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pick-one
Preparation: You will need to make a slideshow with a few different questions/answers before this mixer.This game gets students to interact with students that they wouldn't normally interact with. Here is what you do to get your kids talking with one another.Make a PowerPoint/Keynote slide that asks a simple question, like “Of the following kinds of pizza, which kind...
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speed-fellowship
Preparation: You will need to set up two circles of chairs before you play.If you're looking for a fun and fast-paced way for your students to get to know one another, this mixer is for you. This is a spin-off of speed dating. First create a list of 15 to 20 questions that are open ended questions, like, “Tell...
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spider-web-2
This fun activity works well as a mixer. All you need is a ball of yarn about the size of a softball. Here’s how you play:Have your students sit in a circle. (Use chairs if available.) Hand the ball of yarn to one student in the circle and ask him to answer the following questions (or make some up...
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christmas-music-mixer
Here is a great mixer that also serves as a fun way to divide students into teams for more games later on during youth group. To prepare grab index cards and pens. You will want one index card for each student. You will need to write out what is shown below before the game begins.As students walk in, hand...
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christmas-movie-mixer
Want a great Christmas mixer? This is a quick one that is a fun way to divide into teams.As students walk in, hand them a PREMADE card that has only ONE of the following on it:1. A Christmas Story (“You’ll shoot your eye out! You’ll shoot your eye out!”)2. It’s a Wonderful Life (“Every time a bell rings an...
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interlocking-interests
Preparation: Sheets of butcher paper and pens/markers.Divide students into groups of three. Give each group a large sheet of butcher paper and a different color marker for each person. Have them draw a Venn diagram with a circle for each student.The students in each group are to discuss what their similarities and differences are. After the discussion, they fill...
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pop-a-palooza
Preparation: Enough balloons and small pieces for each student/leaderAs kids come in have each one write his/her name on a piece of paper and put it in a balloon. Each student blows up their own balloon and all the balloons are put in one area (away from the students).When you are ready to begin the activities for the night,...
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