Youth Ministry Trivia Game – Teaching on Stress

Tonight at The Landing, we played a trivia game to illustrate the stress in our lives brought on by things we won’t admit to. It worked out pretty well. Supplies needed: – Random props of various sizes (we had about 50 – ranging from a straw to a huge stuffed animal to cinder blocks) – [...]

Freebie: PowerPoint Game with Pictures

This was a short game we put together for The Landing last Friday. It’s not an original idea, but it was a fun way to get the students involved. Students ran the entire service. The setup for this game was that the computer was playing with the students. The student on stage was kind of [...]

Rock, Paper, Scissors, SLAP!

I don’t think it would be a good idea to teach this to your students or encourage it. When I saw their hands getting red & pride getting stronger instead of weaker, I stopped the game. They both thanked me a few minutes later as their hands throbbed.

Pteradactyl

Game: Ninja Tag

Choctober

Our Jr High ministry has been doing Choctober the last few Octobers. It’s absolutely brilliant! All of their games involve chocolate somehow.

Game: Signs

Supplies needed: None Level of fun: High Maintaining group involvement: High Number of players: Ideal is to play it in groups of 7-20 How to play: 1. Each player chooses a sign that will be used throughout the game – Examples of signs a player might choose: —- A player could draw a circle in [...]

Game: SCUM

Our students came up with this a few years ago. It’s become the most consistent game they play. Caution: It’s very abusive to pool tables. Don’t play it on a pool table you value very much. How to play: 1. Place the 8 ball on the dot at one end of the table 2. The [...]

Blind Burrrito Launcher

1. Get some water balloon launchers and some cheap burritos 2. Break students into teams of 5. Blindfold the guys/girls who serve as the operators (1 shooter and 2 holders for the launcher per team) 3. Have the other two team members without blindfolds on work together to aim the shooters just right to launch [...]

Game: Taboo

This is from our High School Ministry service last weekend