Ice Breakers

Have people line up one behind the other.
Put your left hand through your legs and grab the right hand of the person behind you.
Reach your right arm out to grab the left hand of the person in front of you.
Then, starting with the very last person in line, everyone must crawl [...]

This is a fun way in which to break up a large group into smaller ones.
Write the names of characters from sitcoms, cartoons, etc. that can readily be recognized as belonging together on index cards. If you want your group size to be about 5, you should make sure that you have 5 [...]

Break everyone into groups of anywhere from 3-5.
Each person must tell the others two truths and one lie about themselves. The other members of the group must then guess which statement was the lie. When finished, the groups can each choose their “best liar”, who can then try and fool the rest of [...]

Group Size
Any size
Materials
None
Time
5 minutes
Where and When
Use to break the workload, to use up excess energy, as a getting to know you activity
Procedure
1. Ask the participants to spread out around the room so that they have plenty of space to swing their arms about
2. Explain that the activity they are about to do is called [...]

Who
Small groups (separated into pairs)

Where
Enough room for the group to form a large circle

Objectives

To learn from observation
To communicate non-verbally
To motivate and energise the group

Leaders’ Hints
Observe how participants react to the cues. Do those who don’t understand become frustrated, determined or “give up”?
Instructions
1. The leaders need to decide the criterion for coming to the party. [...]