Home >> Games & Cards >> Kids Games

Activities for Youth Programs

Many factors should be considered when selecting activities for youth programs, including where they will take place, their age-appropriateness and how long they will last. Once these basic aspects are established, the activities can be planned accordingly.

Teamwork
- Children learn to work together while building relationships.
  
  Team-building exercises are designed to teach youths how to work collectively to accomplish a goal while building self- esteem and communication skills. Team Scavenger Hunt, Tug of War and Mining Away are popular team-building activities for youths. These games require at least two teams with ideally three or more members per team.
Card Games
- Youths can test their memory skills with classic card games.
  
  Card games can be used as a learning activity to teach children how to develop problem-solving skills, rely on memory and compete with other people. Memory, Old Maid and Go Fish are age-appropriate games for youths. These games require a deck of 52 cards and an understanding of the rules.
Arts and Crafts
- Children learn to express themselves through arts and crafts.
  
  The arts-and-crafts activities that may be used include painting a self-portrait or masks, designing necklaces and creating a scrapbook. Beads and strings are needed for the necklaces; paint, paintbrushes and construction paper are necessary for the self-portrait and masks; and the scrapbook requires journal books, paste, scissors and old magazines.

Kids Games