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Games & Icebreakers, Mixers

Four on a Couch

December 22, 2003

Depending on the size of your group, this game could work as an Up Front Game (for a large group—the group watches while a few do the activity in front of the group, entertaining the rest) or as a Mixer (for a small group—in a group of 8-12 kids you could involve almost everyone.Create a circle with chairs and...

Name Toss

December 22, 2003

MAIN POINT: A great get-to-know-you game.Small Group game. Have your group sit in a circle with no open spots and one person in the middle holding a tennis or whiffle ball. The person in the middle calls out someone's name and throws the ball up in the air. The person whose name was called has to run to the...

Games & Icebreakers, Outdoor Games

Radioactive Renegades

December 20, 2003

This is a “sponsor hunt” type game played at night on a retreat and takes 30 minutes to an hour (most often played outdoors, but can be played in a huge facility with lots of rooms- and lights dim). The objective is for students to “save the world” by finding all the “Renegade Rebels”. The catch is that they...

Anywhere Games, Games & Icebreakers

Ninja, Gun, Gorilla

December 20, 2003

Same as “Rock-Scissors-Paper”, only you use your whole body. Play it up huge, having someone demonstrate each:Ninja: guy in karate stance yelling “waaaaa!”Gun: hold finger gun and say “BANG!”Gorilla: arms in air & beating chest, saying “ooo, ooo, ahh, ahh, ahh!”"Ninja beats gun.Gun beats gorilla.Gorilla beats ninja.If there's a tie, you die!"Keep going until all are eliminated; fun to...

Big Room Games, Games & Icebreakers

Shoe Tie

December 20, 2003

While students are entering, ask them to take off their shoes and put them in a back room out of sight. While they're involved in other activities, have a leader or two sneak back and tie all the shoes together in one big, massive knot. Then bring out the pile in front of everyone.The object of the game is...

Anywhere Games, Games & Icebreakers

Travel Alphabet Game

December 20, 2003

Travel Game: See who can find the letters of the alphabet in order just by looking at signs along the journey.Added by Jenny SchnecklothAlso see Atlas, Sentence Game, both on the Anywhere page & Mad Sentence Dash on the Upfront page.

Anywhere Games, Games & Icebreakers

Story Time

December 20, 2003

Great game for travel or small group. One person starts a story – any kind of story (i.e. “Once upon a time there was a bear named Horatio…”). The person in the next seat continues the story (i.e. “Horatio was a dumb, but friendly bear with zits all over his fur-face…”). Each person adds a statement to the story....