It’s easy to get into a winter slump with youth group activities. After all, the weather is probably eliminating the entire category of water games, plus old standbys like capture the flag and ultimate frisbee.
If your youth are simply looking at you with glazed-over eyes, it’s time to shake things up! Try one of these activities that are sure to pump some life back into your youth group.
Little Kids’ Birthday Party:
Organize the kind of birthday party you know every kid in your youth group loved attending in elementary school. Play classics like hot potato, pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey and Simon Says. Serve frosting-loaded bakery cake and Kool-Aid. Then use that sugared fuel in a fast-paced game of 9 Square in the Air. You’ll probably have trouble convincing the kids to go home unless you also hand out goodie bags stuffed with suckers and dollar store sunglasses.
Trashed-Out Mini Golf:
Of the many youth group activities, sometimes the best ones are those that cost absolutely nothing. Gather your youth and assign them to groups, with each group given a bag of trash. These can include items like toilet paper, paper towel and wrapping paper tubes, disposable cups, cardboard boxes and more.
The assignment is to design a mini golf hole, complete with a tricky obstacle or gimmick. Then the teams compete to play the full course and vote on the most cleverly-designed or most challenging holes. Have teams that are finished with the course jump into a game of 9 Square in the Air.
Nailed It! Baking Challenge:
This is so silly, that you might even get your youth inviting friends at unprecedented levels. Have them work in groups with pizza dough and toppings to create a pizza that looks like you or another member of your leadership team. The groups can judge which pizza design looks the most like the staff member, then finish the night with a great game of 9 Square in the Air.
When you need fresh ideas for youth group activities, 9 Square in the Air is always a great start! Contact us to order yours in time for your next gathering.
