Have the youth group go on a pizza scavenger hunt.
When planning a party or special event with your youth ministry, you may be wondering what activities and venues are available to you. A wide variety of choices are available when planning an age-appropriate party for your youth ministry for special occasions, celebrations and fundraising events. When planning your party, don't forget to invite adult chaperons and choose safe and reliable venues.
Poor Man's Prom
Throw a prom in a community center or your usual meeting place that offers a banquet hall or large room for festivities. Decorate the prom with supplies and materials found at thrift stores, goodwill and garage sales. Make invitations with supplies found at these places and ask all of the invited guests to dress only in clothing found at thrift stores. Food trays, punch bowls, decorations, tables and chairs can all be found at thrift stores or among supplies the youth ministry already owns.
Awake-A-Thon
An awake-a-thon is a lock-in party event that is for celebrating with your fellow ministry peers as well as raising money for your youth ministry or missionary projects. First print out pledge forms for the ministry to get pledges based on a per-hour basis or flat-rate. Schedule the awake-a-thon for a Friday night to Saturday night so it doesn't get in the way of school obligations. Instruct each participant to bring their pledge forms as well as a sleeping bag, pillow and change of clothes. Plan ahead with games, activities, food and beverages to help the youth stay awake as long as possible. Arrange for chaperons to tally the total number of hours each youth has stayed awake during this 24-hour span. The venue for this party can be at a banquet hall, bowling alley, school gym or any other place that will allow a large group of people to stay overnight.
Karaoke Night
Plan a karaoke night at a local banquet hall, youth ministry member's home or other venue that fits the amount of people you want to invite. Ask around the ministry first to see if anyone owns a karaoke machine. If not, the machine can be rented from a party store. Before the party begins, check all of the music and videos to ensure they are appropriate for the youth ministry. Plan on having the youth ministry sing songs at the karaoke party, as well as providing food and drinks. You can also have prizes for the karaoke party, like a prize for the best performance and funniest song choice.
Pizza Scavenger Hunt
A pizza scavenger hunt starts as a scavenger hunt and ends with a pizza party for the youth ministry group. Split the group into teams, being sure each team has a vehicle that fits all of their group as well as an oven to make the pizzas. Have each team go door-to-door in their community, only to homes of people they know and trust. If you desire, you can choose to let each team purchase one item that was hard to find in their community. Give them a list of ingredients to request during their scavenger hunt such as pizza crust, cheese, meat toppings, vegetable toppings, pizza sauce, pizza pan, plates and napkins. Once they collect their items, each team goes to the home whose oven they will be using and makes their pizza. Once completed, they go to the meeting place where all of the teams have their pizza party.
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