Active icebreaker games for large groups
Jockeys Up
1. Tell the group to get into pairs, preferably with a person who has a similar height/weight to them. 2....
True False Run
The group stands in the middle of a room (or if outside, between two markers eg cones). one wall...
Over the Mountain
I love this game for getting to know students. Each player sits in a chair in a circle facing...
Musical Statues
I usually call this game dance and stop, because then the rules are even easier to explain. Play music,...
Where The Wind Blows
Everyone sits in a circle on chairs and one person is in the middle. The person in the middle...
Poopdeck
For medium size to large groups indoor or out. Use tape to create large boxes on the floor or...
Sock Thief
Get everyone to take their shoes off. Give two spare socks to anyone not wearing any. Everyone gets down...
Duck Duck Goose
Get the group to sit in a circle and then select one person to be "it". They must walk...
Mix & Mingle
This get to know you game / ice break game is a great way to generate discussion amoungst a big...
Circle Untangle
This is an all time classic icebreaker game! Everyone stands in a big circle and then grabs onto two...
Rock Paper Dragon
This game is great as an icebreaker and our group did it the first night of a youth confrence....
Human Paper Scissors Rock
This game is a variation of normal paper scissors rock. I'm going to assume you know how that one...
Pantyhose Pull
2 players put an end of a pair of panty hose over each others head and hold it over there...
The Chair Game
Arrange the chairs in a big circle, everyone to sit on a chair apart from one person, who stands...
Jenga Dare
This is a great youth group ice breaker game. Would work really well to help the group mingle and...
Rock Paper Scissors Evolution
This game is a fantastic group mixer ice breaker activity. Players must wander around the room and battle each...
Shuffle Bums
You get all the chairs in a circle and have the people playing sit on them. Make sure there...
Going Up or Going Down?
You start by splitting everyone up into teams of two. Everyone is standing and has their backs against each...
Giants, Wizards, and Elves
Summary: An icebreaker / action oriented game good for medium and large sized groups. Similar to a game of rock,...
Snowball Fight
This is a great fun get to know you game. It works well as an ice breaker game and...
Human Traffic Lights
Whilst the music is playing, all players must dance around the room and when the music stops players must...
Top & Bottom Tag
Gather your players into two teams. Tell one team to put one of their hands on their head, and...
Chaos
Get the youth to make a circle with the chairs facing inwards. There needs to be one less chair...
Dinosaurs
1. Choose one person to be the "Danger Alert" or choose an adult or a group leader or something. Give...
Just Dance Live
Based on the game for Kinnect or Wii, this is a simple fun, high energy group game for your...
Rock Paper Anything
This game could work really well as an "up the front duel" type of game or as an "all...
Orky? Snorky!
A group of players sit in circle. One person is placed standing in the middle of the circle and...
Amoeba Tag
If you don't know anything about science, an Amoeba is a type of cell that eats other cells by...
Steal the Bacon
This game is simple and is a great icebreaker among youth groups and camps. Divide the group into four...
Sprouts
This epic twist on dodgeball is best played with a fairly large group. It's great to use as an...
Raining Balloons
1. Blow up all the balloons bought and evenly distribute them into 2 different large garage bags (do this beforehand) 2. Divide...
Monsters inc. (sully says)
Works very similar to Simon says or just as a fun way of keeping everyone warm without the sully...
Sharky shark
Set the boundaries of the game, a straight channel as long as you decide and as wide as appropriate,...
If I Were A Butterfly
This is the game version of the popular children's song "If I Were a Butterfly" and is a variation...
Number Clumps
Alliances are quickly formed and broken as kids scramble to clump together in groups of different numbers.
