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War Card Game (Water Edition)
Inspired by Jimmy Fallon’s water war, use dice and hold a little dice water war tournament. Single loss elimination. If you roll a higher number, you get to throw a cup of water on your opponent. Offer a good prize so you get lots of volunteers. Inspired by Jimmy Fallon’s water war, use dice and […]
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Oreo Cream Tower
Love this idea sent by @jugrad12. See who can build the tallest Oreo using the cream from 20 of them (or more?) #ultimateoreo
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Clothes Pin Face Challenge
If you’re having some sort of iron man competition, this one should separate the men from the boys. Who can get the most clothes pins on their face in 2 minutes. Idea by @advthemov #youthministryideas
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Pin the flannel on the youth pastor
Pin the flannel on the youth pastor. Love this by @roministries
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Egg Head Battle
Tape a raw egg on top of a helmet, and have students use pool noodles to try and smash their opponent’s egg. Play one on one, or have a whole team trying to protect one person with the egg helmet. Other versions can be played by putting an egg under pantyhose on top of all the […]
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Raw Egg Walk
With a little finesse kids can walk on raw eggs. There are a lot of games that could come out of this idea. #youthministryideas photo by housingaforest.com
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Balloon Goons
Give each team a roll of masking tape a bunch of deflated balloons. Whoever gets the most balloons on / or is the most creative wins.
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Lip Sync Battle – Free Motion Background
Lip Sync Battles are a TON of fun. Have several students (or groups of students) work on a song in advance, then go head to head! I’ve created a motion background that you can play in the background while they’re performing. (Actually, I didn’t really MAKE the video, I just put the words “Lip Sync Battle” […]
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Feed a friend
Blindfold someone and have them attempt to feed their partner some sort of food (baby food?) using a spoon. Laughs guaranteed. Idea and photo by @younglives.
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