Relaxed icebreaker games
Secret Identity
Have everyone secretly write down the name of a person on a small piece of paper or a "post-it"...
Name Bingo
This is probably one of the oldest and most well known icebreakers. It's also known as "People Bingo" and...
Mix & Meet
This is a really fun and simple (and yummy) small group get to know you game. Get each person...
Shoe Talk
Often at the start of a youth camp or youth group year there are many people who don't know...
Teeth
Everyone sits in a circle. Each player chooses a fruit or vegetable. Player A says their fruit/veggie, then...
Blow Wind Blow
For this icebreaker game you'll need to set up your chairs in a circle facing inwards. Make sure there...
Remember Me?
Get your two teams to mingle together for a couple of minutes, and introduce themselves to each other. The...
Two Truths And A Tale
For this great get to know you game, each person must make three statements about themselves, one of which...
Slap Wrestling
Two people stand facing each other with about a shoulder's span between them and thier feet together. They must...
Psychiatrist
Have the entire group sit in a circle; a room with couches and chairs are fine, as long as...
Actionary
This icebreaker youth group game is a cross between pictionary, sculptionary and charades. Firstly come up with a list...
Speed Dating With a Twist
Set up the chairs in two circles, a small circle and a larger circle outside of that. Make sure...
Celebrity Head Mania
Grab a whole bunch of sticky labels or masking tape and write the names of celebrities on the non-sticky...
Honey If You Love Me...
This is a brilliant circle game! Basically get a circle of chairs set up and get the whole group...
Mute Organisation
Simply announce that you want everyone lined up across the room by birth-date. Only catch: no talking. Once they...
Shoe Shuffle
Get the group to take off their right shoe. Then throw all the shoes in a big pile in...
Penny For Your Thoughts
Each kid gets a coin. When asked, they share something significant that happened to them the year the coin...
The Tangled Chain
Get everyone to huddle in a group in the middle of the room and join each hand with someone...
Animal Noise Game
A great ice breaker game which is sure to lighten the mood and get people feeling comfortable around one...
Icebreaker Questions
A great way to help people open up to each other is to ask them fun questions that allow...
Drip Drip Drop
Kind like duck duck goose but with water. Everyone sits in a circle and the game begins just like...
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...
The Toaster Game
Everyone sits in a circle. In the middle of the circle is a toaster. Put a piece of bread...
Musical Boys and Girls
Divide the group up into girls and boys, but try to make sure that there is an even amount...
The Name Game
This is a great get-to-know you style icebreaker. To start off, maybe get the group to stand in a...
Mingle Mingle Mingle
This is a good youth group game to get kids mingling together and to help kids to get to...
If I Went to Mars...
Group is seated in circle. First person begins, 'My name is ... If I went to Mars, I would take....
Lost on a Deserted Island
"The situation is dire - following a shipwreck, everyone has been stranded on a deserted island! Each person is...
Poetry in Motion
This is a nice quiet activity when you've got a small cozy group and have some time to kill....
I Tell A Lie
The object of this small group ice breaker game is to reveal unknown things about yourself to the group...
Mastermind
The classic game of Mastermind works well when solved as a whole group. The whole group must work together...
Animals
The Group sits on chairs around in a circle with the odd man out standing in the middle trying...
Queen Ann
The object is to figure out what Queen Ann likes... the leader says examples, Queen Ann likes toes but...
Identity
Divide your group into 2 teams. Each person writes the name of a well known person they would like to...
Table Topics
This is an excellent ice breaker activity in it's simplest form! If you haven't heard of "Table Topics" before,...
Donkey Game
Everyone circles up, and two people start with a ball each. One ball is to be passed around the...
Celebrity Articulate
If you've ever played the famous board game "Articulate" then you'll love this game. It usually is easier to...
Sneaky Phrase Game
This ice breaker game is a good group game to play with a small group - maybe at a...
Simple Word Games
There are many simple word games you can find at the website listed. Some of them can be played...
Telephone Pictionary
This group game could be used as an ice breaker game or just as a relaxed game. It's a...
Matchstick Truth or Lie
Before playing, designate two actions for 'true' and 'false' (such as hands on heads or hands behind back) and...
The Little Couch
Four on the Couch is quite a fun game but it needs quite a few people to make it...
The Ultimate Quiz
Divide the group into teams of between 5 and ten people (If you are running a camp with small groups,...
Telephone
A classic and fun party game for all ages! 1. Get players to sit in a circle facing inwards. 2. Pick...
What If?
You give each person the two pieces of paper. Tell them to write on one piece a random question...
Snowball Fight
This is a great fun get to know you game. It works well as an ice breaker game and...
Remember Everything
This get to know you game is best played in a smaller group of around 10 or so people. If...
Spot The Difference
Divide your group into two teams. Stand the first group in a line facing the second group. The second...
Paper Telephone
Ok, so we all remember the kids game telephone, where the person at the front of the line whispers...
Human What's Missing?
This is a great game for learning names and getting used to each other. It's based on the whats...
