Paper Games
Give each teen a sheet of paper upon arrival at the party or gathering. Have him write down the alphabet vertically on the page. The teens must try to find out an interesting fact about someone at the party that begins with each letter. For example, he could write down ̶0;Jacob broke his (arm) last year̶1; for the letter ̶0;A̶1; and ̶0;Cindy loves playing (basketball) for the letter ̶0;B.̶1; Have the teens fill out the sheets for five to ten minutes. Use the alphabet lists to fill out the attributes for a bingo game. Play a quick game of bingo by giving the teens a bingo sheet with attributes like ̶0;wearing a green shirt̶1; and ̶0;has a brother̶1; in the squares. The teens must find other teens who fit the attributes and have them sign the squares. The first teen to get five in a row wins the activity.
Guessing Games
Hand each teen an index card and have her write down three facts about herself. Read the cards aloud and have everyone try to guess who wrote down the facts. Alternatively, you can also turn it into a guessing game where each teen writes down who he thinks the facts are about. After all the index cards are read aloud, count up the number of correct answers. Each player earns one point for each correct answer. The player with the most points wins the game. A third idea is to have each teen write down two facts and a lie. Players must try to guess each teen̵7;s lie.
Question Games
Ask the teens to sit in a circle. Write several questions on small slips of paper and place them in a bowl. Make all the questions start with ̶0;Would you̶1; like ̶0;Would you rather go to the dentist or the doctor?̶1; or ̶0;Would you rather be handsome/beautiful and smart or ugly and dumb?̶1; Each player must answer a question and tell why. Alternatively, you can write the questions in permanent ink on a beach ball then have the teens toss the ball around the circle. The teen who catches the ball must answer the question under her left thumb.
Candy Games
Tie lollipops to a large piece of yarn to make necklaces. Give each teen three lollipop necklaces to wear around his neck. Tell the teens to mingle; however, they cannot say the word ̶0;I.̶1; If a teen catches another teen say ̶0;I,̶1; he must give him one of his lollipop necklaces. The teen with the most necklaces after 10 minutes wins the activity. Another easy activity with candy is to pass around a bowl of candy and let each teen take as many pieces as he wants, but he has to share one interesting fact about himself for each piece of candy he takes.