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Grocery Bag Yoga

November 12, 2003

MAIN POINT: This could tie into a discussion using the point, "Don't bite off more than you can chew or you'll lose your balance!" (Balancing priorities, etc.)Take a paper grocery bag and set it in the middle of the floor with the kids all around it in a circle. The object is for each youth to try and pick...

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Guess the Task

November 12, 2003

MAIN POINT: Either peer pressure or leadership and influence.Everyone gets in a big circle. Pick a volunteer to leave the room after you explain the game. Once that volunteer is out of hearing range, choose a simple task that the volunteer is to do when he or she enters the room (walk in and tie a certain kid's shoe...

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Trust Lift

November 12, 2003

MAIN POINT: TrustMore of a learning exercise than a game, the object of the game is for a small group to lift a person above everyone's head.One player is chosen to be "it" first. He lies on his back and stiffens himself while everyone else assembles around him. Together everyone lifts him slowly toward the ceiling as he maintains...

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Hot Seat – Discussion Wrap-Up

November 12, 2003

MAIN POINT: Helps students retain the information they just learned.Have everyone sit in a big circle with one person sitting on a chair in the middle-the "hot seat." That person takes on the role of someone you've talked about in your small group discussion. If there has been some kind of talk or drama or story, then they can...

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Back to Back

November 11, 2003

MAIN POINT: This is a great game for showing students what teamwork can do. It would be nearly impossible to accomplish this by oneself.This is the game where you start out with two people sitting back to back and they have to stand straight up without using their hands. Add one person every time they stand up successfully. Our...

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Communist Church

November 11, 2003

MAIN POINT: It also is a great set up for a discussion starter.This game is PERFECT for that All-Night Activity.Set Up: Explain to the kids about communism and persecution in restricted nations, how Christians are not allowed to gather publicly. If they are found gathering, they are put in prison.Game Prep: In the building that you are going to...

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Mute Organization

November 11, 2003

MAIN POINT: CommunicationSimply announce that you want everyone lined up across the room by birth date. The only catch: no talking. Once they are all lined up, ask certain people their birthdays just to be sure.You can have them do the same thing, but by shoe size, height, etc.Also see Communication Challenge (Click Here), Inversion (Click Here), and Numbers...

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