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Team Architect

Team Architect is a fantastic team-building activity where you get each team to build something with very little amounts...

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Blow Wind Blow

For this icebreaker game you'll need to set up your chairs in a circle facing inwards. Make sure there...

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Ultimate Icebreaker

This game is the ultimate icebreaker. Needs a bit a prep before hand - fill up some trays with...

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Psychiatrist

Have the entire group sit in a circle; a room with couches and chairs are fine, as long as...

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French Vs English

First off I wanted to say that this is probably one of my all time favourite youth group games....

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Tea Towel Face Off

Both teams line up sitting down facing away from each other. Everyone holds hands. At one end, the 2 players...

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Countries

This is a really great running wide game - good for burning off a lot of energy. However, it's...

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Honey If You Love Me...

This is a brilliant circle game! Basically get a circle of chairs set up and get the whole group...

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Sock Hockey

One on one indoor hockey... with socks!

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Spin Chasey

This is a game we made up by accident back at youth group in good old days. Basically... everyone...

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Sardines

This is a game that we always play at my youth group. I guess it's kind of a reverse...

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Biblical Detectives

This kind of thing can be really fun if it is done properly and works out well. Basically the...

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Three Ball Soccer

This is soccer. Soccer with not just one ball, not just two balls, but three balls! You'll need three...

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Fresh

Fresh is a classic youth group running and strategy game. It's good for those kids who like to show...

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Chairball

Set up your hall like a foosball table: With chairs as the black and white team. The 'black' chairs...

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Chocolate Game

Place a chocolate block in the center of the table. The candy should stay in its wrapper and, to...

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Where The Wind Blows

Everyone sits in a circle on chairs and one person is in the middle. The person in the middle...

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Bible Drill

When youth leader says "draw weapons", each person sits on a pew or chair with their Bible held up...

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Drip Drip Drop

Kind like duck duck goose but with water. Everyone sits in a circle and the game begins just like...

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Fishing for Marbles

Divide the youth into 2 or more teams. Place the bucket in the middle of the room, then put the...

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Four on the Couch

Object: To have only your gender sitting on the couch. Set-Up: If you don't have a couch large enough...

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In The Tomb, Out of the Tomb

Draw a long line using yarn or masking tape. Have the children line up in a straight line facing...

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Rock Paper Scissors

In the middle of the playing field set up 2 long lines with a bout 1 - 2 metres to divide them....

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Cross Country Spoons

Everyone's played spoons right? (if you don't know how to play, ask anyone at your youth group, they'll know......

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Do You Love Your Neighbour?

Get all the players to sit in a circle, except for one person who must stand in the middle...

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Mafia

Mafia is a classic campfire game played at many youth camps, summer camps and scout camps before. In some...

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Musical Boys and Girls

Divide the group up into girls and boys, but try to make sure that there is an even amount...

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Sponge Ball Skirmish

2 teams, each team sets up a base on either side of the hall/playing area with limited about of...

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Moulder Ball

In this game there are seven or nine players. Three or Four people stand on one side of the...

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Who's Line Is It Anyway

Everyone's seen the "Whose Line Is It Anyway" TV show right? Anyway, it's a theatre sport game. The possibilties...

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Alka Seltzer Waterfight

A simple water fight game which is fantastic for cooling down on hot summer days. Preparation 1. Get a large...

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Gum Boot Goop

Each team of four has a pair of boots. For each round, they nominate a player to answer a...

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Man Diddy Watcher

I remember playing this game way back in primary school days. Awesome fun. It's similar to "Doggy doggy who's...

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Stare Down

Start by having all of the kids remove one shoe and placing it in a pile in another room....

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The Name Game

This is a great get-to-know you style icebreaker. To start off, maybe get the group to stand in a...

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Create A Commercial

This game can either be done using a video camera and a TV, or just acted out on the...

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Minigolf Mayhem

I bought a putter at my church fete for $2 a fair few years ago and since then I've occasionally...

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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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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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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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Blind Man's Journey

Sometimes i just can't work out why kids like some games, but my younger group LOVES this game. Blindfold...

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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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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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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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Mastermind

The classic game of Mastermind works well when solved as a whole group. The whole group must work together...

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Mega Ice-cream Sundae

This is a favourite food game at our youth group. Cover a table with plenty of aluminium foil, empty...

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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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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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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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