Category Archives: Games
Sardines
This is an oldie but a goodie, and a fun one to play during a lock-in. It’s simple. You need a pitch black church. One person goes and hides, and everyone tries to find them. Once a person finds them, though, they hide with them. As more people find them, it becomes quite the crowd.
Amazing Fruit Smash
This isn’t so much a game as something amazingly fun and stupid to do. You will make a mess, and you will have a fun time. What you need Baseball bat Goggles Smash-able fruits and veggies Tomatoes Watermelon Squash Bananas Peaches How to Play One person throws the fruit, one person hits the fruit. It
Big Points
This is a nonsense post. I’ll be upfront with you on this. Sometimes I write serious, thoughtful material that will help you minister better. This is not one of those posts. But this will revolutionize how you run games. You’ve probably played games where you need to collect points to win. Maybe it’s a faculty
Game–Alka-Seltzer Battle
This is a fun game for a smaller group. Each person should be given an alka-seltzer tablet and a small water gun (you can buy them in packs of 4 for a $1 at Wal Mart). Attach the alka-seltzer to each person’s chest (or arm, or back, wherever…be warned, if you put it on their
Game–Crazy Kickball
This is a great game if you have either a small number of students or a bunch of wild middle schoolers. Either way, its lots of fun. Set up the field like you would a normal kickball field – home, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd base. You have a normal ball that you roll normally. After
Idea–Magic 8 Ball
I stole this idea from my friend and fellow youth minister Kati Davis, but that’s ok cause I was the magic 8 ball! Anyways, this can work in a number of different lessons – the future, the provision of Jesus, prophecy, etc. The Setup First of all, you need to find your “Magic 8 Ball.”
Saran Wrap Mummies
This can be either an upfront game or a group game. Materials Saran Wrap (at least one roll per team) As an upfront game, call up a few volunteers and divide them into groups of two, one to be the mummy and one to wrap. If its a group game, just divide them into