How it works
Write beach ball questions on the panels, toss the ball, and whoever catches it answers the one under their right thumb. These 120 icebreakers are eight words or fewer, so each fits a panel in marker.
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Get the questions for a question ball
Pick a Topic: All ages, Teens and adults, Work team or Funny. Plan two to five questions a panel, so a six-panel ball takes 12 to 30. Write the card on the ball, press Next card and write the next. No card comes twice, and the mark under the card keeps count: 12 of 48. To choose at a desk, the end card's Copy the list gives the whole set and Print gives slips to tape on.
How to play with beach ball game questions
Stand in a circle and toss the ball. The catcher reads the question under their right thumb aloud, answers it, and tosses to someone who has not had a turn. Anyone may pass and take the other thumb's question.
- For funny beach ball icebreaker questions, pick Funny: 45 cards, such as "Which zoo animal would you take bowling?"
- Short on time? Set the Level to Easy: those answers take a word or two. Hard asks for a story.
Questions and answers
What questions do you write on a beach ball?
Short, open ones that anyone can answer in front of the group: eight words or fewer, no right answer, nothing private. "What would you name a pet octopus?" suits any age. "Which office supply do you hoard?" suits a team.
Do beachball questions work for a staff meeting?
Yes. The Work team set holds 32 beach ball ice breaker questions a manager can hear, such as "What is your job in five words?" Nothing asks about bodies, love lives, health or money, and nothing involves drinking.
Can you play without writing on the ball?
Yes. Toss a blank ball, or one with only numbers on it: the catcher answers the card on this page and the host presses Next card. For a fixed list where number 17 is always the same question, use the number question game.
Are these beach ball activity questions safe for a classroom?
The All ages set is written for mixed groups of children and adults. No question asks for a pet's name, a first school or a street, because those answers double as account security answers.