For this icebreaker, print out the following document: Vincentian Pairs Icebreaker. Cut out each word/phrase and tape one onto each person’s back. Ask participants to go around and find their “Vincentian pair,” the word/phrase that matches their own. This includes people, place, and moments that are significant in our Vincentian story.
Materials:
This is an activity best done in pairs.
Complete each of the following sentences and discuss with your partner:
This can be a simple icebreaker or a deeper exploration of VIA themes, depending on the questions.
Have everyone find a partner and divide them into partner #1 and partner #2. Give the whole group a word, and have partner #1 babble to #2 about the word for 30 seconds while partner #2 simply listens. Continue reading
What you need:
What you need: Skittles, Starbursts, M&Ms, or any type of colorful candy you prefer.
Purpose: Fun activity to learn more about commonalities of group.
Activity: Have the group form a circle of chairs with one person standing in the middle. The person in the middle makes a statement about something related to themselves using the phrase “The wind blows for people who…” The speaker must include themselves in the statement. Continue reading
Thumb: Say something you like.
Index Finger: Say where you’re going (hypothetically or literally, preferably hypothetically – where do you aspire to go).
Middle Finger: Say something you really dislike.
Ring Finger: Say something or someone you love.
Pinky: Say a fact you want to be remembered by or a random fact about yourself.
Purpose: Fun activity of quick thinking and word/action association
Activity: Invite group to stand in a circle. Leader will call out a person, object, or action. (ex: Beyoncé, the EL, surfing.) Group members will do the first action that comes to mind when they hear what was called. After a few examples, invite group members to call out suggestions.