Divide into two teams. Each person holds one letter (listed below) printed on one sheet of paper (some people can hold two letters, if needed). Call a word, and students run up and spell it out. The first team done scores a point. To add a twist, insert three more letters late in the game. Sample words: ENTMPASROG: Rats, smart, gore, set, master, roast, smear, togas, snore, ten proms, get spam, great son Add letters B-I-L: Bails, boring, lent, lamps, lips, boils great, strong meal GAMES DISCLAIMER: None of the games listed in this #GAMEMONTH series or in the download below are
Read more →Arrange teens in a circle of chairs, facing inward. One person is in the middle. The middle person asks any seated person, “Do you love your neighbor?” If “No,” the people on either side (the neighbors) switch seats. The middle man tries to steal an empty seat. If “Yes,” the seated person has to come up with someone he or she does not like. For example, he may say, “Yes, but I don’t like people wearing red.” Or, “Yes, but I don’t like people with long hair.” Every person meeting that criteria jumps up and switches seats. The middle
Read more →Arrange the chairs in a circle, facing inward. One person is in the middle. Pass a beach ball from person to person without the middle man intercepting the ball. If the middle man gets the ball, the LAST PERSON to TOUCH the ball is in the middle. For example, if the ball is thrown across the room and no one catches it, the thrower has to race across the room to get his own ball before the middle man gets it. Or, if someone bounces the ball off their neighbor’s knee and into the middle man’s hand, the last one
Read more →It’s not quite the bottle flip, but it’ll do for a fun time. This game has a simple setup and makes a good competition between two teams. It involves large groups, and anyone can win. SETUP Divide the group into teams of equal size. Since teammates are holding hands, we split guys/girls and used adult youth workers to balance the numbers. For larger groups, divide into more lines, as long as the first person in line can see the coin toss. Teammates link hands. The first person in line can see the youth leader flipping a coin. The last in
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