You will need:A parachute (play or otherwise)An empty can, or small soft object (bean bag, shoe..) Stand holding the canopy at shoulder height making sure there is a space between each child around the perimeter. Place an empty can – the cheese – in the centre of the circle...
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.
Take Your Pick
You will need: 2 or 3 lengths of string or rope, 4 or more wet cloths any sort of low (1m?) screen which the leader can duck down and hide behind and not be seen. Put the screen up at one end of the room. The leader is armed...
Killer Wombats
Sent in by Ellie Carr A game of ‘tag’ with a twist. One or two players are selected to be killer wombats. All players including the killer wombats move around on all fours, on hands and knees. The objective is for the killer wombat to catch the other players...
Satan’s Revenge
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....
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...