Bible Icebreakers - Chatter Bugs

Bible Icebreakers -
Chatter Bugs
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Icebreaker Description
A fast-paced icebreaker game for youth where partners
quickly share answers to a question from the facilitator.
Partners and questions are changing all the time.
Icebreaker Materials
(Optional) “Chatter Bugs” handouts containing a list of
questions for youth that are somehow connected to your
session theme or topic.

Optimal Youth Group Size for this Icebreaker Game
15-30 youth but it can be played with less or more.
Icebreaker Venue
This icebreaker can be played anywhere, but ideally the
location should be large enough for the youth to form some
semblance of a circle.

Icebreaker Preparation
If you have time in advance, you might
create a list of questions that are
somehow connected to your session
theme or topic.

Instructions for this Icebreaker Game for Youth
Setting the Stage
1. “This game is going to be played in Rounds! This
game is going to be played in what?” [Everyone will
answer "Rounds"]
2. “!Round 1 – Everyone find a partner. Everyone find a
partner.”

3. Wait a few moments then announce: “If you don’t have
a partner raise your hand. If you don’t have a partner
raise your hand.” Help those without a partner to match
up. (The facilitator might need to partner up with a
participant if there are an unequal number of youth.)

4. “Now that you have found a partner you will have to
choose among yourselves who will be the ‘ladybug’ and
who will be the ‘lightning bug’. You cannot both choose
the same thing!” Give them a few moments to decide.
5. “Lady Bugs raise your hand… Lightning Bugs raise your
hand!” If you want to add a little craziness, ask the lady
bugs to flap their wings and the lightning bugs to shake
their tails!

Round 1
1. “In round 1 you are going to introduce yourself to your partner
and share 3 things about yourself that most people don’t
know! Only one person will speak until I tell you to stop.
Whenever I shout ‘Chatter Bugs Stop’ You stop. You stop when
Whenever I shout what?” [They will Answer -- "chatter Bugs
Stop"]
2. “Lady Bugs speak first — Go.”

3. You can give them a few minutes depending on the overall
time available. When you are ready for them to change
shout “Chatter Bugs Stop!”
4. “Lightning Bugs Next — Ready…Go” Give them the same
amount of time then shout “Chatter bugs Stop”
5. “Give yourself a big round of applause. You have
completed Round 1.”

Round 2
1. “Now for round 2″ Are you ready? …Are you sure you are ready?”
2. “Lady bugs form a circle facing outward, shoulder to shoulder.”
3. “Lightning bugs, form a larger circle around them.. facing your
partner.”
4. (Optional) Once everyone is in place, distribute “Chatter Bugs”
handouts with the questions or topics they will discuss.
5. “Now we are going to play round two. We are going to play
what?” [round two]

6. “In round 2 you will be given a question or topic to discuss.
Sometimes you will be the person talking – the ‘sender”
while the person facing you will be the listener – the
“Receiver.”
7. “For the first discussion, Lady bugs you will be the sender.
Lightning bugs you are the receiver. When I announce
“Chatter Bugs stop”, you immediately stop. Any questions?”
8. “The first topic / Question is….” [Announce the first topic or
question]. “Lady Bugs GO!”

9. “Chatter Bugs” Stop!”
10. “Lightning Bugs… Your turn. Ready… Go.”
11. “Chatter Bugs Stop”
12. “Now, everyone in the outer circle… Rotate one person to your
right to face a new partner. Rotate”
13. Now Call out a different topic and have participants repeat the
process until they have completely gone around the circle and met
everyone.”
14. “Give yourself a round of applause, you have completed Round 2″

Round 3 (Optional)
1. “Now for round 3″ Are you ready? …Are you sure you
are ready?”
2. “Facing your partner, I want all the lightning bugs to
rotate your body 90 degree to the right so that you are
now facing the back of another lightning bug.” “Good.”
3. Lady bugs, rotate your body 90 degrees to your right so
that you are now facing the back of another Lady Bug.”
“Great”

4. “When I say ‘Go’, you will start walking forward, staying in your
circle. This means the Lightning bugs will be in a circle rotation
counter-clockwise and the Lady bugs will be in a circle rotating
clockwise.
5. “At some point I will yell ‘Chatter Bugs.’ When I yell ‘chatter
bugs’ you must return to your original partner, get back to back
with your bums touching, and flap your wings — arms” “The last
couple to get into that position will be eliminated.’ [You might
want to demonstrate the correct position with two of the
youth.] “Any questions?”

6. “Let’s try it once for practice.” Ready…. GO!”
7. Shout “Chatter Bugs”
8. Once they have done it, correct anyone who is out
position. Point out who would have been eliminated.
9. “Any Questions?”
10. “Ready.. GO”
11. Play the game until there is only one couple left and give
them a prize as the “World’s Greatest Chatter Bugs”

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