The toss and talk ball is a great ice breaker activity for people who are just getting to know one another. Here are some questions to get you started.
What is a toss and talk ball?
A Toss and talk ball is a large beach ball sized ball with questions written on it. The toss and talk ball is a great ice breaker activity for people who are just getting to know one another. The game is played by tossing the ball around a circle. When a player catches the ball the look to where their right thumb landed and reads the closest question. Then they answer it question.
Why should I make my own toss and talk ball?
Toss and talk balls are great ice breaker games. You can buy a similar ball on amazon, or you can save a buck and make your own with a dollar store ball and a sharpie. Either way I recommend this activity. If you have more money than time buy a ball, but if you have more time than money make your own! It’s easy and you can personalize the questions.
What questions should I put on my Toss and Talk Ball?
- What’s your favorite food?
- If you wrote a book, what would you name the main character and where would he go?
- What is your favorite thing to do?
- If you could go anywhere where would you go?
- What is your favorite school subject? and why?
- What was the best part of your summer?
- What are you most excited for right now?
- If they made a movie about your life what would it be called?
- Tell us a joke.
- What is your favorite thing to do?
- Tell us about your family.
- What do you do well? and What do you wish you were better at?
- If you could do something like your Dad/Mom do, what would you want to be able to do?
- What is the funnies thing you have ever seen?
- If you could change anything about school what would it be?
- If you could change anything in the world, what would it be?
- Who is your favorite superhero? and why?
- If you could wake up tomorrow with a superpower, what superpower would you want to have?
- If you could have any 3 wishes granted, what would they be?
- Where is your favorite place to be?
- If all your clothes could only be one color, what color would you choose?
- If you could change the lunch menu at school what would you change?
- What are you proudest of in your life?
- If you could change your name, would you want to and what name would you choose instead?
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