How to Select Icebreaker Party Games

Introducing new friends or colleagues can be a challenge, particularly in large groups. By choosing one or two icebreaker games, you can quickly get people at your next party talking and laughing.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Plastic bag
• Apple
• Water
• T-shirt
• Prizes
• Toilet paper
• Tape
• Paper

Select Icebreaker Games

1. Break the ice--literally. Place a neatly folded t-shirt in a plastic bag with 2 cups of ice and freeze overnight, make one frozen t-shirt for every 2 to 3 party guests. Divide the party guests into teams and instruct them that they have to "break the ice" on the t-shirt so that one member of their team can wear it. The first team to succeed wins!
2. Arrange your guests in a line and have them pass an apple between their chin and their chest to the next person in line. If someone drops the apple, they are eliminated and the apple goes back to the start of the line. The game will get harder and more entertaining as the remaining players try to fight their laughter to pass the apple down the line!
3. Take your guests back to ancient Egypt with a game of "Dress the Mummy." Hand groups of 2 or 3 guests a single or double roll of toilet paper and instruct them to wrap up one of their teammates in the toilet paper to resemble a mummy. The team with the most well-dressed mummy are the victors and can be rewarded with themed candy or other prizes.
4. Get people talking with the "Who Am I?" icebreaker game. Hand out slips of paper with names of famous people on them and ask your guests to tape them to their foreheads at the beginning of the party. Throughout the night, they should ask other party goers questions to figure who they are. The person who figures out who they are first is the winner but the game should be played until all guests know what famous person they were given.
5. Organize a scavenger hunt for common household items and divide the party guests into teams. The team which finds the most items on the list can be awarded a special prize.

Tips & Warnings

• Select games with the age of your party guests in mind. What might be fun for a group of children may be too juvenile for a group of teenagers or young adults. Know who your audience is and select a game that they will enjoy.

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