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An easy and really quick ice breaker for new groups of 8 upwards is called "Pairs". You will need a set of 8 or more objects (one for each person) that can be paired together or prepare a printed version with pictures. For example you could use:

• knife and fork
• cat and mouse
• paper and pen
• candle and match
• nut and nutcracker
• dustpan and brush
• stamp and letter
• salt and pepper
• shoe and sock
• padlock and key
• brush and comb

Distribute the items and ask people to find their partner. If you can place the objects in a bag or cover, it acts as a bit more of a surprise. Once people have found their partners allow a few minutes for each person to introduce themselves to the other. Bring everyone back to the circle and then ask each partner to introduce the other person to the group.

Sharon Naylor is passionate about ice breaker games for elevating meetings, training and events; turning "boring" into "extraordinary" and really getting people mixing and having fun. Check-out her web-site for more fabulous ice breaker games and ideas to instantly download.

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Here's such a quick easy icebreaker that needs no preparation and is great for new groups and suitable for all sorts of numbers too. The only thing you need is space to mingle.

Ask participants to stand up. When you call the first instruction ask them to find a partner and introduce themselves, and share 2 things about themselves. Then you announce the next instruction and they find a new, preferably unknown partner to share a bit about each other.

Instructions might be:

• Find someone with in the group of the same age as you
• Find someone with the same colour hair
• Find someone with the same colour eyes
• Same type of car
• Same number of kids
• Same height
• Same birth month
• Same school
• Same job
• Same pet
• Same tastes in music, food
• Same hobby

A quick review might look at:

•  How many pairings were made?
•  How did you feel if not paired up?
•  Were you amazed at the same commonalities we have?

Sharon Naylor is passionate about ice breaker games for work, play, parties, meetings, groups and clubs. A quick ice breaker at the start of a meeting or event helps people relax,  injects a sense of fun into gatherings, speed up that getting to know you stage and gets people ready to face the rest of the event with high energy and expectation. 

Tons more fantastic ideas for warming-up groups and quick icebreakers can be found on the ice-breaker-ideas web-site.