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 they don’t even know with a pool noodle.

Set-Up

Have everyone make a big circle with chairs.  In the middle of the circle have a garbage can or bucket.  One person starts in the middle with a pool noodle (or half of one if it is too big).

Game Play

The person in the middle will hit someone sitting with the pool noodle (no face shots).  Then they will run and put the noodle in the garbage can and try to get in to the seat of the person they hit before the person who was hit grabs the noodle from the garbage can and hits them (try saying that ten times fast).

If they person in the middle makes it to the chair before they are hit, they are safe and the new person hits someone else.  If they are hit before they make it back, they must go again.

If you have more than about 10 people, you can definitely get more than one noodle going at a time.

Other Rules To Mention

- No pushing or intentionally running in to another person.

- The noodle must land in the garbage can or the person starts over.

- You can not hit the person who just hit you.

Be sure to have some thumpin music in the background and this game can go on for awhile before they get tired of it.

Enjoy!