Youth Ministry Curriculum and Resources

Take your best guess to see who can get closest to these actual world records.

Grab your ship and jump into a game that’s light years ahead of hyperspeed as you unscramble famous Star Wars characters from a galaxy far, far away! Use this game as a fun icebreaker as your students face off to see who can decipher the names faster. First, it’s the name scrambled on its own, and then a clue follows. Play in teams or one on one!

We often turn to our favorite singers when we feel mixed up, but what happens when they’re mixed up? Unscramble their names using this game as a fun icebreaker. First, it’s the name scrambled on its own, and then a clue follows. Play in teams or one on one!

Put your group’s knowledge of sports, teams and mascots to the test! Each category will challenge players to name as many teams or players possible in that category, earning one point for each. Rotate players in per category, or do it as an all-play!

Put your group’s knowledge of sports, teams and mascots to the test! Each category will challenge players to name as many teams or players possible in that category, earning one point for each. Rotate players in per category, or do it as an all-play!

Put your group’s knowledge of sports, teams and mascots to the test! Each category will challenge players to name as many teams or players possible in that category, earning one point for each. Rotate players in per category, or do it as an all-play!

You've seen them, but can you name them? See how many of these famous paintings you can correctly identify from the choices given.

Do you know in which decade the first McDonald's restaurant opened? See if you can guess the correct decade these fast food chains first opened from the choices given.

Some school mascots are strange! See if your group can tell which ones are real and which ones are made up. Play as a large group, as a face-off or simply as an icebreaker.

Some school mascots are strange! See if your group can tell which ones are real and which ones are made up. Play as a large group, as a face-off or simply as an icebreaker.

Some school mascots are strange! See if your group can tell which ones are real and which ones are made up. Play as a large group, as a face-off or simply as an icebreaker.

How about another round of deciding between the worst of the worst? Get your students talking or moving by either having them walk from one side of the room to the other, or by inviting up a student to represent each side of the argument. You can even do both, having the two students present their cases and then having other students respond by moving or raising their hands to vote!

Ready to get your group moving and squirming over what’s worse? Prompt with these fun questions and have them either walk from one side of the room to the other, or invite a student up to represent each side of the argument. You can even do both, having the two students present their cases and then having other students respond by moving or raising their hands to vote!

When a letter is displayed, be the first to give a word starting with that letter. If you are first you get a point. If you both say the same word, be the first to get another word out for the win.

When a letter is displayed, be the first to give a word starting with that letter. If you are first you get a point. If you both say the same word, be the first to get another word out for the win.

An anagram is a word formed by rearranging the letters of another word. With that, let’s see how well you can figure out what animals these anagrams are formed from.

Be the first to text the following phrase (with no mistakes) to the number your leader gives you.

How fast can your students think on their feet when presented with random topics? Players will be given a category and they have to name as many things associated to that category in 10 seconds. Rotate players in per category, or do it as a back-and-forth face off!

How fast can your students think on their feet when presented with random topics? Players will be given a category and they have to name as many things associated to that category in 10 seconds. Rotate players in per category, or do it as a back-and-forth face off!

How fast can your students think on their feet when presented with random topics? Players will be given a category and they have to name as many things associated to that category in 10 seconds. Rotate players in per category, or do it as a back-and-forth face off!

It’s another round of new concept art of our favorite Disney movies, all through A.I. art! See if your students can identify the original source from the somewhat odd version it’s become. Play in teams or one on one!

What happens when you play around with A.I. to create some new concept art? You get this amazing game! Check out some new variations of classic Disney movies and see if your students can identify the original source from the somewhat odd version it’s become. Play in teams or one on one!

Simply answer "Yay" (True) or "Nay" (False) to each of the statements presents.

How well do you know famous figures from the Bible, history and fiction? Players will be given incremental clues to help them decide who is being described. You can play in teams and award points to whomever gets the answer first, or award higher points for whomever can get it in the least amount of clues (i.e. clue 1 is worth 1500 points, clue 2 is worth 1200 points, clue 3 is worth 1000 points, etc)

How well do you know famous figures from the Bible, history and fiction? Players will be given incremental clues to help them decide who is being described. You can play in teams and award points to whomever gets the answer first, or award higher points for whomever can get it in the least amount of clues (i.e. clue 1 is worth 1500 points, clue 2 is worth 1200 points, clue 3 is worth 1000 points, etc)

See if you can find the hidden pictures in these famous logos.

See if you can find the hidden pictures in these famous logos.

See if you can find the hidden pictures in these famous logos.

You remember that leaf collection you made when you were a kid? Here's where it comes in handy. See if you can identify what kind of tree these leaves come from.

See if you can guess which of these NCAA logos has been flipped (not the original).

Ever notice those weird mistakes in ads or out-of-place objects in a photo? Face off against others to notice before they do what’s wrong in each of these presentations, whether you have each person duel against someone else or be the fastest in the room to call it out.

Some national parks are more famous than others, but all have something unique about them. Can you guess which fact belongs to the which place? This is a great academic challenge for those who know their geography, but also a great object lesson for the average person who has to make a surface level judgment without knowledge. Try this as an all-play in your group!

Can you name these popular brands just by looking at their slogans? Let's find out.

Can you name these popular brands just by looking at their slogans? Let's find out.

Can you name these popular brands just by looking at their slogans? Let's find out.

It's a simple true or false game about Thanksgiving. Let's Go!