored. It is played just...
Shoe Wars
This game is really simple and so much fun. You divide the room with some kind of dividers. You...
Sneaky Phrase Game
This ice breaker game is a good group game to play with a small group - maybe at a...
Speed Cricket
This game has proven to be a real hit. We play it inside after our bible study has finished....
Thailand Tag
Youth are divided into two teams, and a line is drawn across the middle the room to separate the...
Ultimate Ninja
The group stands in a circle and nominates someone to start. 3 - 2 - 1 ULTIMATE NINJA! Everyone has to start...
Blend It
Explain the game as a simple food eating competition game - you could do it with hotdogs or burgers...
Human Battleships
One of my favourite things is taking something normal and making it life-size. The game of battleships is great...
Jenga Dare
This is a great youth group ice breaker game. Would work really well to help the group mingle and...
Key Game
You can do this with any amount of kids you would like (min of 5 kids per team) the more...
Milo Eating
Each contestant is give a cup of milo (just the powder) with 2 or 3 large mouthfuls in it. The first...
Poison Ball
Divide the group into two teams. Set out an area with clear boundaries and get one team to stand...
Telephone Pictionary
This group game could be used as an ice breaker game or just as a relaxed game. It's a...
Printable Mazes
OK, a bit boring I know, but I have used the mazes found at KrazyDad's site (http://www.krazydad...
Rock Paper Scissors Evolution
This game is a fantastic group mixer ice breaker activity. Players must wander around the room and battle each...
Simple Word Games
There are many simple word games you can find at the website listed. Some of them can be played...
Skit Night
We came up with this at our first lock-in 3 years ago and it is one of our most requested...
Bible Smugglers
You will need a decent sized property for this game. Before you start the game you explain to the...
Commando
This one is insanely popular with all ages. Minimum age of 7 or 8 is recommend as anything younger is hard...
Cryptograms
Cryptograms are great fun to use on scavenger hunts, treasure hunts and in simulation games. They can also be...
Matchstick Truth or Lie
Before playing, designate two actions for 'true' and 'false' (such as hands on heads or hands behind back) and...
Moshi Moshi
This is the Japanese version of Telephone. Sit in a circle. Pick one person to be "IT" - that...
Talkin Bout Your Generation
Played this game in a fairly large youth group but could work for smaller groups too! If you are...
The Ultimate Quiz
Divide the group into teams of between 5 and ten people (If you are running a camp with small groups,...
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
All participants sit in a circle. The leader begins, saying "Ali Baba and the forty thieves" while doing a...
Blindfolded Eating Competition
The aim of this challenging messy food game is for a blindfolded person to eat the food items that...
Extreme Bucket Ball
You start out by setting up 2 chairs on each end of the room or wherever you are playing. If...
Giant Pick Up Sticks
So you've all heard of pick-up sticks right? The game where you get a pile of multi-coloured sticks all...
Party Blower Matchbox Race
Line up everyone is one long line then give each child a party blower and empty match box. On...
Rescue Relay
Preparation: 1. Tie each life saving device (we used empty cordial bottles) to a separate rope 2. Set out a start...
The Little Couch
Four on the Couch is quite a fun game but it needs quite a few people to make it...
Bacon
An action oriented game good for medium and large sized groups. Similar to football and ultimate, two teams try...
Bases
Bases An Outdoor Team Game Overview: Bases is a fast-paced outdoor game that combines elements of Capture the Flag,...
Find a Wordle
"A different type of find a word" This website allows you to generate cool 'wordles'. They are like a...
Helium Stick
You can do this team building activity with a single group (maybe as an team growth activity for your...
Newspaper Hockey
This is a fantastic game that gets even the quite kids involved. This game can be played with 10-25...
Poetry Jumble
The goal is to make poetry from the words provided. Out of 100 interesting words, cut-out into little squares big...
Screamer
Get the group to stand in a circle facing inwards. Choose one player to stand in the centre of...
Shuffle Bums
You get all the chairs in a circle and have the people playing sit on them. Make sure there...
What If?
You give each person the two pieces of paper. Tell them to write on one piece a random question...
Zip Zap Boing
Rules are simple. Everyone stands in a circle and one person starts the throwing. If you throw the ball...
Balloon Shuffle
Get everyone to blow their balloon up. The object of the game is to carry there balloon from the...
Chinese Kickball
This is kind of like a normal game of kickball except there is only one pitcher--no outfielders, and everyone...
Creative Scavenger Hunt
Scavenger hunts can be epic fun and there are many different ways to do them. This "Creative" Scavenger Hunt...
Going Up or Going Down?
You start by splitting everyone up into teams of two. Everyone is standing and has their backs against each...
How Many Do You Do?
The aim of this game is to eat as many plain dry weet bix in a certain amount of...
