Team Building Activities
Team Building Activities can do wonders for your group, from building relationships, developing trust, encouraging new friendships and helping kids feel more connected.
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| Grab the finger | Get everyone to stand in a circle, with their arms out either side. Tell people to put their left palm up, and right finger pointing... more>>> |  |
| Caterpillar Race | Form teams of equal size, with five to seven players on each team (3 also works). Have kids think up one-syllable names for their teams. Then... more>>> | |
| Toilet roll game | Split into groups of 5-12 people. ... more>>> | |
| Distinctly Beautiful | A game which helps build up the self esteem of young people... more>>> |  |
| Human Knot | Everyone stands in a close circle - puts both hands out - and randomly grabs hold of someone else's hand, creating a massive knot! Without... more>>> | |
| Shave the balloon | Divide into groups of 3 or 4. Each group gets a balloon covered in shaving cream, and a razor. Their job is to shave the balloon. ... more>>> | |
| Peanut Butter River | For this game you need two ropes to represent the banks of a river. The goal is to have the group cross the river. Give the team... more>>> | |
| Build a bridge | The idea of this game is simple - split your group into teams of 3 or 4, and give each team a "Building Kit" (explained below) and a bowl... more>>> | |
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| 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>>> | |
| Encouragement Game | A potentially life changing game to help encourage and uplift people... more>>> | |
| Mine Field | This game teaches kids the value of communication and trust. It works best if you have a large area, indoor or outdoor. Setup... more>>> | |
| Brown Shoe Bingo | A bingo style game to help people mingle together... more>>> | |
| Magic Carpet | Split into teams of 8 to 12 people. Each team will be given a large piece of paper, towel, or rug as a magic carpet and all team members... more>>> | |
| Crab Soccer | Split up into two teams. Each team lines up on one side of a small soccer field, with goals at either end. The goals can be proper... more>>> | |
| Grog | GROG is a very active, play after dark game. You also need a building that is conducive to running and hiding. The only equipment... more>>> | |
| Pass the parcel | Everyone's heard of "Pass the Parcel", so you might think this sounds a bit lame as a youth group game, but it can work well if you add a... more>>> | |
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| Fresh | This is a really difficult game to describe how to play, but once you understand and get the hang of it, it really is a great game. Fresh... 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>>> | |
| Aardvark Relay | To play this game, you will need to divide the group into teams (the number of teams depends on the area you have available and group size). You... more>>> | |
| Line up blind | Very similar to Line Up, this game involves lining up in a given... more>>> | |
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