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Move Right If

November 12, 2003

Just like it sounds. Tell the people in the crowd to "move right if . . ." (e.g. they are wearing green, if they're in eighth grade, if their birthday is this month, etc.) Be creative! (Move two seats to the left if . . . ) Kids will end up on multiple layers of laps or under others.Also,...

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...

Anywhere Games, Games & Icebreakers

Name Game

November 12, 2003

You start with a name (ex. Tom Cruise). The other team must come up with a name starting with the last letter of the name (Edward Scissorhands). We had it going for a long time until we ran out of names for Y's and got into arguments over whether or not people really existed. We did another variation of...

Anywhere Games, Audience Games, Games & Icebreakers

Last Straw

November 12, 2003

Much like "Toothpicks and Lifesavers." Give everyone a straw to put in their mouth. In rows or pews have them stand up and get ready to pass a small cup (Dixie cups work great) to the next person by using only the straw. The row to do this first, without cheating, wins! You can have a few people in...

Games & Icebreakers, Up-Front Games

Water Balloon Stuff

November 12, 2003

Get two sets of thermal underwear and a bunch of water balloons. Get two volunteers and assign them a team of 2-4 people, whose job is to stuff water balloons in the long johns. When the designated time is up you count the balloons and the one with the most balloons wins. The winner and his stuffers get to...

Games & Icebreakers, Up-Front Games

Human Tic Tac Toe

November 12, 2003

You can use this game as a small group activity or as an upfront game for a huge group.For this game, you need at least 6 students and 9 chairs. Set up 2 teams: one to be x's and the other o's. Divide it how you wish: the guys can be x's and the girls o's, or all the...

Games & Icebreakers, Up-Front Games

Plunger Head

November 12, 2003

In most hardware stores you can buy the pink plunger part separate from the stick. So get two plunger ends for every stick. Put one plunger end at each end of the stick. Tie a tennis ball by about 2 feet of string to the middle of the stick.Pull up either 4 or six students, in order to make...