Submitted by Michelle Demarest, Inspiration Youth Traveling Theatre Troupe ..We talk about how this game relates to the real world after we play. This game is very addictive Useful game with a lot of potential for Christian teaching and how elements of the game relate to the real world....
Tag games
Games that are based on ‘tag’ (also known as ‘it’ or ‘chase’) where one or several players chase after the others and tag the other player by touching or some other method defined by the rules.
Jonah and the Whale
Pamela Bennet:I take the Anchor Boys within my church. There are only eight of them and it is very difficult to play the ‘traditional’ big wide games that they like, one of the games that we do play is called “Jonah and the Whale”. It is a version of...
Hidden worship
This game was originally called “Communist Church” credited to Jason Gross, but attitudes shift and it’s not just Christianity that is persecuted. Essentially it’s a game to put across what it feels like to have to meet in secret because of your religious beliefs. Set up: Needs to be...
Chain Reaction
This game is a good model for children to understand the ‘runaway’ exponential effect of chain reactions. The principle behind nuclear reactors. Children pair up with each other as in Elbow Tag, holding hands or linked arm in arm, and scatter around the playing field/area. One child is chosen...
Hunt the Leader (Wide Game)
With any wide game always bear in mind rules for keeping safe Use a limited area of fields and/or woodland. Leaders can move freely around if they wish (advisable). Players have to collect signatures from each leader, but the objective is to collect as many signatures as possible in...
Elves, Wizards and Giants (Wide Game)
With any wide game always bear in mind rules for keeping safe Equipment: Life-bands or life tokens A number of tokens marked either Elf, Wizard or Giant Play: Split the group into two teams. Either create a base for each team of allow each team to find and make...
Raiders (Wide Game)
With any wide game always bear in mind rules for keeping safe Equipment: Life bands or other token (e.g. potato see Fools Gold) Play: Establish 3 bases some distance from each other and divide into 2 relatively equal teams the “Raiders” and the “Runners” (number of players in each...
Human Pac Man (Wide Game)
With any wide game always bear in mind rules for keeping safe Sent in by Anne Crotty It is fun watching the reaction when a player is being escorted to jail and the roles change! A combination of Crows and Cranes and Leader Hunt. 4-5 leaders hide around the...
Witch in the Woods (Wide Game)
With any wide game always bear in mind rules for keeping safe Simple game that requires a playing area with a number of places to hide making it ideal for playing as a wide game… particularly at night. Establish a base, one person is chosen to be the tagger...
Coastguards and Smugglers (Wide Game)
With any wide game always bear in mind rules for keeping safe This is one of the simplest wide games and the basis for many of the more complex wide games. It is effectively an embellished version of `Tag’ Players are divided into two teams, a small team of...