Browsing Category:Games & Icebreakers

musical-christmas-gift
This game needs a room big enough to allow your students to get into a circle.We had approximately 100 kids at our annual Christmas Party. We wrapped 6 gifts in MULTIPLE layers of wrapping paper, each with a different color/pattern so that it was obvious. Some gifts had 2 “layers,” some had 8. None had the same amount of...
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rations-roulette
This upfront game is a little gross. It is a cross between Musical Chairs and Fear Factor. Bring up 8 chairs onto the stage and choose 8 students from the crowd. The chairs need to be in a straight line, all facing the crowd. Have students sit in the chairs facing the crowd. Hand one of the students a...
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celebrity-impersonations
This up-front game pits students against adult leaders to see who has the best impersonation skills. You can choose the students as they walk in and register at your event. For the students who are up for the challenge, have a picture and short bio of the character or celebrity they will be acting out. You need to coordinate...
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snow-ball-firing-squad
We basically had a disgruntled, elf-hating Santa come out and tell a couple of elf jokes (all totally clean, of course) about a runaway elf from the North Pole. All the while, there was an adult leader dressed in the goofiest elf costume available, out in the crowd. At the end of the upfront jokes, Santa spots the elf...
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beat-til-bang
This is a great game to film for a later advertisement for your Youth Ministry. Let’s face it; every person on Earth likes to hit people with those Nerf-like pool noodles. This game allows your students to take their pent-up Algebra frustrations out on each other in a very funny way.Supplies Needed:You will need cheap goggles, 4-6 noodles, 8-10...
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putt-putt-prank
This game works well as an up-front game. Grab 2 boys and 2 girls from the audience and have them come forward. Have a practice putting green already spread out in front of the crowd (or in the middle of the room). This can be purchased at Walmart. Have two legit golf balls (or more in case one gets...
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goldfish-gauntlet-the
This upfront game works best if you choose 2-3 girls, preferably middle school aged. Have them come up front and show them the bag/bowl of goldfish, yes, real live goldfish! Tell them that they are about to walk through the Goldfish Gauntlet. Fastest time wins!On the floor, down front where everyone can see, have a plastic tarp spread out....
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