Team building activities and games
Spaghetti and Marshmallows
Give each team a packet of spaghetti and a packet of marshmallows. The team that builds the tallest spaghetti...
Feet Pictionary
Set Up: - Divide the whole group into 2 teams, based on sides of the room. Any size youth group...
Ship Wreck
Divide the kids into teams of around 10 people. Each team will need a "ship" - this could be a...
Sitting Soccer
Objective/Rules: Score the soccer ball on one end of the line WITHOUT letting one's back-side leave the chair....
Burger Chef
Create work stations in your venue to allow groups to work in relative privacy. Divide the youth group in...
Families
This is a game that requires little preparation and is fun among small groups. Have the players sit in...
Hong Kong Ping Pong
You have 4 teams of two. Each team gets two tries whoever misses twice first gets out. They must rotate....
Generation Jeopardy
Basically this is a fun game of Jeopardy. I went through and picked 5 topics that I thought our students...
Dodgeball
The timeless classic game - dodgeball - requires little set up effort and is always a winner. There are...
Amoeba Tag
If you don't know anything about science, an Amoeba is a type of cell that eats other cells by...
Don't Blink
Overview: Time to embrace my inner nerd! This is a game based off a certain British science fiction TV...
Alien Invasion
1) Give ten players a glowstick for the game, which they will wear around their wrists. Obviously, the game is...
Assassins
Get a volunteer to be the President, once they are chosen divide the rest of the kids into 2 unequal...
Steal the Bacon
This game is simple and is a great icebreaker among youth groups and camps. Divide the group into four...
Hitchhiker's Teeball
Hitchhiker's Teeball is almost, but not quite, entirely unlike teeball. Now that we've got that over with, this game...
Cardboard Camelot
Separate your group into teams of 3-4 each. One member of each team will be the Champion, and the...
Raining Balloons
1. Blow up all the balloons bought and evenly distribute them into 2 different large garage bags (do this beforehand) 2. Divide...
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...
Wave- Hide and seek
There is one person who is the seeker, the rest of the people are hiders. The seeker puts the...
Confederate Rugby
Rugby, I am generally advised, is a glorious sport that demonstrates the very pinnacle of human achievement, or some...
Matt Ball
The two bases are at opposite ends (much like the distance of a basketball court). Each base has one...
Milk Jug Lacrosse
Each person has a milk jug. There are no boundaries set. Each team has a goal they are to...
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...
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...
Monsters inc. (sully says)
Works very similar to Simon says or just as a fun way of keeping everyone warm without the sully...
Category Chaos
This game can be played as individuals or in teams. Each player (or team) will need a piece of...
Rubber Band Cup Stacking
Players work together in teams to stack cups using a rubber band pulled by strings.
Atlas Shrugged
1. Split your group into 2-4 teams. Each team has a Frisbee and an end zone. 2. They start in the...
Charades
Charades is a classic family game of acting and guesses. It's been around for a fair while but we'll...
Poisonous stump
Want your friends to fall into the poison zone? Then this is the perfect game for you! Get ready...
Sneaky Rope Battle
This is a two player battle game, perfect for a one-on-one duel or up the front challenge. Place the...
The Floor Is Lava
Imaginations turn the floor into super hot lava and require players to avoid touching it at all costs. No...
Cornhole
The long-time favourite American classic game of Cornhole, otherwise known as beanbag toss or sack toss, is a fantastic...
Christmas Gift Giving
Live out the focus of Christmas by working together to give gifts to others in need
Balloon Team Keep Up
A massive team vs team competition of trying to keep as many balloons in the air for as long...