Group Size: 11 to 50 Time Needed: 5 to 30+ minutes Goal: help participants get acquainted and to build team camaraderie. Audience: Couples, Teens, Parents, Singles Special Considerations: Make an effort to collect quotations from a multitude of recognizable and yet ethnic diverse celebrities so as to not alienate participants. Resources Needed: Flip Chart pages […]
Group Size: 1 to 25 Time Needed: 10 to 15 minutes Goal: To promote teamwork, group cohesion and problem solving Audience: Couples, Parents, Teens, Children, Singles Special Considerations: Could get messy! Resources Needed: Several bottles of bubbles, tape, trash can or a bowl to be the “basket” Step-by-Step Instructions Before class place your basket in […]
Group Size: 26 to 50 Time Needed: 21+ minutes Goal: Build group cohesion by establishing “links” to other group members Audience: Couples, Teens, Parents, Children, Singles Special Considerations: None Resources Needed: None Step-by-Step Instructions Ask participants to divide into groups of about 10 to 15 people (depending on total group size). Explain that this activity […]
Group Size: Any Time Needed: 5 to 10 minutes Goal: To get to know each other Audience: Couples, Singles, Parents, Teens, Children Special Considerations: May need to alter instructions based on group. Can get loud! With two facilitators, start this exercise by completing the activity together in front of group. Resources Needed: Blank white paper […]
Group Size: 1 to 50+ Time Needed: 5 to 20 minutes depending on size of group and discussion; this activity requires about 20 minutes of prep time Goal: To help participants get to know each other; a fun way to break a large group into several small ones Audience: Parents, Couples, Teens, Children, Singles Special […]
Group Size: 10 to 30 Time Needed: 15 to 30 minutes depending on size of group Goal: To provide an icebreaker Audience: Couples, Parents, Teens, Children, Singles Special Considerations: Works best with outgoing and active groups; may not work well with more reserved groups. Make sure you don’t pick someone who is shy to go […]
Group Size: 10 to 30 Time Needed: 15 minutes or more depending on how many stories you choose to share Goal: To get to know each other Audience: Parents, Couples, Teens, Children, Singles Special Considerations: If working with couples or families, make sure they know to write stories only about themselves. A good rule is […]
Group Size: 5 to 25 Time Needed: 10 to 15 minutes depending on group size Goal: To provide participants a fun way to learn each other’s names Audience: Couples, Parents, Teens, Children, Singles Special Considerations: This game can become very loud with lots of laughter. Resources Needed: None Step-by-Step Instructions Have the group form a […]
Group Size: 10 or more Time Needed: 10 to 20 minutes Goal: To help group members get to know each other Audience: Couples, Singles, Parents, Teens, Children Special Considerations: This can get loud. Actively make sure only nice things are being written. This activity is great for first day introductions. With two facilitators, both can […]
Group Size: 10 to 15 participants (can go to 20 but challenging) Time Needed: 15 to 20 minutes Goal: To learn each other’s names and experience the difference between chaos and becoming intentional Audience: Couples, Parents, Teens, Children, Singles Special Considerations: Can be loud. Arrange for adequate space to comfortably complete activity. Resources Needed: A […]