Games & Icebreakers

Quick Draw

Divide into 2 teams and have each team get as far away from each other as possible (opposite sides of the room). The leader is in the center of the room and holds two boxes (one for each team) containing 10-20 words or phrases on little slips of paper. When the game begins, one member from each team runs...
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balloon-soccer
Set up two teams giving each a bunch of balloons. Each team has only one color balloon. The goalie for each team stands opposite his team in front of a large container or even a taped off section of the "field", much like an end zone. The teams try to get their balloons to their goal and into the...
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fruit-sculpture
Break up into teams. Each team makes a sculpture out of the fruit given to it. Award prizes for most creative and most stable. Have hand towels and paper towels handy for clean up.Also see Banana Surgery (Click Here), Bubble Gum Sculpture (Click Here), Tootsie Roll Sculpture (Click Here), and Chocolate Tower (Click Here).
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TheSource4YM.com Jonathan's Resource Ezine Weekly Resources, Ideas and Articles from The Source for Youth Ministry Tuesday, January 6, 2004 In This Issue Featured Article: "Oh, by the way!" Four Words Volunteers Hate to Hear...
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hug-fest
Instruct your whole group to walk randomly around the room. About every ten seconds or so, call out a number. Everyone in the game must immediately form a group hug made up of the number of people that you called.This sometimes leaves some people unable to form a group because they don’t have enough people. They are out of...
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