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abc-pop
This game is similar to a fast-paced Scrabble using a balloon popping relay. Good for groups of twenty or less. First, print off about 90 letters "r s t l n" 5 times, "a e i o u" 5 times, the whole alphabet once, and five lowercase p's -five lower case w's and 4 *'s. (The *'s can be...
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helicopter
You will need one pair of pantyhose for every two students that will be playing this game. Cut the pantyhose so that only the two legs remain. Place a tennis ball in the bottom of each leg. Pull the leg over your head until it is secure on your face. This becomes your “helicopter rotor.”The students will use their...
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rubber-chicken-run
Set up: Form two teams by lining up the kids in two lines. The students are numbered one to ten with the same number of students on the other side of the line with matching numbers. So the person opposite them will have the same number. Put a rubber chicken (or something silly) in the middle of the two...
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better-know-a-leader
This up-front game gets its title from “The Colbert Report” but is loosely based off of the new TV game “Identity.” It is simple to play, provided you have a few “interesting” staff or adult leaders in your ministry.A few days in advance of your program, put out a call to all staff, volunteers, or adult leaders asking for...
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clap
This game is a variation of the old faithful "Hot/Cold" game. One person is chosen to be "it" and asked to leave the room so they can't hear or see what is going on in the room. Take about 1 minute and pick an action as a group for "it" to do when he/she returns. (A Jumping Jack, Pick...
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guess-who
Contact all your students’ parents and have them send in a photo of their child as a toddler. This is HUSH HUSH, and their child cannot know the photos are going to be sent in.(When you start showing the pictures it gets the students all freaked out about which photo their parent might have sent in.)With all your photos...
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blowdart-basketball
We designed this game for our youth group because it works especially well as an active game that you can play in spaces with obstructions like poles in the way that prevent the space from being used for true gymnasium games.Set-Up:* Split into two equal teams and have them sit with their legs crossed facing each other.* Set up...
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