This game is a spin-off of the traditional “ugly Christmas sweater” competition.  Invite the teenagers to wear their ugliest Christmas sweater for this competition, but ramp it up a notch by supplying the ...

Christmas is a time for many traditions, and one of these has to be proverbial fruitcake—the one that no one wants to eat.  This is a fun game to include in your annual youth Christmas party.  To begin, pur...

For this game, each team will decorate one of its own members as a human Christmas tree using the following: crepe paper streamers, paper ornaments, face paint, color markers, masking tape and a paper star tre...

This Christmas version of the traditional scavenger hunt makes for some fun house-to-house travel and also can connect your teenagers to the wider congregation. Make a list of items people traditionally would ...

This game only requires space, and no equipment or prep is necessary. Begin by inviting every person in the group to find a partner and form a two-person cell. Explain that you, as leader, will clap your hands...

Purchase  an inexpensive clicker or small noise-makers from a local dollar store.  Use the clicker to play this fun and captivating game.  To begin, ask each person in the group to find a partner.  Then, on...

Here’s a fun and gooey twist on a traditional game.  Cook several pounds of pasta, cool, and then place the pasta in large containers filled with cool water.  Create your own relay games using this pasta mi...

For an energetic relay game, try Roll Out. Essentially, two teams will compete against each other for time, with members of each team taking turns rolling across the mats before tagging the next person in line.

For a fun indoor activity, that also ends in a treat, try this twist on pizza.  Purchase ready-made pizza dough (these come in tubes in the refrigerated section of your grocery) and toppings.  Make sure you h...

Teams form columns. The turning line is 20 feet from the starting line. Each lead player holds a rubber playground ball or similar object. It might be a balloon, a block of wood, or a beanbag, but it should be ...