Candy Color Icebreaker
Physical Mind Games Icebreakers
- Players: 5 – 20
- Duration: 10 - 20 min
- Average cost: $2
How to play
Pass a bowl of colorful candy around and tell everyone to take as many pieces as they like — but not to eat them yet. Then reveal the catch: each color is a question category (red = something about your family, green = a dream or goal, yellow = an embarrassing story, and so on), and you must answer one question for every piece you took. The greedy handful someone grabbed becomes ten stories. Finish each answer by eating the candy.
What you'll need
- Bowl of colorful candy
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