| Ice Breakers |
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| Two Facts and a Fib |
Each person tells two true things about themselves and one false. The group tries to guess which one is a lie. |
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| Pocket Pow-Wow |
Each person must produce one personal item and put them on a table. The group then tries to guess who's owns each item. The person then gives a brief bio of themselves to the group. |
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| Person Place or Thing? |
Each person has a sticker place on their backs that has a photo a famous person, landmark, object, animal or other item. Each person has to go around asking questions to figure out who/what they are. They can only ask one question to each person. Once they have asked a question to each person in the room then they must guess what the photo is on their back. |
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| I did that |
Each person is given 10 items (clothes pins, pennies, etc..) A person tells something that they have done, or a place they've been too, etc.... Everyone who has not done that must give the person one of their items. Everyone that has also done that thing takes one item from the person. The one who has the most items at the end wins. |
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| Stand and Tell |
Group sits in a circle. Leader calls out things like "anyone wearing red" stand up and tell us about your family. Other suggestions: glasses, blue socks, earrings, necklace, belt, has a boy/girl friend, has a dog, blonde hair, etc....
Ask questions about their life, favorite things, movies, embarrassing moment, etc....
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| Roving Reporter |
Group divides into pairs. One person interviews the other and then they switch. At group time every person introduces the other to the group.
It is good to give each person a sheet for taking notes and with sample questions, like: where were you born, where have you lived, any pets, where was your favorite place to live, or visit, what would you like others to know about you, etc..
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| Indoor Games |
Description |
| Balloon Battle |
tie balloons to ankles and pop the other teams balloons |
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| Blow out the Candle |
kids try to blow out a candle blind folded |
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| Penny Hunt |
hide pennies or chocolate kisses for kids to find |
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| Peanut Race |
push a peanut across the finish line with a pencil |
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| Memory Game |
players in a circle must repeat motions of previous person |
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| Bowling Pin Derby |
make bowling pins from styrofoam cups |
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| Tiddley Wink Tennis |
make a neat tiddley wink tennis board game |
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| Pinball Shoot |
shoot marbles into pinball box |
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| Ping Pong Basketball |
score points by how many time your dribble a ping pong ball |
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| Ping Pong Puff Relay |
blow a ping pong ball from cutp to cup |
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| Roll the Die Game |
players earn points by rolling die but rolling a 1 is bad |
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| Outdoor Games |
Description |
| Toilet Paper Relay |
pass a TP roll down the line and back |
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| Balloon Sandwich Race |
two members keep a balloon between backs while racing |
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| Catch Ball |
Pairs catch balls in cups (like egg toss) |
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| Rootbeer Bowling |
make bowling pins from 2 liter soda bottles and a basketball |
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| Bobble Ball |
a simple game for any age using tenns balls or objects |
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| Water Games |
Description |
| Bucket Brigade |
teams race to fill their bucket of water |
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| Waterballoon Toss |
A fun and |
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| Food Games |
Description |
| Bean Counter Relay |
transfer beans as fast as possible |
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| Popcorn Feet Race |
members race with a cup of popcorn tied to foot |
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| Lemon Derby |
members push a lemon across the floor to the finish line |
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| Block Party Game Ideas |
Description |
| Bolo Ball |
players earn points by throwing rubber balls tied together to "lasso" a PVC ladder. |
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| No Equipment Games |
Description |
| The Eliminator |
Simple indoor game of elimination (also called 4 corners) |
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| Shoe Kick |
Kids kick their shoes as far as they can |
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| Knot Fun Game |
A group activity of untangling the team into one circle |
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| Christmas Games |
Description |
| Fill the Stocking Race |
Each team needs a sock, a spoon, a bucket, and some candy (or nuts, popcorn, etc..) |
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| A Christmas Wish |
Color in the squares to read the hidden message. |
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| Christmas crossword puzzle |
A simple puzzle about Christmas story |
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| Christmas word find puzzle |
Find the Christmas story in the shape of a tree |
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| Gift Wrap Game |
a cross between musical chairs and white elephant |
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| Christmas Balloon Battle |
red and green balloons tied to ankles |
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| Manger Scene Hunt |
find true and false pieces of the manger scene |
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| Candy Cane Race |
pass the candy canes using straws or tootsieroll pops |
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| Christmas Gift Maze |
kids trace a string to their Christmas present |
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| Pin the Nose on Rudolph |
kids put red stickers on Rudolph's nose |
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| Other Game Ideas & Web Sites |
Description |
| EGAD! |
www.egadideas.com |
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| Fun & Games |
www.funandgames.com |
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| Pastor 2 Youth |
www.pastor2youth.com |
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| The Source for Youth Ministry |
www.thesource4ym.com |
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