Break the Ice and Have Some Fun Too

I've got a couple of good ideas for get-togethers where you want to get to know each other better. We've done these, and they really are fun and eye-opening! I guarantee you will be surprised somewhere along the way.

Idea #1

In a circle (or around the dinner table), ask everyone to answer this question: If there were no limitations -- not age, income, health, intelligence, education, time -- absolutely no limitations -- and you had to choose a new career to start tomorrow -- what would it be?

This question takes the restrictions off the mind and allows each person to really dream. The answers are often far from what you might think. My precious 85-year-old mother-in-law knew her answer right away -- she wanted to be the conductor of a train. It's a very good question for young people to ponder, since they still have time to do something about it!

Idea #2

Have each person write down on a 3 x 5 card something about themselves that no one else knows (spouses may know but need to keep quiet). It might be an embarrassing moment, something they like or don't like, a previous job, etc., but preferably something surprising. Then the moderator reads each card and everyone tries to guess who wrote it. The results are hilarious. At one of our parties, for example, "I broke my arm when I crashed my dirt bike at age 19" turned out to be a demure lady in her 60's. No one guessed that.

Okay, now, go have a party and have fun!