Every time there is a volunteer/team meeting, I’m looking for fun icebreakers that don’t need too much prep work. Listing some interesting ones below -
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The Shoe icebreaker
This icebreaker requires zero prep and very little time to complete.
Have everyone leave one shoe by the door. Redistribute the shoes so everyone has one shoe that doesn’t belong to them. Set a timer for five minutes, and tell everyone to find the shoe’s owner and have a 2-minute conversation with that person. -
Things-in-common icebreaker
Split people into groups and tell them to find out how many things they have in common.
The group that discovers the most things in common wins,
Each group will announce what they have in common to the rest of the group.
Have everyone else raise their hand if they also have the thing in common. -
Coin Activity
Ask each team member to take out a coin from their pocket. Those who don’t have a coin can borrow from others. When everyone gets a coin, go turn wise to share a memory (embarrassing or funny ones not achievements or boasting) from the year that coin was made in. -
Candy Game
Pick your favourite kind of multi-coloured candy – a bowl of M&Ms, Starbursts, Skittles, etc…
Pass around the bowl and ask people to take as many candy pieces as they like, but NOT to eat them. Once the bowl of candy has been passed around, each person has to answer a question for each colour they take. For example, you can assign questions such as:
Red: What’s your favourite book?
Orange: What’s the best vacation spot you have ever been to?
Blue: What’s your favourite kind of food?
Green: What TV show are you addicted to?
Brown: If you could have any superhero quality, what would it be?
Yellow: What’s the best part of your work week?
For more ideas, visit : Icebreakers - 4-H Volunteering & Mentoring