Drawing
Drawing Relay
Also called Pictionary Relay, Running Pictionary
Teams send one artist at a time to the host for a secret word, then race back to draw it until their team guesses.
- people
- 9–60
- time
- 15 min
- energy
- High
- materials
- Household items
Kids-safeHR-safeChurch-safe
Before you start
Set up one drawing station per team, each the same distance from the host. Teams of 4–8 sit around their station.
- 1Each team sends one artist to the host, who quietly shows them the first word.
- 2Artists run back and draw — no letters, numbers or talking.
- 3As soon as a team guesses correctly, a new artist runs up for the next word on the list.
- 4First team through the whole list wins.
Cards for this game34
Edit them now. Host mode deals them one at a time, big enough for the room.
34 cards
- Sun
- House
- Fish
- Guitar
- Bicycle
- Jeepney
- Mango
- Rainbow
- Pizza
- Airplane
- Clock
- Umbrella
- Snowman
- Spider
- Cake
- Volcano
- Castle
- Bridge
- Dentist
- Birthday cake
- Fireworks
- Skyscraper
- Robot
- Camping
- Parol
- Lighthouse
- Traffic jam
- Sari-sari store
- Pirate ship
- Karaoke
- Fashion show
- Time machine
- Election
- Friendship
What to say3
- 1“Artists, come to me — no peeking at the other teams!”
- 2“No letters, no numbers, no talking! Just draw!”
- 3“Team 2 got it! Next artist, run!”
Host tips3
- Teams cheat by whispering the word to the next artist. Make every artist come to you, every time, and say the word to them quietly yourself.
- Number the words and show the number with it. When teams fall out of sync, you will need to know which word each team is on.
- Mix in a few easy words early. A team stuck on word one for three minutes gives up on the whole game.
Variants2
Blind artist
The artist draws with their eyes closed while teammates steer them. Good for a final round.
Christmas list
Parol, noche buena, simbang gabi, belen, Santa's sleigh — local words get the biggest laughs.
Safety1
- Clear bags and chair legs out of the running lane between the host and the stations.
Good for
Occasions
ChristmasTeam buildingBirthdaySchoolReunionRetreat
Venues
Indoor, smallIndoor, largeOfficeChurch hall