Browsing Category:Games & Icebreakers

crab-walk
This one is for you crazy…I mean brave…youth leaders out there!Put a large plastic tarp down on the ground and ask for 8 volunteers (girls work best here). Tell them they are merely going to race across the tarp; fastest one wins.Line them up and say, “Ready, set, oh wait a minute! I forgot the most important part.” Have...
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pumpkin-decoration
If you want something fun to do that will involve your entire group, this game is perfect for you.Split your group into teams. Have each team designate one person to be the pumpkin. The other teammates smear peanut butter (or something else that is sticky) on their pumpkin’s face. Then they are given a vast assortment of candies/foods to...
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dance-dance-evolution
It’s called Dance Dance EVOLUTION because the style of music keeps changing and changing and students don't know what to expect next! Here’s how you pull it off.Bring 2-4 students up front and tell them you are going to play a series of songs that they must dance to...without stopping! Best dancer wins.Make a playlist or a CD with...
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reaction
This game is a killer upfront game!Ask for 2 volunteers. Have each volunteer pick 3 friends who they believe to be “quick thinkers” or someone who “thinks fast on their feet.” Have 2 chairs in the room facing the crowd. Have each team line up behind a chair, with one person from each team sitting in a chair. (During...
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over-under-round-and-round
This is much like the normal version of the “Over Under” game.In this version, get students into two teams of no more than 15. Have them form a circle and then give them one large ball. Make sure the balls are the exact same for each grouped circle.The objective is to be the quickest team to pass the ball...
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mars-bar-dress-up
Gotta small group and wanna have a lot of laughs? This one is for you!Get your students to sit in chairs in a circle. Hand a pair of dice to someone in the circle. They roll the dice and are hoping for one of the dies to be a 6. If neither of the two dies are a 6,...
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