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 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 [...]

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 [...]

Human Battleship – Youth Group Games

Are your young people tired of playing the same old youth group games and activities each week? If so, it’s time to pull out the big guns (pun intended!) and play Human Battleship. Resources 2-3 rolls of masking tape Post-it notes Pens 2 sheets of paper Preparation Use the rolls of masking tape to create [...]

Marshmallow Toss – Youth Group Games

This week’s addition to our series of youth group games is the Marshmallow Toss. It’s a fun and flexible relay game that can be used with just a handful of youth or with a larger group. Here’s how to play the Marshmallow Toss: Resources Marshmallows Buckets Masking tape Preparation Stick a line of masking tape [...]

Water Balloon Dodgeball – Youth Group Games

If you need a fun youth group game idea, why not try playing a twist on a youth group classic – Water Balloon Dodgeball. Here’s how to play it: Resources Water balloons – at least 5 per young person Buckets / large tubs Cones / markers Towels Location For this game you’ll need a fairly [...]

3 Fun Easter Youth Group Games

It’s not long until Easter and this is always a great time of year to do some fun activities. In case you’re short of ideas, here are three Easter youth group games you can play with your young people: 1. Easter Egg Hunt Get loads of plastic Easter eggs and fill them with candy. The [...]

Oats So Simple – Youth Group Games

This week’s youth group game idea is called Oats So Simple as it uses oats and… well… it’s simple to organize. It’s also a perfect activity if you’re looking for a messy up front game. Here’s how to play it: Resources Lots of oats Water Buckets (1 per player) Tarp Pens with lids or unsharpened [...]

Girl Scout Cookie Game – Youth Group Games

It’s the most wonderful time of the year…… nope, not Christmas – Girl Scout cookie time! In honor of these tasty treats, here’s a youth group game that uses the best Girl Scout cookies of all – Samoas. Quick sidenote – in addition to her regular youth work job, Shae also leads 3 girl scout [...]

Alphabet Soup Game – Youth Group Games

This Alphabet Soup game is a great youth group game that can either be done with all the young people in smaller teams or with just a handful of them as an upfront game. There’s also an option to make it a two part game if you want to make it a little more gross [...]