It’s no secret that if you get a group of women together, you’ll have lots of conversations…but sometimes, you need a little ice breaker to get people interacting and conversations flowing! “Identity Crisis” is a fun icebreaker that is the perfect mix of detective work, mingling, and laughter!
What you’ll need:
-Sticky name tags
-Sharpie pen
-List of Biblical women
What you’ll do:
Prior to your get-together, write the names of Biblical women on the name tags—one name per tag. Add the Scripture reference of where each woman is found in the Bible below the name.
As your guests arrive, or right before you begin the ice breaker, stick one name tag on the back of each women—or, for a silly version, on their forehead. Wherever their name tag is placed, the women cannot see or know what is written on their own name tag, but should be able to see everyone else’s.
To begin the ice breaker, instruct the women that they are to go up to each other and ask clarifying questions to discover the identity of the Biblical name that is written on their tag. (“Am I from the Old or New Testament? Am I someone’s wife? Do I have an occupation? Am I royalty? Do I have children?”) Whoever is being asked these questions should keep their responses short and not super descriptive (i.e. say “Yes, you’re married” instead of “Yes, your husband’s name is Joseph!”).
Once the women guess their correct identity, have them move to one side of the room. In order to officially complete the game, each woman has to say one way she relates to the character of the Biblical name she was given, or something she admires about that character (“I relate to Esther because none of my family are Believers, and I often have to keep my faith a secret.” —or— “I admire Abigail because she helped David stay true to his faith, even when she had to do it at her own risk.”).
With Love from Victoria 