Biggest Smile

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Materials
Cloth measuring tape

Icebreaker Description
In this icebreaker / crowdbreaker, youth will make the biggest smile they can.

Preparation
None

Icebreaker Activity

  1. As everyone arrives, inform them you are having a “smiling contest”.
  2. Each person puts on the broadest grin he possibly can.
  3. Using a cloth measuring tape, since it will have to be measured around the curve of the mouth, measure each person’s smile, deciding where the smile begins and where it ends.
  4. Give an award for the biggest smile on a guy and a girl

Optional Debrief

  • Do you smile a lot or rarely?
  • What are some of the things that make you smile?
  • Is it possible to smile when things are going badly? Why or why not?
  • Have you ever forced a smile? Why?
  • Do we only smile when things are going well or when something is funny?

Conclusion
A smile can mean a lot of things. It can be an encouragement, or a greeting. You can smile when something is funny, or when you are amused. A smile can be a gift. Smiles are contagious.

Application
Give a gift of a smile this week.Try smiling at everyone you meet this week. Some might think you a re a little crazy, but you will find others smiling back. You might even make a new friend. Someone who is depressed may find a little encouragement.

Scripture
1 Thes 5:11

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