Get-to-know-you Icebreakers, Games, and Activities



Good Icebreaker Questions

Good Icebreaker Questions is simply a list of 12 good questions that you can ask to help break the ice.  These questions are fun, and generally pretty easy and safe to answer.  You can use them as an icebreaker for meetings or classrooms, written on notecards and adapted for other games, or simply as a [...]

Four Corners

Here’s another good icebreaker for the beginning of a school semester or as a fun way for people to get to know each other better. Four Corners (also known as Four Squares) is a simple activity in which students share who they are through the use of handdrawn pictures. This icebreaker is for all ages, [...]

String Game

The String Game is an introduction icebreaker game and conversation starter that allows people to  tell others about themselves.  It’s a simple game and can be adapted according to your needs. This getting-to-know-you game usually does not take long, unless you choose to run it that way.  The recommended group size is small and medium [...]

Icebreaker Questions

Icebreaker Questions is simply a list of 20 great questions that you can ask people to help them feel more part of a group or team.  These questions are fun and non-threatening.  You can use them as an icebreaker for meetings or classrooms, written on notecards and adapted for other games, or simply as a [...]

Candy Introductions

Candy Introductions is a get-to-know-you game that helps people learn new facts about each other in an easy way.  They select various pieces of candy from a bag, and each candy variety is associated with a fact about themselves which they will introduce to the others. This game also goes by other names, including the [...]

Fabulous Flags

Fabulous Flags (also known as the Personal Flags Activity) is a useful icebreaker activity to help people convey what represents them or what is important to them.  Each person draws a flag that contains some symbols or objects that symbolizes who they are or what they enjoy. This get-to-know-you activity is best done indoors.  Any number [...]

Superlative Game

The Superlative Game is a simple icebreaker that asks players to line up in ascending order for various different categories (e.g. height, birthday month, etc.).  It’s very easy to learn and play, and it doesn’t require a lot of time. This game can be classified as a get-to-know-you style icebreaker.  The recommended group size is [...]

Personal Trivia Baseball

Personal Trivia Baseball is an icebreaker game that involves guessing facts of various difficulty levels to obtain singles, doubles, triples, and home runs. This game helps people discover facts about each other in a fun way. This get-to-know-you game is played with two teams of about six to eight people each. The recommended location for [...]

Never Have I Ever

Never Have I Ever is an icebreaker game that helps people get to know each other better.  Everyone sits in a circle and take turns saying something they have never done.  Each player starts with ten fingers showing.  Each time says something that you’ve done, you drop a finger. The goal is to be the last player remaining. This [...]

Who Done It (Whodunit)

Who Done It? is an icebreaker that reveals interesting (and sometimes incredible!) things people have done. It’s a simple guessing game that is straightforward to play. This game is a get-to-know-you style icebreaker in which players try to guess which person corresponds to each item written on notecards.  The recommended group size is a medium [...]