Browsing Category:Games & Icebreakers

mute-organization
MAIN POINT: CommunicationSimply announce that you want everyone lined up across the room by birth date. The only catch: no talking. Once they are all lined up, ask certain people their birthdays just to be sure.You can have them do the same thing, but by shoe size, height, etc.Also see Communication Challenge (Click Here), Inversion (Click Here), and Numbers...
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opposite-arm-dodgeball
This game is played just like it sounds. Set up any dodgeball game that your kids like. However, make them throw with their opposite arm. It helps keep your jocks from dominating the game and also encourages the kids who are afraid of getting hit.I normally play and act really dumb trying to throw with my wrong arm. Kids...
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surgical-glove-blow-up
Get some surgical (rubber) gloves - the kind that blow up. Have several contestants come up and pull the gloves over their own heads, all the way down to just above their mouth. Have them blow with their noses, inflating the gloves on their head. After 90 seconds see who's glove is blown the biggest, without breaking.
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blend-o-rama
Up front and entertaining. Find four students who have strong stomachs--the type who claim they'll do anything!Place four blenders on a table on stage or up front. Have 20 different edible items placed in 4 different lunch bags. Number the lunch bags 1-4.Interview each student, asking them their school, their birthday and their favorite food. Keep note of who...
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happy-shake
File this in the "fun with a blender" category!Go to McDonald's and pick up 3 Happy Meals (the manager may even donate them if he appreciates youth work). Pre-pick 3 willing contestants and bring them up front. (Make sure you follow "Jonathan's Seven Sins of Game Leading" tips here- especially #2- being prepared and #7- making sure the entire...
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