Summer Youth Camp - Copycat

Summer
Youth Camp
- Copycat
In this youth game idea,
a person in the center of
a group of youth must
identify the leader who
begins an action that
everyone else in the
youth group imitates
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Optimal Youth Group Size for
Game
10-20 people but it can be played
with less or more. For very large
groups you may wish to split the
youth group up into multiple
circles.

Game Venue
This youth game can be
played in any open area,
indoors or outdoors
Game Preparation
Set up the game by getting
everyone in the youth group
to stand in a circle facing
inwards.

Game Play
1. Ask one of the youth to
leave the room for a
minute. This youth will be
“it” or the person who
will try to identify the
leader.
2. While he or she is out of
the room, the rest of the
group decides who will be
the “leader.” The leader
will be the youth who
initiates the movements
for that round of the
game.

3. When the leader has
been chosen, invite the
youth who left the
room back to stand in
the center of the circle.
4. Each round begins with
all the youth in the
circle swinging their
arms up and down.

5. The leader will initiate
other movements, which
the rest of the youth must
copy. They must be
careful to copy the leader
without revealing who
the leader is. They should
not stare at the leader or
identify the leader in any
way.
6. The leader can do just
about anything he or she
wants. The more crazy
the action, the more fun!

7. Here are some basic
ideas: clapping, making
a funny face, doing a
karate kick, stamping a
foot, act like a monkey,
jump up and down, spin
in place, pat his or her
head, rub his or her
belly, do a dance move,
cross arms, pick his or
her nose, etc.

8. The person in the center of
the circle is allowed to make
up to three guesses. If a guess
is incorrect, the round
continues. If the guess is
correct, the leader takes the
center position for the next
round and must leave the
room while a new leader is
chosen from among the
remaining youth. If all three
guesses are used up and the
leader is not correctly
guessed, you can have the
person in the center do a
forfeit then select a new
leader.

Take it to the Next Level
Leaders set the example for
followers.
Game Debrief
• In what ways do the actions of
leaders set examples for others
to follow?
• What are some of the actions a
leader should do to set an
example for followers?
• What are some of the
characteristics that identify a
person as a leader?

• What are the qualities that are
essential to leadership?
• Who are some of the leaders in
your life? What characteristics
made them stand out as
leaders?
• What are some of the qualities
of bad leaders? How can we
avoid them?
• Should we always blindly
follow a person as a leader?
• What are some different types
of leaders?
• Do leaders in different
positions need to have
different qualities? Explain.

Game Application
We are all called to be leaders.
There will always be someone who
looks up to us, who follows our
example. As leaders, how can we
set better examples for others?
What is an area where you need to
rise to the challenge of being a
leader?

Bible Studies based on the book of Jonah
Only. This youth camp curriculum was
designed to teach the basic truths
of obedience in addition to evangelism in the
context of a Biblical character. The advantage
of going through a book and looking at one
man's story is that we see not only the
teaching but the example. It becomes much
more real!
Camp Curriculum - Whale of a Tale
-> Tell me about “Whale of a Tale”
www.creativeyouthideas.com/resources/order5.html

Creative Youth Ideas
Camp Bible Study Series
“Who Do You Say that I AM?”
www.creativeyouthideas.com/resources/whodoyousay.html
-> Tell me about “Who Do You Say that I AM?”
Jesus asked the disciples, "Who do others
say that I am?" It was easy to answer
because it required no conviction, no
commitment, and no risk. But then he
follows that question with another, "Who
do YOU say that I am?"

Live the Fruitful, Abundant Life
Jesus Promised. Great for youth camps or
weekly Youth Bible Study. There are 7
Primary Bible study Sessions in the series.
www.creativeyouthideas.com/resources/fruitofthespirit.html
-> Tell me about “Fruit Of the Spirit”
Creative Youth Ideas
Youth Camp Bible Study Series
“Fruit Of the Spirit”

"The Great Adventure" is western
themed Bible study series loosely based
around the song of the same name by
Steven Curtis Chapman. It was initially
written for a large Texas Church to use for
their Summer Youth Camp but has since
then proven popular around the world.
Camp Curriculum - The Great Adventure
www.creativeyouthideas.com/resources/order12.html
-> Tell me about “The Great Adventure”

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