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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| Reverse photo scavenger hunt | Instead of the usual photo scavenger hunt, this idea involves... more>>> |  |
| Get Lost | Form trios and have kids introduce themselves. Then tell trio members to alphabetize their first names and make the person with the... 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>>> |  |
| Rattlesnake | The group sits down in a circle. One person is chosen to be "it". Blindfold the youth and spin them in circles. Hand one other... more>>> | |
| Hunt the Leader | This was one of my favorites. We would take the youth group to a large shopping mall or main street (depending if it's day or night)... more>>> | |
| Clan and Tribe | Tell kids that they're going to form different groups or "clans". Ask group members to choose from the following list of animals they... more>>> | |
| Where were you? | Have group members sit in a circle. Then choose one person to be the Chief Inspector and instruct that person to stand in the centre... more>>> | |
| Down Down Down | A simple easy to play ball game ... more>>> | |
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| Keep the Balloon up | Everyone stands in a circle, and throw... more>>> | |
| Grab that thing | The host of the night has to make a list of objects that you would expect the audience to have with them or objects that is around that area... more>>> | |
| Lifesize Battleship | Split your group into two teams. Setup the room with a divider down the middle (like a sheet) and play life-size battleship. Have people lie... more>>> | |
| Here I Sit | All people sit in a circle on chairs. There is one extra chair in the circle. A person sitting next to the spare chair starts by moving into... more>>> | |
| Poison | Poison is a good physical game to get people moving. It's also not as dangerous as it sounds!... more>>> | |
| Exciting life awards | This game is a creative way for people to get to know each other in pairs and then in a wider group... more>>> | |
| 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>>> | |
| Interrogate the leader | A unique way of helping the group get to know their leaders!... more>>> | |
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| Toss a name game | Stand everyone in a circle. The leader then says his/her name and then throws a tennis ball to the person to their left. ... more>>> | |
| He said She said | Give each person a pencil and piece of paper. Have each person start a story by writing one line. They then must pass the piece... more>>> | |
| Line up | This game is good if you need a quick 5 minute icebreaker or time filler. It works best for groups of 10 or more people. The leader... more>>> | |
| Gifts for the Journey | Form pairs. Say: "Imagine that you're going on a long journey and that you'll need lots of supplies. Now introduce... more>>> | |
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