Cheap games
Sitting Soccer
Objective/Rules: Score the soccer ball on one end of the line WITHOUT letting one's back-side leave the chair....
Stretchy Snakes
Each person is given a lolly snake. They have a time limit to make the longest snake by stretching...
Water Sponge
How To Play: Teachers will split students into two teams. There will be a sponge with water next to...
Who Am I?
Give everyone in the group a piece of paper and pen, then get them to write down three facts...
That's a Bunch of Baloney
Have 2 teams of 2 come up. The teams stand 10-15 feet away from each other. Hand all 4 players an equal...
Don't Let The Witch Get You!
You need to assign participants to play the witch, the mother, and the babysitter or oldest child. Assign the...
Personalities in Names
1. Each person will get a piece of paper and a pencil/pen. 2. Write down your name vertically down the...
Shoe Kick
Basically, all students stand in one straight row. According to if they are right or left handed, that's the...
Duck Duck Splash
How to Play: This game is basically Duck Duck Goose except instead of tapping the persons head and saying...
Octopus
It's essentially tip, but when you get tipped you sit down where you were tipped. Once you've been tipped...
The Can Can Race
Get 2-4 volunteers. Give each player a can of soft drink, and get them to line up along the...
Two Legged Race
How to Play: Partner up pairs of two (Usually an older kid and a younger kid.) Velcro the partners...
Chinese Dodgeball
This is a game that you will want to play in an open area such as outside or 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....
Human Noughts and Crosses
Draw a giant sized Noughts and crosses grid in the middle of the room/yard/field. Divide your group...
Walrus
This game works a lot like psychiatrist but has it's own twist and humor. Start out by having one...
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...
Hand Tennis
Hand Tennis, short for "Hantis" can involve any number of players. Four tables are set up in a 2x2...
Who Are You?
Each person gets a piece of paper and a pen. They need to write down their name and three...
Amoeba Tag
If you don't know anything about science, an Amoeba is a type of cell that eats other cells by...
Doggy Doggy Who's Got Your Bone?
This is a classic kids party game and is great fun especially for a group of junior youth kids....
Four Corners
This is one of the simplest games I've known, but it still adds up to fun. Hopefully someone hasn't...
Don't Blink
Overview: Time to embrace my inner nerd! This is a game based off a certain British science fiction TV...
Pass the Parcel
Pass the Parcel is a classic kid's party game and can be played on many different occasions - at...
45 Seconds
This activity is very simple and can be used for a wide variety of ages. 1) The group splits up...
Alien Invasion
1) Give ten players a glowstick for the game, which they will wear around their wrists. Obviously, the game is...
Blatterball
Blatterball is essentially a cross between soccer and dodgeball [1]. It's named in honour of the former head of FIFA,...
Charlie's Candy
This game is based on the great children's movie "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." You're going to need a...
Tangle (Royal Rangers Romania)
Break the group into 2 teams of 3 players. The players of each team will be tied up together by their...
Pass the Potato
Overview: This game combines "hot potato" with elements of tag. It can get very competitive with more people. Where...
Ways to Play Uno
Basically, this is a collection of different ways you can play Uno. For those who don't know, Uno is...
Human Target
This is a very simple game (really an activity) which can be used to review information you have taught. 1....
Reverse Dodgeball
1. Break up into even teams 2. Pick a captain for each team who will begin on the dodgeball court 3. The...
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...
10-Second Hide and Seek
Have you ever wanted to play hide and seek, but found that the playing space was simply too small...
Food Basket
1) Set up the chairs in a large circle facing the middle. There should be one chair less than the...
Lifesavers Relay
1) At youth group, break everyone into three teams. If you are at a camp and have a group system,...
Nuke 'Em
1. Create 2 teams. 2. Begin the game by throwing the ball over the net. 3. The goal of the game is to...
What Are the Odds?
This is an excellent game for groups of daring youth. It's a bit hard to explain, but it is...
Answer Race
1. Prepare four sheets of questions. Each sheet represents one suit (diamond, hearts, clubs, spades). On each sheet write a...
Bippity Bop-Bop
1) Everyone arranges themselves in a circle. One person is picked to be in the center. 2) That person will walk...
I'm all about that blue (no yellow)
This game is vaguely related to both Foosball and pinball, is reasonably active, and can be played indoors. Useful...
Sprouts
This epic twist on dodgeball is best played with a fairly large group. It's great to use as an...
Kings in Grass Castles
This is an outdoor game combining tag/chasey/tiggy/tips, bluff, and a healthy dose of running around like...
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...
