Get everyone sat in a circle. Choose a “detective” to go out of the room. Amongst everyone remaining choose a “murderer.” Call the detective back in and get them to stand in the middle of the circle. The murderer then has to wink at people in the circle, without the detective noticing. When the “victims” are winked at, they...
Basically it is like musical chairs, but with a twist. First, set up the chairs in a circle with seats facing out then when the music plays, students walk around the chairs. (There needs to be TWO less chairs than students.)When the music stops, students scramble for a seat. Those who find a seat are safe until the next...
This game can be played anywhere. It can take as much or as little time as you would like. There is significant prep time involved though.Find some old children's books at a garage sale or used bookstore. Choose books with lots of colorful, weird pictures. Cut out paper to cover the captions that make up the story in the...
Get all sorts of “Little Debbie” treats and hide them around the church. Split the youth into groups according to the empty “Little Debbie” boxes. The group must then find the treat pictured on their box. The first team to come back with all their “assigned” treats wins a prize. Every other team gets to eat what they've found...
The same rules as Dodgeball, but played with the big sized marshmallows. It’s a lot softer to get hit with a marshmallow than a big rubber ball. Plus imagine the fun of seeing and trying to dodge a hailstorm of marshmallows being flung your way! If you make it through without getting hit in this game, you are the...
This game is much like our "Fruit Basket Upset," "Identity," and "Newspaper Name Nail." Only, here, you work with a partner.All you need for this game is chairs. (Have them set up in groups of two around the room in a random fashion. Make sure there are two less chairs than students. If you have 18 kids, then only...
Everyone stands in a circle holding hands. One person has the large Hula Hoop looped over one arm. The goal is to get the Hula Hoop all the way around the circle without "breaking the circle". This means the Hula Hoop has to fit over the players’ bodies.If you have enough players break into 2 or more teams and...