Collect many different kinds of hats in a large box (baseball caps, helmets, women’s bonnets, berets, etc.).  For the game, gather the teenagers into a circle (standing or sitting).  Place the box of hats in the center.  Moving clockwise around the circle, each person puts on a hat and attempts to get the person to his/her left to laugh. They must do this by facial expressions only—no words allowed.  Those who laugh are eliminated from that round.  Play continues until only one person remains.  Play again, or use this game periodically, as it is easy to store the box of hats in a closet in your youth area.

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Todd Outcalt is the lead pastor of Calvary United Methodist Church in Brownsburg, Indiana and is a thirty-year youth ministry veteran. He is the author of twenty-five books in six languages, including the youth ministry titles: $5 Youth Ministry (Group); Last-Minute Meetings (Abingdon); Ready to Go Youth Meetings (Abingdon); and The Youth Ministry Encyclopedia (Kindle).

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