Christian Youth Group Activities

Are you looking for fun Christian youth group activities? Read on to get great ideas to educate and entertain your youth group!

Youth Group Basics

A Christian youth group doesn't have to be boring or un-cool! There are plenty of great activities that are fun for young adults and don't have any negative connotations. We've gathered a few ideas to help you design youth group activities that will keep your kids coming back for more.

The following are a few basics to consider when designing activities for your group:

• Consider the size of your location.
• Will the activities need to take place indoors or out?
• How many adults or teen leaders will be needed for the activity?
• Will the activities be taking place during the day, or in the evening?
• What supplies will you need for a particular activity?
• How long will the activity last?

Popular Christian Youth Group Activities

Whether you are planning activities for a single hour or an entire day, knowing what is successful with a particular age group is very important. Design your activities with your group member's ages in mind and the kids will have fun no matter how silly or serious the activities are.

Fun Game Activities

Who said youth group games can't be a little on the silly side? These types of activities can help to bring shy individuals out of their shell and get them to participate in future activities. Consider the following games as a fun way to liven things up:

• Bubble Gum Blow-out. This is a relay game using bubble gum and a piece of paper affixed at an easily reachable height on the wall for all players for each team. Each player has to race to a table on the other side of the room. They then have to pick up a piece of bubble gum, unwrap it and start chewing it. They then have to blow a bubble and stick it to a piece of paper on the wall for their team using only their mouth. (No hands allowed). The team who finishes first, wins. This can be more difficult if you use old-fashioned bubble bum, such as Bazooka.
• Baby New Year. Let your imagination guide you in playing various games dedicated to the New Year. Have baby bottle races. Fill baby bottles with juice and players have to drink it to see who can finish first (use 4 ounce bottles). Players can also have a baby buggy race to see who can cross a finish line first with a player pushing and the other player riding in a baby buggy (stroller). Guess That Baby is another game where all attendees have to post a picture of themselves as babies on the wall. Everyone has to guess who the babies are.

Fellowship Activities

Fellowship is a favorite activity, especially for new members who don't know everyone. The following activities will help youth group members get to know each other better.

• Progressive Dinners: These dinners require the members involved to visit each other's homes for a specific course of the dinner. This activity will require parents or chaperones to be involved to assist in the transportation of the members. Each participant makes one course of the meal, or instead offers a form of entertainment or a dessert. This activity gets everyone involved, from the youth ministry leader to the parents and other members of each family. Plan to spend 20 minutes to a half-hour at each person's home.
• A to Z: Assigned teams have to find an item that corresponds to each letter of the alphabet. This game works well outdoors in warm weather because the teams can get creative finding the items. As each team discovers an item, they have to get it approved by a youth leader. This game gets more difficult as the end of the alphabet approaches. The team that finishes the alphabet first (or can find the most corresponding items) wins.

Bible Activities

• Chapter and Verse: Give group members a chapter in the Bible to memorize. Designate a set number of minutes to see how many verses they can memorize. The person who can memorize the most Bible verses in the set amount of time, wins. Also play this as a team; the group who can memorize the most verses will win.
• Bible Quiz Master: Give each team the exact same Bible chapter or chapters to read and learn about. Separate the teams to study. After a set amount of time, they will meet again and sit at separate tables. The youth leaders will ask the teams a set number of questions about the chapter they have studied. The team who answers the most questions correctly, wins. They can respond to the questions by raising their hand or by using a bell. The team who signals first is allowed to answer first, if they are wrong, the second team who has their hand raised (or rings the bell) gets to answer, and so on. The team that answers the most questions correctly wins.

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Do you need more ideas? Consider visiting the following websites for more Christian youth group activities:

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