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.

Total matches: 173
Prev  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  Next
Title  Detail  Rating  Sort desc
Guess the personAlso known as the Name Game or Fishbowl This game works best with smaller groups - around 8-12... more>>>4 shiney stars
Gargle a tuneBring three or four people up the front.  Show each person (discreetly) the name of a well known song.  One at a time, they then... more>>>4 shiney stars
Streets and AlleysA good physical chasing game... more>>>4 shiney stars
Drop the lidA huge favorite amongst young people, this is a circle based game involving a lid and holding hands... more>>>4 shiney stars
Honey if you love meEveryone sits in a circle on chairs, and someone starts the game in the middle of the circle.  They pick someone (generally of... more>>>4 shiney stars
Have you everSetup chairs... more>>>4 shiney stars
The Animal GameEach person begins by selecting an animal, and a noise/action associated with that animal.  ... more>>>4 shiney stars
Record breaking nightThe whole concept is to have a series of 'records' and try and break them.  Ideas or examples include: who has... more>>>4 shiney stars


Toss a name gameStand everyone in a circle.  The leader then says his/her name and then throws a tennis ball to the person to their left. ... more>>>4 shiney stars
Animal KingdomAsk kids to introduce themselves and say which of the following animals they most identify with: eagle, dolphin, lion, sparrow, whale, or... more>>>4 shiney stars
Comedy HourForm pairs.  Ask each partner to complete any three of the following sentences: The funniest television commercial I've... more>>>4 shiney stars
Clan and TribeTell kids that they're going to form different groups or "clans".  Ask group members to choose from the following list of animals they... more>>>4 shiney stars
Travel reportExplain to your group members that they are travel writers.  Ask them to introduce themselves and tell the group where in their travels... more>>>4 shiney stars
Geometry DrillThis icebreaker will help group members understand what it takes to lead a group.  It will also give kids a chance to get to know each... more>>>4 shiney stars
Get LostForm trios and have kids introduce themselves.  Then tell trio members to alphabetize their first names and make the person with the... more>>>4 shiney stars
Gifts for the JourneyForm pairs.  Say: "Imagine that you're going on a long journey and that you'll need lots of supplies. Now introduce... more>>>4 shiney stars


Interrogate the leaderA unique way of helping the group get to know their leaders!... more>>>4 shiney stars
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>>>4 shiney stars
Five around the circleAn interesting way of having people in your group introduce each other to the rest of the group... more>>>4 shiney stars
I sure haveForm a circle and have a leader stand in the center.  Kids are to race to tag the leader if the statement you read is true of them. ... more>>>4 shiney stars
Total matches: 173
Prev  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  Next