Icebreakers, Warmups, Teambuilders and Energizers
Teaching a class, facilitating a meeting, hosting a group, or attending a casual summer party, getting to know the people around you can be intimidating or very fun.
Why use Icebreakers?
Here is a video that has some great Icebreakers, Attention 'Getters' and Teambuilding Activities. Whether new or old, they are great reminders that as trainers and facilitators we have to keep sharpening the saw!
Icebreakers, Warmups, Teambuilders and Energizers to enhance your next meeting or gathering:
Activities recommended by the YDN Team!
- 1000 Bill Exchange
- Architects and builders
- Artists Dance Charades
- Back Drawing
- Brainstorming
- Bubble Blow Challenge
- Bumper sticker
- Candy Confessions
- Card Shuffle_CandyBar
- Camping games
- Clock Appointments
- Confusion
- Energizer Clap
- Fun with Balloons
- Give youself a hand
- Go Shorites
- Gotcha
- Helium Stick Activity
- Holiday Season
- Ive Done That
- Jenga with a Twist
- Key Punch
- Lemonade
- Michelin Man
- Mixing it up
- Mumble Jumble
- musical squirt guns
- Never have I ever
- Non Verbal Relay Race
- Numbers
- On My Back - appreciation
- Outdoor Activities
- Path Maze
- Question ball
- Roles People Play
- Rhythm recap
- Snowball take back
- Song Lyrics Puzzle
- Stock Market Game
- Summers Ball Game
- Super power relay race
- Thumbs Up
- Touchstones
- Walking Thumbs Reflection Activity
- Warm Fuzzies
- Where in the world
- Why are you here
Icebreaker, Warmup, Teambuilder and Energizer Resources:
- WAVE -- Work, Achievement, Values and Education
Free Resources - WAVE believe that by sharing, we all have more. Their hope is that these resources will help you develop your youth development strategy and tackle some of the issues that all educators and youth professionals confront. - Creative Icebreakers, Introductions and Hellos for Teacher, Trainers and Facilitators
Developed by Business Training Works Inc. 2002 www.businesstrainingworks.com - Make a World of Difference: 50 Asset-Building Activities to Help Teens Explore Diversity
by Dawn C. Oparah (Author) - Additional books recommended by the youth development staff ... check them out too!
