Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Egg Blow Game

Materials:
funnel, egg, half-inch clear plastic tubing

Directions:
Use a funnel to put an egg into half-inch clear plastic tubing. Two kids standing five feet apart try to blow into opponent's mouth. Leader must hold tube so kids don't blow egg into crowd.

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Nutshell Theater Alternative Club

Materials:
none

Directions:
Act out a nutshell theater like the Titanic and then divide club and give a movie to each group. Give them 10 minutes to come up with their own nutshell theater script.

Here is an example of the Titanic: Two characters go through the movie quickly: Boy, am I lucky. I can't stand marrying him. I'll jump. Let's spit (into the audience). Here, fly. What was that? -- Hit the iceberg. OK, let's jump. Promise to lie and die as an old hag. I'm cold. Don't let go. Sneeze -- let go. Throw necklace and die.

Ninja Head Spin Game

Materials:
4 knee-highs, 4 tennis balls or oranges

Directions:
Select four contestants. Two face off by putting knee-highs over head, but not over nose, with a tennis ball or oranges inside. With the ball hanging in the slack of the hose, both bow to each other and then move head in circular motion to get the ball flying in a circle trying to wrap the hose of the opponent and their ball. When one thinks he has them wrapped together, he yanks back his head and will pull the hose right off the opponent's head, winning the round. (This skit needs to be demonstrated to be understood.)

Name That Tune II Game

Materials:
inner tube, bell

Directions:
Have two kids sit on the floor back to back. Play a song. When a kid recognizes the song, he or she must stand up, climb through an inner tube, ring a bell and name that tune.

Name That Tune Game

Materials:
3 large pots, 3 spoons, 2 lollipops

Directions:
Play "Name That Tune" with TV tunes. Have three kids put a large pot on her or her head. When they know the tune, bang on the pot with a spoon. After each round, the losers put a lollipop in their mouths.

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Musical Hats Game

Materials:
6 stupid hats

Directions:
Have seven kids line up in a circle. Get six stupid hats and when music starts, have them take the hat off the person in front and put on their head. Person left without a hat when the music stops is out. Remove a hat. When only two are left, have them line up back to back.

Musical Boys Game

Materials:
chairs

Directions:
Have guys sit in chairs or on one knee and girls (one more than guys) march around them while music plays. When the music stops, each girl sits on a guy.

Musical Baby Food Mixer

Materials:
jars of baby food, spoons

Directions:
Get jars of baby food. Play music and pass the baby food around like a hot potato. When the music stops, the person holding the jar must take a bite. Start process again.

Mummy Wrap Mixer

Materials:
toilet paper rolls (or aluminum foil rolls)

Directions:
Teams wrap their person in toilet paper. Play King Tut or Monster Mash. Or they can wrap themselves, or you can use aluminum foil.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Mouthwash Identification Game

Materials:
mouthwashes, blindfold

Directions:
Have girls rinse mouths with different mouthwashes (Scope, Listerine). Blindfold a guy and have him smell the girls' breath to identify each mouthwash.

Most Complicated Relay Mixer

Materials:
Life Savers, doughnuts, marshmallows, toothpicks, raw biscuits

Directions:
Have teams of five to 15 people. The teams must pass the following from the start to the end of the line. Life Saver, doughnut, marshmallow (leave toothpick in marshmallow) and raw biscuit (put on forehead and pass forehead to forehead).

Matchbox Race Mixer

Materials:
matchbox

Directions:
This is a relay -- kids pass a matchbox cover down their row from nose to nose without using their hands.

Marshmallows and Coke Game

Materials:
marshmallows, can of Coke (or Big Red), trash can

Directions:
Have a girl feed a guy a marshmallow and a guy drink a sip of Coke each time a certain word repeats in a song (like "Roxanne" in the song Roxanne).

Make sure to have a trash can handy, just in case.

Variation:
Drink Big Red instead of Coke. When the word "red" comes up take a drink, when "Roxanne" comes up eat a marshmallow.

Low-Budget Karaoke Game

Materials:
iPod

Directions:
Tell the kids that it's Karaoke Night, and three lucky people will have a chance to show off their musical talent. Unfortunately, there were budget cuts from the home office in "your area," and we couldn't afford any type of karaoke machine. Instead, each "volunteer" will have to sing their song using a iPod instead. Have each kid sing along to the music he or she is listening to. The other kids in club can't hear the music, only the wailing of each singer.

Lip Sync Contest Game

Materials:
famous songs

Directions:
This can be announced beforehand. Kids can compete against each other to a particular song. You can also do it without prior warning. Call kids up and have them lip sync to a song they all know. You can also use silly songs (i.e. Mr. Roger's "You are Special").

Monday, March 23, 2009

M&M Drop

Materials:
M&M's, straws

Directions:
One partner sucks M&M's on the end of a straw and drops them into a cup on the floor that their partner is holding (or the partner's mouth). The further they have to go with the M&M's, the harder the game will be.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Life Savers on Face Game

Materials:
packs of Life Savers

Directions:
Pair up into a three groups: one guy and one girl in each group. Have the girls lick Life Savers and race to stick them on their partner's face. Judge for creativity.

Licorice Eating Contest Game

Materials:
licorice strings

Directions:
Blindfold a couple of kids and have them eat licorice strings without using their hands. As they are eating, squeeze new pieces onto the end of the piece they are eating. They will keep eating and eating.

Licorice and Donuts Mixer

Materials:
donuts, licorice strings

Directions:
Place a donut in the middle of a licorice string. The team must eat the licorice and donut using only their mouths.

Leader Trivia Mixer

Materials:
prepared Jeopardy "answers"

Directions:
A contest by teams, Jeopardy style, with "answers" in categories of leader trivia. A great way to let kids get to know their leaders.

Lacrosse Gloves and Stockings Game

Materials:
3 pantyhose, 3 blindfolds, 3 pairs of lacrosse gloves

Directions:
Have three guys race to put on pantyhose while blindfolded and wearing lacrosse gloves.

Sunday, March 8, 2009

King of the Circle Game

Materials:
masking tape/chalk

Directions:
Mark off a circle (10 feet in diameter) with masking tape inside or chalk outside and put 12 guys inside. At a signal, each tries to throw the others out while staying in himself.

Jellybeans in Ice Water Game

Materials:
3 bucket of ice water, jellybeans

Directions:
Girls fish out jellybeans with toes and feed to guys. Three couples race.

Inner Tube or Hula Hoop Stuff Mixer

Materials:
large truck inner tube (or bike inner tube) or hula hoop

Directions:
Have teams try to see who can stuff the most people in their tube or hula hoop.

Identify What's Under the Towels Game

Materials:
2 tables, blankets, 4 common objects, 5 bath towels, stopwatch

Directions:
Set up two tables covered in blankets, making it look like one long table. Four common objects, such as soccer ball, detergent, etc., are placed on the table under bath towels about 3 feet apart. Club guy is placed under the tables where there is just enough space for his head to stick up between tables and get covered with a towel.

Take four girls out of the room prior to any set-up. They are told that this is a contest for speed with the object to race down the table identifying objects as they go. The contestants' backs should be toward the audience, and they should be instructed to take off towel, pick up object, turn toward audience and shout the name of the object and proceed down table ASAP.

This works SUPER if 1) the crowd is pumped and cheering them on, and 2) the contestants are very competitive and easily scared or highly animated. Have a stopwatch and say, "Susie just did this in 9.34 seconds" so that it's believable. Have fun.

Ice on String Weave Mixer

Materials:
string in a block of ice

Directions:
Freeze a block of ice onto a long string. Weave down clothes, up next for as many people as you want to include.

Variations:
Frozen trout instead of block of ice. Or use an extension cord instead of the ice and string and the goal is to plug in a lamp or strobe light.

Cowboy Up Mixer

Materials:
blindfolds, cups, ice or mini marshmallows

Directions:
Everyone gets a partner. One partner is blindfolded on all fours. Their partner rides on their back holding a cup of ice or mini marshmallows (ammo). The rider guides the horse by pulling on the ears to turn. The only command they can give is "fire," after which they must reload by putting another piece of ice or mini marshmallows in the horse's mouth. If you get hit twice, you are out.

Human Bowling Game

Materials:
12 old pins, creeper, helmet

Directions:
Go to bowling alley and ask for 12 old pins. Get a "creeper" (sled on four wheels used for auto maintenance) and a motorcycle helmet. Put girls on sled with helmet, put their hands behind and let a guy "bowl" them at the pins. Let three competitors bowl a frame apiece. You will need help setting up pins and catching the sled. Make extra pins into trophies.

Hot Dog Toss Game

Materials:
32 oz. cups, string, hot dogs

Directions:
Tie a 32 oz. cup around neck. Partner throws hot dogs across the room into cup.

Hot Dog Roll Game

Materials:
hair rollers, hot dogs (or carrots, or celery)

Directions:
Start this one as a hair styling contest. Have the guys style the girls' hair by putting it in rollers. Start the guys rolling the girls' hair with regular rollers. After they roll one or two, substitute hot dogs for the rollers. The girls will never notice. You can also use carrots and celery.

High-Speed Name That Tune Mixer

Materials:
2 CD's of music

Directions:
Get a variety of music (about 20 songs) and record segments at 78 RPM. Send two groups off to identify the songs. Gather together and check titles.

Monday, March 2, 2009

Magnetism Kleenex Mixer

Materials:
box of tissues, straws

Directions:

Pass a Kleenex or several down a line of people using only straws.

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Banana Foot Feed Game

Materials:
bananas

Directions:

Participants must peel a banana and feed it to their teammate using only their feet.

Ice Cream Feed Game

Materials:
pints of ice cream, spoons, bowls

Directions:

Have pairs lay down head to head and feed ice cream to person behind them. First team done with bowl wins.