12 Extreme Youth Work Games

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Most games we play are silly. Some are character building or encourage teamwork. Others are downright dangerous! Here’s my list of youth work games that stretch the risk assessment to the extreme.

I’m not condoning or suggesting you play any of these extreme youth work games & definitely not without proper supervision. … … Here they are:

1. Ring of fire
Everyone holds hands in a circle. Then, without letting go of their neighbor’s hands, they try to knock down a bottle in the middle with someone else’s body. You’re out if your body knocks over the bottle and your out if you let go of someones hand. The circle gets smaller each time.

2. Ultimate Mattress
It’s Ultimate Frisbee…. with a single mattress. Do the math!

3. Duel
Remember TV’s gladiator from the 90s? You sit two young people on an extended A-frame over some mats, give them a big foam stick and encourage them to stay on the frame and knock the other person off.

4. Balloon-o Suits
Sumo suits made from sticking a bunch of balloons to a bin bag. You’re aim is to survive the suit and pop all your opponents. Best in groups of 10 or more, person with the most left after 2 minutes wins.

5. Blindfolded Games
Dodgeball, musical chairs, football… whatever!

6. Gauntlet
The mission is to run down a track from one point to another – but there are hazards on the way in the form of other people with mattresses trying to stop you.

7. Plank tag
It’s like any other ‘last-to-do-it-perfectly-and-freeze-is-out’ games but this one involves planking! When the leader shouts ‘plank‘ the players plank (lie down rigid on their front) on whatever piece of furniture they have arrived at.

8. Limbo Slip
It’s limbo… but with a wet slippery tarp under foot.

9. Pushup Ninja
Get between 2-20 people in a circle in push up positions heads facing in to the circle. The idea is to pull people’s arms away without loosing your own balance. Keeps narrowing down every time someone falls.

10. Rabbit Boxing
Get two people in to a squat position with their hands up in a ‘stop’ motion against the other persons palms. The aim is to push the other person over without falling. Shout ‘go’ and the person who looses their balance first and falls over is out.

11. 3D Twister
Get four twister boards, tape them together and drape them over a couch. Get a bunch of players and off you go.

12. Wet Twister
Wet the board… need I say more?

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12 Sabbath Activities for Families

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Happy Sabbath everybody! Good day to chill and draw close to God as a family. Here are some off the cuff Sabbath ideas that you could do today as a whole family!

1. Go onto Google Earth together and pray for places you explore

2. Write ‘prayer pegs’ (little wooden pegs with things like ‘God loves you’ on them)… then go peg people stealthily on the streets

3. Do a Bible craft together… get really messy.

4. Write encouraging complements like ‘you look great today’ on luggage tags and run around town tying them to parked cars.

5. Bake bread… add chocolate sauce. Bread of the new covenant tastes good! Or have a big meal, but eat dessert first! Talk about tasting and seeing that the Lord is good!

6. Dress up and take photos, put them together to make a Bible story.

7. Deliver boxes of chocolates to all your neighbors.

8. Make up funny alternative endings to Bible stories… talk about why the originals are there too.

9. Turn all the lights off and light lots of candles.

10. Do some role swaps (kids make lunch), husband hangs washing out etc.

11. Go on a long drive and try to figure out what God was thinking when He made the stuff you see. Bring ice cream and come back when it runs out.

12. Share stories as a family of times you remember God answering prayer. Write them in a book and get everyone to sign it with a doodle.