In most hardware stores you can buy the pink plunger part separate from the stick. So get two plunger ends for every stick. Put one plunger end at each end of the stick. Tie a tennis ball by about 2 feet of string to the middle of the stick.Pull up either 4 or six students, in order to make...
This is like the board game Taboo, but on an easel and a lot easier. Divide your audience into teams (if you have the typical audience with an isle down the middle, make one half "west side" and the other half "east side." Teams elect someone to be the stool person. Bring that person up and seat them on...
This is a messy "thank you" or Christmas gift to your staff (or interns). Lay tarp down (a large vinyl tablecloth works, too). Staff wear old clothes and get ready to be icky!Students get to dump 12 items of gross stuff on the staff, one at a time. The twelve days of Christmas gives a nice outline for the...
3 or 4 students each have a pan with chocolate pudding or Reddi Whip and 15 gummy worms mixed in. Have them go face first into the chocolate pudding and pick the gummy worms out with their teeth and drop them on a plate. First one to get all 15 or the person who gets the most in a...
This game can be a relay, but I personally think relays just take too much time and leave kids standing there bored . . . so I usually do this as an up-front game for everyone to watch a couple of people do.Tape two lines on the floor about 15 feet apart. Have ready two pair of pantyhose and...
This gross game is played up front with several people while the crowd watches. Get tubes of toothpaste, little dixie cups, chairs, and blindfolds. Form teams of two. One person stands on the chairs while the other one lays on the ground (or a table if you want the audience to see better) with their heads near the back...
Divide your group into two or three teams. Give a large block of ice to each group. The team has to melt the ice any way they can (i.e. crushing, breaking, friction, body heat, etc.).If possible, weigh before and after to determine a winner. Prepare for water. For a fun variation, use a t-shirt from your ministry. Fold it...