Newspaper Name Nail (aka Whomp em’)

Small Group mixer. Have everyone sit in a circle as close as they can get. Have each person give their name and make sure each name is clearly said so that all others can hear it. After going through the names once or even twice, have someone start in the middle by asking someone to call the name of someone in the room. The person in the middle proceeds to find the person and try to whomp’em with a rolled up newspaper (or pillow) on their knee before that person can say both their name and someone else’s name in the room.

If they get whomped before they can say their name and someone else’s name, they are now “it”. Also, if the person whose name is called fails to say both their name and another person’s name, they will have to be it. The person who is in the middle takes the place of the person they whomp. This helps people learn each other’s names and mixes kids around with each other.

Items needed: Rolled up newspaper or pillow (preferable)

Also see Getting To Know It (Click Here), Getting To Know You (Click Here), Identity Circle (Click Here), Name Tag Mixer (Click Here), and Who Hit Me? (Click Here).