Glue Tag

This game is kind of like regular tag, except that tagged players must put their hands on the spot where they were tagged. If you're tagged 3 times, you're "it". A clever player will tag in awkward places, such...

The Name Game

Leaders hold a blanket between the two teams. When the blanket is dropped, the two people facing each other at the front of the line must shout out the name of the person they're facing. Whoever shouts out the ...

Animals

Circle up in chairs. Each person chooses an animal and a motion to go with the animal. We usually make the leader the elephant and he/she always goes first at the start of each round. The first person does h...

Snowless Snowball Fight

This is a fun game to play if you like having snowball fights, but do not have any snow. You'll need white pantyhose and flour to make the snowballs. You'll need about 2 snowballs per student.  Here's how t...

War Ball

Make a circle with lime or powder on the grass about 20-30 feet in diameter, the size can vary, depending on the group. Then divide the circle into 4 equal sections. Create four teams and assign one team per...

The Garbage Game

You'll need 2 small garbage cans (1 per team), 50 pieces of crumpled paper (25 per team) and 4 "Jail break cards" (2 per team). Set up two territories with a no mans land in between. Divide your group into 2...

Egg Head

This game is great for any size youth. Step 1: Split the youth into 2 or 4 teams, and get an even amount of people from every team. Step 2: Stick a raw egg in a stocking, and stick the stocking on your he...

Story Noises

Have two volunteers come to the front of the room. One will stand facing the class/audience. The second volunteer will stand behind the other, with his or her back away from the audience. Ask the class will ...

Skit In A Bag

Divide the group into groups of 4-5. Have a brown grocery bag full of funny, miscellaneous items you find around your house for each group. Bags usually contain about 5-7 items. Things like a comb, an apple,...

Pizza Doh Ray Me

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...