Just tell the crowd that each individual row is a team (make sure all rows have at least 7 or 8 people in them). Then you tell everyone to organize themselves in their row by . . . (height, birthday, shoe size, age, # of speeding tickets, etc.). The first row to do it gets a point. Keep score...
I Need a Shoelace with a twist; can be played with small or huge groups. The up-front person divides teams (in audiences of rallies or other large gatherings you can make each section of chairs a group).The upfront person then yells out a demand for a somewhat common item that people might have on them. The first team to...
Good game for a crowd or audience. Divide the crowd into three or four teams, each section with a captain. The game leader calls out certain characteristics...blue eyes, likes to snowboard, has a 4.0, has red hair, etc.The captain of each team must quickly try to bring someone with that characteristic up to the leader. First, one to do...
This is an Audience or Small Group game. Put pieces of dried fruit, jerky, tomato, potato, red onion, etc. in several separate closed lunch bags. Mix them up, throw them out into crowd, start music. When music stops whoever has a bag takes a bite. You may need referees to declare who had it when the music stopped.Idea from...
MAIN POINT: You can use words from your topic or lesson to introduce the subject.Just like it sounds! Pictionary, but with Play-Doh. Divide your group into two teams. Have a representative come up front from each group. Whisper a Pictionary word (like "dog") to the group and they must run back to their group and, without talking, mold that...
Get 4 staff members from the crowd (as many staff as you have sections of the crowd). Have each staff member stand in front of a given section of the crowd that can cheer for their staff member. Have each staff member grab about 3 or 4 kids to “wrap them.” Hand each group 3 or 4 rolls of...
Ask the entire group to stand. Tell them to sit down when the statement characterizes them. Once seated, they must remain seated.Encourage them to be honest. If you have trouble because most are not sitting down, give them general characteristics ("Sit down if you are under 15, if you have on white socks, if you are in love," etc.).Sit...