20 Fun “Virtual Games” for Kids using Zoom

Children love games – online video conference games too! If you’re doing a virtual VBS or online kids ministry, these are some ideas you need in your toolkit. Thanks so much to Shawn M Howell for posting this video on YouTube.

20 Online Video Share Games for Kids

Looking for fun games to play on zoom with kids and families? I have 20 easy virtual zoom games for you to play with kids of all ages. So for that next Zoom call with your family, suggest a new game to play. Don’t forget to plan a game that works for all ages attending your Zoom call. Zooming with family doesn’t have to be boring. Spice up your virtual online call with a little fun and laughter. We love having fun as a family and want to share that fun with you. I am passionate about bringing families back together through the lost art of fun and games. I am often guilty of relying on technology to entertain my kids. But when I use simple supplies around my home to create fun games and activities I hear laughter and know I am making great memories.

Video Transcript:

Hello friends! In today’s video, I have 20 of the top zoom games for families.
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So if you are looking to connect with your loved ones online,
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then this is the video for you.
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If we are meeting for the first time, hi my name is Shawn.
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Welcome, on this channel I am passionate
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about bringing families closer together through fun and games.
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I know that times are difficult for all of us right now.
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And this time doesn’t have to be boring.
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But I’d also love for you to consider subscribing to this channel.
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If you too want to grow closer to your friends and family,
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especially during this difficult time.
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Alright let’s jump in today’s video. Here we go.
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One is called Zoomed In.
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You are going to go ahead and pick some pictures
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of some animals.
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Save them to your computer.
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You’re going to screen share through zoom.
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Yes zoom will let you screen share.
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Don’t show the full picture right away.
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Go ahead and zoom in on the corner of the object of the picture
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and see if the other players can guess what the picture is.
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The longer it takes them to guess, the further you zoom the picture out
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until somebody has guessed it correctly.
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I did forget to tell you that these 20 ideas are great for families
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because there are options for families with younger children,
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options for families with grandparents.
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These games are geared for a span of age groups
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so you’ll need to pick the games that best suit the ages
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of the players on your zoom call.
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Alright game number two.
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Game number two is Inside Scavenger Hunt.
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This is one of the easier games to play.
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So you will name an object that is commonly found in the house.
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So say a box of cookies.
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All the players will go and find a box of cookies.
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And whoever returns back with their cookies first
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is the winner of that round.
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So then you can have like a whole list of 20 or 30 objects
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that your friends and your family have to go and find.
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And that is how you play an indoor scavenger hunt.
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I will leave a link to a Pinterest post of mine
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that gives you a short list of objects
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that you can use for this game.
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Game number three is Animals Charades.
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Each player will take turns picking an animal inside their head.
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And then act out that animal without making any noises.
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And see which of the other players can guess the animal correctly .
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So it’s regular normal charades played online.
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Game number four is called What’s That Sound?
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You can use sounds off of your computer, off of your phone,
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off of stuff that you found around your house.
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But make a funny sound where people cannot see the object.
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And then the players will guess.
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And whoever guesses the sound correctly wins the game.
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Game number five is called Storyteller.
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You’re going to mute all the players except for yourself.
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Going to begin with a short sentence, the beginning of the story ,
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and then you will unmute the other players.
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And they will take turns adding a sentence to that story
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until all the players have had a chance to say part of the story.
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So you’re making a story together .
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Game number six is called Silly Faces.
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This one is great for younger children.
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So go ahead and say, “alright we’re all going to make a silly face.”
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And then you take a screenshot of everybody making that silly face.
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Everybody make a silly face with your tongue sticking out.
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Your finger to your nose.
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Your eyes wide open.
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Everybody show how far you can stick out your tongue.
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Kissy face.
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Who can lick their elbow?
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Game number seven is the Singing Whisper Challenge.
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I saw this on The Tonight Show.
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I didn’t actually click on the video but it sounded like a great idea.
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So to play the singing whisper challenge you will mute the person.
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And that is starting off the game the” it” person you will mute them.
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And they will pick a song and they have to sing that song
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and dance to that song.
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And everybody else has to get the song.
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Game number eight is called Draw It
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Each player takes a turn picking an animal and drawing it.
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And whoever guesses before they finish the completed project,
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the completed work of art, is the winner.
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Game number nine is called I Spy.
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Go ahead and designate one person as “it.”
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That person will look through the backgrounds of all the other players
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and say hey I Spy something red.
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They could name a color or a circle.
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They could name a shape.
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All the other players have to guess and each time nobody guesses
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the object then you add on a new clue or a new hint
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to help the team to come up with what they have spied.
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Game number 10 is Quarantine Would You Rather?
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I played this on a live stream a couple weeks ago.
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I will link that right up here in the cards for you to watch.
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It has lots of questions on how to play Would You Rather?
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So go check that out.
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Go watch the video after this one.
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Game number eleven is Two Truths and a Lie.
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Each player will tell two true things about themselves and one lie.
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You’ll take turns and all the other players
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they have to guess which one is the lie.
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Game number 12 it’s called Read My Lips.
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One player text another player a phrase.
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That player then says the phrase to the group without making a sound.
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The other players have to guess that phrase.
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Game number thirteen is great for preschoolers.
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You can play Simon Says.
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Everybody loves old school Simon Says.
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Simon Says touch your head.
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Simon says touch your nose. Touch your ears.
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Simon did not say touch your ears.
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You’re out.
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That’s how you play Simon Says.
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Game number fourteen is rock-paper-scissors.
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Yeah you can play rock paper scissors online.
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You knew that just gotta be visual rock paper scissors classic game.
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Game number fifteen is the ABC game.
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I’m going on a beach trip and I’m taking…
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oh and the next player has to come up
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with something else it starts with B .
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So they say I’m going on a beach trip, I’m taking an apple and a beach blanket.
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And then you go through the whole alphabet
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until someone cannot come up with an object to name
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with the letter in the alphabet and then they are out.
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Game number 16 is a memory game.
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You’re gonna need a cookie sheet for this
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and your magnets off your refrigerator.
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Go get those. Go get those right now.
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Put your magnets, they will stick right on to that cookie sheet .
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So give all the players 30 seconds to look at your magnets
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and then take one away.
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And players have to guess which magnet is missing.
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What did it look like I wonder?
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Can we remember what was actually on this cookie shape?
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on this cookie sheet? cookie sheet.
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Game number 17 is mad libs.
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I’ll leave a link in the description box down below
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of a free site, not my own, somebody else’s of some mad libs stories.
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And just fill out a mad lip story together.
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19 is a talent show but don’t do any prep.
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I mean you could do a talent show and have everybody preform.
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I think weren’t there some celebrities that recently did this?
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Or you could do a talent show on the spot
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which leads to some very interesting talents
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when people have to come up with a talent on the spot.
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I mean like one of my talents is I can bend my thumb
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behind my finger.
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Weird I know but that’s one of my talents.
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What is one of your talents?
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And game number twenty..
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Can you believe it?
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We’re at the end of this video.
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I really hope I have lifted your spirits through this video
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and given you guys some great ideas to have fun
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with your friends and family even though you can’t see them in person.
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This world is going to get better.
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This virus will end .
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It will not last forever.
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We can save lives by staying home and playing
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with our friends and our family online through an app such as zoom.
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This isn’t sponsored. I don’t know they don’t even know I’m doing this video.
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Alright game number 20 is Name That Emoji .
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Why did I just sing it? That was weird. Feeling sassy.
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in that emoji preload some emojis onto your computer
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so that you can share them and everybody has to caption the emojis.
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Put up some well-known emojis that everybody knows.
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You know laughing crying face, tears pouring down, heart emoji.
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And then give them some unusual ones like this one here or this one.
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What what what are those?
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I don’t know. Llet me know in the description box down below.
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Thank you guys so much for watching this video
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and I will see you in the next one.
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If you have some more that I didn’t mention
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I would love to hear about them
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so leave those game ideas in the description box down below.