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Spaghetti and Marshmallows

Give each team a packet of spaghetti and a packet of marshmallows. The team that builds the tallest spaghetti...

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Feet Pictionary

Set Up: - Divide the whole group into 2 teams, based on sides of the room. Any size youth group...

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Ship Wreck

Divide the kids into teams of around 10 people. Each team will need a "ship" - this could be a...

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Sitting Soccer

Objective/Rules: Score the soccer ball on one end of the line WITHOUT letting one's back-side leave the chair....

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Burger Chef

Create work stations in your venue to allow groups to work in relative privacy. Divide the youth group in...

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Families

This is a game that requires little preparation and is fun among small groups. Have the players sit in...

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Generation Jeopardy

Basically this is a fun game of Jeopardy. I went through and picked 5 topics that I thought our students...

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Hong Kong Ping Pong

You have 4 teams of two. Each team gets two tries whoever misses twice first gets out. They must rotate....

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Amoeba Tag

If you don't know anything about science, an Amoeba is a type of cell that eats other cells by...

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Dodgeball

The timeless classic game - dodgeball - requires little set up effort and is always a winner. There are...

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Don't Blink

Overview: Time to embrace my inner nerd! This is a game based off a certain British science fiction TV...

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Alien Invasion

1) Give ten players a glowstick for the game, which they will wear around their wrists. Obviously, the game is...

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Assassins

Get a volunteer to be the President, once they are chosen divide the rest of the kids into 2 unequal...

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Steal the Bacon

This game is simple and is a great icebreaker among youth groups and camps. Divide the group into four...

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Cardboard Camelot

Separate your group into teams of 3-4 each. One member of each team will be the Champion, and the...

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Hitchhiker's Teeball

Hitchhiker's Teeball is almost, but not quite, entirely unlike teeball. Now that we've got that over with, this game...

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Raining Balloons

1. Blow up all the balloons bought and evenly distribute them into 2 different large garage bags (do this beforehand) 2. Divide...

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The Picture Project

1: break up the group into teams of 3-5 (make sure team captain has a smart phone) 2: each team captain...

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Wave- Hide and seek

There is one person who is the seeker, the rest of the people are hiders. The seeker puts the...

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Confederate Rugby

Rugby, I am generally advised, is a glorious sport that demonstrates the very pinnacle of human achievement, or some...

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Matt Ball

The two bases are at opposite ends (much like the distance of a basketball court). Each base has one...

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Milk Jug Lacrosse

Each person has a milk jug. There are no boundaries set. Each team has a goal they are to...

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Return of the Jedi (Hide and Seek Freeze Tag in the Dark)

The goal of the game is to defeat Darth Vader(preferably a youth leader) before he finds and freezes...

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The Stories of Your Names

Divide group into smaller groups (3-4 people). Give each group 1 sheet of paper and a pencil. Write every person's...

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Monsters inc. (sully says)

Works very similar to Simon says or just as a fun way of keeping everyone warm without the sully...

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Category Chaos

This game can be played as individuals or in teams. Each player (or team) will need a piece of...

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Rubber Band Cup Stacking

Players work together in teams to stack cups using a rubber band pulled by strings.

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Atlas Shrugged

1. Split your group into 2-4 teams. Each team has a Frisbee and an end zone. 2. They start in the...

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Charades

Charades is a classic family game of acting and guesses. It's been around for a fair while but we'll...

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Poisonous stump

Want your friends to fall into the poison zone? Then this is the perfect game for you! Get ready...

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Priest of the Parish

Group game involving listening and repeating in teams.

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Sneaky Rope Battle

This is a two player battle game, perfect for a one-on-one duel or up the front challenge. Place the...

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The Floor Is Lava

Imaginations turn the floor into super hot lava and require players to avoid touching it at all costs. No...

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Cornhole

The long-time favourite American classic game of Cornhole, otherwise known as beanbag toss or sack toss, is a fantastic...

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Christmas Gift Giving

Live out the focus of Christmas by working together to give gifts to others in need

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Gift Wrapping Competition

Teams compete to wrap gifts quickly and effectively

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Balloon Team Keep Up

A massive team vs team competition of trying to keep as many balloons in the air for as long...

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Glowstick Grab

teams compete to be the first to collect their glowsticks

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Maze Runner

Runners try to escape the Grievers and the Maze

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Corner Spry Relay

Fast ball throwing action makes for a very competitive old-school relay

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Popcorn!

A no-prep brain break perfect for the classroom

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Number Count

A team building counting challenge perfect for video calls

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Freeze Frame

Not quite charades, not quite pictionary, something in between...

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Pencil Tippers

Each player balances a pencil on the back of their finger, if it drops, they’re out!

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