Games
Christmas Party Games
- A great list of Christmas game ideas that your students would have a blast playing.
Pictionary-Telephone
- A fun twist on the old game telephone; you and the group you play with will have a great time trying to figure out the thought process behind people’s crazy drawings and explanations.
Slaughter Ball
- A Variant of "butt's up"
Who Let the Dogs Out?
- A really fun game that your students will love.
Youth Games List
- A list of games ranging from big groups, indoors, and upfront. These games have been played before and proved fun and successful.
Friday Night Events
101 Outreach Ideas
- This is just a general list of outreach ideas for groups to think about on Friday nights. Though some of the ideas would be hard to do with just a small group of jr highers some of the ideas are great.
Amazing Race
- This is a fun event for you and your Jr. Highers. It's is an extravagant sort of scavenger hunt that was a blast.
Baking Cakes in Canning Jars
- A great way to make cakes that are easy to send to others and keep for long periods of time.
Bracelet Making
- This website contains tons of great how-to videos and lots of great ideas for bracelet making.
Cake Pops
- Doing some baking fun with your Jr. High girls? Then try these new fun and delicious cake pop recipes. The girls will have so much fun making these cute, bite-size desserts. You can get really creative with them and really make them your own!
Candy Jewelry
- Make couture jewelry using candy! You can create bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces all from jelly beans, gummy worms, rock candy and twizzlers. It's a fun and creative twist on accessories.
Cake Batter Pancakes
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A fun twist on pancakes, which can simply be made on any skillet. This is an easy, fun food addition to any night of Jr. High Group.
Christian Ladies Night Out Ideas
- A website that offers a few great ideas to do with other Christian ladies, these ideas are perfect to do with your junior high girls.
Couch Wars
- Get ahold of a couple of couches (not from the church lobby – but with the director’s permission, you can grab YV couches) & a couple of trucks. Divide your students into 2 teams. (You’ll probably need additional drivers because each team needs to be mobile, & be accompanied by a truck with a couch.) Be sure each team has a video recording device of some kind. Print out the attached list of places/scenes the students need to record, and send the teams on their way. Of course you can add to the list if you think of creative places they can put the couch & record. Have fun. Be prepared to laugh.
ChristianPlays.Net
- A really cool website that gives people access to resources for christian plays for free. This could potentially be a great small group event!
Decorating Frames
- Looking for something to do? This DIY craft is really fun and really useable.
Destructo Night
- A terrific event for any guys group, maybe even some of the ladies would like to do this.
diy polymer clay beads
- Make your own jewelry masterpieces by using polymer clay to create beautiful beads. These beads are easy to make and not very costly, which makes it a great craft to do with your Jr. High group.
Duct Tape Wallets
- This tutorial presents easy-to-follow steps for making these duct tape wallets, and only requires a few supplies. These wallets are easily personalized and would be a great project for Jr. High group.
Easy DIY Nail Art Templates
- This is a great idea if you are planning on having a beauty night at group. With the increasing popularity of nail polish among girls, here is an easy way to have a little more fun with it by adding DIY art templates.
Equinox Laser Tag
- Great Event Idea – take your students to laser tag at 3131 School Lane in Lemon Grove.
Flash Wars
- A scavenger hunt with a twist. In flash wars, your teams will obtain different photos for different point values. The way to win is to end with the most ammount of points.
Flower Hair Pins
- An easy craft idea to make pretty flower hair pins with your girls. It's easy and cheap.
Free Bunco
- A great game night event is Bunco! The rules are pretty simple, and with some creative decor, you can create a head table fit for a king, and scale it down all the way to the losers quarters. This game will have everyone entertained and enjoying the night.
Homemade Beauty Recipes
- All natural beauty tips to have a spa night with all your girls that you can make together.
how to: jersey knit bracelet
- A fun, easy way to make simple yet stylish bracelets for teens. All you need is some stretchy fabric, scissors and your fingers to make these bracelets.
Infinity Scarfs
- Here is an easy tutorial for making infinity scarves simply using a t-shirt. It's a great activity to do with your group that will help them get creative and work on their sewing skills while repurposing their old clothing!
Karaoke Night
- Have a fun-filled night with the Foothills Underground karaoke machine, located in the game closet.
Lazer Tag At Parkway Bowl
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A really fun and relatively inexpensive event to play with your junior highers. The prices and times are on the website.
Local Hikes
- This website contains maps and details to tons of different hiking/nature trails in San Diego.
MiniCakes
- Make mini-cakes in small tin cans so everyone can personalize their own. Then eat and enjoy together!
On-Campus Flash Wars
- Lacking drivers? Try this version of On-Campus version of Flash Wars.
Photo Hunt
- A fun alternative to the usual Flash Wars game.
Re-purposing: Tshirts into 5-strand-braided-headbands
- A great craft to do with your girls that requires very few resources. You can make these stylish head bands with some needles and thread, an old t-shirts and a little effort.
Spoons
- Spoons is an awesome game to play with your Jr. High group when you have some extra time. All that you need is some spoons and two decks of cards.
Thanksgiving Turkey Cookies
- A cool recipe to make little oreo turkeys and cookie pilgrim hats that is a really fun event to do with your junior high students.
Tin Can Treats
- This is a great craft idea that can be made for someone, or just for fun.
Tron Frisbee
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A fun glow-in-the-dark spin on dodgeball.
Valentines Wreath Craft
- Make a Valentines wreath by simply using tissue paper, glue and cardboard. Perfect for craft night with your Jr. High girls.
Wordless book
- A fun way to help students share the word of God. There are different color beads to represent different truths of the Bible.