Youth Ministry Curriculum and Resources

Guess each magnified item as fast as possible.

Prepare for fast thinking and quick talking—this is 3 in 5!  A category will pop up onscreen, and a player has five seconds to name three things that fit. Get all three? They score points. Miss one? They get nothing.

It’s quick. It’s chaotic. It’s way harder than it sounds. And it’s so much fun for your group!

Picture this: A bunch of random food emojis pop up. What is this? A caveman’s grocery list? Nope. It’s Guess the Grub, the game where your group tries to decipher what famous meal or brand is hiding in a pile of tiny digital pictures! Perfect for a shout-out-loud energy builder or a face-off that’ll make everyone a little hungrier!

How fast can you identify a movie from its props and symbols? How would your group do at this? Find out with this great game as players are shown four images to guess a popular movie from! The game can be played individually or in teams, or as a turn-to-your-neighbor mixer!

So many people from the Bible are connected to a symbol that reminds us of their moments within God’s Story. Invite players to face off onstage or as a room to to see who can guess the name of the person first!

It’s the most paws-itively ridiculous music game you’ve ever played! In Bark-A-Long!, contestants must rely on their team’s best dog impressions to guess the tune. No singing. No humming. Just barking. It’s loud, it’s hilarious, and it’s a howling good time! 

How to Play:

Bring a few contestants on stage and split the crowd into teams—one for each contestant. Show a popular song title on screen (only visible to the crowd). The crowd must bark out the tune while their contestant tries to guess. First correct answer scores a point for their team. Most points at the end wins!

As we celebrate the 4th of July, let's see how well you can identify some other famous 4ths.

It's a trivia game about Independence Day... that's about it.

It’s the ultimate summer showdown! Each slide shows four fan-favorite summer things—popsicles, beach trips, fireworks, you name it—but one of them has to go. Students vote for which one they’d kick to the curb by holding up a finger (1, 2, 3, or 4). Then the host reveals their own pick. Everyone who matches the host’s choice scores 1000 points! Get ready for friendly arguments, big laughs, and some hot takes on what summer fun is truly essential. One has to go!

Get ready to time-travel through internet history! Going Viral is the ultimate test of your pop culture memory. Each round, you’ll see a viral video, trend, or meme that once took the internet by storm—your job is to remember when it happened. Four years will be on the screen, and you’ll have to race to the corner you think is right. Guess wrong and you’re out. Guess right? You live to meme another round.

How to Play:
Show a viral sensation of a past internet sensation on the screen along with four possible years. Students must choose the year they believe it went viral by running to the corresponding corner of the room. After everyone has chosen, reveal the correct answer. Anyone who chose incorrectly is out. Keep playing with new viral trends and new sets of years until only one student remains!

Think you know your pop culture endings? In Famous Last Words, students must decide which quote is the real final line spoken by a famous character. Some are legendary... others are totally made up. Only the most observant fans will survive this dramatic showdown!

How to Play:
Each round, two final quotes from a famous character appear—one on the left side of the screen, one on the right. Students move to the side they believe is the real last line. Choose correctly to stay in the game. Choose wrong, and you're out. Last person standing wins!

You know their songs, you know their stage names—but do you know their real names? Stage Names will put your celebrity trivia to the test as you try to match famous artists with their true identities. Each round gives you two names to choose from—one real, one fake—and you’ve got to decide which one belongs to the star. It’s a fast-moving, name-dropping challenge where only the sharpest fans survive!

How to Play:
Display the stage name of a well-known musician along with two possible real names—one correct and one fake. Students must guess which is the musician’s real name by moving to the left side of the room for option one, or the right side for option two. Once everyone has chosen a side, reveal the correct answer. Players who guessed incorrectly are out. Continue with new artists each round until only one player remains!

Sharpen those pencils and your intuition—it’s time for Follow My Lead – Back to School Edition! In this crowd-based guessing game, one brave leader takes the stage and silently chooses between two classic school-related options. The twist? The rest of the group has to guess what the leader picked by choosing a side of the room. From cafeteria food face-offs to subject showdowns, it’s all about reading the leader’s mind. Pick the right side and you survive. Pick wrong… and you're heading back to class (aka you're out)!

How to Play:
Bring one leader or volunteer on stage. Display a slide with two school-themed choices (like “Math” vs. “English” or “Backpack” vs. “Binder”). The leader silently picks one of the options. Then the crowd chooses what they think the leader picked by moving to the left or right side of the room (based on which side each option is listed on). Reveal the leader’s choice. Students who guessed incorrectly are out. Bring up a new leader each round and keep going until one student remains!

As a riddle appears on the screen, students race to think fast— whoever shouts the correct answer first earns a point and earns the title of riddle champion for that round. The friendly competition keeps everyone on their toes and focused, eager for the next brain teaser to be shown. Each riddle brings cheers, laughter, and a boost of confidence to the solver—and a spark of determination to the rest. As the points stack up, the energy builds, transforming a simple activity into a lively highlight of your youth gathering.

Some mascots are fierce. Some are… let’s just say, creatively questionable. In High School or No School – Mascot Edition, you’ll see a parade of mascots flash across the screen—complete with a name and an image. But not all of them are real! Some of these wild mascots are totally made up. Each round, you decide: is it an actual high school mascot somewhere in the world… or is it completely fake? From “The Pretzels” to “The Fighting Pickles,” this game will have your students second-guessing everything they thought they knew about school spirit.

How to Play:
Have students stand in the middle of the room. When a mascot appears on screen, students must decide if it’s real or fake. If they think it’s a real high school mascot, they move to the right side of the room. If they think it’s fake, they move to the left. After everyone makes their choice, reveal the answer on the next slide. Students who get it wrong are out! Keep going until one student remains—or reset each round and just play for fun.

This game is loud, chaotic, and absolutely hilarious. Guess What Now? puts one brave contestant on stage with their back to the screen, while the rest of the crowd sees a wild, animated video of a ridiculous scenario—like a leprechaun playing basketball in a haunted library or a vampire roasting marshmallows on the moon. The video highlights three capitalized words that the contestant has to guess, but here’s the catch: the crowd can’t say any of the words—they can only act them out! From zombies to sports to spooky settings, every round is unpredictable, and the energy is off the charts.

How to Play:
Split the group into two teams. For each round, bring one volunteer from each team to the front. The contestant faces the crowd while a video plays behind them with a wacky scene and three capitalized words. The crowd must act out the scene without using any words or sounds. The first contestant to correctly guess all three words wins the round and earns a point for their team. Play as many rounds as you want, and the team with the most points at the end wins!

Think you know everyday items? Alternative Names will put your creativity to the test as your team races to decode hilarious and unexpected names—shout it out first to win!

How to Play:
In Alternative Names, teams will be shown a quirky, offbeat name for a common item (like “nose towel” for a tissue). Teams must quickly figure out the real name of the item and be the first to shout it out. The fastest team scores a point—get ready for clever clues and quick thinking!

Emoji Bible Stories is a fast, high-energy screen game where 4–5 emojis hint at a famous Bible story and students race to figure it out first. It’s simple to run, hilarious to watch, and perfect for getting the whole room shouting guesses, cheering for teammates, and having those “aha!” moments when the story finally clicks.