Funny & Fun Youth Activities

Funny-Face Circle

• Have all players sit in a circle and select one player to go first. That player will stand in the middle of the circle and put a blindfold over his eyes. He will spin three times while pointing toward the other players in the circle. After he spins three times, the person he is pointing at when he stops spinning is his challenger. The player in the middle can take his blindfold off and has 30 seconds to make his challenger laugh by making a funny face or doing a goofy dance. If the player laughs, he must go to the middle and become the next "it" player. If he does not laugh, the "it" player must put the blindfold on and go again. Award prizes to players who can keep a straight face without laughing.

Multi-Pull Tug-O-War

• Play a game of multi-pull tug-o-war using several ropes. Divide the players into teams of three or four even groups. Tie the ropes together creating one rope for both teams. All the teams will be pulling against each other, not just one-on-one like a normal game of tug-o-war. The players will hold on to the rope and try to pull the rope in their direction. Mark a line for each team to show them how far they have to pull the rope on their side to win. When you say, "go," each team will try to pull the rope away from the other team. The teams will have to communicate and work together to pull the rope away from the other team.

Bubble-Gum Find

• For a messy and funny game, try bubble-gum find using whipped cream, paper plates and several pieces of bubble gum. Place the piece of gum on the paper plate and cover the gum in whipped cream. Each player will sit in front of a plate and put their hands behind their back. When you yell, "go," all players will use their face only to find the piece of bubble gum on their plate. The first player to find a piece of bubble gum, chew it up and blow a bubble wins the game. Another idea is to play this game relay-style by dividing the players into teams. Each player will find the bubble gum and the next player on her team cannot go until she blows a bubble. The first team that has all their players find the gum and blow the bubble wins the game.