Hobbies And Interests
Jellybeans
Have all the teens sit in a circle and give each teen 10 jellybeans or pennies. Select one teen to go first and have her say something she has never done, such as "I have never been out of the United States" or "I have never eaten sushi." Any teen that has done that, has to give the teen in the middle one jellybean. At the end of the game, the player who has the most jellybeans wins.
Common Three's
Break the teens into groups of three and give each team a sheet of paper. Tell the teens they have 15 minutes to come up with several things the three of them have in common. Do not include obvious things like hair, clothes, eye color and sex. Some examples are our mother's names start with the same letter or we all have a brother and a sister. Award the team who can find the most common items in their group.
Balloon Stomp
To get the teens laughing, play a game of balloon stomp. Tie a 12-inch piece of yarn to several balloons. Each teen will tie one balloon to each one of her ankles. When you say, "Go," the teens must try to pop their opponents' balloon by stomping on it without getting their own popped. The last player left with an inflated balloon wins the game. Play this game in teams by dividing the teens into even groups and giving each team certain colored balloons.
Colored Candies
Pass a bowl of small, colored candies around to all the teens and tell them to take however many they want, but not to eat them. Explain to the teens that they must share an interesting fact about themselves for each piece of candy they took from the bowl. When everyone finishes, go around the circle one at a time and see who can remember a fact about any player in the circle. If the teen answers correctly, he wins a small prize. This will keep the teens paying attention to what everyone has to say.