Reach for the Sweets
Working as a team, pairs of young people must take it in turns to see how many sweets they can get.
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!
Guided Reflection: The Our Father
This is a prayer reflection based around the words of the Our Father.
Riddles
A great way to focus a group and calm them down.
Risk Assessment Form
A risk assessment is a key document to ensure the safe planning of the event or group.
Rolling Ball Gauntlet
A game for large groups, the group forms a large circle and those who enter must dodge the constant rolling balls.
Scavenger Hunt
Teams must work together be the first to collect a list of items from around an area.
Separate the Sweets – with boxing gloves
Participants mush first open and then divide up a bag of Haribo/Skittles/Jelly Babies while wearing boxing gloves.
Sneak a peak
An activity to build communication within a group as they try and create a sculpture only one of them has seen.
‘Snowball’ Fight
A fast-pace contest where young people must have the fewest ‘snowballs’ in their zone by the end of the game.
Social Network Christmas
The Christmas story told through the medium of social media.
Splat
Simple, fun and repeatable. Test the young people’s reactions and get the blood pumping in this challenge to find the splat master!
Spoons Card Game
A fast-pace card game were you must get a spoon before they are all gone!
Straw Tower
Have the young people compete in teams to see who can create the tallest free standing tower out of the given resources!
Strawberry Laces Races
A fun, high energy, tasty and easy-to-run relay race!
Thankfulness Baubles
Something to hang on the tree as a reminder of what you are thankful for this Christmas!
The Holy Spirit Explained
Delving into the nature of the Holy Spirit, this is a great video for Pentecost and Confirmation!