Archived Activities

Why Incorporate Activities into your training? Click here for a brief explanation. 

A Rationale for the use of Icebreakers from Dutch Driver of Choragus Consulting (Thanks, Dutch!)

Before you use any of these activities, you should understand certain basic principles inherent in facilitating all types of experiential (that's what you're doing if you're using these activities to promote learning) education. Please read the principles.

Although almost anyone can incorporate these activities into their programming, you may want a few touchstones your first time out of the box to ensure a successful presentation.  Click here for programming tips.

Enjoy!

Activities

• Another Object Lesson (OL, LG)
• Balloon Balance (TB, T)
• Balloon Keep-Up (I, TB)
• Blind Crossing (T, LG)
• Blind Crossings II (T)
• Blind Polygon (PSI)
• Bridge the Gap (PSI)
• Building Bridges (T, PSI)
• Categories (I, E, LG)
• Choices (OL)
• Cutting Edge of Teamwork (I, PSI, LG)
• Don't Scrape the Snake (PSI, T)
• Don't Touch Me (E, PSI)
• Frenzy (TB)
• Giant Mississippi Lizard Egg (TB, PSI)
• Group Juggle (I, PSI)
• Hamburger Press (I)
• Human Machine -- MBTI Progression (PSI, LG)
• Human Overhand (PSI)
• Inventory Transfer - Activity for DiSC (PSI)
• Large Group Icebreakers, part I (I, E, LG)
• Large Group Icebreakers, part II (I, E, LG)
• (And Still More) Large Group Icebreakers (I, E, LG)
• Limited Senses (PSI)
• Keypunch (PSI)
• Keypunch variations (PSI)
• Lifemap (I, T)
• Minefields (T)
• Moonball (I, E, TB, LG)
• Quick Draw! (E)
• Pairs Tag (E, FUN, LG)
• Screamer (E, FUN)
• Slo-Tag, Toe Tag, Slo-Toe-Tag (E, FUN, LG)
• Talisman (PSI, T)
• Wampum (I)
• Warp Speed (PSI)
• Welded Ankle (PSI)

Other Sites

Want more good activity write-ups?  Take a look at James Neill's Index to Group Activities, Games, Exercises & Initiatives, Chris Cavert's FUNdoing Activities, Christian Itin's ActivityPage, and Doug Smith's Games and Learning Activities.