Icebreaker Questions

Icebreaker Questions is our list of over 20 great questions that you can ask people to help them feel more included — part of a group or team.  These questions are fun and non-threatening. You can use them as an icebreaker activity for meetings or classrooms, written on notecards and adapted for other games, or… Continue reading Icebreaker Questions

Story Starters Activity

Story Starters is a good get-to-know-you icebreaker to help people share interesting stories about themselves.  It works in groups of all sizes.  For very large groups, simply have everyone split into smaller groups of 4-6 people. Setup for Story Starters Setup of this icebreaker is flexible.  Materials required: Oxford 5″x8″ notecards and plenty of ballpoint pens. The… Continue reading Story Starters Activity

Candy Introductions Activity

Candy Introductions Activity is a get-to-know-you game that helps people learn new facts about each other in an easy way.  They select various pieces of candy from a bag, and each candy variety is associated with a fact about themselves which they will introduce to the others. This game also goes by other names, including… Continue reading Candy Introductions Activity

Fabulous Flags Game

Fabulous Flags (also known as the Personal Flags Game) is a useful icebreaker activity to help people convey what represents them or what is important to them.  Each person draws a flag that contains some symbols or objects that symbolizes who they are or what they enjoy. This get-to-know-you activity is best done indoors.  Any… Continue reading Fabulous Flags Game

Newspaper Towers Game

Compete against other teams to see who can build the largest tower using only one ingredient – newspaper!  Newspaper Towers (also known as Build the Tower) is a great teambuilding activity involves creativity, coordination, and teamwork! This activity works best for people ages 8 and up.  It works great for groups of six to fifteen people.… Continue reading Newspaper Towers Game

Extreme Rock, Paper, Scissors Game

Battle it out to see who is the rock, paper, scissors champion of the group — as the losers of each mini-round cheer the remaining winners on! This game works best for ages 12 and up.  It’s recommended for large or extra large groups of 15+ people. Setup for Extreme Rock, Paper, Scissors No special materials are required… Continue reading Extreme Rock, Paper, Scissors Game

Psychiatrist Game

Confuse the designated psychiatrist by acting like other people in the group.  The psychiatrist must guess who is who and why! This game works best for ages 13+.  It works great with medium to large sized groups of 6+ people.  Nothing is needed except a timer or stopwatch.  Indoors is the ideal setting. How to set up… Continue reading Psychiatrist Game