Often at the start of a youth camp or youth group year there are many people who don't know each oth...
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5 - 10 mins
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Have everyone secretly write down the name of a person on a small piece of paper or a "post-it" note...
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5 - 10 mins
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This is probably one of the oldest and most well known icebreakers. It's also known as "People Bingo...
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5 - 10 mins
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Team Architect is basically a game where you get each team to build something with very little amoun...
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10 - 30 mins
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Under $20
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For this icebreaker game you'll need to set up your chairs in a circle facing inwards. Make sure the...
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10 - 30 mins
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This game is the ultimate icebreaker. Needs a bit a prep before hand - fill up some trays with water...
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10 - 30 mins
Extreme Mess
Under $20
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Same rules as chasey... except everyone is it!
Get everyone to put their non-prefered hand on the...
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5 - 10 mins
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This is a good youth group game to get kids mingling together and to help kids to get to know one an...
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5 - 10 mins
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This get to know you game / ice break game is a great way to generate discussion amoungst a big grou...
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5 - 10 mins
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A fun group game, sure to provide a whole lot of laughs. Might be suitable for a disco night at your...
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5 - 10 mins
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This icebreaker youth group game is a cross between pictionary, sculptionary and charades.
Firstl...
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First off I wanted to say that this is probably one of my all time favourite youth group games. It i...
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10 - 30 mins
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Capture the flag is one of the most popular wide games ever and is great to play on a youth camp in ...
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10 - 30 mins
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Under $20
This game is best played with a small group.
Place 20 or more cups in the middle of the room, put...
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0 - 5 mins
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Simply announce that you want everyone lined up across the room by birth-date. Only catch: no talkin...
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5 - 10 mins
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This is a great fun get to know you game. It works well as an ice breaker game and it really quick t...
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Get everyone to stand in a circle facing inwards. The leader running the game will need to stand in ...
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5 - 10 mins
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Select one person from your group to be the captain. They must stand on one side of the playing fiel...
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5 - 10 mins
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This game is very simple. Perfect for a sleepover party or a late night camp gamer.
Make a room b...
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30 - 60 mins
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Hold out 5 fingers (well, 4 and your thumb) Go around the circle and one at a time, each person anno...
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5 - 10 mins
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Usually played in a hall, this game requires 2 even teams. 1 team kneels down in a line through the ...
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5 - 10 mins
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Divide your group into two teams.
Stand the first group in a line facing the second group. The se...
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1. Tell the group to get into pairs, preferably with a person who has a similar height/weight to the...
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5 - 10 mins
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Grab a whole bunch of sticky labels or masking tape and write the names of celebrities on the non-st...
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5 - 10 mins
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This is the "get to know you" edition of the youth group game called "Bang". You'll need to know the...
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5 - 10 mins
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You can do this team building activity with a single group (maybe as an team growth activity for you...
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5 - 10 mins
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Talking Point
This game is a fantastic group mixer ice breaker activity.
Player must wander around the room and...
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0 - 5 mins
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Get the group to take off their right shoe. Then throw all the shoes in a big pile in the middle of ...
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5 - 10 mins
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Place a chocolate block in the center of the table. The candy should stay in its wrapper and, to mak...
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10 - 30 mins
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Under $20
This is a really great running wide game - good for burning off a lot of energy. However, it's also ...
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10 - 30 mins
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Under $20
This simulation game is a great one to play on a youth camp. It involves a lot of running and team w...
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30 - 60 mins
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Under $20
This is a game that we always play at my youth group. I guess it's kind of a reverse version of Hide...
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10 - 30 mins
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Talking Point
This is an excellent ice breaker activity in it's simplest form!
If you haven't heard of "Table T...
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10 - 30 mins
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Give everyone in the group a piece of paper and pen, then get them to write down three facts about t...
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5 - 10 mins
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One of my favourite things is taking something normal and making it life-size. The game of battleshi...
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0 - 5 mins
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A great way to help people open up to each other is to ask them fun questions that allow them to exp...
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5 - 10 mins
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Get everyone to huddle in a group in the middle of the room and join each hand with someone across t...
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This is soccer. Soccer with not just one ball, not just two balls, but three balls! You'll need thre...
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10 - 30 mins
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A great ice breaker game which is sure to lighten the mood and get people feeling comfortable around...
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5 - 10 mins
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Get 4 kids to lie down on their backs in a small circle with their legs sticking up in the air. So t...
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0 - 5 mins
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Divide your youth group kids into some groups, 4 works well as a relay. Just make sure the groups ar...
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5 - 10 mins
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Simple relay structure for this game. 4 teams line up at one end. Place a bowl of peas (or whatever ...
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0 - 5 mins
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This is a game we made up by accident back at youth group in good old days.
Basically... everyone...
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10 - 30 mins
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Both teams line up sitting down facing away from each other. Everyone holds hands.
At one end, th...
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10 - 30 mins
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Play this game with the same rules as volleyball except with 3 teams. Have 2 teams play against one ...
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5 - 10 mins
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Get a number of volunteers up the front. It can often work better if you don't tell them what they a...
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Multi Player Duel
5 - 10 mins
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Under $20
Explain the game as a simple food eating competition game - you could do it with hotdogs or burgers ...
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Multi Player Duel
5 - 10 mins
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Under $20
Set up your hall like a foosball table:
With chairs as the black and white team. The 'black' ...
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10 - 30 mins
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Under $20
This is a classic kids party game and is great fun especially for a group of junior youth kids.
O...
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0 - 5 mins
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This is a great youth group ice breaker game. Would work really well to help the group mingle and ge...
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10 - 30 mins
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Under $20