Ice breaker Games
Ice breakers (or get to know you games) are an important part of running sessions for groups - they help people relax, let their guard down and be themselves. Incorporate these into your planning especially if your group contains new people.
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| Newspaper in shoe | Not really a game but a good thought provoking activity that can work well at the end of a devotional or youth service. Collect a... more>>> |  |
| Secret Questions | On the back of some Post-it... more>>> |  |
| Laughing game | One person is 'It' They choose another person in the group and have to make them laugh or smile in any way possible in less than 20... more>>> | |
| Do I know you? | Pair up the children. In those pairs number them 1 and 2. Get number 1's to create a circle. Then number two's stand in the middle... more>>> | |
| Wink em | Place chairs in a circle facing inward and have all the girls (or guys) sit down. One guy needs to stand behind each girl. One guy should... more>>> | |
| Poison | Poison is a good physical game to get people moving. It's also not as dangerous as it sounds!... more>>> | |
| Tic Tac Toe Trivia | Preparation: List of questionsTic Tac Toe board Large Area (inside or outside) Youth will be split up into two groups-... more>>> | |
| Down Down Down | A simple easy to play ball game ... more>>> | |
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| The Joust | Put people into groups of two. You'll need two stockings (or knee highs), eggs, and 2 foam swimming noodles. Within... more>>> | |
| Bad Bowling | Ten Pin Bowling for Youth Groups with a twist!... more>>> | |
| Paper Telephone | Separate into groups of 5-7 people each. Have each group sit around a table. Give a blank sheet of paper to each participant. Everyone... more>>> | |
| Buzz Fizz | Separate the group into groups of 10 (or thereabouts depending on the size of your group). They have to count from 1 to 50 as a group. However,... more>>> | |
| Birthday Bash | Setup a circle a set of chairs with one less chair then the amount of people present. Make one person "it". Go around... more>>> | |
| A Cold Wind Blows | Similar to musical chairs or "Have you ever", this game involves the group sitting around... more>>> | |
| Animal Bird Fish | Sit everyone in a circle, and select someone to start. This person (person a) walks up to any other person (person b) in the group and... more>>> | |
| Matthew Mark Luke John | Sit everyone in a circle. Each seat is assigned a name or number, starting with Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, one, two, three, four, etc.... more>>> | |
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| The sun shines on | Sit on the floor in a circle. Someone (we suggest a leader) starts in the middle and says "The sun shines on people who (choose an attribute... more>>> | |
| Snort | Snort is a pretty simple game and loads of fun!Everyone starts in a circle facing inwards. One player then "snorts" another... more>>> | |
| Photo night | Split into groups of 4-5 (make sure there's one leader in each group), and give each group a camera (or they can use their phones if they... more>>> | |
| Toilet roll game | Split into groups of 5-12 people. ... more>>> | |
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