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It's not often that a Youth Group Game can be life changing, but I can safely say this about this game. Highly recommended, this is the type of activity that can make a positive difference in young people's lives.

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Build a bridge

This game works best for boys, but that said, I'm sure there are girls that would love this type of thing.

The idea is simple - split your group into teams of 3 or 4, and give each team a "Building Kit" (explained below) and a bowl of water.  Each group has 30 minutes to build a bridge to span across a bowl of water. 

At the end of 30 minutes, each group has to demonstrate their bridge.  You then test it for strength by adding pebbles one at a time, until the bridge collapses.  The team with the strongest bridge wins!

Building Kit

The Building Kit is a shoebox with a variety of building materials.  For example:

Make sure each group has the same amount of materials, just to keep things fair.

 


Features
  • Free / Low Cost
    • Sharing / Get to know you
      • Night
      		Objectives
      • Ice breaker
          • Team Building or Teamwork
          		Age
          • Primary or Elementary School
          • Teens (Age 12-15)
          • Teens (Age 16-18)
          • Young Adults

          Group Size
          • Small Groups (1-9 people)
          • Medium (10-29 people)
          • Large groups (30+)
          		Space
          • Indoor
          • Large area
            • Small area
            Duration
            • Longer (30-60 minutes)


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                I don't see any reason why only boys (and some girls) would like to build a bridge. Lets not be sexist - all kids have the ability to enjoy a fun building activity.
                - Rev. Kellie (24 Aug 2009)

                Sorry, but I have no idea what "bluetack" is. Can anyone enlighten me?
                - Bruce S. (19 Sep 2009)

                We have it in Canada. It's like putty
                - Dave (20 Sep 2009)

                @Bruce, it is also called mack tack, sticky tack, and probably other things. It is a sticky putty that is used to stick posters and stuff to the wall without damaging the wall in any way (unlike staples, nails, etc.)
                - Brandon (21 Sep 2009)

                I love the idea of this, and I'm very much female
                - Ashley (26 Jan 2010)

                I'm with you on that too Ashley. But I can understand why boys esp will get into it. When I have them do "quiet games", they usually have a hard time sitting still--I doubt this will one of those activities b/c of the creativity in keeping the mind busy!! :D
                - Lori (8 Jun 2010)

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