Youth Ministry Ideas
Pool Noodle Marco Polo
A video posted by Youth Ministry Ideas (@youthministryideas) on May 21, 2015 at 1:06am PDT Use a pool noodle and blind fold to play Marco Polo on dry land. We’ve used these blindfolds and they work great. Instead of saying “Fish out of water” you can say “Wall Flower” and if someone is touching a wall, […]
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Flying Fish Volleyball
Use beach towels or blankets to toss a dead fish back and forth over a net. (Don’t tell PETA) Students will NEVER forget this. This is too good not to repost… “Jolly Volley” Flying Fish Blanket Volleyball! I love blanket volleyball already, but throw in a big old fish and kids will never forget it. Great […]
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Ping Pong Ball Races
Create a track and have kids race pushing ping pong balls through the track using pool noodles, or fly swatters, or brooms, etc. – You can do individual time trials with 1 ball, relay races, or one team at a time all trying to push 100 balls through the track! Lose points for balls that […]
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Photo Boards
Event Recap Picture Boards with extra copies of all the pictures in little baskets below! These are held to the wall large holes on the board that slip over some screws in the wall. This makes it easy to take the boards down when the room needs to be used for something else, or when […]
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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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Bubble Suits
If you can get your hands on some #bubblesuits this summer for your camp or event, please do so… 🙂 A video posted by Youth Ministry Ideas (@youthministryideas) on May 9, 2015 at 9:40am PDT
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Glove Head
Put a latex glove over your head and nose (not your mouth) and see who can inflate it first! Classic game.
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Water Balloon Bingo
Use a water balloon launcher, and kids laying or standing in a grid to play bingo or tic tac toe. Idea and photo by @getup_cdv. View original post on our @YouthMinistryIdeas Instagram account
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Sumo Wrestling (3 versions)
Make a circle in the middle and try to push each other out. Version 1: Garbage Bags and Balloons Idea and photo sent in by @mfc_sr_high from Idaho! A video posted by elevatejhigh (@elevatejhigh) on May 20, 2015 at 5:35pm PDT Version 2: Huge T-Shirts and Beach Balls (or yoga balls) Version 3: Sumo Bumpers […]
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Carpet Skates
Carpet skates (fun slides) – we made a race track with a few obstacles like a pool to jump over and a limbo bar to slide under. Pick up a pair for like 17 bucks. The kids seriously had so much fun with them! We’ve seen people do all kinds of events with these: Chariot races […]
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