Ice Breakers with Videos

A quick and simple ice breaker with three motions. Begin by introducing the motions: Food- rub your belly and say “mmmmm” Friends- hold out both arms wide and say “heeeeyyyy” Fireworks- clap both hands over your head and then say “shhhhhhhh” as you slowly lower your arms to your sides. Ask everyone to find a partner. They stand back to …

Hula hoop To pass a hula hoop along a circle of people. Have the group form a circle holding hands. Ask two people to let go of their grip long enough for them to place their hands through a hula hoop before rejoining them. The team task is to pass the hula hoop around the circle in a specified direction …

The first person starts the game by saying,”I’m goin on a picnic and I’m taking…” That person starts with the letter “A”. The second person repeats the first part of the sentence, repeats what the first person is bringing and then adds something starting with the letter “B”. This continues around with everyone starting with the first part of the …

This is a great ice breaker to get people moving and interacting and help them learn more about each other. The facilitator calls out two choices to a question, such as “Would you choose an Alaskan cruise or a Caribbean cruise?” Participants would then divide themselves by joining with everyone who shared their choice. You can continue to ask as …

To prepare for this activity, you will to need to create a list of A or B choice questions, and write them on a beach ball or balloon. Once you’ve created your prop, have participants stand in a circle. The leader tosses the ball to someone in the circle. When that person catches the ball, he/she reads aloud the choice …

This activity starts off like the traditional name toss. In case you aren’t aware, here are the common rules: 1) Arrange the group in a circle. 2) One person starts off by saying the name of someone else in the circle, and tossing the ball to them. 3) That person then in turn says the name of a different person, …

Large ball of string Sit the children in a circle and emphasize that they must remain in their seats or seated on ground (for safety reasons). The game starts by a child or the teacher saying the name of someone else in the circle and holding on to the end of the string, while throwing the ball to the person …