It’s winter time! Time to take the snowball fight in doors! Tape off a dividing line on the floor. Divide your group into two teams. Place a team on each side of the line. Then ask each class member to wad up at least five sheets of paper to form snowballs. It’s now time to haveContinue reading “SNOWBALL WAR”
Category Archives: Ice Breakers
HUMAN KNOTS
This youth group game is a bit of a puzzle game that can be done as an entire group or as a competition. Have each team/group get into a circle, with students standing up and standing shoulder to shoulder facing the inside of the circle. Have each person reach out his/her right-hand and grab theContinue reading “HUMAN KNOTS”
HUMAN TIC TAC TOE
(Graphic created by Anthony R, Morehead) Everyone loves a great game of Tic Tac Toe! So, let’s super-size this classic! Enjoy a game of human Tic Tac Toe. Setup this activity by laying out three rows of three dots (Spot markers, carpet squares, paper plates, etc). The idea is to make it look like aContinue reading “HUMAN TIC TAC TOE”
MINGLE
A great teacher strategy I love to use when I am working with a large group but need to divide them into smaller groups is called MINGLE. Start out by yelling out random numbers and have students get in a group with that many student EXAMPLE: If you shout 7 then everyone should get in groups of sevensContinue reading “MINGLE”
PEOPLE SEARCH
OBJECTIVE: Find people who like the following items. You will have five minutes to go around the room and find people who like the items below. Once you find someone who likes one of the following items, have them initial on the line. Who likes chocolate_______. Who has a dog_______. Who likes to shop_______. WhoContinue reading “PEOPLE SEARCH”
THUMB WAR BY MATTHEW SMITH AND JOHNATHAN NAZARIAN
(Slide created by Matthew L. Smith of www.DesignsByMattslid.com) One, two, three, four, I declare a thumb war. Five, six, seven, eight, try to keep your thumb straight. Next youth group meeting try an old classic. Youth Ministry legend Johnathan Nazarian recently resurrected this old classic by hosting a “Thumb War” tournament. He had two girls teams and two guys teams. TheyContinue reading “THUMB WAR BY MATTHEW SMITH AND JOHNATHAN NAZARIAN”
PEOPLE BINGO
With a new school year in progress and new small groups kicking off, I have had numerous requests for icebreakers. I will be posting an icebreaker every day this week and will resume my regular posting schedule next week. One of my wife’s very favorite activities is BINGO. We recently created a people bingo game for her andContinue reading “PEOPLE BINGO”
DO YOU HAVE MY SHOES?
With a new school year in progress and new small groups kicking off, I have had numerous requests for icebreakers. I will be posting an icebreaker every day this week and will resume my regular posting schedule next week. Need an icebreaker this week, but your in a hurry, have no money and stressed to your limit? Well,Continue reading “DO YOU HAVE MY SHOES?”
SPEED TALKING
With a new school year in progress and new small groups kicking off, I have had numerous requests for icebreakers. I will be posting an icebreaker every day this week and will resume my regular posting schedule next week. This is an exciting way to have group members get to know each other. SETTING IT UP Have sixContinue reading “SPEED TALKING”
TWO TRUTHS AND A FIB
With a new school year in progress and new small groups kicking off, I have had numerous requests for icebreakers. I will be posting an icebreaker every day this week and will resume my regular posting schedule next week. This is a classic activity to get participants to know each other a little better. It is a sureContinue reading “TWO TRUTHS AND A FIB”