Circle games

Two Truths And A Tale

For this great get to know you game, each person must make three statements about themselves, one of which...

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Psychiatrist

Have the entire group sit in a circle; a room with couches and chairs are fine, as long as...

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Matthew Mark Luke John

Each person has a chair. Put 4 chairs in a row (or use a couple couches), the rest in a...

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Jockeys Up

1. Tell the group to get into pairs, preferably with a person who has a similar height/weight to them. 2....

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Speed Dating With a Twist

Set up the chairs in two circles, a small circle and a larger circle outside of that. Make sure...

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Never Have I Ever

Hold out 5 fingers (well, 4 and your thumb) Go around the circle and one at a time, each person announces...

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Honey If You Love Me...

This is a brilliant circle game! Basically get a circle of chairs set up and get the whole group...

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Animal Noise Game

A great ice breaker game which is sure to lighten the mood and get people feeling comfortable around one...

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Chocolate Game

Place a chocolate block in the center of the table. The candy should stay in its wrapper and, to...

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Where The Wind Blows

Everyone sits in a circle on chairs and one person is in the middle. The person in the middle...

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Drip Drip Drop

Kind like duck duck goose but with water. Everyone sits in a circle and the game begins just like...

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Four on the Couch

Object: To have only your gender sitting on the couch. Set-Up: If you don't have a couch large enough...

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Matthew Matthew One One

Players are numbered off: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, 1,2,3,4,5,6 etc. Matthew sits in the super chair. This person starts clapping,...

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Musical Boys and Girls

Divide the group up into girls and boys, but try to make sure that there is an even amount...

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Do You Love Your Neighbour?

Get all the players to sit in a circle, except for one person who must stand in the middle...

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Mafia

Mafia is a classic campfire game played at many youth camps, summer camps and scout camps before. In some...

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Duck Duck Goose

Get the group to sit in a circle and then select one person to be "it". They must walk...

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Man Diddy Watcher

I remember playing this game way back in primary school days. Awesome fun. It's similar to "Doggy doggy who's...

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Drop the Keys

Everyone in the group takes a seat in their chair or designated seat, which seats should be arranged in...

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Lost on a Deserted Island

"The situation is dire - following a shipwreck, everyone has been stranded on a deserted island! Each person is...

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Poetry in Motion

This is a nice quiet activity when you've got a small cozy group and have some time to kill....

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I Am Going To And I'm Bringing

This is a guessing game. If there are fewer than ten people in the group, one person thinks of...

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Musical Chairs

A timeless classic kids party game! Set up some chairs in a circle (always make sure there is 1 less...

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Hey

14 Jan 2022 - This is an updated version of "Bang!" Get everyone to stand in a circle facing inwards. The...

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The Chair Game

Arrange the chairs in a big circle, everyone to sit on a chair apart from one person, who stands...

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Monkey in the Middle

For this icebreaker game, you'll need to form a circle with chairs. You have one person in the middle....

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Get To Know You Hey!

14 Jan 2022 - This is an updated version of "Get To Know You Bang" This is the "get to know...

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Trash Can Game

The whole group joins hands in a circle around the trash can. While holding hands, on the count of...

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Telephone Pictionary

This group game could be used as an ice breaker game or just as a relaxed game. It's a...

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Matchstick Truth or Lie

Before playing, designate two actions for 'true' and 'false' (such as hands on heads or hands behind back) and...

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The Little Couch

Four on the Couch is quite a fun game but it needs quite a few people to make it...

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Shuffle Bums

You get all the chairs in a circle and have the people playing sit on them. Make sure there...

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Telephone

A classic and fun party game for all ages! 1. Get players to sit in a circle facing inwards. 2. Pick...

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Question Circle Rotate

This is a fantastic "get to know you" game. Split the kids into two groups - tell one group...

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No Sir, Not I Sir (Prince of Paris)

This is a high paced game of concentration and reaction time. The goal of the game is to become #1...

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Duck Duck Splash

How to Play: This game is basically Duck Duck Goose except instead of tapping the persons head and saying...

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Families

This is a game that requires little preparation and is fun among small groups. Have the players sit in...

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Pass the Parcel

Pass the Parcel is a classic kid's party game and can be played on many different occasions - at...

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Ways to Play Uno

Basically, this is a collection of different ways you can play Uno. For those who don't know, Uno is...

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Food Basket

1) Set up the chairs in a large circle facing the middle. There should be one chair less than the...

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Hungry Hungry Humans

Setup: First you make a very large circle of chairs, or tables on their sides. This can also be...

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Bippity Bop-Bop

1) Everyone arranges themselves in a circle. One person is picked to be in the center. 2) That person will walk...

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Chair of Doom

Have everyone hold hands in a ring around the chair. The object of the game is to be the...

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to-yo-ta

Let everyone stand in a circle facing inwards. one person should start by saying the first phrase "TO" (like...

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Bad Habits

Distribute a small piece of white paper (A4 size paper cut into 4 pieces and give each piece to every...

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Screaming Toes

This is a very simple Game, maybe good for a time filler. Form a tight circle facing inwards. Everyone...

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Logic

This is not an active game but it is ideal for any down time such as bus rides, waiting...

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The Invisible Ball

This game might sound weird but I have never played with people who didn't like it. It is a...

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Tap

1. Have everyone gather around a table or flat surface. 2. Have players place each of their hands on a table...

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Hypocrisy

This game is super simple but loads of fun. It's actually based on an old obscure board game but...

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