Youth Group Events – Wild Goose Chase

Youth Groups love to go on a Wild Goose Chase. This can be done in one place but it is more fun if you have to travel.

You will need a chaperon for each team who is at least 21 years old (our church requires them to be at least 25 years old).

First, a Wild Goose Chase is when you give your teens clues (riddles work to add some fun) to get them from the starting point to the next place. You have another clue waiting there that takes them somewhere else. You continue sending them on the “wild goose chase” until they reach the destination where you have something special planned. This can be as simple as ending up at the local pizza joint, to ending back where they started and having a picnic, special dinner, Pizza Hut pizza, etc. waiting for them.

A Wild Goose Chase needs a plan. For this, you need an imagination (ability to write riddles will be helpful but you may be able to find something online). What you need to do is plan out a path. If you have a large group, you can use the same places just in a different order. You should plan out at least three (3) destinations before finally reaching the end. The riddle can be something easy like “Go to the Golden Arches” which everyone knows to be the McDonalds to something harder like “I’m Top Cow” which could be Burger King.

Now that you have the idea down, your next step is to plan a surprise to be waiting for them. This is where you have them end at a pizza place or plan a big party back where they started. Their final destination is up to you.

If you have a small group then you can keep them together in one group but more than 5 or 6 teens should be divided into smaller groups. You should have a special gift for each teen who participates and a special gift for each chaperon. If you want you can give the first team to reach the final destination a bigger prize or let them go through the food/treat line first.

Tips & Warnings
Make sure your chaperons have been approved by your church.
Make sure your drivers are careful and approved by your church.

Tags: Riddle