cookie-tower
Get teams of 3 or 4 people up front. Each team member is armed with cookies. (Gingersnaps are usually the best; Nilla Wafers work in a pinch.)Within one minute, the team members must stack their cookies, one on top of the other, on one person’s forehead. The team with the most cookies stacked wins. (Try this with Starbursts, too.)Added...
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king-of-goats
Outdoor or Indoor. Choose a "goat" from the group (or one from each team) and have it removed while the groups are given instructions. The crowd (one group) is instructed to stand on the sidelines and shout instructions to the goat, while the circle group (the other group) is told to form a circle holding hands. The goat is...
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Games & Icebreakers

Grape Toss

Divide into teams of 6-10. Each team gets into a circle and appoints one member to be the grape tosser. He gets a bag of grapes (or small marshmallows) and stands in the center of the circle. When the signal is given, he tosses a grape to each team member in the circle, one at a time, and the...
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spam-roulette
For this game, you need a can of Spam, a spoon, and fun facts about Spam (Phone # to call on the can.)Bring 3-6 volunteers upfront. Play fun music. When the music stops, the person must choose a person on his right or left. That person must answer a trivia question about Spam (check online). If they cannot answer,...
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un-banana
This gross game is played up front with two people while the crowd watches. Give each person a banana and a bottle of 7-Up. Tell them they must eat the banana first then drink the bottle of 7-Up as fast as possible. The first one finished wins.Sounds easy. But watch what happens when the 7-Up mixes with the half-chewed...
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twirling-long-jump
Bring 3 volunteers to come forward and try this. Give each a stick about 24 inches long. Tell them to hold it straight out at arm’s length with both hands so that they can watch it while turning around 20 times. They then must drop their stick and jump over it. Whoever jumps the farthest is the winner. Of...
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