Active no prep 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...
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....
Rock Paper Scissors Evolution
This game is a fantastic group mixer ice breaker activity. Players must wander around the room and battle each...
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,...
Top & Bottom Tag
Gather your players into two teams. Tell one team to put one of their hands on their head, and...
Dinosaurs
1. Choose one person to be the "Danger Alert" or choose an adult or a group leader or something. Give...
Rock Paper Anything
This game could work really well as an "up the front duel" type of game or as an "all...
Amoeba Tag
If you don't know anything about science, an Amoeba is a type of cell that eats other cells by...
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.
