25+ Awesome Circle Games for Kids and Adults

Envelope withe each person name on papers with most likely scenarios This activity is best when when campers or bunks know each other. Before the activity begins prepare tiny slips of paper with funny superlatives written on them, such as “most likely to trip walking down their wedding aisle” or “most likely to sleepwalk into a tree.” Make enough so …

To be the last ninja standing ! All the people are standing tightly in a circle. They rub their hands together until the leader says “hiiiiya!”. As soon as the leader says hiya, everyone jumps back and freezes into a ‘ninja’ pose. The first person or the leader makes the first move. They attempt to gently hit the person to …

Players stand in a circle, each putting one hand on top/under persons hand next to them. Start singing, and slap each others hands as you “slap” around the circle. At the end of the song, the last person who got slapped has to try to slap the person next to their hand. Then, and ONLY then may the player getting …

Form a circle with all players sitting on the floor. It is important for the players to sit close together with their knees up and their hands tucked under their legs. The person in the middle has to figure out where the banana is as the people in the circle are passing the “banana” under their legs secretly.

1. Wrap a small gift (candy bar or something like that) in gift wrap, taping all the places where the gift wrap meets. Put a ribbon around the package. Then put the package into a box large enough to accommodate the gift and repeat the process. Add at least one more layer of wrapping. 2.Have a CD or cassette player …

With everyone standing in a circle, the group starts with any player. The player will clasp their hands together with their four fingers touching each other touching their thumbs (like impersonating a mouth with the hands). They will “mouth” to themselves and say “peeka peeka” and then make the same hand motion outward, passing the “peeka” to someone else in …

You can not show your teeth Get the person to laugh when you say pterodactyl to them Get your campers in a circle. All camper must cover their teeth with their lips. Pick one person to start and they must turn to the person to their right and say pterodactyl without showing their teeth. The person they are saying it …

The objective is to count to 21 by following all the rules and not making a mistake. Everyone sits in a circle and the goal of the game is to count to 21. Someone gets to start the game by tapping their own shoulder with a closed fist and counting ‰ÛÏ1‰Û. Whichever shoulder the fist hits (left or right) the …

A place to sit in a circle passing the sign: not to be in the middle guesser: figure out who has the ball Everyone needs to have a sign. My sign personally is patting my head. It would be the easiest to use your arms and hands and not legs. You have one person in the middle and they count …

Have everyone sit in a circle and name each child Ketchup, mustard, or relish. Then the leader calls out one of those items and those people stand up and must run around the circle in a designated and try to get back to their spot. The last 2 people go into the center of the circle and become smelly onions. …

a group of children! To use quick reflexes to stay in the game as long as possible All stand in a circle, one person is nominated as “splatter” and stands in the middle. The person in the middle then randomly points at someone and shouts “Splat!” The person they pointed at must duck, then the two people either side of …

Players sit in a circle facing the middle, with hands facing up at their sides. Your hand should be on top of the person to your right’s hand, and beneath the person’s to your left. The person who starts the game slaps hand of the person to their left, then that person slaps the next persons’ etc. While going around, …

Stick(s) Figure out the language There is one counselor who has several sticks. They make up a random combination with the sticks and say, “This is a secret language; the sticks spell out a number 1-10, and 1-10 only.” You can make as many stick figures and arrangments as you want, it doesn’t matter. As long has you are making …

Stack of index cards, or small pieces of paper Pen or pencil This is a great twist on the games Telephone and Pictionary! Start out with a group of five or more (the more, the merrier!), and give everyone a stack of index cards equaling the amount of people playing, as well as a pen or pencil. For example, in …

paper, markers To get the craziest answers. great for a rainy day. This works better with older campers. Get all the campers to sit in a circle, and pass out paper. Ask the campers to write a question on the paper on one side, but not the answer. Collect the papers and randomly give them back, making sure that nobody …

Enough chairs for everyone in the group To be the president when the game ends Line the chairs up in a straight line, except one chair who is out facing the rest. Have everyone sit in a chair (can be done by playing some other game, or just random seating) and assign each chair a position from left-to-right or right-to-left. …

You will need, Clothes you can get dirty in 8 or more people. (Optional) Two teams are made. They don’t have to be even, but if they aren’t even the amount of pullers have to be smaller than people in the circle. One team sits clumped together. These people are called the clump. And the other team is on the …

Chairs or benches are a good idea so the campers know where the empty seats are, but not required. You can use any type of place marker. The object is to NOT be the person in the center, but that person can easily get out of the center. Can be played in a small group or as a whole camp …

No props are required. Players must be mobile and there must be a large enough open space for the players to stand in an unobstructed circle. Players must eliminate other players by hitting their hands. While doing so, they end up in hilarious ninja-like poses. Ultimate Ninja is fun, competitive, and burns a decent amount of energy. All players must …

No props are required. Players must be mobile and there must be a large enough open space for the players to stand in an unobstructed circle. Players must eliminate other players by hitting their hands. While doing so, they end up in hilarious, ninja-like poses. All players must start by standing in a circle facing each other with their hands …

Do not smile! Be the sun, and stay away from the compost. This is a really fun, easy game that our campers loved. Vegetable Garden may be used as a simple rainy day game, or a great ice breaker. You have everyone get into tight circles sitting down.(Group sizes depend on size of group, 6-10 is ideal.) Now, every camper …

nothing Everyone stands in a circle. The leader chooses a “Waaa master” Then the leader explains that the waa master will do one of three different actions: an alligator(make jaws with your hands), a snake(put one elbow in the palm of the other hand like a cobrra standing up) or a dragon( put hands on your sides like wings) After …

A very fun and random game that has everyone laughing Sit in a circle. Choose a person to start. The person starts acting something out, like brushing their teeth. Then the person on their right says “What are you doing?” Then the first person has to say something they are not doing, and the person that asks has to do …