Group Games

Chuck The Chicken

A fun, exciting group game where participants work together to achieve the highest score. Materials A rubber chicken (or could be substituted for any other item that can be easily thrown around the room) How to Play Divide participants into two even teams, give one group the chicken Explain that the team with the chicken […]

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Rats & Rabbits

A game that tests players reflexes in a fun and exciting way. Materials None How to Play Instruct participants to find a partner and stand in two straight lines facing each other Both must stand up straight with their arms by their sides Now instruct players that one line of players are rats and the

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Group Touch

An energetic game where participants work closely together to achieve a goal. Materials None) How to Play Instruct players to stand in small groups (between 4-6 people is ideal) Leader now says a number of their choice outloud (eg. six) Players must move quickly and communicate with each other so that they have a certain

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Beetle

An activity designed to encourage participants to let their inhibitions go and act like a beetle! Materials None How to Play Explain to participants that the group will be playing a game for the duration of the activity, camp, day etc Instruct group members that at anytime one person in the group (the ‘beetle’) can

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Nits & Worms

A tagging game that has players laughing and working together. Materials None How to Play Halve the group of participants Instruct one group that they are the ‘Nits’ – they must place both hands on their head The other group are ‘Worms’ – they place both hands on the bottom On “Go” players must run

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Got-Ya

A fast, exciting reaction game. Materials None How to Play Instruct players to stand in a circle Players need to place their left hand, palm facing up in front of their belly button Now they need to place their right hand, index finger only pointing down, resting in the left palm of the player to

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Everyone Up

A physically challenging game that enforces team work and cooperation. Materials None How to Play Instruct participants to pair up and sit back-to-back on the ground with the arms linked On “Go” partners must work together to stand up (without using their arms) Increase difficulty of the task by gradually increasing the amount of people

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Finger Fencing

A quick, energetic game that allows participants to work in close proximity with others! Materials None) How to Play Have participants form pairs and find a space by themselves Instruct them to hold each others right hand and stand on their left foot On “Go” they must hop around (holding hands at all times) and

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Look Up Look Down

A fun game designed help participants ease into a group by letting their inhibitions go. Materials None How to Play Start with participants standing in a circle with their heads down As the facilitator, call out “Look Up” Participants must look up directly at someone else in the group If two participants are looking directly

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Balance Beam

A simple and fun activity that has participants working within small proximity of each other. Materials None How to Play Have participants form pairs and line up facing one another in two straight lines Each person is to stand with one foot in front of the other, with their front foot touching their partners front

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Zip Zap

A simple game that has participants thinking quickly and strategically. Materials None How to Play Have players stand in a circle Explain that the aim is to pass an imaginary lightning bolt around the circle To pass the bolt players must clap their hands to the left or right and say ‘zip’ outloud The direction

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Evolution

A game that has participants laughing and interacting with each other. Materials None How to Play Firstly, teach and demonstrate the following actions to participants: Egg – players bobbing down, jumping around on their feet, Chicken – standing up, flapping ‘wings’ like a chicken, Ape – walking around banging chest like an ape and Super

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