Fun games for youth groups outdoors

Oh… you know they all want to go outside and play a game, right? Well, we have the best outdoor games for you right here! Below I have compiled a list of 27 great outdoor games for youth ministry that you can do right now. Seriously, right now! Outdoor games for youth ministry are a great way to enjoy the good weather, burn off some energy, form new bonds, and break up a youth group session.

When it comes time for camps and other summer activities, having a list of outdoor games for youth is big asset for filling up time and keeping your students engaged and occupied. If that is often the case for you, then you must check out my other post 50 no prep youth group games which is a big list of indoor, outdoor, icebreakers, and more. I love this game and so will your youth.

Seriously, super fun and a great way to incorporate all kids in your group. Equipment: a soft ball dodgeball, kickball, etc. Space: Open Field. This game will really bring your youth group together as everyone together makes a knot and then tries to untangle it without letting go of each other. Human Knot Instructions. Blob Game Instructions. Equipment: None. Space: Outdoors. Manhunt Instructions. Equipment: Blindfold. The goal is to touch the other person with your pointer finger first.

Players can only use their jousting hand Winners play each other. Stop the music when there are only a few people left and bring them to the front. Cheer for the last few battles! Music Directions: Place the different color cup on the bottom of each stack.

Bring contestants up the front and give them a stack of cups. When the music starts, contestants must transfer the cup on top to the bottom of the stack to get the colored cup to the top. If cups drop or more than one cup is transferred, the player must start over.

The first player to get their colored cup to the top wins! But everyone should keep their names a secret. Now the person to the left of the empty seat in the room calls out a name.

The person, who drew that name, now moves to the empty seat, and switches names with the person who called out the name. Now the person to the left of the new empty seat calls a name. You repeat the process. So you have to try to get to the empty the couch and call the right names to get folks on the couch. This takes some thinking but is fun and competitive in a non-athletic way. Each person should write down the names of 10 people — either famous people or people everyone in the group knows.

Go around and collect them in a basket or hat. You should have quite a few names in the basket. Split into 2 or 3 teams each team having around three or four members. Round One. Pick a team to start — one member of that team gets the basket of names, picks out a name, and has to try and describe that person to the other members of his team. Once they guess correctly, pull out another name from the hat and so on.

The team has one minute to go through as many names as they can. If they get stuck on a name, they can pass and move onto the next name. Move onto the next team who do the same as above. Round Two. Similar to Round 1 but you can only use one word to describe the person to your group. The group will be aware of all the names in the basket from round 1 so it is easier than it sounds.

Score a point per name guessed as above. Round Three. Add up the scores at the end to see who wins! If you have a group of athletic, competitive students this one is for you. Keep some band aids on hand for this one just in case. This one needs no explanation, but feel free to add twists. Include more than one flag, take turns having the teams play offense and defense, play with three or four teams going against each other, etc.

This is another classic, but is always a hit with youth groups. Make it extra fun by doing it once a year and utilizing interesting competitions: students vs. The key to a good match-up is to put a small number of the strongest against a large number of the weakest. For example, take a handful senior high boys and place them against 30 middle schoolers. When there are more than 50 students, this game is a lot of fun. Play duck-duck-goose as you normally would, however when a few people get tagged and they go to the middle, then they begin another game of duck-duck-goose.

Everyone is in a straight line, with multiple teams doing this. First team that gets to the last person and has the correct word wins. Divide students into teams and have one student face off against another student from the other team.

Play five seconds of a popular song from iTunes and have them guess. This one is a favorite because it requires strategy and teamwork. The game is divided up between two teams. The goal is to get a ball into a basket. This can be a basketball hoop, but I have found it just as fun playing it with laundry baskets placed on a table. Each player has their own chair and is played in rounds. At the beginning of a round, the players have a short amount of time to place their chairs in a position.

Once placed, they are not allowed to move from their spot. They then must pass the ball to each other, without it getting intercepted by the opposing team. After each round the players become more strategic and shift from focusing on offense and defense. 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. Cheeto toss. Super easy, messy, fun game! Can work with small groups or at a Kids Camp up on stage.

Have a few groups of two people. One person Chubby Bunnies. Chubby Bunnies is a game involving marshmallows.

It can get a bit messy! Start by getting everyone in the group to stand in a circle facing inwards. Then pick one person and send them out of the room.

Crab Soccer. Split up into two teams.