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Big Bootie

December 16, 2003

You can use any size group with this game. Sit in a circle and designate someone to be the "Bootie" (or "Bum" for our cool British friends). Number everyone off (they have to remember their number). In unison, everyone must clap their hands once then slap their legs. Do this during the whole game.Now to the game. At the...

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

Egg Bop

December 16, 2003

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...

Big Room Games, Games & Icebreakers

Inversion

December 12, 2003

Divide into teams of 15 or 20. Have students stand in order between two lines that are 18 inches apart. On the signal, #1 changes with #20, #2 with #19, etc. without moving outside of lines. Be sure that #2 and #19 don't move until #1 and #20 have made it to their new places, and so on and...

Big Room Games, Games & Icebreakers

Pull-up

December 12, 2003

Everyone gets a chair and forms a circle, everyone sitting in their chair and facing the center of the circle except for 5 guys and 5 girls who start the game. (They are in the middle, standing).At a whistle all students in the center of the circle run to the people sitting in the chairs and "pull-up" a person...

Anywhere Games, Audience Games, Games & Icebreakers

Marshmallow Pass

December 12, 2003

Divide the room in half and give each kid in the room toothpicks. Split into teams and then race. Instruct students to pass the marshmallow to the person behind them, leaving the toothpick on the marshmallow when they let it go. The first team to successfully pass the marshmallow and toothpicks through their entire team wins!Added by Young LifeAlso,...

Games & Icebreakers, Mixers

Name Tag Mixer

December 12, 2003

Before kids arrive, prepare name-tags by writing an easy-to-read number on each one. Also prepare slips of paper with instructions such as "Introduce #4 to #12, "Find out #7’s favorite pizza topping," "Shake hands with #5 and #13," and so on. Don’t use numbers higher than the number of kids expected. It’s better to make instructions for #1 to...

Anywhere Games, Games & Icebreakers

Grocery Bag Take Off

December 10, 2003

Get the group seated in chairs in a circle and give each a grocery bag. Say that you are going to have an endurance test to see who can last the longest. Each person is told to place the bag over his or her head to minimize embarrassment. Then tell them to take off something that they didn’t wear...