Games for large groups
With a group of 20, 30 or even 50 kids, the right game is one where everyone is active at the same time, or where the group splits into teams that play side by side. A game where one child performs while everyone else waits works well with ten kids and falls apart within minutes with thirty.
Every minute kids spend waiting with nothing to do is an invitation to chaos. That's why Simon Says, Freeze Dance and Fact or Fib?, where the whole group votes at once, work so well. It also helps to split into fixed teams with a name and a color, each with its own spot in the room. Then you don't have to reorganize between games, and the team rivalry keeps kids engaged even when it isn't their turn.
Practical tip: use a microphone or a clear sound signal to stop, and have one helper for every 10-15 kids. Even the best game falls apart if nobody can hear the instructions.
Our top picks
- 📐 Four Corners: Works with 8 to 30 kids and needs no turns: everyone runs to a corner at once.
- 👏 The No-Instrument Orchestra: Each group gets one sound and the leader conducts them all: full control even with a big crowd.
- 📊 This or That: A question, two options and the whole hall splits into two sides. A fast opener for any event.
- 🏅 The Great Team Challenge: Five stations that teams rotate through at the same time, so 30 kids are active at once.
All 100 games
- ✏️ Describe and DrawAges 6+ · 2-20 players · 10-15 min
- 🎯 People BingoAges 6+ · 8-30 players · 10-20 min
- 🤝 Would You Take the Deal?Ages 8+ · 3-20 players · 10-15 min
- 🔢 Closest Guess WinsAges 8+ · 2-30 players · 10-15 min
- 💡 Silly Inventions PitchAges 8+ · 3-20 players · 10-20 min
- ❎ Challenge Tic-Tac-ToeAges 7+ · 4-20 players · 15-25 min
- 📖 One-Sentence StoryAges 7+ · 3-20 players · 10-20 min
- 🏆 Bracket BattleAges 6+ · 4-30 players · 10-20 min
- 🖼️ Picture RevealAges 5+ · 2-30 players · 5-15 min
- 🗿 Group SculptureAges 6+ · 5-20 players · 5-10 min
- 🕺 Freeze DanceAges 4+ · 4-30 players · 5-10 min
- ⭐ One-Star ReviewsAges 10+ · 3-20 players · 10-15 min
- 💬 Finish the SentenceAges 8+ · 3-30 players · 10-30 min
- 🙊 Excuses, Excuses!Ages 7+ · 3-30 players · 10-20 min
- 🌍 Name, Place, Animal, ThingAges 6+ · 2-30 players · 10-20 min
- 😬 Get Me Out of This!Ages 9+ · 3-30 players · 10-25 min
- 🤔 What Would You Do?Ages 7+ · 2-40 players · 10-30 min
- 🧠 Family Trivia NightAges 7+ · 2-40 players · 10-30 min
- 🕵️ Secret AgentAges 8+ · 6-20 players · 10-15 min
- 🛒 I Went ShoppingAges 6+ · 4-20 players · 5-10 min
- 🔤 Crazy LetterAges 7+ · 3-20 players · 5-10 min
- 🦁 If I Were an AnimalAges 5+ · 4-25 players · 5-10 min
- 🎡 Challenge WheelAges 5+ · 4-20 players · 10-20 min
- 🤫 Everyone Knows But MeAges 8+ · 5-20 players · 10 min
- 🙃 Wrong Answers OnlyAges 8+ · 3-20 players · 5-10 min
- 📐 Four CornersAges 5+ · 8-30 players · 10 min
- 🔗 What's the Connection?Ages 8+ · 2-20 players · 5-10 min
- 🎬 One-Minute MovieAges 10+ · 4-20 players · 10-20 min
- 🔄 Who Switched Places?Ages 5+ · 6-25 players · 5-10 min
- 🎉 Three-Word Birthday WishesAges 7+ · 4-30 players · 5-10 min
- 🥄 Six UsesAges 7+ · 3-20 players · 5-10 min
- 🤐 Silent Line-UpAges 7+ · 6-30 players · 5 min
- 😀 Emoji RiddlesAges 7+ · 2-20 players · 10 min
- 🎈 Keep the Balloon UpAges 4+ · 2-20 players · 5-10 min
- 👅 Tip of My TongueAges 8+ · 2-20 players · 10-20 min
- ⏱️ Five-Second CategoryAges 7+ · 3-20 players · 5-10 min
- ⏲️ Minute to Win ItAges 6+ · 2-20 players · 10-20 min
- ❤️ My Favorite ThingAges 5+ · 4-25 players · 5-10 min
- 💪 Everyone vs. BugaAges 6+ · 5-30 players · 15-25 min
- 👋 Name and MotionAges 4+ · 5-30 players · 5 min
- 👜 Mystery BagAges 5+ · 4-20 players · 10 min
- 🏷️ Who Am I?Ages 6+ · 3-20 players · 10-15 min
- 🐉 Invent an Imaginary PetAges 5+ · 3-20 players · 10-15 min
- 👂 Who Made That Sound?Ages 5+ · 6-25 players · 5-10 min
- 🥤 Cup Tower ChallengeAges 5+ · 2-20 players · 5-10 min
- 👶 Guess the BabyAges 10+ · 6-30 players · 10-15 min
- 🎲 Challenge DiceAges 5+ · 3-20 players · 10-20 min
- ⚽ Speed Ball PassAges 5+ · 8-25 players · 5-10 min
- 🔍 What's Missing? (Kim's Game)Ages 5+ · 3-20 players · 5-10 min
- 🔥 Hot and ColdAges 4+ · 3-20 players · 5-10 min
- 🦸 Invent a SuperheroAges 6+ · 3-20 players · 10-15 min
- 🧹 This Is Not a BroomAges 6+ · 4-20 players · 5-10 min
- 🖍️ Drawing ChainAges 6+ · 4-20 players · 10-15 min
- ⌛ Speed MeetingAges 8+ · 8-30 players · 10-15 min
- 🎵 Guess the SongAges 6+ · 2-30 players · 10-15 min
- 🙈 Blind DrawingAges 6+ · 4-20 players · 10-15 min
- 🏃 Egg and Spoon RaceAges 5+ · 4-20 players · 10 min
- 👉 Who's Most Likely To...?Ages 8+ · 5-20 players · 10 min
- 🎂 How Well Do You Know the Birthday Kid?Ages 6+ · 5-30 players · 10-15 min
- 🪞 The Mirror GameAges 5+ · 2-20 players · 5-10 min
- 👀 What's Changed?Ages 5+ · 4-25 players · 5-10 min
- 🔁 Do the OppositeAges 6+ · 4-25 players · 5-10 min
- ⚙️ The Human MachineAges 7+ · 5-20 players · 10 min
- 📝 What Will Everyone Say?Ages 8+ · 5-20 players · 10 min
- 🎭 One Line, Three EmotionsAges 8+ · 3-20 players · 5-10 min
- 📸 Freeze FrameAges 7+ · 5-20 players · 10-15 min
- 💃 Dance SwitchAges 4+ · 4-30 players · 10 min
- 👏 The No-Instrument OrchestraAges 5+ · 5-25 players · 5-10 min
- 🧦 Sock BasketballAges 5+ · 2-20 players · 10 min
- 🐒 Copy MeAges 4+ · 4-20 players · 5-10 min
- ✈️ Paper Airplane ContestAges 6+ · 4-30 players · 15 min
- 🎁 Pass the ParcelAges 4+ · 6-20 players · 10-15 min
- 🏅 The Great Team ChallengeAges 7+ · 10-30 players · 20-30 min
- 🤸 Add-a-MoveAges 5+ · 4-20 players · 5-10 min
- 🚫 The Yes/No GameAges 7+ · 2-20 players · 5-10 min
- 🤹 CharadesAges 6+ · 4-20 players · 10-20 min
- ✅ Fact or Fib?Ages 6+ · 2-30 players · 5-15 min
- 🤷 Would You Rather?Ages 7+ · 3-30 players · 10-15 min
- 👑 Simon SaysAges 4+ · 4-30 players · 5-10 min
- 🙋 Find Someone Who...Ages 6+ · 8-30 players · 10-15 min
- 📊 This or ThatAges 6+ · 5-30 players · 5-15 min
- 🐘 Walk Like a...Ages 3+ · 4-30 players · 5-10 min
- 😉 The Secret WinkerAges 8+ · 8-20 players · 10 min
- 🧍 Human MemoryAges 6+ · 8-24 players · 10-15 min
- 🚦 Red Light, Green LightAges 4+ · 5-30 players · 5-10 min
- 👯 Find Your TwinAges 7+ · 8-30 players · 10 min
- 🖊️ Drawing TelephoneAges 7+ · 6-20 players · 10-15 min
- 🪑 Musical Chairs With No One OutAges 4+ · 6-20 players · 10-15 min
- 🌈 Color HuntAges 3+ · 3-30 players · 5-10 min
- 🏝️ Shrinking IslandAges 5+ · 5-20 players · 10 min
- 🙅 Forbidden WordsAges 7+ · 4-20 players · 5-10 min
- 🤥 Three Truths and a LieAges 8+ · 4-20 players · 10-15 min
- 📞 TelephoneAges 6+ · 6-20 players · 10 min
- 🧩 Word LinksAges 8+ · 2-20 players · 5-15 min
- 🎊 Invent a New HolidayAges 7+ · 3-20 players · 10-15 min
- 🧟 Fold-and-Draw MonstersAges 5+ · 4-20 players · 10-15 min
- 🔀 Switch Places If...Ages 5+ · 8-30 players · 5-10 min
- 📺 Sell Me This!Ages 8+ · 3-20 players · 10-20 min
- 🐮 Who's in My Group?Ages 7+ · 10-30 players · 5-10 min
- ⭕ Tic-Tac-ToeAges 4+ · 2-30 players · 5-15 min
Frequently asked questions
How do I split a big group into teams quickly?
Count off '1, 2, 3, 4' or use a random team picker. Random teams also stop best friends from always ending up together.
Which game works with 50 kids in a hall?
Simon Says and Freeze Dance work with any number of players. For a knowledge game, Fact or Fib? with a show of hands lets everyone answer at once.
How do I keep order in a game with 30 kids?
Set a stop signal in advance (a raised hand or a clap), play in fixed teams and give each team a captain. Games where everyone answers together, like This or That, are easier to run than games where kids wait for a turn.