Youth Group Icebreakers
Youth Group Games has a huge range of icebreaker games for youth ministry and groups. "Icebreakers" (or ice breakers) are games or activities that break the ice and help people get to know each other at group functions, parties and events.
Ice breaker games are great for small groups or large groups where there are many people who don't know each other.
Having some relaxed, fun icebreaker games, icebreaker activities or warmup games at the beginning of a group meeting can be a fantastic way to the ease the group in the becoming more relaxed around each other. To get some ice breaker activity ideas view our collection of ice breaker games for small groups, icebreaker games large groups, icebreaker games teamwork and team building activities.
| Category | Teams | Duration | Messy-Factor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Square in the Air |       |
Single Player | 10 - 30 mins | No Mess |
| Actionary HOT TOPIC |    |
Multiple Teams | 5 - 10 mins | No Mess |
| Animals | |
Whole Group | 10 - 30 mins | No Mess |
| Banana Chomp Relay | |
Multi Player Duel | 0 - 5 mins | Cool Off & Clean Up |
| Banana Chomp Relay 2 | |
Multi Player Duel | 0 - 5 mins | Cool Off & Clean Up |
| Big Feed NEW TALKING POINT |  |
Multi Player Duel | 10 - 30 mins | Cool Off & Clean Up |
| Blow Wind Blow | |
Whole Group | 10 - 30 mins | No Mess |
| Bun Shuffle | |
Whole Group | 0 - 5 mins | No Mess |
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| Celebrity Articulate TALKING POINT | |
Multiple Teams | 10 - 30 mins | No Mess |
| Celebrity Head Mania | |
All On All | 5 - 10 mins | No Mess |
| Chaos NEW |  |
Whole Group | 5 - 10 mins | No Mess |
| Circle Untangle | |
Whole Group | 10 - 30 mins | No Mess |
| Cup Stack Relay | |
Multiple Teams | 5 - 10 mins | No Mess |
| Do You Love Your Neighbour? | |
Whole Group | 10 - 30 mins | No Mess |
| Donkey Game | |
Whole Group | 10 - 30 mins | No Mess |
| Drip Drip Drop |  |
Whole Group | 10 - 30 mins | No Mess |
| Duck Duck Goose | |
Whole Group | 5 - 10 mins | No Mess |
| Four on the Couch |  |
Multiple Teams | 10 - 30 mins | No Mess |
| Fruit Surgery NEW TALKING POINT |  |
Multiple Teams | 5 - 10 mins | Cool Off & Clean Up |
| Funny Faces | |
Whole Group | 10 - 30 mins | No Mess |
| Get To Know You Bang | |
All On All | 5 - 10 mins | No Mess |
| Giants, Wizards, and Elves NEW |  |
Multiple Teams | 10 - 30 mins | No Mess |
| Going Up or Going Down? |   |
Multiple Teams | 10 - 30 mins | No Mess |
| Grannys Knickers | |
Multiple Teams | 0 - 5 mins | Cool Off & Clean Up |
| Hantis (Extreme Full Body Ping-Pong) | |
Multiple Teams | 1 hour + | No Mess |
| Honey If You Love Me... HOT TOPIC TALKING POINT | |
All On All | 10 - 30 mins | No Mess |
| Human Paper Scissors Rock | |
Whole Group | 0 - 5 mins | No Mess |
| Human Sewing | |
Multiple Teams | 10 - 30 mins | No Mess |
| Human Traffic Lights |  |
All On All | 5 - 10 mins | No Mess |
| I Tell A Lie | |
Whole Group | 5 - 10 mins | No Mess |
| Icebreaker Questions | |
Whole Group | 5 - 10 mins | No Mess |
| Identity | |
Multiple Teams | 0 - 5 mins | No Mess |
| If I Went to Mars... | |
Whole Group | 5 - 10 mins | No Mess |
| Jenga Dare | |
All On All | 10 - 30 mins | Cool Off & Clean Up |
| Jockeys Up | |
Whole Group | 5 - 10 mins | No Mess |
| Lost on a Deserted Island | |
Whole Group | 5 - 10 mins | No Mess |
| Marshmellow Wars | |
Multiple Teams | 10 - 30 mins | Cool Off & Clean Up |
| Mastermind | |
Whole Group | 10 - 30 mins | No Mess |
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| Matchstick Truth or Lie | |
Whole Group | 10 - 30 mins | Cool Off & Clean Up |
| Mix & Meet | |
Whole Group | 0 - 5 mins | No Mess |
| Mix And Mingle | |
All On All | 5 - 10 mins | No Mess |
| Musical Boys and Girls HOT TOPIC TALKING POINT | |
Whole Group | 10 - 30 mins | No Mess |
| Musical Statues | |
All On All | 5 - 10 mins | No Mess |
| Mute Organisation | |
Whole Group | 5 - 10 mins | No Mess |
| Name Bingo | |
All On All | 5 - 10 mins | No Mess |
| Name Tag | |
Whole Group | 10 - 30 mins | No Mess |
| Never Have I Ever | |
Whole Group | 5 - 10 mins | No Mess |
| Over the Mountain | |
Whole Group | 0 - 5 mins | Cool Off & Clean Up |
| Pantyhose Pull | |
Multi Player Duel | 0 - 5 mins | No Mess |
| Penny For Your Thoughts | |
Whole Group | 0 - 5 mins | No Mess |
| Play Dough Pictionary | |
Multiple Teams | 5 - 10 mins | Cool Off & Clean Up |
| Poetry in Motion | |
Multi Player Duel | 10 - 30 mins | No Mess |
| Poopdeck | |
All On All | 5 - 10 mins | No Mess |
| Psychiatrist | |
Whole Group | 10 - 30 mins | No Mess |
| Queen Ann | |
Multi Player Duel | 0 - 5 mins | No Mess |
| Question Circle Rotate | |
Whole Group | 5 - 10 mins | No Mess |
| Remember Everything | |
Whole Group | 5 - 10 mins | No Mess |
| Remember Me? TALKING POINT | |
Multiple Teams | 5 - 10 mins | No Mess |
| Rock, Paper, Dragon | |
Whole Group | 0 - 5 mins | No Mess |
| Secret Identity | |
Whole Group | 5 - 10 mins | No Mess |
| Shoe Shuffle | |
Whole Group | 5 - 10 mins | Cool Off & Clean Up |
| Shoe Talk | |
Whole Group | 5 - 10 mins | No Mess |
| Simple Word Games | |
Whole Group | 0 - 5 mins | No Mess |
| Skit Night | |
Multiple Teams | 1 hour + | Cool Off & Clean Up |
| Slap Wrestling | |
Multi Player Duel | 0 - 5 mins | No Mess |
| Sneaky Phrase Game | |
Whole Group | 1 hour + | No Mess |
| Sock Thief | |
All On All | 0 - 5 mins | No Mess |
| Sound Effects | |
Multi Player Duel | 30 - 60 mins | No Mess |
| Speed Dating With a Twist | |
Whole Group | 5 - 10 mins | No Mess |
| Straws and Rubberbands NEW TALKING POINT | |
All On All | 5 - 10 mins | No Mess |
| Table Topics | |
Whole Group | 10 - 30 mins | No Mess |
| Tag of Water War! | |
Multiple Teams | 10 - 30 mins | Extreme Mess |
| Talkin bout Your Generation | |
Multiple Teams | 5 - 10 mins | No Mess |
| Team Architect | |
Multiple Teams | 10 - 30 mins | Cool Off & Clean Up |
| Teeth TALKING POINT | |
All On All | 0 - 5 mins | No Mess |
| Telephone | |
Whole Group | 5 - 10 mins | No Mess |
| Telephone Pictionary | |
Multiple Teams | 5 - 10 mins | No Mess |
| The Chair Game | |
All On All | 10 - 30 mins | No Mess |
| The Human Slingshot | |
Whole Group | 30 - 60 mins | No Mess |
| The Little Couch (Hot Seat) | |
All On All | 10 - 30 mins | No Mess |
| The Name Game | |
Multiple Teams | 10 - 30 mins | No Mess |
| The Tangled Chain | |
Whole Group | 5 - 10 mins | No Mess |
| The Toaster Game | |
Whole Group | 5 - 10 mins | Cool Off & Clean Up |
| The Ultimate Quiz | |
Multiple Teams | 30 - 60 mins | No Mess |
| Tired of being weak? | |
Single Player | 0 - 5 mins | Cool Off & Clean Up |
| Top & Bottom Tag NEW TALKING POINT | |
Multiple Teams | 10 - 30 mins | No Mess |
| True False Run | |
All On All | 0 - 5 mins | No Mess |
| Two Truths And A Tale TALKING POINT | |
Whole Group | 0 - 5 mins | No Mess |
| Ultimate Icebreaker | |
Multiple Teams | 10 - 30 mins | Extreme Mess |
| Ultimate Ninja | |
Whole Group | 5 - 10 mins | No Mess |
| What If...? | |
All On All | 5 - 10 mins | No Mess |
| Where The Wind Blows | |
All On All | 10 - 30 mins | No Mess |
| Yspy | |
All On All | 5 - 10 mins | No Mess |