Ice-Breakers and Heart-Warmers: 101 Ways to Kick Off and End Meetings

by Steve Sheely

Book Overview

Are you the type that likes to design your own group. This resource will help you to do your own thing in getting group meetings under way with ice-breakers and heart-warmers. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1883419794
• ISBN13: 9781883419790
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Serendipity House
• Length: 125 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Great for new groups

Imagine being forced into a new setting with a group of people you don't know. You're nervous about what people will think of you. Will you do or say something stupid?This book really helps banish these fears, because, in effect, everyone is required to act silly for a few moments. For example, show the group your hidden talent (in our group, people seemed to be very double-jointed)! What does your name mean and why were you named it? There are some interesting stories out there. Shy people are also required to participate...thus getting them to speak -- which they may not do otherwise.The more we do ice-breakers, the looser we become. It helps for starting out Bible studies, when people might be worried their thoughts will come across as "stupid." These activities help you realize it's OK to be silly, and to loosen up.I only gave the book four stars because it's very vague on copyright. Some of the ice-breakers are "visual" -- they require that everyone "see" a specific page in the book (some activities use graphics). Is it OK to photocopy these pages so our group can use them? I looked all over for information/permissions regarding this, but couldn't find any. Another reason it only gets four stars... my mom lost the book soon after we got it, so I didn't get to try too many of the ice-breakers out on my group. So, we're getting the sequel ASAP.