dollar-surprise
This is a great mingling game. One or two people will have a dollar. Everyone goes around shaking hands. Each student with a dollar passes his/her dollar off to the tenth person he/she shakes hands with. Keep going... if you get the dollar, pass off to tenth person. When music stops, person with dollar keeps it.Added by Young LifeAlso...
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questionnaire-game
MAIN POINT: Getting to know youFor this game, you'll need as many pens as students and a pre-typed/copied questionnaire.Have all your students fill out an anonymous questionnaire when they come in, with questions/statements like, "My favorite band is.." "My dream car is...". Once finished, pass the questionnaires out randomly (to someone different than the person who filled it out)...
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give-yourself-a-hand
MAIN POINT: Motivator for positive self-esteem.Items Needed: Paper, markers or ink pens, and you can either use clothespins, tape or safety pins to apply the paper hands.You can either pre-make paper hands or have each participant trace their own hand on paper and pin it on their back. Then the whole group walks around and writes a one-word POSITIVE...
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one-body-2
MAIN IDEA: Ask what they learned about the Church being "One Body" through this game.Depending on # of players...for each team formed you will need:1- t-shirt (or sweatshirt)size 2x-3x1- pair sweatpants size 2x-3x3 blind folds1 laundry basketObjects to be put into a basketForm teams of 4 players each:1-person is the "eyes & mouth"1-person is the "brain"1-person is "1/2 the...
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golf-phwack-ii
Same as Golf Phwack (Click Here), but with a few twists. I created an oversized golf green on an overhead. Different areas were worth different points. We then had people come up on the stage and take a pitching wedge and aim at the back wall where we had the overhead pointed. It was close enough to make it,...
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trigger
The group sits in a circle. Each member gives the person on their right a "trigger," such as, "Every time Jenny smiles, you must stand up and sing The Star Spangled Banner." On "Go," everyone watches for their trigger. The object of the game is to guess what other peoples' triggers are.Added by Errin Martin
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