Do this, Do that
Similar to ‘Simon says’, Do this, do that works great with any size group. When an action is done and you say “do this” they must follow it, when you do an action saying “do that” they must not do it.
Resources
Welcome to our Catholic youth work Resources archive!
This section is primarily for parish youth workers and those involved in organising groups of young people. You may be a youth worker or leader, or perhaps just a regular young person who wants to start something in their school or parish. Whatever your situation, this Catholic youth work Resources archive is full of ideas for activities, games, praying etc. Use our filter tool below if you’re looking for something in particular. Please bear in mind that many of our resources can be used outside of the designated age range or theme, these are simply here to give you a rough guide!
Dodgeball
Splitting the group into two teams, they must throw balls at one another and the winning team is the one who hits all the opposing members first.
Escape the Snake tomb
Groups must work together as teams to cross a marked out area and collect items upon the way, while at the same time ensuring they don’t touch the floor.
Finger Grab
Testing reactions and helping to focus a group, in this game they have to both catch another finger and remain uncaught to win.
Four Square Dodgeball
A twist on the normal game of dodge ball, this is a handy game for large groups to keep everyone involved.
Garbage Art
The group must recycle bits of rubbish to create a piece of art.
Graffiti Prayer Wall
The Graffiti Wall is brilliant for helping those with a passion for art express themselves to God in a way that is most meaningful to them.
Group Transformers
Have the group put their imagination and teamwork to the test as they create scenes and items using only their bodies.
Guided Reflection: The Eyes Of Christ
The main aim of this guided reflection is to help those listening encounter the gaze of Christ
Guided Reflection: The Prodigal Son (Older Son Perspective)
A reflection on the parable of the Prodigal Son from the perspective of the older son.
Guided Reflection: The Prodigal Son (Younger Son Perspective)
A reflection on the parable of the Prodigal Son from the perspective of the younger son.
Heads and Tails
A great game for focusing large groups, can be played with as few as 20 or as many as a 1000 – the more the merrier!
Human Knot
Testing their problem-solving and teamwork abilities, the young people must untangle themselves from one another.
Jailbreak
A fun game for large groups where young people are either guards or prisoners and the prisoners must escape the guards.
Jockeys
A large group game that works well for focusing a group in an active way. Jockeys works with any age and any number, as long as you have space!
Laser Quest
Laser Quest is a fun team-building activity for a youth group to spend a session doing. High energy and lots of fun, we walk you through how to arrange it.