How To Play Would You Rather

We’re starting a new series where we’re going to be providing a set of Would You Rather questions each week. Before we do that though, we thought it’d be best to provide some instructions on how to play Would You Rather. Why It’s Great It’s one of the best youth group games out there for [...]

Ready, Aim, Starburst! – Youth Group Games

Ready, Aim, Starburst! is a great youth group game because of its versatility – there are many different ways to play it based on how many young people you have participating. Here’s how to play it: Resources Large bag of Starburst candy Masking tape or sidewalk chalk Pen & paper (optional – to keep track [...]

Show Your Community What Young People Are Made Of

We all know that the media, adults and society in general have a low opinion about a lot – if not most – of the activities of young people. Why not spend a session (or a few) designing posters for around your local area focusing on the great things that young people do. You might [...]

Baked Bean Land Mines – Youth Group Games

If you’re interested in playing a somewhat messy outdoor game, this week’s addition to our list of youth group games should do the trick – Baked Bean Land Mines. Here’s how to play it: Resources Cans of baked beans Can opener Masking tape Blindfolds Wet washcloths & towels (for after) Location Preferably somewhere outdoors with [...]

Getting To Know You Worksheet – Youth Group Activities

On Monday, we published an icebreaker that can be used to help your youth get to know each other better. That’s a fairly quick game, so here’s a Getting To Know You worksheet that can take the whole session if you’d prefer to spend longer on youth group activities like this. There’s also a link [...]

Getting To Know You Icebreaker – Youth Group Games

This Getting To Know You icebreaker provides a good opportunity for your students to learn more about each other, so it’s perfect for using when you need some team building activities. It also helps you and your volunteers get to know your young people better, something that’s particularly helpful if you’re with a new youth [...]

6 Bridge Building Activities For Students

Helping students develop empathy can be very challenging, but it’s an important skill for them to develop as a ‘tween’ or teen, rather than hoping they learn it later in life as an adult. One way you can do this is to plan one or more sessions about developing empathy, tolerance and / or bridge [...]

Balloon Name Game Icebreaker – Youth Group Games

This week’s addition to our youth group games is a name game icebreaker using balloons. It’s a great activity to use in a variety of scenarios: For youth groups in the forming stage When you have a new batch of young people join an existing group You start leading an existing group and need to [...]

Live Below The Line – Youth Group Activities

Live Below The Line is a global campaign that seeks to both raise awareness about extreme poverty and raise money in order to make a difference for people living in that situation. This week’s session plan idea therefore has some ideas for youth group activities to take part in this campaign. What’s involved? Extreme poverty [...]

How To Plan A Scavenger Hunt

Q: Can you give me any advice on how to plan a scavenger hunt? I’m wanting to organize one, but I’ve never planned one or run youth group activities off-site before. A: There are many different types of scavenger hunt, so there are also many different ways to plan one. However, here are 12 steps that [...]