1800+ Youth Group Games, Team Building Games, & Icebreakers!
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Random Indoor Youth Group Games
Floor Pong
BookmarkYou need a room at least 20 by 40. Clear the room and mark the floor with masking tape replicate a ping pong table. Each side should be 20x20 and the entire floor is divided long ways in half. This will be four squares 10x10 feet. You will need 4 ping pong paddles and a lightweight 6 inch children’s ball. You also need to create a net by stretching a string across the 20 foot...
Beautiful Feet
BookmarkMaterials needed: Various colors of washable paints (Tempora or finger paints work well). small paint brushes, small plastic wash tubs (one for each pair or they can share), liquid detergent, washcloths, and towels. Divide your group into pairs. Have one of each pair sit on a table and the other sit on a chair in front of their partner. Then read Isaiah 52:6-7 and/or Romans 10:13-15....
Coin Flip
BookmarkGet as many pennies together as there are kids. (Pennies work best because if you lose a couple, it's only a couple of cents). Give one penny to everyone there. They are then going to get into groups of two. One person will flip the coin 3 times while the other person calls out either heads or tails. If they get it right, they get one point. If they get it wrong, the coin flipper gets...
Stuffed Animal Offering
BookmarkI've played this game with our youth group, and they constantly ask me to play it again. You will need stuffed animals, and a table in the front of the room to act as the 'altar'. You will need about the same amount of stuffed animals as you have youth. Get the youth to stand facing you in front of the room. Have them close their eyes while helpers hide the stuffed animals on the...
Sniper
BookmarkAll lights must be turned off! The sniper goes out and hides (or just walks around). The rest of the group counts for a certain amount of time and then goes out to find the sniper. If the sniper touches someone they have to go back to the start without saying a word (they're out). If a person sees the sniper then they shout "SNIPER" and run back to base. The game is over once somebody...
Alka Seltzer Pop-off
BookmarkYou will need: Generic Alka Seltzer tablets (cheap is good) 35 mm film canisters (Fuji cans works best) water in paper cups The activity involves breaking up the Seltzer tablets, putting them in the film canisters and putting in a little water. Snap the lid shut and wait.... The seltzer will fizz and pop off the lid with a loud noise. Make sure the canister is being held pointing away...
Random Outdoor Youth Group Games
Cannons Away
BookmarkPlace two teams on opposite sides of a large field, each with a flat, mid-sized target and a "Shoot From Here" line. The target can either be propped up or laying flat. Give each team a water balloon launcher and a supply of water balloons. Each team is trying to hit the other's target by launching the water balloons. Have the teams rotate personnel on the launcher with each attempt....
Box: the Game of the Future
BookmarkA large box or big plastic garbage can is the goal. If the ball hits any side or the top, the one who kicked the ball is the new goalie. Everyone plays against the goalie. Use a Nerf soccer ball or a volleyball. People will discover that working together is the only way to score, as they can get the goalie running in circles around his...
The Holy War
BookmarkThis will be one complicated game so be prepared… Aim: To test team spirit, honesty, leadership and understanding between each other Characters: First of all, divide all participants into 2 groups. After that, each group will be given 15 to 30 minutes to talk about their strategy. In each group, each member will have to role-play one character. It’s up to the leader of the group to...
Ultimate Fishbee
BookmarkThis game is played exactly like regular ultimate Frisbee however there is a twist. Instead of using a disc you will be using a fish. Make sure to get one with a head and everything (it is much more gross). Divide your kids into two teams and play on a smaller field than you would with a Frisbee because fish do not fly as well. Have fun and get ready to watch your kids be really...
Centipede
BookmarkDivide players into two teams. Mark the Start and Finish lines about 30 feet apart. Teams line up with one person behind the other, facing the finish line. Next, players sit down and wrap their legs around the person in front to form the body of the centipede. Players' arms become the legs. When the leader says "Go," players lift with their arms and begin to push the centipede toward...
Fish Whack
Bookmark"Chicken" is that game that is often played in swimming pools. A gal (or younger, little guy) gets on a big guy's shoulders and they try to knock other folks off of the shoulders of the others. Ho hum. That isn't nearly as fun as this game: This game is NOT played in a pool. Step one: Buy about 5 or 6 large, complete, raw fish. The bigger the better, unless you find a 20 pound salmon,...