Action Bingo

4 shiney stars

This twist on traditional bingo is perfect for energising groups and encouraging participation. Instead of marking off numbers, players tick off real-life actions they observe others doing — or do themselves!

How to Play:

  • Create bingo cards filled with fun, silly, or creative actions.

  • Players mingle and watch others, marking off actions as they see them performed.

  • The first person to complete a full line (or other agreed pattern) shouts “Bingo!”

Sample Actions for Your Bingo Cards:

  • Sing a song

  • Tell a joke

  • Pretend to take a shower

  • Recite a nursery rhyme

  • Behave like a duck for 15 seconds

  • Compliment three different people

  • Shake hands with three people

  • Act like a toddler stealing a bone from a German shepherd

  • Walk across the room with an object between your knees

  • Pretend to be an egg cracking and frying

  • Do a celebrity impression (name the celebrity first)

  • Team up with someone to write a short poem about one of the leaders

  • Retell Goldilocks and the Three Bears using names of people in the room

  • Re-enact a Bible story with a small group

  • Draw a self-portrait and give it to someone

  • Find an item in your pocket or bag to gift to the person on your left

Benefits and Themes:

 

  • Builds confidence

  • Encourages creativity and spontaneity

  • Fosters communication and group bonding

  • Great for breaking the ice in workshops, youth groups, or social events



Features
  • Free / Low Cost
  • Night
Objectives
  • Ice breaker
Space
    		Age
    • Primary or Elementary School
    • Teens (Age 12-15)
    • Teens (Age 16-18)
    • Young Adults

    Group Size
    • Small Groups (1-9 people)
    • Medium (10-29 people)

    Duration
    • Short (1-10 minutes)
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