Slightly messy games
Poison Pole
This is a simple and easy game that everyone in our youth loves!! You have a pole (a broom...
Spud
Its best to play outdoors in an open area. Give everyone a number (1-however many players there are). Have...
Telephone
A classic and fun party game for all ages! 1. Get players to sit in a circle facing inwards. 2. Pick...
The Human Slingshot
It's an exhilarating, fast-paced game that involves four people slinging each other back and forth within a human sized...
Giant Twister
1) Use just like Twister except you can get around 30 kids on a time. 2) Make 2 teams start them at each...
Running Twister
We’ve put a twist on “Twister” making it even more… twisty?! Definitely a slightly less awkward version of...
Snowball Fight
This is a great fun get to know you game. It works well as an ice breaker game and...
Straws and Rubberbands
1) Each person gets a straw 2) The straw must be held using their mouth 3) They have to pass the rubberband...
Water Balloon Volleyball
Just like volleyball except you use water balloons! The objective is to not allow the balloons to hit the...
Giants, Wizards, and Elves
Summary: An icebreaker / action oriented game good for medium and large sized groups. Similar to a game of rock,...
Remember Everything
This get to know you game is best played in a smaller group of around 10 or so people. If...
Speed Ball
Divide the kids into two teams, even numbers of guys and girls on both team work best! Make one...
Top & Bottom Tag
Gather your players into two teams. Tell one team to put one of their hands on their head, and...
Velcro Puzzle Beanie Relay
This game has worked brilliantly every time I've played it at my youth group. It's one of those games...
Bubble Gum Blowing Contest
The biggest bubble wins. If you don't have a pair of calipers for measuring the bubbles, use a ruler....
Marco Polo On Land
This is the same concept as the water version only with rule variations to make it work well on...
Preacher Pratt
Students will sit in a half circle and try to work their way to the beginning seat by responding...
Revolving Dodgeball
1. Divide the playing area into a circle of 4 equal triangles (An AWANA circle layout to divide the gym into 4...
Squirrels
Everyone gets into groups of three. Two people stand facing each other and join hands to create an arch...
Toothpaste Challenge
Give the kids either in pairs or as individuals a plate and a tube of toothpaste. The bigger tubes...
Aardvark Race
Set the game up by having two lots of two bowls facing each other. One on one side of...
Human Traffic Lights
Whilst the music is playing, all players must dance around the room and when the music stops players must...
Messy Doughnut Eating Competition
Tie the doughtnut to a string. Split the group into pairs - each pair being a "team". One people...
Squirrelly Nut
This game should be played with 10-25 people. Pair up each person with a partner. Pick a team to...
Tongue Twister Slip Up
Take 5-6 volunteer. Ask them to say a tongue twister or something that can be difficult to say. ie....
Twisted Dizzy Blob
This is actually a blend of three games: Tongue Twisters, Dizzy Tag, and Blob Tag. Insanity! One person starts...
Campers and Tents
Everyone needs to pair up and one becomes the camper (pref. the smaller person) while the other becomes a...
Capture the Flag
Capture the flag is one of the most popular wide games ever and is great to play on a...
Chaos
Get the youth to make a circle with the chairs facing inwards. There needs to be one less chair...
Explosive Relay
Split into two groups and go to opposite sides of the room. You can either play this game in...
Giver Or Taker
Everyone sits in a circle like playing "duck, duck, goose!" the leader reads a story. Through out the story...
Spot The Difference
Divide your group into two teams. Stand the first group in a line facing the second group. The second...
Target Tag
Prep: have each person write their name on a piece of paper and fold it in half. Each person...
Zombie Tag
Split into teams of two. One person is the zombie and is blindfolded. The other person guides the zombie...
Fruit Surgery
This game is best played in teams of three or less. Each team will get a fruit item (banana,...
Outpost
Players are separated into equal teams and given their own colored flag-football flags which are worn around their waist....
Paper Telephone
Ok, so we all remember the kids game telephone, where the person at the front of the line whispers...
Question Circle Rotate
This is a fantastic "get to know you" game. Split the kids into two groups - tell one group...
Big Ball Volleyball
1. Sort your youth group into two teams and then move them to the volleyball court laid out earlier. 2. With...
Big Feed
The idea of this game is to feed people, who are sitting on their hands, with a spoon stuck...
Electric Bean Bag
1. You place the 3 bean bags or pillows in the centre of the gaming area. 2. Participants make a circle around...
End of the World
Make a large circle with the rope on the floor, have the group stand in the centre of the...
Hit the Hundred
Cut out cardboard circles and make a target. Smallest one is the hundred, second smallest is 90 and so on....
Make It Out Of A Chair
First, you split up into groups of 3-5. You should have at least three teams to play. Each team...
Marco Chicken
Divide the playing group into two teams. One team should be blindfolded. They can call out "marco". The other...
Pool Noodle Ball
Played this game with my junior youth (Kids Club - 6 to 12 year old). Have one of the leaders be...
Tired of Being Weak?
Objective: Rip the phonebook into 2 pieces evenly Players needed: Unlimited (the more the better) Instructions: Get a few volunteers...
Benchball
Start with half the benches at on end of the hall and the other half at the other. Split...
Capture the End Zone
The object of this game is the first team to score. You will need to play several rounds to...
