Recreation Ideas That Truly Excite High School Students! A Fun Collection of Activities
Great news for high school students looking for new games to liven up your class or club! Here, we’ll introduce fun recreational activities that strengthen bonds with your friends—from brain-teasing games to get-you-moving activities.
They’re easy to prepare and work well for both small and large groups.
We’ve packed in exciting, heart-pounding ideas perfect for sleepovers and class recreation, too.
Give them a try and make awesome memories with your friends!
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Shiritori and Telephone Game Play (11–20)
What’s inside the box?
It’s the game you often see on variety shows.
You stick your hand into a box without being able to see inside and try to guess what’s in there—that’s the rule.
It doesn’t seem so bad when you’re just watching, but when you actually try it, it’s pretty scary.
Let’s avoid putting anything dangerous in there.
Something like the slime in the video is probably the most fun.
Who am I?
Here’s an idea for a lively “Who am I?” game that everyone can enjoy.
First, choose one player to be the guesser.
Next, the questioner decides what to pretend to be.
The guesser then asks the questioner a series of questions to figure out what they’re pretending to be.
You can choose a historical figure or a fictional character, or even a food or a vehicle.
I hope everyone will work together and enjoy the process of gradually getting closer to the right answer.
Also, the questioner should try to give hints at a reasonable pace.
Back Telephone (a game like “Chinese whispers” played by tracing on someone’s back)
Focus your nerves on your back and take on the game! Here are some ideas for a Back-Telephone game.
In a regular telephone game, once a theme is chosen, the first person passes it on to the next person using words or gestures, and so on, aiming to convey the original theme correctly to the last person.
This time, try conveying it by writing on each other’s backs instead of using words or gestures.
Animals and characters make great themes! Once you get used to it, try increasing the difficulty with sentences or logos—it sounds like it could be a lot of fun!
Blindfolded tea drinking challenge
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Chiguhagu – THE SUPER FRUIT
It’s a game where a straw is placed on a plastic bottle filled with tea, and participants, blindfolded, must drink the tea using only their mouths.
Everyone starts at the same time, and it’s easy to understand the rule: race to see who can finish their tea the fastest.
The way players fumble around to find where the straw is, and then try to guide the tip into the bottle, looks clumsy and makes for a funny highlight.
Using a longer straw increases the difficulty and lets you enjoy watching them desperately feel around for longer, so that’s a recommended variation too.
Telephone game on LINE using only emojis
The whisper game is a classic for killing time or playing a quick round.
This version uses LINE and only emojis to pass the message along.
The first person turns a given prompt into emojis and sends it to the next person.
The recipient interprets the emojis, turns them into a sentence, and sends that on.
Then the next person converts that sentence back into emojis and passes it along, and so on.
At the end, the person who receives the emojis turns them into words and says them out loud.
Do the final words match the original prompt? It’s surprisingly challenging—but always a blast.
A prank where the pants gradually get shorter
A prank called “Will they notice if the pants gradually get shorter?” They think they’re setting up the target, but it turns out the pranksters themselves get reverse-pranked.
Knowing that while you watch makes it funny! Be sure to check out how the reverse prank ends!
Shiritori Gesture Game
It’s a simple and easy game where you play shiritori using gestures.
Starting from the first player, everyone takes turns making gestures, and if someone gets stuck or makes a mistake, they get a penalty.
You don’t need any materials, so it’s easy to play anywhere—that’s another nice point.
It’s more fun with a large group, making it perfect for playing with your whole class.
Watching what kind of gestures each person comes up with is another fun part of the game.
