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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| Play Ball | (Idea from dinner time mister wolf) One kid stands up the front with his back to the group. The rest of the group start... more>>> |  |
| Cracker Ping Pong | ... more>>> | |
| Three Things Theatre | Ask for three volunteers to stand at the front of the group and prepare to do an improvisational skit. Ask a couple of members of... 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>>> | |
| Ice cream whistle race | Preparation Make balls of ice cream with a whistle hidden in the centre of it. Mix in some sour gummy worms... more>>> | |
| Heads or Tails | A very simple game for all group sizes. Have everyone stand up and either put their hands on their heads or their 'tail'. Flip... more>>> | |
| Four Corners | A similar game to Heads or Tails, this game involves a process of elimination! You'll... more>>> | |
| Introduce a Friend | I recently played this game with a group of people I'd never met and it worked really well as a get-to-know-you game. Split... more>>> | |
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| Secret Questions | On the back of some Post-it... more>>> | |
| Who am I | For this activity you need some stickers (address labels), post-it notes or just some paper and tape. On each sticker, write... more>>> | |
| All Stars | Give each person a piece of paper and have them draw a self-portrait. Ask them to put their name on it (in case it's not obvious who it is!).... more>>> | |
| Silent Signs | Each person creates their own unique 'sign' - a discrete action such as the peace sign, thumbs up or down, pat on the head, tap on the nose,... more>>> | |
| Guess the baby | Ask everyone to bring a picture... more>>> | |
| Action Bingo | This game is like normal bingo but instead of crossing off numbers, you cross off activities you observe other people in the group doing. So... more>>> | |
| Human Hungry Hippo | Most people have... more>>> | |
| Egg Drop | A great game to encourage people to work together... more>>> | |
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| Two sides of a coin | This game encourages people to see the good in things, by identifying a positive side to every situation... more>>> | |
| Paper Building | A team building exercise where teams aim to build the tallest paper tower... more>>> | |
| Blind Draw | A drawing game to promote clear communication... more>>> | |
| Just One Question | You have just one question to ask to determine the suitability of an applicant.... more>>> | |
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