The document describes a "Back to Back" icebreaker game for youth groups involving Thanksgiving themes. Teams of 6 sit in a line with the last person shown a picture of a Thanksgiving item which they draw on the back of the person in front, who then draws it for the next person, and so on until the first person draws it on paper to be judged against the original picture. The goal is to see how accurately the picture can be drawn through only back drawings between team members.

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Youth Icebreakers
- Thanksgiving
Back to Back
How well can you draw
famous Thanksgiving
pictures?
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Materials
A variety of simple images.
Images should be related to
the Thanksgiving. Some
possibilities include a turkey,
a pumpkin, a pie, an Indian,
fall leaves, the Mayflower
ship, pilgrims, etc. You can
also use simple greeting
cards for the design.
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Activity
1. Form teams of six people.
2. Instruct each team to sit
in a line, one person
behind another, and take
a vow of silence for the
duration of the game.
3. Give the first person in
each line a pencil and a
piece of paper.
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3. Then show the last person
in each line a simple
image of an Thanksgiving
object. That person must
use his or her finger to
draw the object on the
back of the person in front
of him or her.
4. This continues until the
drawing reaches the first
person in line.
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6. He or she must draw it
on the piece of paper.
Have judges determine
which team’s picture
closest resembles the
original picture.
7. If time permits, play
more rounds, letting
team members change
positions if they wish.
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