when we run youth group week after week it can be hard to keep it
fresh and different with games and so in this video i'm going to give you
four youth group game ideas for your next youth event let's get into it
hey i'm lyndon from youth group spot where we provide you with youth group games and ideas and
resources to help you with your youth ministry today's games are a great mix of both physical
and relaxed games and they're going to work for a wide range of group sizes so let's get into our
first game now this is a favorite with my youth group this youth group game is called body body
for this game you'll need a large room that can be made completely dark now you may want to cover any
exit lights or windows if you can and the aim of this game is to identify the killer amongst you
so here's how to play first have everyone in the room close their eyes now the leader is
going to walk through the crowd and tap two to three people's heads and two to three people's
shoulders now the number is going to depend on your group size so you can work that out for your
context now if a student has their head touched they're a killer but if their shoulders are
touched then they're a police officer and there should be a whole bunch of people who haven't had
their head or shoulders touched they're civilians after this everyone needs to open their eyes and
get ready to play so to begin playing turn off all the lights so it's completely dark and tell people
not to get killed so while the lights are off the killers need to go around the room and kill as
many people as they can by tapping people on their head now if a student is tapped on their head
they're dead and they must fall on the ground and freeze when anyone in the group walks into a dead
body they must yell body body the lights then come on straight away and everyone freezes the
leader then facilitates a time of accusation and so people in the group can accuse anyone of being
a killer and the person accused can give a defense after a few minutes everyone closes their eyes and
the police open their eyes and choose a person to arrest based on the accusations once someone
is chosen the leader tells everyone to open their eyes and the leader then tells a story which ends
with announcing who was arrested the person arrested must announce their identity and everyone
resets the game to go again now the killers win if they can kill all the police officers
or if the ratio to killers versus citizens is in the killer's favor everyone else wins if they
can arrest all the killers now this game is loads of fun but remember in body body you can't trust
anyone man i love that game we're going to follow that game up with another physical game that is
going to have your young people running around having loads of fun so let's get into game number
two this youth group game is called balloon stop so for this game you'll need balloons
string and a pair of scissors now the aimless game is to be the last person with an unpopped balloon
so here's how to play first give each person a balloon now it's up to you whether you give them
one or two balloons but each person needs to blow their balloon up and tie it around their ankles
now if they have two balloons they must tie one balloon to each foot on the leader's core
your job is to protect your balloon while trying to pop everyone else's no hands are allowed
the winner is the last person with an inflated balloon around their ankle here's a couple
extra rules number one each balloon must be blown up to at least the size of a volleyball
number two once your balloons have been popped you must stop and walk out of the playing field
you cannot pop anyone else's balloon after yours has been popped now this game is also loads of fun
it's full of loud noises people are running around but there is a strategy to be had so
fill up your lungs get into it now that game is going to leave people warmed up for sure but if
you're looking for a game that's a little bit less physical then this one's for you let's check out
game number three this youth group game is called drip drop leader for this game each team will need
a large soft drink bottle like a coca-cola bottle and you'll need to have marked each bottle with a
permanent marker at about three centimetres from the bottom each team will also need a tablespoon
and a small bowl of water now the aim of the game is to be the first team to fill your bottle with
water to the three centimeter mark so here's how to play first split the youth group into
teams and assign a youth leader to each team have those youth leaders lie on their back
and balance an empty bottle on their forehead the team must be at least three meters away from their
leader and on the leaders call the team one at a time need to balance water on their tablespoon and
pour it into the bottle while standing straight the whole time you can have your spoon as low
to the ground as you like as long as you are standing straight so that means no bad posture
the first team to fill their bottle three centimeters high wins now this one you're
going to have a blast and it's also going to help your leaders practice a bit of servant leadership
now our last game is perfect if you haven't had time to prepare and you need an easy no
prep game so here's game number four this youth group game is called bumper bods the aim of this
game is to be the last person on your feet here's how to play everyone needs to squat down and hold
on to their ankles now on the leaders call you need to move around and try to bump other people
over while holding onto your ankles if you let go of your ankles at any point you're out now
there can only be one winner so the last person still on their feet wins it's as easy as that
well those are four youth group game ideas for your youth ministry now my youtube love
these games and i'm sure yours will too let me know below which game your group likes the best
hey if you want some short instructional videos for these games or for other games
you can click this playlist thanks for watching i'll see you next time