“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 withContinue reading “5 TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL GAMES”
Category Archives: Team Building Tuesday
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 itContinue 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 teamsContinue 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 each other Tell theContinue 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 mostContinue 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 passContinue reading “BALLOON PLANET PASS”
QUIET BALL
Students pass the beachball back and forth. If anyone talks or makes a noise, they have to sit down. Also if someone throws the ball so another person can’t possibly catch it, the person throwing has to sit down. If the ball is thrown so the person could catch it but doesn’t, the person catchingContinue reading “QUIET BALL”
HULA PASS
I love hula hoops! Kids love them as well, so get a couple of hoops and get ready for some fun. You will need to create two teams that will compete against each other. Each team will stand up in a line and hold hands. The person at the end of each team will be handed aContinue reading “HULA PASS”
FLINCH
Players stand in a circle with a student in the middle. The person in the middle tosses a beachball around the circle and occasionally “fakes” the people they are throwing the ball to. If the person “flinches” (acts like they are going to catch the ball when the ball has not been thrown) then they are outContinue reading “FLINCH”
HUMAN PYRAMID
If you need a quick time filler with no props, give this one a try. Break your group into two teams and see which team can build the fastest pyramid. The team that builds the fastest pyramid wins. Pyramid shape is: ✦ Bottom – 4 ✦ Next Level – 3 ✦ Next Level – 2Continue reading “HUMAN PYRAMID”
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