Browsing Category:Games & Icebreakers

the-potato-game
To play this game, you need an open field, several bags of potatoes, and 4 different colored balls of yarn. Here’s what you do.Prior to the start of the game, spray paint 4 huge circles of EQUAL size that are also evenly spaced from one another in the form of a square. (In other words, make your field a...
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waterballoon-frenzy
Before the game… Buy three different colors of balloons, along with three coordinating colors of plastic beads (or something similar). Place one pebble in each matching balloon and fill the balloons with water. So red beads would go in red balloons. Make sure you have enough balloons for your group. You will need at least 10 balloons per student.Set...
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duck-thrust
If you have a swimming pool and lots of teens together, throw in a couple of rubber ducks, and you can play Duck Thrust. Here’s how it works.Put 3-4 players at one end of the pool and give them one rubber duck apiece. When you say go, they must use their nose to push the duck to the other...
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doggy-doo-and-kitty-doo
This game works best with at least 10 students, but the more the merrier. Break students into two equal teams for this gross relay game. At the opposite end of the room place two kitty litter boxes (one for each team) on the ground, maybe with a tarp under to keep the area clean. Fill the kitty litter boxes...
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fact-or-fiction
This is a great game for small to medium-sized groups that not only offers the prospect of winning a prize but also provides a "unique" learning experience. Only a few supplies are needed.Objective:Teens will be given an opportunity to exercise their mental faculties by determining whether a story is either Fact or Fiction. The teens who get the most...
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paper-airplane-toss
Basically, this game is played like a water-balloon or egg toss, only you use paper airplanes instead. So you'll need plain paper or construction paper for this game. Here’s how you do it.Have every person find a partner, and give each pair a few pieces of paper. Give them 5 minutes to fold their own paper airplane, and you...
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text-message-relay
This fun game makes use of kids’ cell phones and their innate ability to send quick text messages to their friends. It’s sort of a mix between tag and a scavenger hunt. Here’s how you do it.First, split your whole group into two teams of 4-6 kids each. Make sure that every kid on the teams has a cell...
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