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!
An excellent collection of resources put together by PACT, the Prison Advice and Care Trust. They are developed to encouraged us to think about the harmful effect imprisonment can have on the lives of those touched by the criminal justice system and how we can help. For more on PACT, visit their site.
A form that asks permission to take young people on trips.
Pentecost Kites is a fun activity that involves first making, then decorating and finally flying kites and using the kites as a metaphor for the spirit at Pentecost.
This Pentecost-themed meditation helps your young people to relate the story of Pentecost to their own lives.
An image is placed at one end of the room. The group is split into teams and try to recreate the image on paper – the most accurate drawing wins.
This is a prayer reflection based around the words of the Our Father.
A risk assessment is a key document to ensure the safe planning of the event or group.
Participants mush first open and then divide up a bag of Haribo/Skittles/Jelly Babies while wearing boxing gloves.
A fast-pace contest where young people must have the fewest ‘snowballs’ in their zone by the end of the game.
Have the young people compete in teams to see who can create the tallest free standing tower out of the given resources!
A fun, high energy, tasty and easy-to-run relay race!
Something to hang on the tree as a reminder of what you are thankful for this Christmas!
Delving into the nature of the Holy Spirit, this is a great video for Pentecost and Confirmation!
Testing a group’s trust in one another, this challenge requires all to trust or all will fall.
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.
Find out which saint you’re most like with our quiz.
