Secret Handshake
2 players create a secret 'handshake' when they see each other again they do their handshake
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Sports gallery
“Sports gallery” is a very intensive example of an energizer. The facilitator calls out different sports skills. The participants have to mimic them for at least 10 seconds. After a while the facilitator speeds up the tempo.
Who Are We Now?
This is a fun icebreaker or energizer! Great for laughs and energy, the shedding of stress, status and roles.
What are you bringing to the meeting
A good way to start a meeting/workshop/training to see how participants are feeling, what might be distractions that they are carrying with themselves into the room and how low/high their energy level is.
Game Breaks (Word Search) for Online Facilitation
Team energiser for a virtual classroom or web conference meeting
Mirrors
In pairs, players mirror one another's movements.
Human objects
A quick, physical improv game that asks participants to embody an object as quickly as they can!
Strength Envelopes
This activity helps working teams to discover and share individual strengths and to increase their engagement by structuring their jobs around these strengths. Suitable for people who work together (for example, members of an intact work team) organized into playgroups of 5 to 9 members.
Strength Building exercise
People develop confidence and self esteem as they discover that their achievements and skills are valuable. This is an exercise for team building and for increasing self esteem and mutual trust.
Red Ball
Pass around imaginary balls & other objects
Group Push-Up
In this exercise the group is given a task to find a way to get the entire group safely off of the ground with only hands touching ground.
Brownian Motion (stop and start as group)
Silent exercise. Three modes of walking at the top of the exercise: neutral walk, fast/hurried walk, slow walk. Then add full stop, then stop & jump, then any mode. Whole group responds when it changes.