6/3/2018
Three legged ultimate frisbeeNumber of people in attendance: Approx. 40
Duration: Approx. 1 hour Supplies: Cut up T-shirts to use as ties Frisbee Something to mark the end zone Prep: 1) Split the YSA into to two teams with even number of participants 2) Make sure each partnership has two ties, one near the ankle and one near the knee 3) Set up the end zone, we did a circle with a law chair but you can do whatever you want :) Rules for the game: 1) The frisbee must be placed in the end zone to score a point. 2) If the team fails to catch the frisbee the other team gets possession 3) The teams start on opposite sides of the field and one team throws the frisbee into play 4) The team members MUST remain tied up in three legged race form the whole game 5) The ref may move the end zone mid play if they want to make things more interesting Notes: record this, it's hilarious to watch
6/3/2018
Real life Mario KartNumber of people in attendance: Approx. 70
Duration: Approx. 1 hour Notes: Takes A LOT of prep but is so worth it! Supplies: Sidewalk chalk Boxes (we probably had 20) Banana peels (we had 10) Craft Supplies (Glue, Tissue paper, scissors, paint, string) Dollar store foam balls Ping Pong balls Balloons Whistle Prep: 1) Draw out the race course in the church parking lot....make sure you have a starting/finish line! 2) Put all the supplies for making cardboard cars on a table with the craft supplies (leave 3-4 boxes to use as question boxes) 3) Peel all the bananas (you can save the bananas for ice cream after) 4) Make some "Squids" out of the balloons and cut out some lightening bolts 5) Put the banana peels, ping pong balls, foam balls, squids, and lightening bolts in question boxes. The actual activity instructions: 1) Split up the group into teams (We had about 7 teams) 2) Give them all 15 minutes to make their cars using the boxes and craft supplies 3) Once they have all built their cars explain the rules for the race. 4) Have them race and then repeat with different team members. Rules for the race: 1) Everyone must keep their box car on the entire race and complete 3 laps 2) Explain the items.... 2a) If you are hit by a banana peel you have to do a 360 before continuing 2b) if you get hit by a ping pong ball or foam ball you have to turn around twice before continuing 2c) If you pick up a squid the whistle will blow once, this means everyone must close their eyes EXCEPT the one who got the squid until the whistle is blown again 2d) if you pick up a lightening bolt the whistle is blown twice and everyone else must run crouched down until it is blown twice again. Notes: we found that people weren't stopping to pick up the items so ended up just having people on the sidelines throw the items at the players
6/3/2018
The ground is lavaNumber of people in attendance: Approx. 30
Duration: Approx. 30 minutes Notes: This game can get intense...you can also substitute any materials you might have for the ones listed Supplies: Church chairs...not set up Couches Tables...also not set up Paper plates Tissue paper Pillows Prep: Set up a skeleton of things in the gym for teams to get from one side of the gym to the other, I put a couple rectangular tables (not set up) in the middle with chairs and couches also spread throughout the room The actual activity instructions: 1) Split the group into teams 2) Give each team a couple things to help them get across the gym without touching the floor... 3) Explain that the goal is to get across as fast as you can as a team 4) Add in that for every team member that touches the ground you get 30 seconds added to your time 5) Line the teams up and get them started Surprise ending number two: lava monster For this version it is every man/woman for themselves. 1) take the extra equipment you gave to the teams and disperse it 2) let everyone pick a spot to start 3) name a lava monster...the lava monster is only allowed to walk on the ground AND must have two hands on a person to get them out (bonus: they must say a phrase you make up) 4) last person standing wins Good luck! Be safe!
11/18/2016
Pudding pictionaryNumber of people in attendance: Approx. 10
Duration: Approx. 30 minutes Notes: Can be done with more people but I would recommend splitting up and setting up several tables, maybe do a tournament style Supplies: Vanilla pudding mix Milk Food coloring Paper Prep: 1) Make A LOT of vanilla pudding and separate it into bowls 2) Add food coloring to each bowl to make different colors 3) Fill a bowl with things that the participants need to paint There are some good ones listed here:https://hobbylark.com/party-games/pictionary-words 4) set up each table with paper, pudding paint, and a bowl with the words The actual activity instructions: 1) Split up the group into teams of 3-5 people 2) One team member picks a paper from the bowl 3) They are not allowed to speak and must use their fingers, the pudding, and the paper provided 4) The team gets 30 seconds to draw and guess the picture 5) One point if they get it, no points if they don't 6) after they have finished their turn the other team repeats the process Notes: if people aren't germaphobes you can eat the pudding after...though that might be risky
1/9/2016
Telephone PictionaryNumber of people in attendance: Approx. 30
Duration: Approx. 30 minutes Notes: We had a big group of people so we split up into two groups and organized two larger circles on the gym floor. Supplies: Paper (1/4 of a regular sheet, each person needs half of the amount of people in the circle, so about 7 or 8 pieces) Pencils or pens (one for each person) A timer (phones work best for this) Prep: 1) Make sure you have all the needed supplies 2) Make sure you have enough pre cut paper The actual activity instructions: 1) Get everyone in a circle (or two) 2) Make sure each person has the appropriate amount of paper 3) The first step is for each person to write a simple sentence on their paper ex: The polka dotted cat jumped over the moon. 4) They then pass the stack of papers to the next person 5) That person flips the paper over and draws what the sentence says (give them about 40 seconds to draw the picture) 6) Then you pass the stack on. 7) On the next paper (placing the first paper on the bottom of the stack) the next person writes a sentence of what they think is going on in the picture. 8) Repeat until the stack that the person originally started with is back to them. 9) laugh. Notes: If you are doing two circles make sure they both know when it's time to pass the papers on. |