Youth group games for the beach

They then must pass the ball to each other, without it getting intercepted by the opposing team. After each round the players become more strategic and shift from focusing on offense and defense.

Likewise, a team that has no one in the middle of the field is unable to make an adequate pass to their teammates. An interesting side effect of this game is the loner and unpopular student will often become the most passed to player. They are the ones that are open, because the opposing team neglects to place a chair next to them to guard.

Bible drills can be fun but with a twist on an old classic game, students can translate it into real life skills. Instead of saying a specific Bible verse like John , have them find narrative stories like David and Goliath. After doing a few of these narrative type stories, branch out even further.

Have them lookup a passage of the Bible that someone can use if they feel deep sadness, struggle with addiction, feel lonely, etc. This really challenges the students to use critical thinking and provides them with skills they can use later in life.

Give everyone a penny. This means the penny will lay flat on the chin and the students will be looking up into the air. Last one standing with the penny balanced wins. It is quick and easy and the perfect game if you are waiting for doors to open before a youth conference or for your favorite Christian artists before a concert like Winter Jam, Creationfest, Soulfest or Ichthus retro reference. Prior to the start of the program while students are mingling assemble two dance crews and have them each choreograph a dance routine in the several minutes before icebreaker time.

If your group is small enough, the entire group can be split into two teams and choreograph the dance as part of the actual activity, rather than in advance. Winners are determined based on audience applause for the former or by leaders for the latter. What high school and middle school games do you play with your youth group? Leave a comment below to share your fun game ideas! Because we like to make games more … interesting … picked out 10 people to be up and had 5 of them go clockwise around the circle, while the other 5 went anti-clockwise.

It was beautiful action packed chaos as people tried to dodge each other with up to 20 people running full speed at any given moment. These are great!!! Thank you for such a comprehensive list with both games for day and night, with and without supplies! By the way, to start the game, you need one more chair than the number of people of playing. Thanks for listing the game. We tried to play it once, and it was a disaster. I would suggest simplifying it by not changing names a second time.

It really is a fun game once you get the hang of it. Usually, it was boys against girls. Oh — I would say it works best with about people.

Not too few or too many. Thanks so much. Most of my inspiration has come from this website, and one of the games is Grog. To play this version of Freeze Tag, all you need is a […]. This list of games offered a wide variety of […]. How does duck duck goose inception work actually?

How do people end up inside? Nice Ideas, my mom and sister and I like to play different games about once a week. The last one we did was an Accent game you can see here. In life size clue… How do they figure out who done it? By seeing someone else get spotted with the flash light? Anywho, teams of two at least one of them must have a phone with photos, the more the better , search through their photos of whatever object the youth leader writes on a white erase board.

SUPER easy, no supplies, and you can use scripture references instead of objects if you prefer!! How does someone get eliminated in Duck, duck goose? I thought it normally works that when someone gets tagged then they become it and the chaser sits down. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. If they get hit, they sit down, and you are back in. Read more about Scatter Ball. Ultimate Ball — divide your group into two teams. Find something you can use on either side of your room for a goal.

This can be basketball goals, chairs, a spot on the walls, or the walls themselves. The goal for each team is to pass the ball to their team mates and work the ball down the room until someone can throw it and hit the goal.

Play just like ultimate frisbee. A player cannot dribble, or run with the ball, they must pass it to their team mates. If the ball hits the ground, the other team takes possession and try for their goal. So instead, find yourself a little space on the beach, grab three pals and focus your discs towards the balancing cups of your opponents:.

Start your evening at the beach with the all-time class beach game of Bocce Ball. This simple game of accuracy and precision can be as ruthless as is it fun. Plus, once you get into it you can be at it for hours! The perfect combination of volleyball and four square. It also has faster gameplay, is height adjustable to make it kiddie friendly, and is far more portable than a volleyball set. Plus, an easy setup allows more time to dominate the court and settle the score.

Game to 11, win by 2! Just like musical chairs but with towels laid out on the sand instead of chairs. Put some great summer classics on the boom box to really get the beach party games going, and this simple game will please a group of adults just as easily as a bunch of kids. Better still, it can be played with both! However, it is worth noting that no matter your age, the primal urge to get your butt onto that empty towel at all costs, is unavoidable.

If your idea of a great beach game involves diving around in the sea until water starts pouring out of your nose, then the Waboba ball is for you. There are loads of games you can play with this awesome little ball.

But the best way to show off your aquabatics to the onlooking beach is a simple game of catch. Throw it with plenty of spin, as if you were skimming a stone, to heighten the degree of catching difficulty that your partner will have to face. This fun fad of the early 90s is sadly no longer a common sight on family beaches. But every now and then, it rears its fuzzy head, taking you right back to the good old days of sandy corned-beef sandwiches and thermos flasks of warm tea!

Thankfully, you can still get hold of it. A top hit on the best beach games for kids list, and suitable for all ages. A civilised round of cricket is one of the best games to play at the beach with friends. The bowler aims to knock down the wickets with the ball, and the batter tries to hit the ball away. The further they hit the ball the better. This enables the batter to have enough time to run to a post and back.

The fielders must try to catch or stump the batter out, and if there are loads of kids in the group the batter will be replaced quickly making everyone happy! Unless you get caught out on the first hit! This is a game for the less serious players out there. Double Plop requires no equipment, just a bunch of stones or pebbles and the sea to throw them into. A good grasp of the effects of gravity and an affinity for absurd games also helps.

It can be played with two or more people, with the silliness rating soaring as more people get involved. At the edge of the water, player 1 the leader lobs his stone the sea. The thrower who best synchronises their plop with the lead stone, gains a point and becomes the leader. There are various ways to gauge whose stone is the most synchronised. Honesty; a keen eye for following stones through the air; good judgement.

But we like to heckle our way to victory, claiming superior synchronicity at every attempt. Bonus points are also awarded for ambitious trajectories! Switch the board for hand-drawn rings in the sand, the darts for pebbles or pretty shells, and the mandatory pint of beer for a cooling lemonade. Or use treasures collected on the beach to make a drawing. Enjoy your trip to the beach and please send us a postcard to tell us how it went. And if you have any ideas to add to our list, let us know.

These games are very interesting to play on beach. I will share this blog with my friends so whenever we will plan for outing, we can read your blog. These ideas are great thanks. Totally creative and awesome! Bubbles floating toward the water great.

A bubble gun or machine puts out a ton of bubbles. Also, golf balls? And relay races sound fun and practical. If parents remind kids not to run right past some poor person laying on a towel and getting a face fun of sand.

I agree with some of the comments. The hole game is a little dangerous if you are trying to dig a hole as deep as you can. As long as there is adult supervision, it should be fine. I dig holes at the beach everyday, and I am perfectly fine. I love your ideas!

So cool! Me and my brother recommend some of these games! Thank you for sharing such wonderful information. Here are some additional beach games list for kids.

There are some new games that I have not played till now and surely I will try these games in the future. I love to play cornhole game, washers game and a Disc golf game with my family and friends in my free time.

You can add these games to your blog as well. Good but maybe some games for older kids, because I am planning for Scouts and need some yr old games!! Not to be that person but in my opinion the first activity about digging is not really safe for children. Because when they are digging they might get in their hole to get it deeper and the sand might collapse on them.

Just putting that out there. Watch your kids and everyone has fun. Obviously depending on the age of the child would easily determine the size of the hole. I love how low can you go and added a twist on it.

I call it home sweet home. There are challenges such as comfiest, lowest, and most spacious. I do not recommend digging a very deep hole though because my brother could not get out one time. Thanks tho! We love the wooden spoon game most but now have run out of categories to play with.

Where did you come up with your categories and do you have any others to pass along? Thanks for your fun ideas! I was hoping I could see martial arts summer camp or a basketball camp. I have 2 boys and these two is their favorite sports. But the activities on your list is pretty interesting.