This one is for you crazy…I mean brave…youth leaders out there!Put a large plastic tarp down on the ground and ask for 8 volunteers (girls work best here). Tell them they are merely going to race across the tarp; fastest one wins.Line them up and say, “Ready, set, oh wait a minute! I forgot the most important part.” Have...
It’s called Dance Dance EVOLUTION because the style of music keeps changing and changing and students don't know what to expect next! Here’s how you pull it off.Bring 2-4 students up front and tell them you are going to play a series of songs that they must dance to...without stopping! Best dancer wins.Make a playlist or a CD with...
This game is a killer upfront game!Ask for 2 volunteers. Have each volunteer pick 3 friends who they believe to be “quick thinkers” or someone who “thinks fast on their feet.” Have 2 chairs in the room facing the crowd. Have each team line up behind a chair, with one person from each team sitting in a chair. (During...
This game works great as an upfront game. All you need is one banana per participant.Bring up about 4 students, have them take off their shoes and socks, and hand each of them a banana. Make sure the crowd can see them really well; if necessary, employ the use of a live video feed.When the leader says go, the...
Preparation: You are going to need to print out words found in the quotes below. Make sure you print two copies of the needed words and make them big enough so that the person on stage can see them.Pick 1 student from each side of the room to compete against one another. The students in the audience will be...
This is a challenge where one side of the room competes against the other. Choose a representative from each side of the room. Have the reps come up front, then give them each a plastic spoon and a can of cheese balls. At “go,” they will have 3 minutes to fling the cheese balls, one at a time, towards...
Just like the 'Millionaire' game, we played it in our youth group with some modifications.Get a bunch of general knowledge Bible questions. The three lifelines were; ask a friend, poll the youth group, and 50/50.The 256ionaire part was in our prizes - we had nine questions and started with a one wrapped sweet prize and doubled it each time:Question...