TRY // Pay It Forward
We can all do something for those around us. Here is what some have done to pay it forward:
We can all do something for those around us. Here is what some have done to pay it forward:
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PLAY // Follow the Leader
There is more than one way to get from point A to point B in a given space. Depending on who is leading, there can be wonderful ways to travel across a room (or a field) that you may never have thought of before!
How to Play: One person is designated as the leader as everyone else lines up an arm’s (or an appropriate 6 feet away if playing during COVID) length behind the person in front of them. The leader then leads the line around the room using subtle and not so subtle motions, redirects, obstacle navigating, stunts, noises, gestures, and any other additions the leader sees fit. It is the job of any given person (not the leader) to follow the exact movements of the person in front of them.
There is more than one way to get from point A to point B in a given space. Depending on who is leading, there can be wonderful ways to travel across a room (or a field) that you may never have thought of before!
How to Play: One person is designated as the leader as everyone else lines up an arm’s (or an appropriate 6 feet away if playing during COVID) length behind the person in front of them. The leader then leads the line around the room using subtle and not so subtle motions, redirects, obstacle navigating, stunts, noises, gestures, and any other additions the leader sees fit. It is the job of any given person (not the leader) to follow the exact movements of the person in front of them.
PLAY // Greetings!
“It takes all kinds to attract all kinds. So why not have all kinds in our church?”
Sometimes we treat people differently depending on how they look, talk, act, dress, smell, etc. This game seeks to provide a foundation for students to act out how their interactions might go if they were to meet someone different than themselves in the world and discuss why we acted the way we did, and how we might adjust in the future.
How to Play: All players start milling about the room. You then ask them to greet each other, perhaps just by saying “Hi.” Players just say “Hi”, move on, and greet the next player they meet. Then ask the players to greet each other in a more specific way. Possibilities are endless depending on how you prompt them. Options could include:
Greet someone like they are a long-lost best friend
Greet someone like they are from a different ethnicity
Greet someone like they are someone you hate
Greet someone like they have bad breath
“It takes all kinds to attract all kinds. So why not have all kinds in our church?”
Sometimes we treat people differently depending on how they look, talk, act, dress, smell, etc. This game seeks to provide a foundation for students to act out how their interactions might go if they were to meet someone different than themselves in the world and discuss why we acted the way we did, and how we might adjust in the future.
How to Play: All players start milling about the room. You then ask them to greet each other, perhaps just by saying “Hi.” Players just say “Hi”, move on, and greet the next player they meet. Then ask the players to greet each other in a more specific way. Possibilities are endless depending on how you prompt them. Options could include:
Greet someone like they are a long-lost best friend
Greet someone like they are from a different ethnicity
Greet someone like they are someone you hate
Greet someone like they have bad breath
PLAY // Human Knot (Post-COVID)
Life can be challenging. Sometimes, it can be good to be caught in a problem with other people who can help you find your way out of it, and sometimes it is due to the fact that other people are a part of the story, that gets you into trouble in the first place. Any way it happens, this game shows us how we can work together to solve issues that affect us all.
How to Play: Have the students stand in a tight circle, with their hands in the center. Then have them grab other hands at random. The puzzle is for the whole group to work together to get themselves untangled. Sometimes you’ll find that the group has actually formed several smaller circles.
Life can be challenging. Sometimes, it can be good to be caught in a problem with other people who can help you find your way out of it, and sometimes it is due to the fact that other people are a part of the story, that gets you into trouble in the first place. Any way it happens, this game shows us how we can work together to solve issues that affect us all.
How to Play: Have the students stand in a tight circle, with their hands in the center. Then have them grab other hands at random. The puzzle is for the whole group to work together to get themselves untangled. Sometimes you’ll find that the group has actually formed several smaller circles.