Outdoor games to play at night

Sardines

This is a game that we always play at my youth group. I guess it's kind of a reverse...

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Sponge Ball Skirmish

2 teams, each team sets up a base on either side of the hall/playing area with limited about of...

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Niteball

Setup: Sticky-tape a ring of glow-sticks to the opening of the bins, one colour per bin. then place the...

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A Light In Darkness

This is a great, fun game for leading into topics like spiritual warfare, reaching the lost, etc. This is...

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Zombie Apocalypse

How to Play: Basically, there will be three teams. One is the Zombies, one is the Survivors, the last...

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Skit Night

We came up with this at our first lock-in 3 years ago and it is one of our most requested...

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Bible Smugglers

You will need a decent sized property for this game. Before you start the game you explain to the...

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Commando

This one is insanely popular with all ages. Minimum age of 7 or 8 is recommend as anything younger is hard...

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Creative Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger hunts can be epic fun and there are many different ways to do them. This "Creative" Scavenger Hunt...

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Capture the Flag

Capture the flag is one of the most popular wide games ever and is great to play on a...

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Alien Invasion

1) Give ten players a glowstick for the game, which they will wear around their wrists. Obviously, the game is...

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Assassins

Get a volunteer to be the President, once they are chosen divide the rest of the kids into 2 unequal...

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Human Stratego

How to play: 1. Divide the group into 2 teams. 2. Each team goes to the opposite end of the field where...

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Five Tribes

Five tribes night game 5 teams of 2 cabins (about 20 kids each) each team has its own colour and home base...

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Hide the Thimble

A "hide and find" party game that's as simple as they come

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