How to play!
1. Two students volunteer to come to the front of the room to play
this game.
Note: If students are being shy, two leaders can start off the
game.
Week 1: My Big Kid Brother
Move Forward
Bad Joke Staring Contest
This game is just for fun. Have fun with this icebreaker!
Game Objective
Don’t smile! The last person with a straight face wins.
You’ll need
2. Give each player a copy of the Joke List.
3. Players make eye contact and must hold it as much as
possible.
4. First player reads a joke from the joke list, keeping eye contact
as much as possible. Second player can respond if they’d like,
but they can’t smile or look away.
- Joke List (2 per experience)
Q: What does a nosey pepper do? A: It gets jalapeño
5. First player reads joke’s punchline.
business!
Q: What do you call a fake noodle? A: An impasta
Q: What is an alligator in a vest? A: An Investigator
Q: What's the difference between a guitar and a fish?
A: You can't tuna fish.
6. Continue with the two players taking turns reading jokes like
this—without smiling or laughing at all—and while maintaining
eye contact as much as possible.
7. The first player to look away too much or smile loses.
Q: What do you call a pile of kittens A: A meowntain
Q: Did you hear about that new broom? A: It's
8. Choose new students to play.
sweeping the nation!
Q: Why did the picture go to jail? A: It was framed
9. If a lot of your room is shy, let students play again.
Q: How do you shoot a killer bee? A: With a bee bee
gun
Q: What did the baby corn say to the mama corn? A:
"Where's Popcorn?"
Q: Why are pirates called pirates? A: ‘Cause they
arrrrr.
Q: Why did the banana go to the Doctor? A: Because
it wasn’t peeling well
Q: What’s the difference between a school teacher
and a train? A: The teacher says, “Spit your gum
out,” but the train says, "Chew chew chew."
Q: Did you hear the joke about the roof? A: Never
mind. It's over your head!
Q: Did you hear about the angry pancake? A: He
flipped.
Q: What is a bear with no teeth? A: A gummy bear
10. Continue playing as time allows.
11. Cheer for the student who resisted smiling the longest!