This is a fun adaptation of the familiar children’s game ‘Duck, Duck, Goose’ that makes it slightly more interesting!
Numbers: groups of around 6 or over.
Suitable for: older children and younger teens (8-14’s) but some older teens might enjoy it too!
Preparation time: none
Venue: suitable for a small hall or especially outside due to the water
Safety First: [...]
This is less of a game and more of a simple logic puzzle. However by dressing up and acting out the scenario, our Ignite group (11-14’s) has had a lot of fun playing!
Numbers: groups of up to 10. Around five or six works well.
Suitable for: older children and younger teens (8-14’s).
Preparation time: Around 10 minutes
Safety [...]
I mentioned this game before as it is one we’ve used quite a lot over the years. Because it’s so simple to play and requires hardly any preparation, it has become a back-up safety net for when we’ve got some spare time. However like anything, it can become boring if overused!
Suitable for: most ages and [...]
This is definitely a summer game for outside but a firm favourite with the young people round here! We’ve used the Wet & Wild Human Bowling game every year as part of our big summer festival and even those who’ve done it many times still come back for more.
Suitable for: most ages and abilities (as [...]
You may have noticed a number of posts recently about games that can be used with youth groups. This is going to be a regular feature that I’ll add to as much as I can. Coming up with creative games to use with a group can often be quite frustrating, so I hope to document [...]
This is one of our favourite games at Ignite and we play it all the time!
It works like traditional stingball where everyone is in the centre of a large room or hall and leaders (or those nominated to be ‘on’) are stationed around the outside. When the game starts, the ones on the outside throw [...]
We tried this game at Ignite last week as part of our Challenge Night. I first heard about it on the source for youth ministry podcast and thought it could be a lot of fun! The premise is that someone has to spell out a word to their teammates simply by wiggling their derrière in [...]
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