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Table of Contents
Ice Breakers: Pg. Passive Games: Pg.
Two Truths One Lie 3 Murder Wink 25
Toilet Paper Game 4 Ghost 26
Similarity Game 5 Would You Like to Buy My Donkey? 27
Shoe Game 6 Charades 28
Guessing Game 7 Telephone 29
Laughing Game 8 Walk of Fame 30
Back Sit 9 Red Light Green Light 31
Heads Down, Heads Up 10 I Spy 32
Can You See? 11 Did you see? 33
Pet Peeve Pass 12 UNO 34
Team Builders: Active Games:
Human Letters 14 Ultimate Frisbee 36
Minefield 15 Kick Ball 37
Order Counts 16 Volleyball 38
Human Knot 17 Wiffle Ball 39
The Line Game 18 5 on 5 Basketball 40
Counting Game 19 Soccer 41
Body Lift 20 Dodge Ball 42
Ball Throw 21 Flag Football 43
Team Word 22 Pateaka 44
3 2 1 Up Ball Toss 23 Zombie vs. Human Tag 45
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Ice Breakers



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Activity: Two Truths One Lie
Age Group: 5 years and up
Activity Category: Ice Breaker
Benefits: Involves communication, get to know one another and also find out things you might
not know about each other
Equipment: Pen/pencil, paper
Environment: Anywhere
Organization of Group: Have everyone sit in a circle
Number of Players Needed: At least 5
Objective/Purpose of Game: To guess the most correct about the persons lie
Directions: Have everyone write down two truths and one lie on a paper, then go around the
circle to say their individual paper and everyone guesses which one is the lie. The person to
guess the most correct wins
Variations: Do different information about the person such as favorite sports
Safety Concerns: None




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Activity: Toilet Paper Game
Age Group: 5 years and up
Activity Category: Ice Breaker
Benefits: Get to know one another
Equipment: Toilet paper
Environment: Anywhere
Organization of Group: Have everyone sit in a circle
Number of Players Needed: At least 10
Objective/Purpose of Game: To tell everyone in you class or group about yourself
Directions: Have everyone sit in a circle and pass around a roll of toilet paper. Have everyone
rip off as many sheets as they want and as many sheets as you tear off you have to say a fact
about yourself for each sheet.
Variations: Have the group say favorite foods or a specific category instead of just facts
Safety Concerns: None





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Activity: Similarity Game
Age Group: 5 years and up
Activity Category: Ice Breaker
Benefits: You get to know other people and learn things about them and similarities
Equipment: Pen/pencil, paper
Environment: Anywhere
Organization of Group: Have everyone split up into groups of about 4-5 people depending on
the size and sit in a circle
Number of Players Needed: At least 20
Objective/Purpose of Game: To come up with as many similarities between your group as you
can in the time provided
Directions: Have everyone split into groups with people they dont know and as soon as the
instructor says go, you talk among your group and come up with as many similarities as you can
in the time limit provided
Variations: Switch up teams to meet and talk with new people
Safety Concerns: None











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Activity: Shoe Game
Age Group: 10 years and up
Activity Category: Ice Breaker
Benefits: Gets you comfortable being around and close to each other
Equipment: People, shoes
Environment: Anywhere
Organization of Group: Have everyone split into 2 different teams
Number of Players Needed: At least 10
Objective/Purpose of Game: To successfully have all the different shoes touching their match
before the other team
Directions: Have everyone remove one of their shoes and put in a pile with all your other
teammates shoes. Then everyone stands away from the shoes and then the instructor says go and
you go put another shoe on that isnt yours and match it with its match as well as your original
shoe on with the one you took off and the first team to have all the matches touching in their
group wins
Variations: Change teams and switch shoes around
Safety Concerns: People not wanting to put someone elses shoe on, possibly fall or twist ankle




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Activity: Guessing Game
Age Group: 10 years and up
Activity Category: Ice Breaker
Benefits: Learn and get to know other people
Equipment: Pen/pencil, paper
Environment: Anywhere
Organization of Group: Have everyone split into 2 teams
Number of Players Needed: At least 12
Objective/Purpose of Game: To guess what you think or like depending on the questions and
have the most than the other team
Directions: Have everyone split into 2 teams and sit in a line. Then ask a question such as what
is your favorite food? And the team with the most similar as the one person up from that team
gets a point and the team with the most points wins.
Variations: Different questions, different teams
Safety Concerns: None

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Activity: Laughing Game
Age Group: 5 years and up
Activity Category: Ice Breaker
Benefits: Helps lighten the mood and decrease tension
Equipment: None
Environment: Anywhere
Organization of Group: Have everyone choose a partner and stand back to back
Number of Players Needed: At least 10
Objective/Purpose of Game: To see who can win the game by not laughing when turning
around
Directions: Tell everyone to choose a partner and stand back to back. Once you say three two
one go they turn around and look at each other and the first to laugh losses and the other person
moves on to stand back to back to another person. Once there are only two left the first to laugh
losses and the other person wins.
Variations: Stand in a group and look up and try not to laugh
Safety Concerns: None




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Activity: Back Sit
Age Group: 10 years and up
Activity Category: Ice Breaker
Benefits: Helps improve communication as well as getting comfortable with one another
Equipment: None
Environment: Anywhere
Organization of Group: Have everyone pick a partner they dont know and stand together
Number of Players Needed: At least 10
Objective/Purpose of Game: To work with your partner to successfully go the ground and back
up without using their hands and just each other
Directions: Start with the first team from both sides and say go and then each partner stands
back to back and uses each other to successfully go down to the ground and back up without
using their hands and the first team to do so wins
Variations: Switch partners
Safety Concerns: Possibly hurt someone while pushing or going to the ground



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Activity: Heads Down, Heads Up
Age Group: 5 years and up
Activity Category: Ice Breaker
Benefits: Feel comfortable with a group, decrease tension
Equipment: None
Environment: Anywhere
Organization of Group: Have everyone stand in a circle
Number of Players Needed: At least 20
Objective/Purpose of Game: To try not to look anyone else in the eyes when you look up
Directions: Have the group stand in a circle and look down. The instructor says heads up and
everyone looks up and looks someone in the eyes and if the same person looks you in the eyes
you yell and youre both out then the instructor says heads down and everyone puts their heads
down and then repeats saying heads up and goes on until there is 2 people.
Safety Concerns: None

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Activity: Can you see?
Age Group: 5 years and up
Activity Category: Ice Breaker
Benefits: Helps you get comfortable with one another, helps with remembering what the person
looks like
Equipment: None
Environment: Anywhere
Organization of Group: Have everyone choose a partner and stand across from each other in a
line with everyone else
Number of Players Needed: At least 10
Objective/Purpose of Game: To change something about your appearance and see if the other
person notices
Directions: Have everyone choose a partner and stand across from one other in two lines and
have them study each other then have one line stand around and change something about
themselves and then turn around and their partner has to try to figure out what they changed and
the side with the most correct wins.
Variations: Switch partners or teams up
Safety Concerns: None



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Activity: Pet Peeve Pass
Age Group: 5 years and up
Activity Category: Ice Breaker
Benefits: Get to know others and their pet peeves
Equipment: A ball
Environment: Anywhere
Organization of Group: Have everyone sit in a circle facing each other
Number of Players Needed: At least 10
Objective/Purpose of Game: To tell others what your Pet peeve is
Directions: Have everyone sit in a group and one person starts with the ball and says what their
pet peeve is and then tosses it to someone else and it keeps going until everyone goes
Variations: Say something else about themselves like favorite candy or something
Safety Concerns: None



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Team Builders


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Activity: Human letters
Age Group: 10 years and up
Activity Category: Team Builder
Benefits: Helps increase teamwork
Equipment: People
Environment: Large area to spread out
Organization of Group: Have everyone get into group of 3 or 4
Number of Players Needed: At least 10 or more
Objective/Purpose of Game: To create a letter yelled out with your bodies as a team
Directions: Have everyone get into teams and go to an area, then the instructor yells a letter and
the teams have to form the letter with their bodies and the first team to do so wins the round.
The first team to 3 wins, wins the game
Variations: Different letters
Safety Concerns: None



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Activity: Minefield
Age Group: 10 years and up
Activity Category: Team Builder
Benefits: Helps increase trust and reliability
Equipment: Backpacks or some type of mine
Environment: Open area
Organization of Group: Have everyone have a partner and stand at the starting line
Number of Players Needed: At least 10
Objective/Purpose of Game: To trust your partner to guide you through the minefield
Directions: Have everyone and their partner stand at the starting line and one person closes their
eyes while the other one talks and guides them through the minefield without hitting the mines
and if you do you lose
Variations: Switch the positions of the mines
Safety Concerns: Tripping or falling may occur




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Activity: Order Counts
Age Group: 10 years and up
Activity Category: Team Builder
Benefits: Helps increase communication and teamwork
Equipment: Pen/pencil, paper
Environment: Anywhere
Organization of Group: Have everyone get into groups of 4 or 5 depending on size
Number of Players Needed: At least 10
Objective/Purpose of Game: To work together as a team to figure out the certain topics
Directions: Have everyone in their groups be given a paper with a list of something such as
football teams and have them put them in order from most to least amount of Super Bowl wins
and so on. The team with the most correct wins
Variations: Other sports and teams
Safety Concerns: None


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Activity: Human Knot
Age Group: 10 years and up
Activity Category: Team Builder
Benefits: Increases teamwork and communication
Equipment: People
Environment: Anywhere
Organization of Group: Have everyone split into 2 groups
Number of Players Needed: At least 10
Objective/Purpose of Game: To untangle everyone in you knot of arms
Directions: Have the two teams lock arms with someone else in their circle and lock their other
arm with another person and when the instructor says go you work as a team to untangle
yourselves before the other team.
Variations: Change teams
Safety Concerns: Possibly pull a muscle or arm




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Activity: The Line Game
Age Group: 10 years and up
Activity Category: Team Builder
Benefits: Increases communication and teamwork
Equipment: None
Environment: Anywhere
Organization of Group: Have everyone in the group split into 2 teams
Number of Players Needed: At least 20
Objective/Purpose of Game: To get the correct order of the topic before the other team
Directions: Have everyone in the group split into 2 teams and then the instructor has different
categories that are read aloud such as birthday or age or height and will read aloud one then each
team communicates to get in the correct order before the other team and sit down once they think
theyre in the correct order. The team to be correct and fastest wins
Variations: Different topics read, as well as playing this game without any talking
Safety Concerns: None


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Activity: Counting Game
Age Group: 5 years and up
Activity Category: Team Builder
Benefits: A tough fun game that uses teamwork to win
Equipment: None
Environment: Anywhere
Organization of Group: Have everyone in the group get into 2 groups and stand in a circle
Number of Players Needed: At least 12
Objective/Purpose of Game: To count all the way to 20 before the other team in your group
without 2 people saying the same number at the same time
Directions: Have everyone split into 2 teams and stand in a circle with their team. Then once
the instructor says go, the teams can begin with someone saying out loud the number 1 then
someone else says 2 and so on. But the key is that it has to be fast paced and if two people say
the same number at the same time the team has to start back over at 1.
Variations: You could do the alphabet or something with an order to go through.
Safety Concerns: None


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Activity: Body Lift
Age Group: 10 years and up
Activity Category: Team Builder
Benefits: Increases teamwork and reliability on your team
Equipment: A person to lift
Environment: Anywhere
Organization of Group: Have everyone in the group split up into 2 teams
Number of Players Needed: At least 16
Objective/Purpose of Game: To lift the designated person from the ground above the teams
head and back down to the ground before the other team
Directions: Have everyone split into 2 teams and have one person volunteer or be chosen to be
lifted. Then once the instructor says go, the teams must lift the person up and above their heads
and then back down safely to the ground faster than the other team.
Variations: Change people and objectives
Safety Concerns: Person could be dropped or hit the ground hard



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Activity: Ball Throw
Age Group: 10 years and up
Activity Category: Team Builder
Benefits: Increase teamwork and communication
Equipment: At least 5 different balls
Environment: Gym
Organization of Group: Have everyone in the group stand in a circle
Number of Players Needed: At least 15
Objective/Purpose of Game: To successfully throw each ball around the circle to the same
person until it reaches the beginning without it being dropped or hitting the ground
Directions: Have everyone in the group stand in a circle and the instructor starts with all the
balls and starts by saying the persons name their throwing it to and will continue to throw to
them the whole time. Then once everyone has caught and thrown the ball from and to the same
people the instructor should end with the ball before it hits the ground. The key is to
communicate and be aware of everything and use teamwork to do so as more balls are added
Variations: Add different balls
Safety Concerns: Getting hit by a ball



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Activity: Team Word
Age Group: 10 years and up
Activity Category: Team Builder
Benefits: Helps increase communication and working as a team
Equipment: Bag of 10 letters for each team
Environment: Anywhere
Organization of Group: Have everyone in the group split up into 2 teams
Number of Players Needed: At least 16
Objective/Purpose of Game: To come up with as many words as your team can with the letter
in your bag before time runs out
Directions: Have everyone in the group split up into 2 teams and then each team is given a bag
of 10 letters and the team must work together to come up with as many words as they can before
the designated time is up. The team with the most words at the end wins
Variations: Choose different letters
Safety Concerns: None





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Activity: 3 2 1 Up Ball Toss
Age Group: 10 years and up
Activity Category: Team Builder
Benefits: Increases communication and teamwork
Equipment: Balls
Environment: Gym
Organization of Group: Have everyone in the group split up into groups of five
Number of Players Needed: At least 20
Objective/Purpose of Game: To successfully throw all your teams balls in the air at once at
catch a different one then you threw without any of them hitting the ground
Directions: Have everyone in the group get into groups of five. Then each team is given balls
for each player on your team. Then each team tries to successfully throw all their balls up at
once and catch a different one then they threw without any of them hitting the ground and the
first team to do so wins.
Variations: Use different balls
Safety Concerns: Possibly getting hit by a ball or running into each other




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Passive Games


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Activity: Murder Wink
Age Group: 10 years and up
Activity Category: Passive Game
Benefits: Fun, non moving game for all ages
Equipment: None
Environment: Anywhere
Organization of Group: Have everyone in the group stand in a circle
Number of Players Needed: At least 10
Objective/Purpose of Game: To be murderer and wink to people without getting caught to
kill people
Directions: Have everyone in the group stand in a circle facing each other then everyone closes
their eyes and the instructor chooses a murderer and then everyone opens their eyes back up and
everyone looks around to see who is winking and guesses who they think it is. But if someone
guesses wrong you and the person you guessed sit down and are out. Whoever is the murderer
has to wink to kill people without getting caught but if they are the person who guessed wins
Variations: Choose different murderers
Safety Concerns: None



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Activity: Ghost
Age Group: 5 years and up
Activity Category: Passive Game
Benefits: Fun simple game that takes skill
Equipment: None
Environment: Anywhere in open area
Organization of Group: Choose three people from the group to be ghosts and have everyone
else spread out throughout the area
Number of Players Needed: At least 15
Objective/Purpose of Game: To stand behind a person for 10 seconds without getting caught
and making everyone else become ghosts
Directions: Three people out the group are chosen to be ghosts and everyone else spreads out in
the open area with their head down and eyes closed and the ghosts walk around quietly trying to
get behind each person and stand for 10 seconds and if they do without getting caught the person
becomes a ghost. But if they do get caught the person who caught them becomes the ghost. Once
everyone is a ghost the game is over
Variations: Choose different people to be ghosts
Safety Concerns: None




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Activity: Would you like to buy my donkey?
Age Group: 5 years and up
Activity Category: Passive game
Benefits: Simple and funny game to play
Equipment: None
Environment: Anywhere
Organization of Group: Have everyone stand a circle facing each other and have 2 people
volunteer to be the donkey and a seller
Number of Players Needed: At least 20
Objective/Purpose of Game: To sell your donkey to someone else by making them laugh
Directions: Have everyone in the group stand in a circle facing each other and have 2 people
volunteer to the donkey and a seller. The seller has to walk around with their donkey and sell it
to someone else by making the person laugh and the seller can make the donkey do different
things like jump up and down and other things to make the person laugh.
Variations: Different people and objectives to do
Safety Concerns: None


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Activity: Charades
Age Group: 5 years and up
Activity Category: Passive game
Benefits: Fun activity that has everyone involved
Equipment: List of different activities or things to act out
Environment: Anywhere
Organization of Group: Have everyone in the group split up into 2 teams
Number of Players Needed: At least 12
Objective/Purpose of Game: To successfully act out and guess what the person is trying to act
out without saying anything before the other team
Directions: Have everyone in the group split up into 2 teams and then have one person from
each team volunteer to be first to act out the activity. Then one the instructor says go each
person begins to act out the activity and the first team to correctly guess what it is gets a point.
Then a new person goes up and a new activity is chosen. The first team to the designated point
total wins
Variations: Different activities or thing be acted out
Safety Concerns: None




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Activity: Telephone
Age Group: 5 years and up
Activity Category: Passive game
Benefits: Increases hearing and judgment on what they hear
Equipment: None
Environment: Anywhere
Organization of Group: Have everyone in the group split up into 2 teams
Number of Players Needed: At least 16
Objective/Purpose of Game: To correctly and successfully repeat what is said to them to the
next person the whole way around the circle to the original person
Directions: Have everyone in the group split up into 2 teams and stand in a circle. The
instructor then whispers something into one players ear and then that person tells the person next
to them what they think they heard and that continues so on the whole way around the circle.
Then the person at the ends tell the instructor what they heard and the team closest to the original
saying wins that round
Variations: Different things or phrases said
Safety Concerns: None



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Activity: Walk of Fame
Age Group: 10 years and up
Activity Category: Passive game
Benefits: Fun easy game to lighten the mood
Equipment: None
Environment: Anywhere
Organization of Group: Have everyone stand in a single file line facing each other so both
sides are even
Number of Players Needed: At least 20
Objective/Purpose of Game: The successfully walk through the line of people facing you
without laughing or grinning
Directions: Have everyone in the group stand in two even strait lines facing each other and then
have one person volunteer to be first. The person must start at the beginning of the double sided
line and walk through everyone without laughing or grinning and the people in the line can say
things to make them laugh and ask them questions to make them laugh. If the make it through
successfully without laughing they win
Variations: Have everyone bark or do something funny
Safety Concerns: None


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Activity: Red Light Green Light
Age Group: 10 years and up
Activity Category: Passive game
Benefits: Fun and you have to be on top of things to win this game
Equipment: None
Environment: Anywhere with an open area
Organization of Group: Have everyone stand and start a baseline or starting line
Number of Players Needed: At least 10
Objective/Purpose of Game: The reach the end line or finish line before anyone else while not
losing balance and being disqualified
Directions: Have everyone except the instructor start and stand at the starting line and then the
instructor turn their back and says green light and everyone can move forward as fast as they
want but then the instructor says red light whenever they want and turn around and if your still
moving youre out. Once someone reaches the finish line without losing wins the game
Variations: Have different people say red light green light
Safety Concerns: None




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Activity: I Spy
Age Group: 5 years and up
Activity Category: Passive game
Benefits: Increases attentiveness and eyesight
Equipment: None
Environment: Anywhere
Organization of Group: Choose one person to be it
Number of Players Needed: At least 10
Objective/Purpose of Game: To spy what the person spies as well
Directions: Have one person be it and the spy and choose something they spy and say I spy
something that rhymes with And then everyone else tries to guess what it is they spy and
whoever guesses correctly wins and the chooses something they spy
Variations: Choose certain colors or people to vote
Safety Concerns: None





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Activity: Did you see?
Age Group: 10 years and up
Activity Category: Passive game
Benefits: Increases teamwork and attentiveness of the person it
Equipment: Tennis ball
Environment: Anywhere
Organization of Group: Have everyone in the group stand in close nit circle and one volunteer
to be in the middle of everyone
Number of Players Needed: At least 10
Objective/Purpose of Game: To successfully pass the tennis ball around the circle behind the
circles back without the person in the middle guessing correctly who has it
Directions: Have everyone in the group stand in a circle with one volunteer standing in the
middle. The instructor then tells the person in the middle to close their eyes and hands the ball to
one person outside the circle and then the person in the middle can open their eyes and the group
begins to pass the ball behind their backs and tries to successfully make it whole way around the
circle. If the person in the middle correctly guesses who has the ball the person who has it has to
be in the middle next.
Variations: Choose different ball
Safety Concerns: None


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Activity: UNO
Age Group: 5 years and up
Activity Category: Passive game
Benefits: Fun easy card game for everyone
Equipment: UNO game and cards
Environment: Anywhere
Organization of Group: Have everyone in the group sit in a circle
Number of Players Needed: At least 4
Objective/Purpose of Game: To run out of cards before anyone else
Directions: Have everyone in the group sit in a circle and the deck of UNO cards is shuffled and
seven cards are passed out to each player and then the games goes around the circle and is you
get down to one card you yell UNO or else if someone else does you have to draw a card and the
first person to run out of cards wins
Variations: Different card games like Go Fish
Safety Concerns: None





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Active Games


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Activity: Ultimate Frisbee
Age Group: 10 years and up
Activity Category: Active Game
Benefits: Increases heartbeat and blood flow, involves team work
Equipment: Frisbee, cones for end zones
Environment: Gym or open field
Organization of Group: Have everyone in the group split up into at least 2 teams
Number of Players Needed: At least 12
Objective/Purpose of Game: To score the most or designated points while throwing the Frisbee
to your teammates and scoring touchdowns
Directions: Have everyone in the group split up into at least 2 teams and have the field already
pre set-up and ready. Then have both teams play each other and the first team to score to
winning score wins. A couple rules are you cant run with the Frisbee and if the team drops the
Frisbee the other team gets the Frisbee where it was dropped.
Variations: Different teams and rules for scoring
Safety Concerns: Getting hit by the Frisbee or other players, sprained ankle or something could
also occur



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Activity: Kick Ball
Age Group: 10 years and up
Activity Category: Active Game
Benefits: Fun active game that has all players on both team involved
Equipment: Kick Ball and bases
Environment: Gym or outside
Organization of Group: Have everyone split into 2 teams for the game
Number of Players Needed: At least 16
Objective/Purpose of Game: The score the most runs in the number of innings played or the
score needed to reach to win
Directions: Have everyone in the group split into 2 teams and have one team in the outfield to
start and the other team kick first. There is a roller and a 1
st
2
nd
and 3
rd
basemen in the outfield
and everyone else helps where ever. The roller rolls the ball to the kicker and they kick it and
each player kicks until 3 outs are recorded then they switch so the team in the outfield is now
kicking. The team who reaches the score to win first wins with both teams having the same
amount of chances to kick
Variations: Home run rules and a lot having so many runs a team can score per inning
Safety Concerns: Getting hit by the ball and also falling or hurting yourself while running
around the bases




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Activity: Volleyball
Age Group: 10 years and up
Activity Category: Active game
Benefits: Increases teamwork and communication
Equipment: Volleyball and volleyball net
Environment: Gym or a volleyball court
Organization of Group: Have everyone in the group split up into two teams
Number of Players Needed: At least 12
Objective/Purpose of Game: To hit the ball over the net with volleys and have it hit the other
sides ground in play to score a point
Directions: Have everyone in the group split up into two teams and each side stand on one side
of the net. One team begins by serving over the net to the other team and the ball is hit back over
with a volley and so on until it is out of play or hits one sides ground. There is only 3 hits per
and no double hits. You usually have to win by 2 and first to 11 wins
Variations: Different teams and make each team have 3 hits before it goes over the net
Safety Concerns: Getting hit by a ball and running into each other going for the ball




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Activity: Wiffle Ball
Age Group: 10 years and up
Activity Category: Active Game
Benefits: Increases blood flow and increases teamwork
Equipment: Wiffle ball, wiffle ball bat and bases
Environment: Gym or a baseball field
Organization of Group: Have everyone split into 2 teams
Number of Players Needed: At least 14
Objective/Purpose of Game: To score more runs than the other team in the designated innings
played
Directions: Have everyone split up into 2 teams and one team will hit first while the other team
is in the field. Each team then has a batting order to hit in and then the pitcher pitches the ball to
the hitter and runs around the bases if the other team doesnt catch it and its still in play. There
are 3 outs per inning and no strike outs. The team with the highest score at the end of the game
wins
Variations: Have a run rule per inning and have strike outs count
Safety Concerns: Getting hit by ball and also possibly getting hit by the bat



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Activity: 5 on 5 Basketball
Age Group: 10 years and up
Activity Category: Active game
Benefits: Increases heartbeat and blood flow, involves teamwork
Equipment: Basketballs and basketball hoops
Environment: Gym or basketball courts
Organization of Group: Have everyone split up into 4 even teams
Number of Players Needed: At least 20
Objective/Purpose of Game: To score the most point or desired points to win
Directions: Have everyone in the group split up into 4 even teams and have 2 teams face each
other on one half court and the other teams face each other on the other half court. The team to
score the points designated to win wins and faces the winner of the other game and the loser play
each other as well. There is no make it take rule in this game
Variations: Have a make it take it rule
Safety Concerns: Rolled ankles or bumping and running into each other under the basket




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Activity: Soccer
Age Group: 5 years and up
Activity Category: Active game
Benefits: Increases teamwork and is fun and aggressive at times
Equipment: Soccer balls and goals to score on
Environment: Gym or soccer field
Organization of Group: Split everyone into 2 different even teams to play each other
Number of Players Needed: At least 10
Objective/Purpose of Game: To score goals against the other team and not let them score on
your goal
Directions: Split everyone into 2 different teams and have each team be in one goal going the
other way to score. One team starts with the ball and the other teams tries to stop them from
scoring and tries to score by passing and shooting at the other goal against the goalie for the
other team. The team with the most goals at the end of the game wins
Variations: Have no goalies or no hand balls
Safety Concerns: Twisted ankle or kicking someone, running into each other



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Activity: Dodge Ball
Age Group: 10 years and older
Activity Category: Active game
Benefits: Fun exciting game that involves teamwork to win
Equipment: Dodge Balls
Environment: Gym
Organization of Group: Split everyone into 2 even teams to face each other
Number of Players Needed: At least 12
Objective/Purpose of Game: To get everyone out on the other team by hitting them and try not
to get out or hit by the other team
Directions: Split everyone into 2 even teams, then have them start at their baseline and yell
dodge ball and the game begins. Everyone races to the middle to the balls and throws them back
and forth to hit the other people to get them out and if you get hit youre out but if you catch
another players ball their out. The last team standing wins
Variations: Switch players and rules for coming back in if you get out
Safety Concerns: Getting hit in the head and running into teammates to avoid getting hit




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Activity: Flag Football
Age Group: 10 years and up
Activity Category: Active game
Benefits: Increases communication and teamwork
Equipment: Football and cones for end zones
Environment: Gym or open grass area
Organization of Group: Split everyone into 2 even teams
Number of Players Needed: At least 16
Objective/Purpose of Game: To score more touchdowns than the other team or reach the score
to wins before the other team
Directions: Split everyone into 2 even teams and have each team stand at their own end zone.
Then one team throws off to the other team and the game starts. Each team has 4 down to score
a touchdown and if they are unable the other team gets the ball where the other team just had it.
Once a player catches the ball they can run until another pulls their flag off. The team to score
the most touchdowns wins
Variations: Different rules on scoring and touchdowns
Safety Concerns: Running into each other and physical contact with others



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Activity: Pateaka
Age Group: 10 years and up
Activity Category: Active game
Benefits: Fun fast paced game that involves strategy and fast reflexes
Equipment: A birdie
Environment: A closed racquetball arena or space, net
Organization of Group: Have 2 teams of 2
Number of Players Needed: 4
Objective/Purpose of Game: To hit the birdie over the net on the other teams side and hit the
ground
Directions: Have 2 teams of 2 on each side of the net and one teams serves first and the game is
fast paced and can be kicked hit or headed over and also may hit the wall and got over. The first
team to the designated score wins
Variations: No hitting it off the wall
Safety Concerns: Running into your teammate or wall


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Activity: Zombie vs. Human Tag
Age Group: 5 years and up
Activity Category: Active game
Benefits: Fun, exhilarating game for anyone
Equipment: None
Environment: Anywhere
Organization of Group: Choose 3 people to be zombies and everyone else is humans
Number of Players Needed: At least 10
Objective/Purpose of Game: Too not get tagged from a zombie if youre a human, and tag
humans if youre a zombie
Directions: Choose 3 people to be zombies to start off and everyone else is humans and the
zombies have to walk with their hands out like zombies and trap and tag the humans and if you
get tagged youre a zombie. The last human standing wins
Variations: Close the area where humans can run
Safety Concerns: Running into each other or tripping and falling