Small Group Games
Finding games for small groups can be difficult, but have no fear - your search is over! This list includes those games ideal for groups of less than 10 people.
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| Buzz Fizz | Separate the group into groups of 10 (or thereabouts depending on the size of your group). They have to count from 1 to 50 as a group. However,... more>>> |  |
| Paper Telephone | Separate into groups of 5-7 people each. Have each group sit around a table. Give a blank sheet of paper to each participant. Everyone... more>>> | |
| Bad Bowling | Ten Pin Bowling for Youth Groups with a twist!... more>>> | |
| The Joust | Put people into groups of two. You'll need two stockings (or knee highs), eggs, and 2 foam swimming noodles. Within... more>>> |  |
| Down Down Down | A simple easy to play ball game ... more>>> | |
| Tic Tac Toe Trivia | Preparation: List of questionsTic Tac Toe board Large Area (inside or outside) Youth will be split up into two groups-... more>>> | |
| Poison | Poison is a good physical game to get people moving. It's also not as dangerous as it sounds!... more>>> | |
| Do I know you? | Pair up the children. In those pairs number them 1 and 2. Get number 1's to create a circle. Then number two's stand in the middle... more>>> | |
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| Laughing game | One person is 'It' They choose another person in the group and have to make them laugh or smile in any way possible in less than 20... more>>> | |
| Secret Questions | On the back of some Post-it... more>>> | |
| Newspaper in shoe | Not really a game but a good thought provoking activity that can work well at the end of a devotional or youth service. Collect a... more>>> | |
| Reverse photo scavenger hunt | Instead of the usual photo scavenger hunt, this idea involves... more>>> | |
| Human Rock Paper Scissors | If you don't know the game "Rock Paper Scissors", it involves two players selecting then simultaneously revealing their choice of Paper, Rock... more>>> | |
| Dog Wash A Thon | A unique fundraising idea guaranteed to be fun (and messy!)... more>>> | |
| Introduce a Friend | I recently played this game with a group of people I'd never met and it worked really well as a get-to-know-you game. Split... more>>> | |
| Heads down Thumbs Up | I can clearly remember playing this game when I was about 9 or 10 years old. It was my favorite game to play at school (in the classroom... more>>> | |
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| Lego building | Here's a quick and easy one to setup. All you need is some Lego, two rooms a little distance apart and three members in each team. In... more>>> | |
| Helium Stick | An easy to run game with some fantastic lessons on working together in groups... more>>> | |
| Fast Names | Have kids quickly say their names to the group (the faster the better). Then form two teams - Team 1 and Team 2 - and have... more>>> | |
| Where were you? | Have group members sit in a circle. Then choose one person to be the Chief Inspector and instruct that person to stand in the centre... more>>> | |
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