75 Icebreaker Questions to Ask Your Youth Group

Icebreaker questions are a great way to start a youth group session, whether it’s a one-off drop-in session, the beginning of a weekly group meeting, or to welcome a new young person or youth worker to the group. Ice breaker questions can help to create a relaxed and welcoming environment, get people to know each other better, and encourage participation from everyone. They can also help youth leaders to check-in with young people and the energy of the group.

1. In this blog post
2. Get-to-know-you icebreaker questions
3. Creative icebreaker questions
4. Check-in icebreaker questions
5. Top tips for using icebreaker questions with your youth group
6. Tell us your thoughts

In this blog post

This blog post will provide you with a list of fun and creative icebreaker questions that you can use with your youth project. The questions are divided into three categories:

• Get-to-know-you icebreaker questions: These questions are perfect for group bonding and introducing new young people and staff to the youth group.
• Creative icebreaker questions: These questions are designed to get young people thinking, have a bit of fun, and sharing their ideas.
• Check-in icebreaker questions: These questions are can help youth leaders to gauge the mood of the group and monitor the wellbeing of the youth group members.

Get-to-know-you icebreaker questions

1. If you could have any superpower, what would it be and why?
2. If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?
3. If you could have dinner with any three people, living or dead, who would they be and why?
4. If you could be any animal real, extinct, or mythical, what would you be and why?
5. If you could have any pet, what would it be and why?
6. If you were Prime Minister or President for a day, what would you do and why?
7. If you could have any job in the world, what would it be and why?
8. What is your favourite book or movie and why?
9. What is your favourite thing to do for fun?
10. What is your favourite animal and why?
11. What is your favourite thing about yourself?
12. What is your least favourite thing about yourself?
13. What is your biggest fear?
14. What is your biggest dream?
15. What is your favourite thing to eat?
16. What is your favourite colour?
17. What is your favourite season?
18. What is your favourite holiday?
19. What is your favourite thing to do on the weekends?
20. What is your favourite subject in school?
21. What is your favourite thing to do when you’re bored?
22. What is your favourite thing to do with your friends?
23. What is your favourite thing to do by yourself?
24. What is your favourite thing to learn about?
25. Name a person, real or fictional, who you look up to and tell us why?

These questions are simple, slightly silly, and fun to answer. They are a great way to get to know someone new, start a conversation, and set the mood for your youth group session.

Creative icebreaker questions

1. What is your favourite thing about the world?
2. What is one thing you always notice but other people appear to ignore?
3. What is the most ridiculous dream you have ever had?
4. What word does not exist in English but should?
5. What subject is not taught at your school but should be?
6. What food should be the national dish for your country?
7. If you had unlimited resources, how would you improve your local park?
8. If you had unlimited resources, how would you improve your bedroom?
9. If you had unlimited resources, how would you improve bicycles?
10. If you could create a new colour, what would the colour be associated with and why?
11. If you could create a new colour, what would you name it and why?
12. If you could invent a new source of renewable energy, where would the energy come from and how would it work?
13. If you could be a famous person for a day, who would you be and why?
14. If cars, bikes, trains, buses, planes, and boats no longer existed, how would you travel to the capital city of your country?
15. If you could understand and communicate with any species of animal, what animal would you choose and why?
16. If you can only smell one smell for the rest of your life, what would you smell and why?
17. Why did you choose to wear the clothes that you are wearing today?
18. In less than five words, tell the group why you dislike your least favourite food.
19. In less than five words, tell the group why you like your favourite food.
20. In less than five words, tell the group what you did today.
21. You have £1,000. You must spend it all in one day or you lose everything. How would you spend the £1,000?
22. You have £1,000. You can’t spend it on anything that would directly benefit you. How would you spend the money?
23. Which career / profession / job should pay the highest salary and why?
24. Which animal should be the mayor of your town and why?
25. Which book should everyone read at least once in their lifetime and why?

These questions are silly and unusual, but they can also be a lot of fun to answer. They are a great way to encourage creative thinking and ask questions that you may never have been asked before!

Check-in icebreaker questions

1. Which colour represents your day today and why?
2. Which animal represents you today and why?
3. Which weather represents your day today?
4. What’s been keeping you busy lately?
5. What are you looking forward to this week?
6. What’s something that’s made you smile recently?
7. What’s something that’s been challenging you lately?
8. What’s something you’re grateful for?
9. What’s something you’re proud of?
10. What’s something you’re looking forward to learning?
11. What’s something you’re excited to do this weekend?
12. What’s something you’re looking forward to in the future?
13. What’s one thing you wish people knew about you?
14. What helps you to fall asleep at night?
15. What helps you to calm down when you become angry?
16. What song represents your week?
17. What song represents your mood today?
18. In one word, describe your day today.
19. In one word, describe your wellbeing over the last week.
20. In one word, describe the best thing about your week.
21. In one word, describe your favourite way to relax.
22. How do you balance your schoolwork and free time?
23. How do you look after your mental health?
24. If you could give one piece of advice to your past self, what would you say and why?
25. If you could change one thing about your week, what would it be and why?

These questions are indirect because they don’t directly ask about someone’s wellbeing. Instead, they ask about things that are related to wellbeing, such as activities, feelings, and challenges. This can be a more gentle way to check in on someone’s wellbeing, as it doesn’t put them on the spot.

Top tips for using icebreaker questions with your youth group

• Keep the questions light and fun. You don’t want to ask questions that are too personal or serious.
• Make sure the questions are appropriate for the group. You don’t want to ask questions that are inappropriate for the age or maturity level of the group.
• Give everyone a chance to answer, or not! Don’t let a few people dominate the conversation and make sure everyone can skip the question if they would prefer.
• Encourage everyone to be creative and have fun. The goal is to get to know each other better, make others feel welcome, so don’t be afraid to let loose and have some fun.

Tell us your thoughts

Do you use icebreaker questions at your youth project? Which icebreaker questions are popular at your youth group? What is the most thought-provoking answer given by a young person? Let us know in the comments below!