This is a fun activity that can also double as a team work exercise as well. Split your group into teams of 5 students each. Give each team an IDENTICAL bucket that is filled to the EXACT SAME LEVEL with water. (ALL half full, or ALL 75% full, etc.)After the buckets have been filled, put them the EXACT SAME...
This is a really fun game that everyone can play, and possibly win, because athleticism counts for nothing in Mangle Tangle. Here’s how you do it.You need about 8’ of rope for every 2 students you have. So if you have 20 kids, you need about 160’ of rope total, that’s cut in 8’ lengths.When you get the rope...
Ask the Pastor - with a TwistIf you are in a setting where you want to tackle a tough topic in a light and/or fun way, try this one.Give each person a pen and a post-it note (or two). Instruct each person to write down a question they would like the Pastor/Leader to answer or discuss but might be...
This is a fun game that allows everyone to be a part of the action. Here’s how you do it.Clear the room, a little - just enough where your students can run around some. Then make a big pile of aluminum balls in the middle of the floor. (Make sure to ball them up prior to the game, about...
This game is high energy, but you need a big group of kids to play it. Here’s how you do it.Quickly group all of the students into “teams” of at least 4 kids each. Then using a pirate ship captain’s dialect, explain to them that they are all on YOUR pirate ship. You will call out a certain command,...
You can play this game with any number of people, but if you have a large group, break them up into several groups spread out around the room.Ideally, each group will have 10 students in them, 5 on each “team.” Have one team form a TIGHT circle facing outwards. Then have the second team form a circle around the...
In this game, all the guys (Reindeers) get on all fours. The girls (Elves) have to get the guys (Reindeer) into a sectioned-off part of the room (The Stable) which is designated by a clearly visible line. The Elves must corner the Reindeer and drag them into the Stable.Once a Reindeer is dragged past the line, they are out...