Set an object (the "bacon") in the middle of the field. Divide into two teams and have everyone count off: Each team member gets a number which matches that of a specific member on the other team. The referee c...

SUPPLIES: Index cards (at least one per player)NOTE: This game works especially well in a large group (more than 20), as it presents appropriate challenge when players try to find their partner.SET UP: The grou...

THE GAME: Give players one minute to line up in their birthday order (from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31) without talking or mouthing words. Have players raise their hands when everyone thinks they're standing in the corre...

Divide into teams of two or three. Each group gets a chair, a water balloon, shaving cream, and a razor. One member of the team sits in a chair -- with a large water balloon on his or her head. The partner(s) c...

SUPPLIES: Index cards and masking tape SET UP: Write the name of a famous person ono each index card -- real or fictional, living or from the past. Choose names the group will know (movie, cartoon and...

Are you looking for a way to take your youth group to the next level? Research says "Let's PLAY" -- play with purpose. Icebreakers, team builders and celebrations can impact a youth group in tremendous way...

THE GAME: Choose one person to be "it" and leave the room. Choose a second person to lead remaining players sitting in a circle. The leader starts a simple motion that everyone else follows together, such as sl...

Pretty simple, but fun! Take two or three of your folks and give them cans of Silly String. Have another group put on garbage bags. (Cut holes for the arms and head first!) Put the two groups on opposite sides...

Here's a fun activity you can do with just a box fan, lots of plastic, some duct tape, and bunch of teens! The video was created by Don Nagy, youth pastor at North Rome Wesleyan Church, in Ulster, Pennsylvania....

THE GAME: Direct players to sit in a circle, and choose one person to lead. Tell players they are to look at their neighboy and say, "Zoom!" one at a time, going left around the circle (clockwise) as fast as po...