ike a chicken. Or: in our group, you cannot use the word “and,” but if you do, you have to run up to someone in another group and give them a hug. Your group should be self-monitoring–you enforce your own rules. If someone's gone from your group carrying out a consequence, continue creating rules. It doesn't matter if they don't know the new rules–they still have to live by them. Ready? Go! (Play for approx 5 minutes, or until the room begins to get loud and a bit chaotic).
Guess the Gargle
All this requires is a glass of water. Secretly show a volunteer the name of a well-known song or tune. It can be a chart song, worship song, nursery rhyme, etc. Have the volunteer take a mouthful of water and gargle the tune while others try to guess what song it is. This can result in some hilarious water-coming-out-the-nose episodes.
This game can be played inside or outside but the boundaries for the playing field must be clearly communicated to the group. Have one, two or three be “it” depending on the size of the group. Cut a styrofoam pool noodle in half or use two pieces of foam pipe insulation available at any hardware store. The person who is “it” holds one piece of styrofoam (about 18″ long) in each hand and chases people within the boundaries. The person who is “it” attempts to hit people below the knees with either piece of styrofoam. When someone is tagged they hold hands with the person who tagged them and with their outside hands each holds a piece of the styrofoam. They are now both “it.” They chase after other players. As they tag people they hold their hands and pass the insulation to the outside person on each end of the line. The object is to be the last person tagged.