Need: Two pairs of nylons and five pounds of flourPrepare: Pour half the flour down one leg of nylons and the other half down a leg in the other pair of nylons. Mark an area on the floor for the match.Play: Select two volunteers. Each volunteer places the waist portion of they nylons over their head. They now have...
This game is played like "Sharks and Minnows."Choose a 'used car dealer' or two (put a pair of plaid pants on them for fun) and have them pick 3 different car names (ie: Honda Civic, Chevy Cavalier, and an 82 VW diesel Jetta - my personal favorite.)Each runner picks one of these 3 cars and becomes that car. The...
A good game for jr high. Ask several volunteers to agree to be "Wise Sages" for the evening. Optional: Ask them to dress up and wait in several different rooms in your facility. The farther apart the Sages are the better.Next, prepare a sheet for each youth that has questions that only a "Sage" would be able to answer....
If you have a large group (say, 200 people), just select a few groups of 4 kids to do this chariot race in front of everyone else. If you have a small group, you might want to let everyone do it. For example, if you only have 15 kids, use 3 teams of 5.Each group gets a large blanket....
Get 3 or 4 brave volunteers with strong stomachs who race to eat a bowl of green oatmeal the fastest. This is best if recorded on camera and projected on the big screen. Award a first, second and third place so all contestants keep eating til done.When they finish have one of your staff ask, "Hey ‘Jonathan,' where do...
Bring 2 people up front. Get a pair of women's size small thigh-high pantyhose.(Or just cut the legs from a regular pair.)Put a tennis ball at the end of each one all the way at the toe end. Have the contestants put the pantyhose over their head and face (w/ ball dangling in front). They bend over and start...
Teamwork counts on this game. Choose 4 or 5 sets of two-person teams. Hang the same number of apples (or caramel apples) as teams that you have from the ceiling with a string. Make sure that they are secure. Once you say, "Go!", the two people will try to finish their apple before the other teams. The first team...