Remember that often the success or failure of a youth group game will depend on how much leaders model enthusiasm for it. But kids can get excited about some pretty weird, goofy stuff if you really sell it.
Pro tip: Leave students wanting more. Even a great game becomes a bad one if you make people play it for too long. Icebreakers are a great way to start your event or make a transition. What makes Rock, Paper, Scissors Champion fun is that it quickly descends into madness. Everyone picks an opponent and plays Rock, Paper, Scissors, or whatever wacky variation you come up with. Best two out of three. Or not. Get one flashcard for every kid and leader you expect to have at your youth group plus some extras, just in case.
On each flashcard write the name of a celebrity or fictional character. The more well-known they are, the better. They could be actors, musicians, athletes, public figures, superheros, or characters from books or movies. Be sure to pick people your students will know and appreciate, not just the famous people your leaders grew up with!
Have them hold or tape the card on their forehead with the name facing out, find another person, and ask one yes or no question about the name on their card. Be sure to give kids plenty of example questions to use, such as:. Make sure kids only ask each person one question so that they have to move around and talk to multiple people.
Once they feel ready, they can try to guess who they are. When kids guess correctly, they can still help give other people clues. Designate a leader to call out instructions. When the game begins, everyone is going to be walking around, waiting for the leader to give an order from the list below. Each order will require a different number of people to create a scene, and everyone has to scramble to form a group with the people around them. You can make it competitive by removing the slowest group each round or doing a countdown people have to race against, or you can just let everyone keep playing.
All hands on deck one person : Everyone stands at attention, facing the leader with a salute. Walk the plank three people : One person lays on the ground to form the plank. A second person puts their hands behind their own back and stands by the plank. And the third person stands behind person 2, pretending to hold a sword. Lifeboat six people : Each group sits on the floor in two rows of three and pretends to row their lifeboat.
If you have a lot of kids, you may want to increase the number of people to eight, ten, or twelve for fun. You can invent other scenes or choose a non-nautical theme with all new combinations if you want to bring this game back for another gathering. They also allow for friendly competition. You can give prizes for the winning teams or just play for fun. Supplies: two or more absurd and large outfits, preferably with a couple of layers.
The only prep for this youth group game is to find some weird costumes or outfits for kids to wear. You want this to be awkward to run in, and it should take a while to put it on and take it off. Make sure you have a big room, a gym, or outdoor space for kids to move around. Break the students into even teams and have them line up on one side of the room.
The first kid in line puts the outfit on and races to the other end of the room and back. As each kid runs down and back, they take off the outfit and the next person in line puts it on. Include more than one flag, take turns having the teams play offense and defense, play with three or four teams going against each other, etc. This is another classic, but is always a hit with youth groups.
Make it extra fun by doing it once a year and utilizing interesting competitions: students vs. The key to a good match-up is to put a small number of the strongest against a large number of the weakest. For example, take a handful senior high boys and place them against 30 middle schoolers. When there are more than 50 students, this game is a lot of fun. Play duck-duck-goose as you normally would, however when a few people get tagged and they go to the middle, then they begin another game of duck-duck-goose.
Everyone is in a straight line, with multiple teams doing this. First team that gets to the last person and has the correct word wins. Divide students into teams and have one student face off against another student from the other team. Play five seconds of a popular song from iTunes and have them guess. This one is a favorite because it requires strategy and teamwork. The game is divided up between two teams. The goal is to get a ball into a basket.
This can be a basketball hoop, but I have found it just as fun playing it with laundry baskets placed on a table. Each player has their own chair and is played in rounds. At the beginning of a round, the players have a short amount of time to place their chairs in a position.
Once placed, they are not allowed to move from their spot. They then must pass the ball to each other, without it getting intercepted by the opposing team.
After each round the players become more strategic and shift from focusing on offense and defense. Likewise, a team that has no one in the middle of the field is unable to make an adequate pass to their teammates. An interesting side effect of this game is the loner and unpopular student will often become the most passed to player. They are the ones that are open, because the opposing team neglects to place a chair next to them to guard. Bible drills can be fun but with a twist on an old classic game, students can translate it into real life skills.
Instead of saying a specific Bible verse like John , have them find narrative stories like David and Goliath. After doing a few of these narrative type stories, branch out even further. Have them lookup a passage of the Bible that someone can use if they feel deep sadness, struggle with addiction, feel lonely, etc.
This really challenges the students to use critical thinking and provides them with skills they can use later in life. Give everyone a penny. This means the penny will lay flat on the chin and the students will be looking up into the air.
Last one standing with the penny balanced wins. It is quick and easy and the perfect game if you are waiting for doors to open before a youth conference or for your favorite Christian artists before a concert like Winter Jam, Creationfest, Soulfest or Ichthus retro reference.
Prior to the start of the program while students are mingling assemble two dance crews and have them each choreograph a dance routine in the several minutes before icebreaker time.
If your group is small enough, the entire group can be split into two teams and choreograph the dance as part of the actual activity, rather than in advance. Winners are determined based on audience applause for the former or by leaders for the latter.
What high school and middle school games do you play with your youth group? Leave a comment below to share your fun game ideas! Because we like to make games more … interesting … picked out 10 people to be up and had 5 of them go clockwise around the circle, while the other 5 went anti-clockwise. It was beautiful action packed chaos as people tried to dodge each other with up to 20 people running full speed at any given moment. These are great!!! Thank you for such a comprehensive list with both games for day and night, with and without supplies!
By the way, to start the game, you need one more chair than the number of people of playing. Thanks for listing the game. We tried to play it once, and it was a disaster. I would suggest simplifying it by not changing names a second time. It really is a fun game once you get the hang of it. Temptation — Hebrews Choices — Proverbs Respect — 1 John Serving Others — 1 Peter Summer Game on Bigness of God — Psalm , 6. Wisdom — Proverbs Joy — John Generosity — 1 Timothy Character — Philippians NLT.
Easter — John NLT. Materialism — 1 John NLT. Salvation — John NLT. Creation — Colossians; Romans ; 2 Peter Humility — James Armor of God — Ephesians Discipline — Matthew ; Hebrews Worry — Matthew Betrayal — Psalm ; Matthew , Obedience — Psalm Judging Others — Romans Compassion — Psalm ; John Forgiveness — Matthew NLT. Anger — Proverbs NLT. Doubt — Matthew NLT.
We've got you covered…. To play, you need: Cookies A few faces Music Directions: When the music starts, contestants take one cookie and place it on their forehead. The goal is to move the cookie to the mouth without touching it this results in a ton of hilarious facial expressions and squirming. If the player drops the cookie, they take another one and keep trying until one player wins.
If your students are surprisingly skilled at this, play best 2 out of 3! To play, you need: bowls Petroleum jelly A bag of cotton balls. Player 3 puts a big glob of petroleum jelly on their nose. Place player 1 and 2 on opposite sides of the room. Hands may not be used.
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