This Four Corners Icebreaker is one of my favorite icebreaker games to play.

It gets people moving, mixing, and mingling! It’s also an easy game to play on the spur of the moment.

You’ll find detailed directions below.

Icebreaker Game: Four Corners

Group size: 6 or more (especially fun with large groups)

Time needed: 10-15 minutes or so

Supplies: Four signs for your 4 corners (signs included in downloadable PDF below); tape to hang signs; list of categories; a microphone or very loud voice. You will need enough room for the group to move around.

PDF Download with Signs and Instructions: Click below

Instructions: Hang the signs in each corner. Be sure the numbers are LARGE and easy to see. Say: Tonight we’re going to discover just how much you have in common with the other women in our group. I’ll read a list of items and you’ll need to move to the corner which best describes you. Though you may not need to move every time, you must pick a corner – no standing in the middle. First up, let’s see what your favorite beverage is: corner 1 – soda, 2 – water, 3 – tea, 4 – coffee. 1 – soda, 2 – water, 3 – tea, 4 – coffee (you’ll need to repeat them at least once).  Choose another list and go thru as many as you wish or as time allows.

Categories List:

Favorite beverage: soda, water, tea, coffee
Preferred sweet treats: cake, pie, candy, cookies
Music preference: country, rock n’ roll, Christian, “oldies”
Which type of movie do you prefer: comedy, romance, drama, action
If you were going to watch a sport: football, baseball, basketball, soccer
Your choice if pampered: manicure, pedicure, haircut, massage
If we were having ice cream: chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, cookies and cream
What’s your favorite cuisine: Mexican, Italian, Chinese, American
Dreaded household chore: ironing, bathrooms, dishes, laundry
If you were to get flowers: roses, daisies, tulips, wildflowers
Favorite season: summer, fall, winter, spring
Favorite holiday: Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, your birthday
Favorite color: red, pink, blue, green
Dream vacation: Hawaii, Europe, Australia, Caribbean
If you could be a superhero: Wonderwoman, Spiderman, Batman, Superman
If you had the day to yourself: sleep, watch chick-flicks, shop, read.
Would like to try: skydiving, surfboarding, bungee jumping, zip-lining.
Favorite fastfood: Chick-fil-A, Zaxbys, Wendys, McDonalds

Notes: I purposefully did not list any “churchy” categories, expecting that in most situations you will have unchurched/new Christians that would feel uncomfortable. However, with your Women’s Ministry Team, etc. you may want to throw in things like your favorite hymn (Amazing Grace, Just As I Am, Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing, How Great Thou Art) or your favorite woman in the Bible (Mary, Martha, Ruth, Rahab).

Want to print out the directions and number signs? Click here for your free PDF.

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