GENERAL CONFERENCE:

 Conference Bingo
 Conference Chase by Ondrea Slade
 Conference Pumpkin Hunt
 Conference snickers and hugs by Janna Barnes - here is an idea to keep things simple
 LDS Bingo
 2010 April General Conference Jeopardy by Michelle Miles
 April 2010 Conference Jeopardy by Linda Harper
 October 2009 General Conference Jeopardy by Linda Harper
 October 2010 General Conference Jeopardy by Linda Harper

GET TO KNOW YOU GAMES:

 3 get to know you games  
 A Shoe About You
 Balderdash by Annalee Gomm / ga10232007 - A get to know you version of Balderdash
 Bingo game: We made a piece of paper that had 25 squares. Each square was for a name. Each person went around the room and got everyone's name. Correct spelling!!! We all sat down after 10 min. We were in a circle. We went around the circle and said who we were. You got to cross off the name and whoever got bingo got a mini candy bar. WE HAD A BLAST!!!! (Shay in Nebraska)
 Candy Bar Get-to-know you
 Conversation Cards
 Building each other up! - Each table has a bag of a few things: marshmallows, stick of gum, straws, index cards, paper clips, etc. Each table has 5 minutes to see who could build the tallest structure without it falling, using only the on the table.
 Envelope Game
 Fast Friends by Lara Purdie - Similar to how Speed Dating works, each person is paired up and then rotates to a new person.
 Friendship Circle
 Get to know you night / Youth Activity
 Get to know your parent by Lizz White
 Getting To Know You - Wok-n-tok by M'Shelle Dixon
 Give me that Hershey Bar! Dice are passed around the table with everyone shaking once until someone gets doubles.  The one getting doubles quickly puts on athletic socks (for gloves), a hat, and sunglasses, picks up a knife and fork and tries to cut himself a bite of the Hershey bar before someone else shakes doubles.
 Gummi Bear Game by Aimee Shuldberg
 Ice Breakers!
 If this is you...
 I've never _________ Game!
 Jenga by Heather D. White
 M&M Activity
 Me in a Bag
 Musical Chairs Game
 My name is icebreaker
 Pick up sticks mixer game 
 Relief Society: Getting-to-know you party
 Silent Interviews
 The envelope game
 The penny game
 The Yarn Game
 Trading Spaces
 Vortex
 Wok & Talk

GOSPEL GAMES:

 A game of values by Lisa from Washington
 Are you as smart as a priesthood bearer? by Jessica Feth
 Be Thou An Example Jeopardy by Laurette Woodward
 Book of Mormon Pictionary
 Are you smarter than a Primary child? by Michelle Pack
 Book of Mormon Survivor
 Choose the Right Gameboard by Michelle Barton
 Family Feud by Terri Harper
 Gospel Jeopardy by Adam Parrish
 Gospel Matching Game by Andrea Walker
 Hollywood Squares Game about the life of Joseph Smith by Julie
 Jeopardy by Mimi Petty
 LDS Family Feud by Tiersa Ludlow
 New Era Bowl - Have a New Era bowl. Ask everyone months in advance to read each issue of the magazine. At the bowl, ask teams predetermined questions about articles. Award small prizes to winning teams.
 Old Testament People Game
 Primary Matching Game by Kisa Smith
 Scripture Matching Game by Megan Buhler
 Scripture Taboo
 So you think you know the scriptures by Deb Roberts
The Last Straw Review Game (Book of Mormon)
 “Where in the World is Carmen San Diego?”:  Play the game Carmen San Diego, only use Church History and geography questions instead.  The young women work in teams of 4-5 and can get prizes.  Have 3 rounds and use the cultural hall so they can travel.

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MISCELLANEOUS GAMES:

 Get to know you questions
 Ice breaker bowls

 OTHER GAMES:

 Cub Scout Brainiac by Cindy Anderson
 Jellybugs by Bek
 Mad Libs
 Tower of Flour Game by Jill Garrison
 Youth Game Show by Janessa Couch
 A What?
 Baby Steps
 Candy Bar Concentration from The Idea Door (www.theideadoor.com) 
 Candy Clue - A Matching Game
 Fruit Basket
 Group Jump Rope
 Hot name?
 Human knot
 Poison Apples or Snowballs - Roll up newspaper into balls and wrap in duct or packaging tape to keep into "balls". You could also make "sock balls". Divide area into 2 teams/2 sides. Set a timer and teams throw "balls" across at other team. When timer goes off, team w/ fewest SNOWBALLS on their side of the divided room wins.
 Tower of Flour Game by Jill Garrison
 Where am I? - I took pictures at funny angles of areas around town (or you could do your neighborhood). I had about 12 of them and hung them around the room. Just numbered them 1-12 and everyone had to guess where I was. It was fun.

RELAY GAMES:

 Balloon Relay
 Everyone was asked to bring two identical things from home (i.e. two hammers, two sharpies, two  brooms) and the leaders provide five red balloons, five blue balloons, a trash can, and two rolls of masking tape. You divide youth in two teams...the red team and the blue team...each gets five balloons of their team's colors and half of the identical household items. The goal was for each of the groups to build some sort of MacGyver (80's TV Show Fix-it Guy that always managed to save the world) tool to take the balloons one at a time to the trash can which was set under the basketball goal. They couldn't step into the free throw area. After they deposited each balloon they had to take apart the Tool and put it back together. They LOVED it and had a blast. (Idea by Stephanie Thomas / ga04062007)
 Ice skating game - Have the first child in the group put on a pair of mittens or gloves, a hat, and a scarf. Then put 2 pieces of paper on the floor and have the children "ice skate" to the end of the room, around a chair, and back to their team. Then the next child goes. The object is to keep the pieces of paper under your feet the whole time. (Shannon Jeffords)
Snowball relay - place a bowl with cotton balls and a large spoon in front of each child. Have the first person place a "snowball" on the spoon (without touching it with their hands) and run to the end of the room where another bowl waits and deposit their snowball. Then each child follows.
 We had two identical Lego structures with two people in the gym who could see it. Then we had two people they explained it to. Those two explained it to two others. Those two explained it to two others who tried to build it at the other end of the hall with a set of Legos. It was hilarious to see what they came up with. (Idea by Stephanie Thomas / ga04062007)
You put cotton balls on a table. You put a dab of Vaseline on the end of the kids nose. They have to run to the cotton ball and pick one up with their nose and run back and tag their teammate. It is a super fun relay race.
 Minute to Win It - LDS Style by Megan Good 

SIMPLE IDEAS THAT ARE A BIG HIT:

 At my 10 year old's slumber party we made homemade pizzas (a big hit), stamped and decorated a note pad, tied a quilt, and watched 2 movies. I tied most of the quilt, but the girls really liked helping out. It was a gift for my daughter, so it was relevant to the party. (Idea by Maria Prescott)
 Bean-bag toss (make holes in a large cardboard box and throw socks rather than buying something)
 Bowling with pop bottles
 Hot potato
 Memory games (I'm going to grandmas, and I'm taking . . .)
 Musical Chairs
 Pin the Tail on the Donkey (or any related pin the ____ on the _____)
 Present-opening games
 Read-aloud stories, add-on stories
 Red-light/green-light, what time is it Mr Wolf, etc.
 Relay races (obstacles, eggs, dress-up, three-legged, etc.)
 Some free-play time after presents are opened

SPORT GAMES:

 Shadow Tag - The object of the game is for “It’s” shadow to touch that of another player. The owner of the touched shadow then becomes “It,” and so on. If the sun goes behind a cloud, play ordinary tag until it comes out again.  (Idea taken from the June 1995 Friend Magazine)