Youth Group Games and Activities
Acrostic Intros
This game is a great icebreaker and a fun way for people in the group to introduce
themselves.
Get each person in the group to introduce themselves by forming an acrostic
out of their name.
Acrostics are made by taking each letter in the word and chosing
an adjective that begins with that letter. Thus, the first letter of each word in
the acrostic spells the persons name.
eg. ALICE Adventurous, Lovely, Intelligent,
Capable, Energetic
Dress to Impress Game
Have players seated around in a circle. You will need a big bag of old clothes
for this game, the more unusual the better. You can find some great things in op
shops around the place.
While the music is playing the bag is pased around between
members of the group. Once the music stops, the person with the bag in their hands
has to select an item with their eyes shut. They then need to put it on.
The game
continues, with music starting and stopping until all the clothes are being worn.
Last Man Standing
Have everyone in the group stand and spread themselves out around the room or form
a large circle if you prefer.
Read out this list of instructions.
- Sit down if your birthday is in January
- Sit down if you have green eyes
- Sit down if you are the eldest
child
- Sit down if you skipped breakfast this morning
- Sit down
if you bite your fingernails
- Sit down if your first name begins with A,
F or S
- Sit down if your house number has a 2 or a 4 in it.
- Sit
down if you ate pizza last night
- Sit down if you've never sprained your
ankle
- Sit down if you are wearing orange
The last man standing is the winner.
Hint: Have a few extra instructions handy in case you need them.
Copy Cat Designs
Here?s a fun activity to enhance the skills of listening, communication and giving instructions.
You will need enough paper for all participants plus a supply of coloured pens, felt-pens, pencils or crayons.
Chose one person to be the instructor. Their task is to design an abstract picture on their page using different colours and shapes. They must not show the other group members.
When their drawing is completed they sit with their back to the rest of the group and describe what they have drawn, giving instructions on how to duplicate their picture.
At the end of the exercise all the pictures can be checked against the original to determine who made the most accurate copy.
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