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Gerber Guess

October 19, 2007

Wanna expose your students to some really strange tastes? Try Gerber Guess. Here’s how you do it.Before the game begins, rip the labels off of several jars of baby food. The number needed depends on the number of teams and the size of the teams. If you have two teams of 5 students each, you need 10 jars of...

Games & Icebreakers, Sick And Twisted Games, Up-Front Games

Bologna Toss

October 11, 2007

Pick 2 or 3 groups of 2 students each (4-6 kids total). Have them come up front and pair off. Hand each team a piece of bologna and make the partners stand 8 feet apart.The first person tosses the bologna to his/her teammate. They must catch it, take a bite from it, and then toss it back to their...

Games & Icebreakers, Up-Front Games

Skateboard Joust

October 11, 2007

Even though this is an "upfront game" by our definition, meaning everyone else watches the action, don't be confused about how to maximize this game's potential. This game will probably be played outside, in a gym, or in the middle of a big room. Here is how you can do it best.Begin by making sure everyone can see, since...

Anywhere Games, Games & Icebreakers, Sick And Twisted Games, Up-Front Games

Popsicle Surprise

July 6, 2007

Take plastic Popsicle trays you can put in a freezer and fill them with your own type of Popsicle flavors. (Some examples are soda, punch, mayo, ketchup, barbeque sauce, and even chili.)Pull three students up front and blindfold them. Next, hand them each a Popsicle made of the same flavor (3 sodas, 3 mayo’s, etc.) The first one to...

Games & Icebreakers, Up-Front Games

Better Know A Leader

May 21, 2007

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...

Anywhere Games, Games & Icebreakers, Up-Front Games

Impromptu

April 26, 2007

This game works great IF YOU BREAK THE TEAMS UP PROPERLY. The objective of this game is to have teams write a very short skit about something silly, and then act it out LIVE in front of the rest of the group.A huge key to this game is to split up your raging extroverts. A team that consists of...

Games & Icebreakers, Up-Front Games

Stocking Blocking Robots

April 26, 2007

This is good “medieval times” game. But! No need to program a medieval night for this one, cause EVERY DAY is a good opportunity to pummel someone with a sock filled with flour!The optimal size for this game is 4 teams of 2 against 4 teams of 2 (in other words, 8 on 8).The kids are paired up to...

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