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A directory of activity patterns for event hosts, teachers, and small group leaders. Pick your group setup, the energy you want, and the tools on hand — we'll show what fits.

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15 activities

Chaos Match

Action Match

Chaos
Everyone togetherPrinted cards
  1. 1Give everyone a small stack of action cards — about 5 to 8 each.
  2. 2On "go", everyone looks at their top card and yells out its action.
  3. 3Don't show the card — just keep yelling the action and listen for a match.
  4. 4Find the person yelling the same action and do it together.
  5. 5Drop those cards, flip the next, and keep going. First to empty their stack wins.
High fiveFist bumpElbow bumpSwitch seatsClap 3 times

Find Your Group

Animal Call

Chaos
Everyone togetherPrinted cards
  1. 1Pick 4 to 6 animals depending on room size, and hand out the cards so each animal is shared by several people.
  2. 2Keep your card hidden.
  3. 3On "go", everyone makes their animal's sound — no words, just the sound — and listens for their match.
  4. 4Group up with everyone making the same sound.
  5. 5A team is complete once everyone with that animal has found each other. First full team to gather wins.
DogCatChickenCowDuck

Find Your Group

Sound Off

Chaos
Everyone togetherPrinted cards
  1. 1Pick 4 to 6 sounds — mix objects, vehicles, and animals — and hand out cards so each sound is shared by several people.
  2. 2Keep your card hidden.
  3. 3On "go", everyone makes their sound — no words, just the noise — and listens for their match.
  4. 4Group up with everyone making the same sound.
  5. 5A team is complete once everyone with that sound has found each other. First full team to gather wins.
Car engineTicking clockDrumsPhone ringRooster

TV Game

Spot It TV

Calm
Everyone togetherTV
  1. 1Put two busy pictures side by side on the screen.
  2. 2The two pictures share exactly one thing — an object, icon, or symbol.
  3. 3Players race to spot it and shout it out — first correct shout takes the round.
  4. 4Score it to fit your time: first to 5 points, or most points in 5 minutes.
FoodTravelOfficeLogos

TV Game

What's Missing?

Calm
Everyone togetherTV
  1. 1Show a picture with about 10 objects for ~10 seconds to study.
  2. 2Hide it.
  3. 3Show a second picture — one object is now gone.
  4. 4First to name the missing object takes the round.
  5. 5Score it to fit your time: first to 5 points, or most points in 5 minutes.
KitchenOfficeBedroomClassroom

TV Game

Inspector

Calm
Everyone togetherTV, Paper & pens
  1. 1Show a busy scene packed with detail for about 15 seconds.
  2. 2Hide it.
  3. 3Show a second version where several things have changed — objects added, removed, moved, or recolored.
  4. 4Players write down every change they can spot.
  5. 5Reveal the changes one by one. Most correct spots wins.
Busy deskCity streetKitchen counterToy shelf

Drawing Game

Draw the Word

Calm
TeamsPaper & pens
  1. 1Prepare a list of words or short phrases on slips of paper.
  2. 2Players pair up. One partner from each pair comes to the front to see the word.
  3. 3They race back and draw it for their partner — no words, letters, or talking.
  4. 4Their partner guesses out loud. First pair to get it wins the round.
  5. 5If a word is tricky, the host can yell out a category clue — like "a famous movie" for Gone with the Wind.
Gone with the WindBrushing teethTraffic jamPenguin

TV Game

Zoomed Object

Calm
Everyone togetherTV
  1. 1Show an everyday object zoomed in so close it's hard to tell what it is.
  2. 2Players guess what it is.
  3. 3Zoom out slowly to reveal the answer.
  4. 4Score it to fit your time: first to 5 points, or most points in 5 minutes.
ToothbrushCoffee cupKeyboardWatermelon

TV Game

Emoji Story

Calm
Everyone togetherTV
  1. 1Show 3 random emojis on the screen.
  2. 2Each person has 60 seconds to make up a short story using all 3.
  3. 3Take turns sharing out loud — the group votes for the funniest.
🐶 🍕 🚀👻 ☕ 🎸👑 🐸 🌧️

TV Game

Team Emoji Story

Calm
TeamsTV
  1. 1Split the room into teams of 3 to 5.
  2. 2Show 3 random emojis on the screen.
  3. 3Each team has 60 seconds to build one short story using all 3.
  4. 4One person per team tells it — the room votes for the funniest.
🐶 🍕 🚀👻 ☕ 🎸👑 🐸 🌧️

Mixer

5 in a Row

Chaos
Everyone togetherPrinted sheet
  1. 1Everyone gets a card with a row of 5 prompts ("find someone who…").
  2. 2Walk around and get a different person to sign each prompt they match.
  3. 3One signature per person — you can't use the same person twice.
  4. 4First to fill all 5 and shout "Done!" wins.
Has been to HanoiLoves coffeeHas 3 kidsWorks night shiftsCan whistle

Find Your Group

Number Groups

Chaos
Everyone togetherNone
  1. 1Everyone mills around the open space.
  2. 2Call out a number — "Groups of 3!"
  3. 3Players scramble to form groups of exactly that size.
  4. 4Anyone left over is out, or does a quick dare.
  5. 5Call new numbers and repeat until a few winners remain.
  6. 6For more mingling, call categories instead — "groups by same shoe color!" or "groups by birthday month!"

Tournament

Rock Paper Scissors Snake

Chaos
Everyone togetherNone
  1. 1Everyone starts as a one-person snake.
  2. 2Two snake heads meet and play rock-paper-scissors.
  3. 3The losing snake lines up behind the winner and chants their name — its whole tail comes along.
  4. 4Snakes keep battling other snakes, growing longer and louder each time.
  5. 5Few people: play until one snake is left — its head wins. Big crowd: first snake to reach 3–5 people wins.

Mixer

Find Your Partner

Calm
TeamsPrinted cards
  1. 1Write matching pairs on cards — one half each — and hand them out at random.
  2. 2Everyone moves around to find the person holding their other half.
  3. 3Once paired up, the host calls out a topic — food, travel, childhood, work…
  4. 4Together, find 5 real things you have in common on that topic — no obvious answers like "we're both male".
Lock / KeyCoffee / MilkBatman / RobinHammer / Nail

Find Your Group

Team Builder

Chaos
TeamsPrinted cards
  1. 1Hand out colored cards so the room splits into a few colors.
  2. 2Players find everyone with their color and form a team.
  3. 3Each team races to finish a quick challenge.
Tallest poseFastest line by heightBest team photo

We don't collect board games.

We collect activity patterns. Every one of them should be:

  • Under 2 minutes to explain
  • Creates energy and laughter
  • Helps strangers interact
  • Works with paper cards and/or a TV
  • Scales from small groups to large ones