Categories Purpose/Focus: Icebreaker & Challenge Objective: The participants will use their cards to come up with as many answers as possible in a predetermined length
Let’s Get Wordy! Purpose/Focus: Ice Breaker Objective: The participants will be able to use their cards to create words Original Game: ITZI Required Materials: ITZI
Droodle See What I See? Purpose/Focus: Ice Breaker, Communication Objective: Using provided illustrations and phrases, participants will find their respective match in the larger group.
Onesie, Twosie, Thumbsie, Singsie Purpose/Focus: Ice Breaker, Communication Objective: Teams compete to roll a series of numbers as fast as they can. Original Game: TENZI
Curses! Curses! is a card game of wacky rules that people give each other. Anyone who makes enough slip-ups is out of the game and
Crayons If there is one childhood scent so potent that it can transport you back to your first-grade classroom, it is a new box of
Word Clumps Purpose/Focus: Ice Breaker, Communication Overview: Race to reform as a group to create words of given lengths. Original Game: Bananagrams/Letter Tiles/CrowdWords© Required Materials:
Story Circles Purpose/Focus: Introduce Objective: Teams create impromptu, creative stories using the categories on their cards Original Game: Anomia Required Materials: Anomia Game Cards by
Quick Category Commonalities Purpose/Focus: Introduce Objective: Players will quickly get into groups based on the facilitator’s command. Original Game: Anomia Required Materials: Anomia Game Cards
Spot It or Ubuntu Cards: Blind Find Objective: Players exercise their memory and test information retention in this partner card commonality challenge. Type of Activity:
Comfort Zone Wheelies Are you tired of asking the same questions to open your programs? Have you ever wanted your participants to go a little
Set Up: Have a deck of 52 “Year in Review” cards ready to distribute. Props Needed: A deck of “Year in Review” cards. Time Needed:
Making the simple connections… Don’t you love it when you see the proverbial light bulb go off in your participants? We love helping other facilitators
8 Spot It! Cards Activity Summaries Type of Activities: Icebreakers, Energizers, Journaling/Debriefing, Partner Activities Props Needed: Spot It! Cards. Process: The unique aspect of Spot
Best, Worst, First Thumball This unique icebreaker ball stimulates conversations about the player’s best, worst, or first life experiences. Great conversation starter and helps participants
Meet & Greet Thumball Participants share ideas, experiences, and personal preferences. Allows discovery of similarities and differences and genuine interest in each other’s lives. Builds
Type of Activity: Get to Know You Props Needed: Webbing Set-Up: Raccoon Circles (webbing) bring people together in a variety of ways, and this activity
The Talking Stick is a common method for both a speaking prompt and group management tool during reflective discussions. It provides an opportunity for each
Leadership Thumball The Leadership Thumball was designed to help organizations and individuals reflect and share thoughts about their leadership. There are 32 different leadership questions
