A quick, energetic game that allows participants to work in close proximity with others! Materials None) How to Play Have participants form pairs and find a space by themselves Instruct them to hold each others right hand and stand on their left foot On “Go” they must hop around (holding hands at all times) and […]
A fun game designed help participants ease into a group by letting their inhibitions go. Materials None How to Play Start with participants standing in a circle with their heads down As the facilitator, call out “Look Up” Participants must look up directly at someone else in the group If two participants are looking directly
A simple and fun activity that has participants working within small proximity of each other. Materials None How to Play Have participants form pairs and line up facing one another in two straight lines Each person is to stand with one foot in front of the other, with their front foot touching their partners front
A simple game that has participants thinking quickly and strategically. Materials None How to Play Have players stand in a circle Explain that the aim is to pass an imaginary lightning bolt around the circle To pass the bolt players must clap their hands to the left or right and say ‘zip’ outloud The direction
A game that has participants laughing and interacting with each other. Materials None How to Play Firstly, teach and demonstrate the following actions to participants: Egg – players bobbing down, jumping around on their feet, Chicken – standing up, flapping ‘wings’ like a chicken, Ape – walking around banging chest like an ape and Super
A simple activity to learn where group members are from and one other quick fact. Materials A tarp or piece of material (large enough to fit all group members on), or simply scratch the shape required into the dirt How to Play Manipulate the tarp or material to create a ‘map’ of the state or
A fast, interactive game that helps participants learn a lot about others in a short amount of time. Materials Optional – can be played with or without markers (eg. leaves) How to Play Have participants stand in a circle Instruct them to mark their spot, this could be done by scratching an X into the
A silent activity that increases group communication skills. Materials None How to Play Instruct participants that they are to remain silent for the duration of the activity, unless told to speak Explain that they need to arrange themselves into a line according to a certain criteria that you set (see below for examples) As they
A clever game where participants learn two quick and interesting facts about other group members. Materials None How to Play One participant at a time is asked to say two truths and one lie about themselves outloud to the group Group members must work together to decide which ones they believe to be true and
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A fast, fun game that forces participants to learn names quickly! Materials None How to Play Instruct participants to stand in a circle Select one person to stand in the middle, they are the pointer The pointer must point to one person at a time and say either “left”, “right”, “you” or “me” Who ever
A game that has participants thinking and reacting quickly! Materials Soft objects that can be thrown around the circle safely How to Play Instruct everyone to stand in a circle Introduce the first ball/object, say your own name outloud followed by another persons in the circle and throw the object to them They must then
An easy game that allows participants to learn a lot of names very quickly. Materials A soft object that can be thrown around a circle (*optional – this game can be played with or without a throwing object) How to Play Participants to sit or stand in a circle The instructor begins by saying their
