Icebreaker games for junior youth
Mix & Meet
This is a really fun and simple (and yummy) small group get to know you game. Get each person...
Teeth
Everyone sits in a circle. Each player chooses a fruit or vegetable. Player A says their fruit/veggie, then...
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...
Drip Drip Drop
Kind like duck duck goose but with water. Everyone sits in a circle and the game begins just like...
Poopdeck
For medium size to large groups indoor or out. Use tape to create large boxes on the floor or...
Duck Duck Goose
Get the group to sit in a circle and then select one person to be "it". They must walk...
Poetry in Motion
This is a nice quiet activity when you've got a small cozy group and have some time to kill....
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....
Animals
The Group sits on chairs around in a circle with the odd man out standing in the middle trying...
Banana Chomp Relay: Search
As the teens get there, have them print their name on a list. This gives you the right spelling...
Banana Chomp Relay: Eat
Using the Bananas with the kids' names on them, pile all the bananas in a heap at the front...
Blindfolded Musical Chairs
It's pretty much what the name suggests! Each person playing is blindfolded and chairs are spread randomly through the...
The Chair Game
Arrange the chairs in a big circle, everyone to sit on a chair apart from one person, who stands...
Monkey in the Middle
For this icebreaker game, you'll need to form a circle with chairs. You have one person in the middle....
Cup Stack Relay
Line two teams up next to each other with a table a few metres away from the start of...
Play Dough Pictionary
Split the group into groups of about 5 pleople and distribute them around the room. Each group is given a...
Table Topics
This is an excellent ice breaker activity in it's simplest form! If you haven't heard of "Table Topics" before,...
Simple Word Games
There are many simple word games you can find at the website listed. Some of them can be played...
Matchstick Truth or Lie
Before playing, designate two actions for 'true' and 'false' (such as hands on heads or hands behind back) and...
Telephone
A classic and fun party game for all ages! 1. Get players to sit in a circle facing inwards. 2. Pick...
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...
Feet Pictionary
Set Up: - Divide the whole group into 2 teams, based on sides of the room. Any size youth group...
Human What's Missing?
This is a great game for learning names and getting used to each other. It's based on the whats...
Amoeba Tag
If you don't know anything about science, an Amoeba is a type of cell that eats other cells by...
Monsters inc. (sully says)
Works very similar to Simon says or just as a fun way of keeping everyone warm without the sully...
Bible Solving
This can be an in-lesson game, or just a game with a lesson. It's a game where you have...
Sharky shark
Set the boundaries of the game, a straight channel as long as you decide and as wide as appropriate,...
Rubber Band Cup Stacking
Players work together in teams to stack cups using a rubber band pulled by strings.
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...
Chalk Targets
SETUP Find a good area of concrete or sidewalk path where you will be able to play chalk targets....
Creative Hopscotch
To play hopscotch, players must hop and jump along a hopscotch course. Usually a course consists of single or...
Pin the Tail on the Donkey
No matter what you're pinning on what, this classic kids party game is sure to provide a laugh.
Pointers
This fast thinking game designed for youth group video calls is perfect for providing a laugh for any sized...
Favorite Things Memory Game
Everyone shares their favorite thing and they race to see who can remember first
