Browsing Category:Games & Icebreakers

newspaper-ninja
This strange-sounding game will bring lots of laughter to your group. Here’s how you play it.Put your whole group in teams of 10. For every group of ten students in your youth ministry, pick one person to be that team’s ninja. Give the group some newspaper and tape to work with.Teams must use the newspaper and tape to cover...
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pick-one
Preparation: You will need to make a slideshow with a few different questions/answers before this mixer.This game gets students to interact with students that they wouldn't normally interact with. Here is what you do to get your kids talking with one another.Make a PowerPoint/Keynote slide that asks a simple question, like “Of the following kinds of pizza, which kind...
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church-cell-phone-scavenger-hunt
Almost every kid has a cell phone these days, and almost every single one of those kids bring it to youth group with them (and forget to turn it off). Here’s a fun way to incorporate their cell phones into a game you can tailor to your specific church environment.When it comes time for the game at your program,...
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never-have-i-ever
Everybody can play this fun game, plus it helps people learn a little bit about others in a fun way. Here’s how you play.Tell everybody to put up all 10 fingers. Someone in the group says, “Never Have I Ever…and finishes the sentence with some sort of action. If the other players HAVE DONE the action that was called...
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fly-swatter-hockey
This game is a lot of fun to play, but you need an open space (preferably indoors). Make sure you have plenty of ping pong balls, and a fly swatter for every player.Set UpPut two goals on both ends of the room. They can be made of anything, just make sure they are about the size of a hockey...
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noodle-hockey
This game requires a big open space, preferably indoors. On top of that, you need a “pool noodle” for every kid that plays. (You can buy half as many pool noodles as you have kids, and then cut them in half to save money; it’s your call.) Finally, you will need some sort of soft ball, like a Nerf...
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