Christian Icebreakers - “Ice” Breakers and Forgiveness

Christian
Icebreakers -
“Ice” Breakers
and Forgiveness
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Below is a collection of youth
icebreaker games using ice
cubes. The primary game leads
into a discussion on mistakes
and forgiveness.

Optional Ice Games
Ice Sculptures
Make a lot of ice cubes using
standard ice cube trays. (Note:
If you Use hot water you get
clearer ice cubes.) If you
sprinkle them with salt the
youth can stick them together
to create ice sculptures of
people and other fun shapes.

Ice Cube Musical Chairs
Play musical chairs with a
large block of ice. Teams of
youth pass the ice while the
music plays and whoever is
holding the ice when the
music stops is eliminated
from the game. As a
variation, give those
eliminated a small ice cube.
If any youth who was
eliminated can use their
hands to get the ice to melt
before the game finishes
they can join back into the
game.

Ice Melt
In this game the objective is to melt
the ice cubes given as quickly as
possible. Teams may only use their
hands to melt the ice. The first team
to melt all the given ice cubes wins.
Ice Melt II
In this game, the objective is for the
youth to fill a glass with water to the
top using only the dropping water
from melted ice. Again they may
only use their hands to melt the ice.
Only one ice cube can be melted at
a time.

T-Shirt Melt
Freeze a large soaked cotton t-
shirt for each youth team in a
zip lock baggie. Ring it out just a
little so there is enough water
for it to freeze solid, but not
enough so that it is inside large
block of ice. Scrunch up the t-
shirt rather than fold it. Remove
the t-shirts from the freezer 15-
20 minutes before the game to
let them thaw just a bit.

Team members must somehow
thaw the t-shirt using only their
hands and bodies until they can
open it up and on team member
puts it on and wears it. No
liquids or sharp objects are
allowed to be used. (Note: Try
this once for yourself. It can take
quite some time to thaw the
shirt enough to wear it,
depending on the weather and
the amount of water in the shirt)

Primary Game
Ice Pass
What you need
You’ll need two buckets or large
containers and two ice cube trays
worth of ice for each team.
Teams then form lines and race
to pass all the ice cubes from the
front bucket to the back bucket
for each team.

Rules of the game
1. Team members must always
look forward at all times and
cannot look back, even for a
moment.
2. Each youth in the line must
pass the ice cubes one at a
time over his or her back to
the person immediately
behind them in line.
3. If an ice cube is dropped, it
must be passed forward, one
person at a time under the
legs of the person in front
until it reaches the beginning
of the line. It then is passed
back as per the normal rules.

Debrief
Award the winning team then
ask the losing teams the
following questions:
1. What happened during
the game?
2. What were the difficulties
encountered?
3. What could you do
differently to be more
successful if you played
again?

4. If you personally dropped
the ice how did you feel?
How did you feel toward
your team? How did you
respond?
5. If someone on your team
dropped the ice, how did
you honestly feel toward
them? How did you
respond when someone
dropped the ice?

Take it to the Next Level
Make it Spiritual
Read Matthew 18:21-35
1. Are some mistakes easier
to forgive than others?
Explain?
2. Why is it sometimes
difficult to forgive others?
3. What can we learn about
forgiveness from this
parable and the response
of Jesus to Peter?

Make it Practical
• What lessons can we learn
from this activity as a
group of believers, as the
body of Christ?
• In what ways do your
actions affect others,
either positively or
negatively?
• How do mistakes and
setbacks affect others?
• How do we recover?
• How does forgiveness fit
in?

Make it Personal
• What do you find it
personally, hardest to
forgive?
• What are some ways
you can be more
forgiving?

Scripture
“Then Peter came to Jesus
and asked, ‘Lord, how many
times shall I forgive my
brother or sister who sins
against me? Up to seven
times?’ Jesus answered, ‘I
tell you, not seven times, but
seventy-seven times.’” –
Matthew 18:21-22

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