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DCE Sean Cramer is the Game Guru! Check back each month for new games, twists on old games, and more! |
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posted 11/08/12
Use these loose interpretations of fall/winter traditions as creative spins of common traditions, providing both fun...and a springboard for deeper discussion. |
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posted 10/25/12
These games focus on one of the fall/winter pasttimes that bring many together, who get it or not...football! |
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posted 09/17/12
These two games take trivia to a new level. |
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posted 08/27/12
With the dawn of the school year upon us, this may be a great time to start thinking about a larger, more elaborate gathering, allowing the group time to mix and mingle and get used to the "new group". Try these ideas. |
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posted 07/27/12
A couple of great games to get people moving! |
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posted 06/21/12
Summer is again the perfect opportunity to take advantage of more elaborate games, as well as water games. Use this time of the year to continue to build bonds and relationships with these games. |
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posted 05/10/12
Serve It Up, I Have Oof-ed, and Twivia |
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posted 04/19/12
Is it a game? Or is it a fundraiser? It could be both! |
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posted 03/15/12
This month we're going back to the basics: three simple new game ideas for your youth group. We'll look at one with an indoor setting, an outdoor setting, and then a public setting (mall, busy park, etc.). |
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posted 02/16/12
It seems that kids these days always have their phone on hand, so here are a few games and activities that make use of smart phone technology. |
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posted 01/05/12
This month, I take a couple of those "old" favorites, and make them "new"! Use them as idea starters for devotions and studies. Use them as games and events for your winter/spring celebrations. |
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posted 11/10/11
posted 12/08/11
How can your games be an essential part of teaching or group integration? Use these presentation techniques to give your games purpose and direction. |
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posted 10/27/11
Stewardship has been on my mind lately. The ideas following can be used to begin discussions of serving and stewardship within your group, or they can be used as stand-alone, fun ideas. |
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posted 09/08/11
The idea of short bursts of activity, working against the clock, and doing crazy things in the process has been used in game creation since games began (or so I hypothesize). Consider using one or many of the following games in your next gathering. |
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posted 08/11/11
An outdoor game, an indoor game, and a water-themed game, all great for summer! |
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posted 07/21/11
Nothing says camaraderie like grilled meat, music in the background, outdoor activities, and times to connect. |
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posted 06/17/11
The games and ideas this month focus on taking advantage of one of the great summer game ingredients: water! |
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posted 05/16/11
Youth groups are constantly traveling, and it's always nice to have a bag of tricks to pull from. Only a few of these have need of props, and the variations are endless. |
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posted 04/21/11
Head outside and enjoy the spring weather with these games designed especially for this time of year. |
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posted 04/08/11
It's springtime and energy levels are higher! Tri-Level Baseball takes advantage of the season. |
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posted 03/24/11
A sweetly simple game using a rather common item...a marble. Hold a marble-themed party and play Marble Muchness. |
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posted 03/17/11
Check out these simple games based on March holidays. Use them as idea starters, meeting starters, supplements, etc. |
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posted 02/21/11
A "slow burn" game to help you achieve goals of peer interaction and relationship building. Find a bunch of board games and make a night of it! |
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posted 02/09/11
Featuring a series of quick games to do in pairs, helping you achieve goals of peer interaction and relationship building. |
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An Orange Game and a Chocolate Game
posted 01/14/11
Featuring Freshly Squeezed and a Chocolate Coated Challenge. Freshly Squeezed offers some great opportunities to talk to youth about stress.
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posted 12/09/10
Featuring Orna-Mine, Snowflake Frisbee Toss, and Christmas Songs: Unplugged. |
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Autumn Team Building Games
posted 11/11/10
Try this fall-themed games! Featuring Abstract Alphabet and Gourdy the Snowman. Plus, add your ideas to the Fall/Thanksgiving Idea Blitz!
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Dominoes, Revisited
posted 10/07/10
A few thoughts on the benefit of icebreakers, and new ways to use dominoes in icebreakers and other games.
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