Materials Needed – Sweatpants and shirt or loose clothing for each group – Lots of Balloons Directions Start this youth ministry game by telling each group (typically 3-5 in a group is good) that one person will need to put on the loose clothing over their clothes. When you say go, each group must blow [...]
Whap Em’
This youth ministry game is probably the one game that has never gotten old at our youth group. It is a great easy quick game that can be thrown in just about anywhere to get kids moving. It is one of the only games I have found where kids do not hesitate to hit people [...]
BlockPoster Game
I recently discovered this site that will create PDF files that blow up pictures in to multiple page files. It can take a regular pictures and make it in to to 16-100 page poster that you can simply tape together. Of course, as a typical youth minister, I think ‘what possibilities!’ The site is called [...]
Youth Group Trading Cards
We had this in our forum and just wanted to make sure everything still had access to the idea. Last summer (2009) we started a new idea of making youth group trading cards. Very simple concept. We bought a cheap laminating machine (about $60) and lots of sheets. We made our own photo which you [...]
Youth Group Web Site – Not Just PDF’s
As I was focusing on our last post about safety in networking through sites likes facebook, I decided to write another post focused on developing a web site for your youth group. I actually do web design and networking for small businesses and parishes on the side, so I have built up some experience and [...]
Divine Mercy Novena
Looking for a great handout/pamphlet with the entire Novena, here ya go! Our youth group does the novena each year starting on Good Friday and ending on Divine Mercy Sunday. It has truly become something that the entire parish looks forward to. We meet each night during the novena and sing it together along with [...]