Each participant gets a set of few LEGO bricks (identical sets to everyone – a few items, around 5-10 bricks per person will suffice). Optional: the figures/buildings and the metaphors may be used later on to help discussions around the table. She is passionate about engaging, empowering, and enabling children to reach their maximum potential in ALL of their occupations as well assuring them that God loves them! Remember that opening activities needn’t be complicated to be effective and when looking for ice breaker ideas, don’t discount the simple joy of making others laugh!

Whatever way you go, these icebreaker questions are a great starting point for team bonding and helping participants get to know other group members. Read on to discover some of the fun ways that others have used to address these important skills with children of all ages. Additionally,it gives participants quick snapshots of multiple players (since they see many cards as they’re being passed around), and it creates memorable visuals that give people conversation pieces as the meeting progresses. Here, we’ve collected ice breaker activities to help improve teamwork and collaboration in a more involved manner. It’s especially fun for people who think they already know each other very well – almost every time there are at least a few surprises!

With established groups, invite participants to share their own welcome, focusing on helping everyone in the room feel safe and welcome. Over-the-counter games are a great go-to and others have taken the time to do just what is discussed here.

The person who answers must answer truthfully without saying ‘yes’ or ‘no’ or make any gestures or sounds that means yes or no. This icebreaker helps develop team collaboration and non-verbal communication, and it’s great when kicking of a training session with lots of talking later! Don’t Break the Ice Worry activity- This game was adapted with the simple use of dots and 4 questions.As an idiom, 'break the ice" means to start a conversation or activity in a way that makes people feel more comfortable and relaxed.

People then have to walk around and ask closed questions (with a yes or no answer) to find out what their phrase is. All participants will need a 5×8 index card and access to markers or something similar to draw their avatar.A simple printout of a completed session in SessionLab, ready to share with clients and participants. It is super easy to prep for and set up – you only need large sheets of paper (flipcharts or similar) and markers.