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    January 31, 2010

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    What you'll need:

    Photos from magazines, newspapers, the Internet or photos taken by yourself.
    You'll need at least one photo for each person.

    Directions:

    Create groups of 5-7 people or larger.

    Mix up the photos, face down and then have each person pick one photo.

    Each person has a picture but they cant show it to anyone.

    The group then tries to come up with a story from some photos.

    It takes a lot of patience and understanding to keep the story going in the direction that the first person started off with. 

  • Balloon Bust

    January 30, 2010

    icebreaker

    Divide into two groups.

    Form two lines. 

    Each person gets a balloon that's inflated. 

    The first person in each line is given instructions on what to do with their balloon (ex: dribble balloon to wall and back, kick ballon, balance baloon on foot, etc.). 

    Once they have completed the task, they return to their starting point at the front of the line and sit on their balloon until it pops.  Only after it pops can the second person in line begin the assigned task that was given. 

    Again, after they've completed the task, they return to their place in the line, and sit on their balloon until it pops. 

    The first team to pop all its balloons, wins.

  • Non-Musical Chairs

    January 30, 2010

    icebreaker

     Materials:

    *A chair for all but one person.

    Make a circle with the chairs as if you were setting up a game of musical chairs, the person without a chair will start the game.

    Have everyone seated, the person in the middle of the circle will state a clothing item or physical characteristic, such as, but not limited to, green eyes or blue jeans. (The person in the middle must match the criteria they call)

    The persons with those characteristics, etc. will stand up and switch seats, since there won't be a chair for everyone since the person in the middle will need a seat, the last person standing is "it". The game goes on for any amount of time.

     

     

  • Superhero Challenge

    January 26, 2010

    icebreaker

    Materials: none: pens and paper optional

    Divide into groups or tables of 5 or 6. In 2 minutes, with your group members, create a superhero based on Christian principles or Biblical principles or events. You must list 3 superpowers and at least one weakness. For example: (Superpowers: can walk on water, part a sea, full of patience. Weakness – speaks only King James English)

  • Unselfish Love

    January 21, 2010

    icebreaker

    For small group

    At least one person who can do push-ups (10 or 20 for each group member, depending on size of group).

    Reward for each group member (hamburgers, food, candy, snacks)

    In a small group of 5-7 people, ask for volunteers who can do 10 push-ups.

    Then, ask those volunteers who can do 10 or 20 push-ups times the number of people in the group (70 total for example).

    Out of those volunteers, ask the group to pick one person to do the total number of push-ups (Student A).

    Have everyone form a circle and bring student A into the middle. Then show the rewards to everyone and explain the challenge below.

  • The Toilet Paper Game

    January 15, 2010

    icebreaker

    All you would need is a brand new roll of toilet paper. Any kind works. You go around your group telling each person to take how ever many sheets they use when they go to the bathroom. You cannot tell them what the toilet paper is for until after everyone in the group has a few sheets. After everyone has a few sheets of toilet paper, they have to write one fact about themselves on one sheet of toliet paper.

    For example: I take 10 sheets of toilet paper, I would have to write 10 facts about myself on each sheet of toilet paper. Like I have 3 brothers and 1 sister.

    To make the game more fun, have your group members write random facts that they never told anyone before or facts that don't seem like it would be their thing they like to do.

  • Alka-Seltzer Duel

    January 14, 2010

    icebreaker

    You may play this game as a quick up-front game or even as a 4-person tournament. 2 contestants, each armed with a squirt gun, will take five paces and turn to duel. On each of their foreheads, you will have attached an Alka-seltzer tablet with double stick tape (possibly use big rubber bands if tape doesn’t work). They draw and shoot the water at each other, the first one to dissolve the tablet on the other's forehead wins. Use swim goggles for each to protect their eyes. The tablet will fizz and foam all over the place.

    Have towels close by for clean-up. A cheesy western song (think Clint Eastwood or Lone Ranger) and some “cowboys” or “cowgirls” add to this one.

  • Rock, Paper, Scissor Splits

    January 12, 2010

    icebreaker

    Can be used in a large or small group.

    Have everyone in your group pair off into twos.

    Make sure pairs are evenly spread out around the room.

    To start, each person needs to face their partner and place their left foot behind their right foot, 3-5 inches apart.

    Then at the same time all groups play rock-paper-scissors. The winner of each pair has to say one fact about him/herself. The loser of the pair takes one step back with his/her left foot. Their right foot does NOT move.

    During the next round the winner still says a fact about him/herself. If the winner lost the previous round, he/she has a chance to move his/her left foot forward a step. The loser still moves one step back with his/her left foot.

  • Who (What) Am I?

    January 11, 2010

    icebreaker

    Materials needed: sheets of paper, marking pens, tape.

    A sheet of paper with the name of a person, place, or thing written on it (ie: 'Thomas Edison' or 'Giraffe') is attached to the back of each participant.

    As each name is different from another, the individual participant does NOT know what person, place, or thing is attached to his or her own back; and, therefore, the participant must mill about the room asking only yes/no questions of the other participants to try to learn who is taped to his/her back.

    The other participants can only answer 'yes' or 'no'  to the individual's questions.

    Example questions the individual participant might ask are: 'am I a basketball player?' ... 'do I live in America?'... 'am I a place?'.

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