You will need:– A parachute (play or otherwise) Simply use the parachute to adapt any circle game. E.g. “Fishes in the sea”, “One sent a letter” etc. Using the chute to maintain the circle form. These sort of games consist of one or more people racing around the circle...
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Romeo and Juliet
Sent in by Julie Kemp-Harper, Oxford Vineyard Church You’ll need:Blindfolds, a belt or rope, Good for a large number of players, around 15-25. Best with youth (especially if you want to have fun with some potential romances). Everybody sits in a large circle cross-legged on the floor. Ideally leaving...
Partners
Players partner up and stand creating two concentric circles so that one stands on the inner circle facing clockwise while the other one stands in the outer circle facing anti-clockwise. When told, each circle runs in the direction they are facing until the leader calls out ‘partners’. Players then...
Parachute Drop
You will need: A supply of balloons A chair Players are each given a number and stand in a circle around a chair. One player stands on the chair and drops the balloon calling a number. The player with that number has to try and catch the balloon before...
Number Circle
Needs a large number of players who spread out into a large circle and each player, in turn, is given a number from 1 to 5. When a number is called those players with that number have to run once around the outside of the circle back to their...
Heffalumps
Quite a nice, easy game for any ages, but possibly more for the younger rather than the older. Players get into pairs and form a circle so that one member of the pair stands in front of the other with both facing the centre of the circle. On the...
Number Circle
Needs a relatively large group of players. Players spread out into a large circle and can either sit or stand, but it’s important all players do the same. Each player, in turn, is given a number from 1 to 5 and then repeated around the circle. The leader then...
Cod, Fish, Whale
Very similar to Number Circle, but players are named in turn as either Cod, Fish or Whale. Best with a large number of players who spread out into a circle. Players can either all be sat down or remain standing in this circle formation for the game. The leader...
Barrel and Stick
“I was using your site looking for games for youth group and I remembered a game we used to play in scouts. It is probably somewhere on your site but I couldn’t find it in my quick browse. It is called “Barrel and Stick”. It is a reasonably violent...
Silly Scrumple
One person is selected as the leader...