Team-Building-Games

Games Included:
1. Banana Game
2. Bear Ninja Hunter
3. Distinctly Beautiful
4. Friendship Shake
5. Hula Hoop Down
6. Hula Hoop Pass
7. Human Knot
8. Line Up the Feet
9. Perfect Rope Square
10. Shuffle Your Buns
11. Spaghetti and Marshmallow Tower
12. Trust Fall
13. What is the Difference?
Banana Game
To play this group banana game, all you need is a big space and few bananas.
To play this game, first of all divide the members in teams.
To play make the teams lie down on the floor making a line. Tell them to lie down so as one’s
head almost touches other’s feet.
Now give one banana to each team and they have to pass the banana to the member behind
using their feet. Even if they drop the banana in between they can pick it up again but without
using their hands. They have to use only their feet to pick and pass the bananas.
The team managed to drop the banana first to the finish line WINS!
Spaghetti And Marshmallow Tower
The Spaghetti And Marshmallow Tower is a classic game that you may well have played
yourself. To make it happen, split your group into as many teams as you have supplies
(keeping around 3-4 members in a group).
Provide each group with one pack of spaghetti and one pack of large marshmal- lows. Teams
are charged to use their supplies to build the tallest freestanding tower they can (meaning that
holding the tower up for measuring is against the rules). Give the groups a certain time limit
during which they can construct their tower – anywhere from 5-15 minutes generally works well
– and give them a one-minute warning before their time up.
The winning team is the one with the tallest freestanding tower, as measured by the game
leader. Break any ties by having the teams move their tower across the room and measuring
again, not allowing them to fix any breakages. Note: Some teams will get creative and
incorporate the spaghetti box and marshmallow bag into their structure. There is no rule
against this.
Trust Fall
Split people into groups of three.
Two people face each other and interlock hands. Put a blindfold on the 3rd person. They
should then stiffen and fall backwards into the arms of the two people. This should be done
several times, with the person falling further backwards each time (the players locking their
hands should lower them each time). Other players can then try. This can also be played with
only one person catching.
Care should be taken that the two players who are acting as "catchers" are strong enough to
hold the person who is falling.
This game obviously involves placing your trust in the people catching you, and can lead nicely
into a discussion about trust:
● in whom (or what) do we put our trust?

● what is involved in trust?
● what does trusting someone feel like?
● do you find trusting people easy?
● how do you decide whether someone is trustworthy?
● how do you earn trust?
Here are some useful bible verses on trust:
● Psalm 7:1
● Psalm 20:7
● Psalm 71:5
● Psalm 91:2
● Psalm 118:8
● Proverbs 3:5
● Proverbs 30:5
● Nahum 1:7
Distinctly Beautiful
For this game you will need paper and a pen/pencil. (green paper with scripture quote)
Background info: This game is meant to build up the self esteem of youth. Sometimes they
may look at themselves and see something they don't like. This game is focusing on what
makes them beautiful in their own way. It was inspired by a preaching, a movement started by
a poet, and Song of Solomon 4:7
Now get everyone in a group, or they can separate themselves if they want to. It would be best
if they are separated that way there is no outside influence or anything that may change what
they feel (more explained later).
Make sure each person has a pen and a paper in hand. Tell them to write "I am distinctly
beautiful because..." a certain amount of times (5,10,12. the more times written the better they
can build up their self esteem) down the left hand side of their page. Now they all write reasons
why they are beautiful after "I am distinctly beautiful because...". When everyone is done, they
can share one or more reasons if they wish. When they have shared, read Song of Solomon
4:7. This usually works best in a preaching.
Friendship Shake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=2MvU7FoB8jo
Supplies
▪ A bunch of messy stuff (create your own)
▪ Blender
▪ Cups
How to Play
Have students team up with a friend.
One sits down and is blindfolded.
Have a bunch of ingredients while the friend chooses what the blindfolded player’s shake will
be.
Each friend has a turn creating the shake.
Once all the two shakes are made they both drink the shake all at once. Whichever one keeps
the most down wins.
P.S. – Be sure to have trash cans nearby.
You could do this just for fun or use it as an opener on a lesson on friendships.
Hula Hoop Down
A Hula Hoop is all that is required for this team building activity. Divide the team into smaller
groups and ask them to stand in a circle. The group is given a Hula Hoop which they need to
lower from waist high to the ground, only using their fingers. It is more difficult than it sounds,
and the team will have to work together to lower the Hula Hoop to the ground.
Line Up the Feet
This team building activity is suitable for smaller teams. Ask the team to line up and then
blindfold everyone in the line. The team now has to rearrange themselves according to their
shoe size without talking to each other. This activity encourages team work and creative
communication skills.
What is the Difference?
Divide your team into two groups of equal amounts and ask them to face each other. One line
is told to turn around, and the other team is given 40 seconds to change five to ten things
about themselves. They can change their jewelry, swap clothing items, untie shoelaces, and
change their hair or anything else that the other team can see. When 40 seconds are over, the
line that was turned around can turn back again and try and find all the changes that were
made. After all the changes have been recognized, the other line gets a turn to make the
changes.
Bear Ninja Hunter
The rules are quite simple:

▪ Ninja kills Hunter
▪ Hunter shoots Bear
▪ Bear eats Ninja
Here is how the game is played:
The game starts when you put your back to your opponent. After shouting “Bear!
Hunter! Ninja! GO!” in unison, you and your partner hop up and whip around with both
hands either held high above your head (Bear), holding an imaginary rifle (Hunter), or in
mid-karate chop (Ninja).
Team Building Activity: Hula Hoop Pass
Hula Hoop Pass
Are you looking for a fun, high-energy activity to use with your group or Youth Action Team?
Hula Hoop Pass requires minimal materials and will help your group set goals, strategize,
communicate and support each other in order to complete a task.
Time Needed: 10 minutes
Group Size: 5-25 people
Materials: 2 hula hoops and a watch
Description & Directions: Have the group form a circle, holding hands. Explain that the goal
of this activity is to pass a hula hoop completely around the circle as quickly as possible
without breaking handholds. While you are explaining this, place a hula hoop over the held
hands of two group members.
Have the group pass the hula hoop around the circle once so that everyone participates and
time it. Encourage the group to set a goal and see if they can do it faster. Support the group in
working through goal setting and strategizing about how to go faster while providing
encouragement. Start the group on their second attempt. You can do multiple attempts if the
group does not meet their goal and wants to try again or redefine their goal.
As a final challenge, tell the group that you are going to add another hula hoop to make it a
little bit more interesting. Add another hula hoop to the opposite side of the circle, with it
moving in the opposite direction.
Debrief Questions:
o What was your strategy during this activity?
o How did you depend on the players who were next to you during the activity?
o How can you relate this activity to working together and setting goals as a group?
Human Knot
Summary: A good icebreaker or teambuilding activity for new people to learn to work together
– in close physical proximity! The goal is to figure out how to untangle the human knot without
letting go of hands.
Human Knot Game
Goals of the Human Knot Game:
▪ Team building and communication
▪ Problem solving
▪ Ice-breaker or get to know others better
Setup for the Human Knot Game:
This game is versatile in that multiple group sizes can play. Form groups of about 10 people
each. Have each group standing, facing towards each other, in a circle. Each person should be
standing shoulder to shoulder. First, instruct everyone to lift their left hand and reach across to
take the hand of someone standing across the circle. Next, have everyone lift their right and
reach across to take the hand of another person standing across the circle. Make sure that no
one is holding hands with someone standing directly beside the person.
How to Play the Human Knot Game

To play, the groups must communicate and figure out how to untangle the knot (forming a
circle of people) without ever letting go of any hands. If you wish, this icebreaker can be played
competitively, in which the facilitator says “Ready.. Set.. Go!” and has all the groups race to
become the first group to finish. If any group member lets go of a hand (breaks the chain), then
the group must start from the beginning, or you could impose a penalty/punishment for that
person (e.g. wear a blindfold).
This game typically takes 15-30 minutes to complete. You can impose a time limit if you wish to
make the game more challenging. When you are done with the Human Knot activity, you can
ask some debrief questions if you wish, such as “How well did you group work together? What
strategies did your group adopt? How did it feel to solve the game?” etc.
Variations
To increase the difficulty level, you can either (1) blindfold some of the players or (2) require
that the game be played silently (no talking).
Perfect Rope Square
The purpose of rope square is to work as a team under a confusing situation. Tie a piece or
rope so it forms a circle and so that everyone in a group can hold onto the rope with both
hands. Lay the rope in a circle on the floor, and ask the group to stand around the circle, pick
up the rope circle with both hands and close their eyes. Instruct them to walk in a circle a
couple of times so they're good and dizzy, and then ask them to form a square using the rope
without opening their eyes.
Resources:
▪ Rope (at least 5m, longer if there are more participants) — the ends should be tied
together
▪ Blindfolds (we may not have enough blindfolds)
Space Required: Medium. Outdoors or indoors. Ensure that there are no obstacles in the
designated area.
Group Size: 8-20
Total Time: 20 – 25 minutes

▪ 5 minutes to brief and setup
▪ 5 – 10 minutes for the activity
▪ 10 minutes to review and debrief
Running the Activity

▪ Explain the activity: In this activity, team members have to form a perfect square while
blindfolded.
▪ Get everyone to stand in a circle while holding the rope. Once the circle is formed, they
can lay the rope on the floor. Each participant then puts on their blindfold, and have them
take 5 steps backwards. The task is to work together to form a square while blindfolded.
▪ Once the team is blindfolded, they can begin the activity.
▪ The activity ends when the team thinks that they have formed a square. Participants then
take off their blindfolds and see the final result.
▪ If you have time, you can run the activity a second time and give the team the chance to
do better.
Variations
▪ To make it more challenging, you can set a time limit or have some participants remain
silent during the activity.
▪ If the team completes the square easily, you can also instruct them to make different
shapes to challenge them.
Suggested Learning Outcomes

▪ Leadership
▪ Communication
▪ Cooperation
Review
Suggested questions to ask:
▪ What problems did you encounter during the challenge?
▪ Did you identify a leader? How was leadership demonstrated during the challenge?
▪ How well did you communicate during the challenge?
▪ (If the activity was done in two rounds) What did the team improve on in the second
round?
▪ What did you learn from the challenge?

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● in whom (or what) do we put our trust?

The rules are quite simple:

How to Play the Human Knot Game

Group Size: 8-20

Total Time: 20 – 25 minutes

Running the Activity

Suggested Learning Outcomes

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