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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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Wink 'Em

Make a circle of chairs and have of the group sit down. There should be one extra, empty chair....

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Unlimited Ping Pong

Push the long sides of the tables together so you have a large rectangle with a long seam down...

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Dodgeball Crossover

A large area the size of a basketball court is the best for this game. Have two or three...

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The Chair Game

Arrange the chairs in a big circle, everyone to sit on a chair apart from one person, who stands...

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Triple Trouble

This game is a variation on Dodgeball, with no teams. Three players begin the game holding dodgeballs. They call...

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Zombie Apocalypse

How to Play: Basically, there will be three teams. One is the Zombies, one is the Survivors, the last...

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Blend-O-Rama

In this messy food game, contestants (two teams of two) face each other in three mini-games. The winner of...

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The Yes No Game

It's a great game to play while going on a walk or playing another game or to play on...

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Balloon Pop Off

Each player has a balloon tied around their ankle with a piece of string. The aim of this balloon...

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Crab Soccer

So you know how to walk like a crab on your hands and feet? Then this game is simple...

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Family Feud

This is simply the old TV game revisited. Central to this game is a list of questions and survey...

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Monkey in the Middle

For this icebreaker game, you'll need to form a circle with chairs. You have one person in the middle....

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AFL, Netball and Ping Pong

This game works a bit like AFL (Australian Football League) crossed with netball & ping pong. Each player has a...

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Crazy Pong

Number off 1 through however many player you have Player 1 serves a legal ping-pong serve to Player 2 Player 2 allows the...

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Team Bump

Divide group into 2 teams and have them stand on opposite sides of basketball hoop in parallel lines. If playing...

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Table Topics

This is an excellent ice breaker activity in it's simplest form! If you haven't heard of "Table Topics" before,...

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Ultimate Frisbee

Divide the group into 2 teams. Create a playing field with 2 "end zones" which are essentially rectangles marked out with 4...

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Don't Forget Your Tooth Brush

This youth game is best played on a camp. Come up with a list of items that you would...

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Donkey Game

Everyone circles up, and two people start with a ball each. One ball is to be passed around the...

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Guess Who's Under The Blankets

This game can be played with 2-? players, but it is best with 4-10. Players take turns being the...

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Pizza Box Curling

Draw 2 lines about 6 ft apart to use as starting marks. About 15-20 ft. away draw two circles. Two teams...

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Celebrity Articulate

If you've ever played the famous board game "Articulate" then you'll love this game. It usually is easier to...

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NetTag

Create two teams out of your youth group. We usually separate with girls vs boys but that's not necessary...

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Creationary

This game is called "Creationary" and works in a similar way to pictionary and sculptionary. You'll need a random...

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Endless Bases Kickball

This is a pointless game my students made up, one day when they were bored. It is played just...

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Shoe Wars

This game is really simple and so much fun. You divide the room with some kind of dividers. You...

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Thailand Tag

Youth are divided into two teams, and a line is drawn across the middle the room to separate the...

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Vegemite Cheeks

You separate into 2 (or more) teams. Each group lines up in a single file. At the front of the...

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Jenga Dare

This is a great youth group ice breaker game. Would work really well to help the group mingle and...

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Key Game

You can do this with any amount of kids you would like (min of 5 kids per team) the more...

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Poison Ball

Divide the group into two teams. Set out an area with clear boundaries and get one team to stand...

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Tug of Water War!

Before the game starts place all the objects at a hidden place where you it is not too difficult...

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Matchstick Truth or Lie

Before playing, designate two actions for 'true' and 'false' (such as hands on heads or hands behind back) and...

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Extreme Bucket Ball

You start out by setting up 2 chairs on each end of the room or wherever you are playing. If...

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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...

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The Little Couch

Four on the Couch is quite a fun game but it needs quite a few people to make it...

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Bacon

An action oriented game good for medium and large sized groups. Similar to football and ultimate, two teams try...

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Bases

Bases An Outdoor Team Game Overview: Bases is a fast-paced outdoor game that combines elements of Capture the Flag,...

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Newspaper Hockey

This is a fantastic game that gets even the quite kids involved. This game can be played with 10-25...

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Empires

First of all elect a adjudicator to go into the other room. A topic is chosen i.e. Food,...

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Going Up or Going Down?

You start by splitting everyone up into teams of two. Everyone is standing and has their backs against each...

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Queggs

The aim of "Queggs" or 'Quick Eggs' to those unfamiliar with its witty title, is a game were one...

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Spud

Its best to play outdoors in an open area. Give everyone a number (1-however many players there are). Have...

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Bag Of Goodies

Gather all kinds of really horrible foods - ones that are quick to open and eat. For instance, baby...

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Giants, Wizards, and Elves

Summary: An icebreaker / action oriented game good for medium and large sized groups. Similar to a game of rock,...

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Speed Ball

Divide the kids into two teams, even numbers of guys and girls on both team work best! Make one...

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Top & Bottom Tag

Gather your players into two teams. Tell one team to put one of their hands on their head, and...

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Revolving Dodgeball

1. Divide the playing area into a circle of 4 equal triangles (An AWANA circle layout to divide the gym into 4...

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