Coolest Icebreaker Game Ideas
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It's always a great idea to set up an icebreaker game station where the kids can keep busy while waiting for the guests to arrive.
Here are some of the coolest icebreaker ideas that can be set up at virtually no cost and used for any kid birthday party regardless of the chosen theme.
Throughout this site you'll also find lots more cool icebreaker activities that specifically fit each and every birthday theme.
You can also take a look at some of the coolest ready-made icebreaker game kits...
Also, here's an excellent selection of printable birthday games you can buy and print out right away:
- Printable Birthday Games Ages 3-5
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- Printable Birthday Games Ages 8-9
- Printable Birthday Games Ages 10-16
Glitter Globes
Here's a fun icebreaker game that works for lots of the child birthday parties. Each kid gets a baby food jar (or any other little jar or clear water bottle for that matter). They then add small sea beads, glitter, water, baby oil and blue food coloring to create their own ocean!! Stir in a few drops of glycerin (sold at most pharmacies) to increase the density of the water and cause the glitter to fall much slower. You can also use several different densities of liquid (oil, water, alcohol, etc.) and use food coloring to die each one a different color. Put these in a bottle (oil then water then alcohol) to transform it into a rainbow glitter globe. Now the kids have a great glitter globe that can be added to their party favor pack.
Coloring Pages
This icebreaker game is always fun to have and keeps kids of all ages busy. Prepare coloring pages related to your kid's birthday party theme (I've provided several coloring pages for most themes on this site, just check out the themes...) and provide crayons, markers, pastels, stickers, glitter, glue, etc. to color and decorate with. You can then decorate the party area with the coloring pages.
Placemats
Before the party prepare thin cardboard pieces (slightly larger than the letter-sized coloring pages) for stiffening mats. Have each child color and decorate two pages. Have them glue both pages, one on each side of the cardboard. Then cover each placemat with clear Con-Tact paper (remember to cut the Con-Tact paper a little larger than the cardboard) or use a laminator. These are great favors to take home.
Edible Necklaces and Bracelets
All you'll need is string or yarn and an assortment of edible "beads", such as: Honeycomb cereal, Life Savers, licorice string, fruit loops, cheerios, gummy candy, Viola.
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Magic Tricks
Prepare a bunch of magic tricks to hand out and have the kids learn and rehearse them while waiting for everyone to come. Later you can have a show and all the kids can perform their magic tricks.
Sidewalk Graffiti
Hand out colored chalk and let the kids draw their heart's desire on the sidewalk or any other designated are. This is always a fun and energizing icebreaker game.
Tattoos, Face Painting & Makeup
Face painting is an excellent icebreaker game that gets the kids into the party mood. Here's a a complete page with face painting tips and recipes. If you've got lots of little girls coming, you can set up a fingernail painting station with a couple of different non-toxic nail polish in bright sparkling colors, sparkling lip gloss station, and a glitter blush or eye shadow station. You can also find all sorts of theme-related temporary tattoos.
Playdough
Playdough is an excellent icebreaker game at parties of all ages. You can prepare your own playdough (take a look at these cool edible and non-edible Playdough recipes), or buy a few containers of Playdough and all kinds of cookie cutters (enough for each guest to have one). Before you begin, be sure to put a protective covering on your play surface so it doesn't get damaged. Then, place a small amount of Playdough and one cookie cutter in front of each guest. This activity is sure to keep their hands and imaginations busy for a while. Later your guests can take their cookie cutter home as a reminder of your wonderful party!
BrickBreaker/IceBreaker
Here's an awesome icebreaker (brickbreaker) game. The kids get to dig through a brick made of sand and wax to expose a plastic figurine (works best with a slightly older group). You'll need a few empty milk cartons, wax, sand, mini theme-related figurines (superhero, dinosaur, etc...), and a willingness to invest a bit of time beforehand (definitely worth it!). Heat the wax in a tin bucket that's immersed in a pan with water, and stir in sand slowly - enough to coat the wax thoroughly. When the sand looks saturated, pour some into a clean empty milk carton and then insert a hard plastic figurine and cover it with more sand/wax mixture. When it's ready, give the kids their "brick" and a metal spoon to excavate their surprise (they might need some help excavating their toys but it is a very enjoyable activity. You can also do this with ice. Half fill a milk carton with colored water. Place in the freezer and when partially frozen, drop in various small toys. After this is frozen add another color of water to fill the carton. Again, let it freeze partially and add more toys. Children love to chip and melt the ice to find the hidden treasure as the colors blend creating new colors (and it's a bit easier than the sand/wax bricks...)
Cake Quilt
Bake a rectangular cake and cut it into many squares. Have each kid decorate their square with icing, sugar decorations etc. and then put all the squares back together to form a cake quilt (you'll be surprised how nice these come out). This is a wonderful and very creative icebreaker game.
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Materials:
Shower caps
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Cheetos
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Rules:
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Commercial Icebreaker Game
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