Beach ball ice breaker questions

We recently went to a swimming pool party for my niece, and took her this beach ball game! I bought a cheap beach ball and wrote questions all over it. You toss the ball and whoever catches it, has to answer the question that's under (or near) their right hand pointer finger. We played the question game, then after that we played beach volleyball! Hey! Two games in one, win-win! This was simple and loads of laughs! My sister wanted a list of all of the questions I wrote all over the ball…

Here is a super simple and fun getting to know you activity! 1. Get a cheap beach ball from the dollar store or Target $1 Spot. 2. Using a permanent marker cover it with getting to know you questions. 3. Throw the ball to someone. Tell them to answer the question that is touching their left/right thumb/index/middle/ring/pinky finger. For example, "Answer the question that is touching your right index finger". 4. After the question is answered the ball is thrown to another person, and so on…

The Gratitude Beach Ball Game is a fun and interactive way to teach children about the importance of gratitude while keeping them engaged and active.

​The toss and talk ball is a great ice breaker activity for people who are just getting to know one another. Here are some questions to get you started.

Beach Ball + Sharpie = Your cheapest teaching tool ever! I love beach balls- Cover them in vocab words to study. Use them to review questions about a book or chapter. Write activities/stations/tasks and use them to make choices. The list goes on and on. Toss them around, and the catcher has to answer the question (or define the vocab or pick that activity, etc.) based on where their right thumb lands. You can make as many as you need for very little money (especially if you buy a stash at…

Come and learn some new group games to make your next activity and get together a whole load of fun!

Whether you're looking for a first day ice breaker or games to play at a back to school bash, this list has something for everyone!

Our vision for the children is that they will come to have a deeper relationship with God that is all their own. Part of going deeper with God inevitably involves a questioning process. Sometimes this involves the children asking their own questions and sometimes it involves leaders asking them questions that are open ended and allow them to think, respond and elaborate on their ideas. One idea that we have started to use is question balls. We've used these before with ice breaker questions…

Last day of school activity! Have your kids sit in a large circle and pass the beach ball around. Whichever question/activity their thumb lands on is the one they do!

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