Category Archives: Team Building Tuesday

CAT AND MOUSE PARACHUTE ACTIVITIES

This is a great activity to get everyone moving. Everyone should stand in a circle holding the chute stretched out at about waist height. Someone becomes a mouse and goes underneath. Someone else becomes a cat and goes on top. The cat tries to catch the mouse, but with everyone billowing the chute, it isContinueContinue reading “CAT AND MOUSE PARACHUTE ACTIVITIES”

5 TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL GAMES

“Relationships are often built through games. Games are a common activity that’s less threatening than sharing prayer requests. Watch how kids build relationships – it’s usually through shared activities. So use games as a part of your ministry of building relationships within your group.” ~ Tiger McLuen KEY POINTS TO SUCCESSFUL GAMES As stated withContinueContinue reading “5 TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL GAMES”

PARACHUTE VOLLEYBALL

GAMING TOOL – PARACHUTE I love parachute games! And so do your students, and your parents, and the staff members of your school, church or company. I have played these games with all types of ages and groups and always have terrific results. For this set of activities there is an investment involved, but itContinueContinue reading “PARACHUTE VOLLEYBALL”

NOISE MAKERS

After you play a few pool noodle games it is pretty entertaining to turn the students loose and let them slam the noodles on the floor and create thunderous claps. SPIN-OFF: You can break your students into two teams. Give the teams a few minutes to brainstorm and create songs with the noodles. Let the two teamsContinueContinue reading “NOISE MAKERS”

ISLAND HOPPING TARP ACTIVITY

If you are looking for an activity that will help your group with communication and team building, then you need to get your participants “Island Hopping:” Break your group up into two or more teams Place each team on a tarp on the floor that is an ISLAND. Have the ISLANDS about 2 feet from eachContinueContinue reading “ISLAND HOPPING TARP ACTIVITY”

ALPHABET PUZZLE

GAMING TOOL – ALPHABET LETTERS One of my favorite gaming tools are FOAM LETTERS. You can purchase them online and local stores from $35.00 to $50.00. This is an investment that you can use many different ways in your ministry. I will be posting additional strategies that you can use with this exciting gaming tool. ALPHABET PUZZLE One of my mostContinueContinue reading “ALPHABET PUZZLE”

BALLOON PLANET PASS

Place students into two lines. Have them lay on the floor in their lines. Their feet should be at their team member’s head. You will give each team a balloon “PLANET”. When you say go, the first student in the line must take the planet with his / her FEET and swivel on their bottom and passContinueContinue reading “BALLOON PLANET PASS”