Back to Base
A base is decided and young people must run away and hid. They must then try and get back to base a quick as possible without getting caught. This game is great for outdoor fun.
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!
Cup stack
Teams must work together to create a pyramid made of paper cups.
Human Knot
Testing their problem-solving and teamwork abilities, the young people must untangle themselves from one another.
Irish Snap
A fast-paced card game that’s a fun twist on the traditional version of this game.
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!
Magic Bamboo
Simple in theory, an intense challenge in practice, can you bring the floating bamboo down to earth?
Making a Prayer Display/Focus
A fantastic way to help set an atmosphere for a prayer is by having a prayer focus. Here we run through a couple of useful things to consider when putting one together.
Ninja
A fast pace game where young people must take out the opposition and become the ninja master.
‘Snowball’ Fight
A fast-pace contest where young people must have the fewest ‘snowballs’ in their zone by the end of the game.
Strawberry Laces Races
A fun, high energy, tasty and easy-to-run relay race!
Under Over
A team race where groups must pass a ball either over their heads or between their legs. The challenge is to be the fastest to pass the ball down a line in this manner.
Which Saint are you most like Quiz
Find out which saint you’re most like with our quiz.