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egg-bop
Have at least four teams of two and have the stronger team member wear knee-high pantyhose on their head with an egg inside, held against their head--tight enough so the egg stays up.The member without the egg attached to his head is carried by the one with the egg (piggyback). He carries a rolled-up newspaper or magazine. The member...
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chewing-gum-contest
For this game, you can use any number of upfront volunteers that you want, sticks of chewing gum, huge leather yardwork gloves, and shopping bags in front of each person.Individual sticks of wrapped gum are placed inside the shopping bags, and each volunteer is given a pair of work gloves. The idea is to put on the gloves, pull...
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will-it-float
Inspired by David Letterman. For this game, you will need a video camera, a digital camera, and a number of items which you will launch into a lake or pool. Take a photo of the object, a watermelon for example, then videotape someone dropping it into the lake or pool.Choose 4 contestants; show them the picture of each item,...
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water-balloon-stuff
Get two sets of thermal underwear and a bunch of water balloons. Get two volunteers and assign them a team of 2-4 people, whose job is to stuff water balloons in the long johns. When the designated time is up you count the balloons and the one with the most balloons wins. The winner and his stuffers get to...
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frozen-marbles-or-jellybeans
For this game you'll need:2-4 large buckets or plastic tubs filled with ice and water.2-4 bags of marbles (depending on the # of buckets used).Students have 15 (or 30) seconds to fish marbles out of ice water with their toes.Have a youth worker with dry towels close by to dry each player's feet.Added by Joy TribbeyYoung Life variation: Students...
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