Group Size: 50 or more Time Needed: 21+ minutes Goal: People connect and work together to create a night sky Audience: Couples, Teens, Parents, Children, Singles Special Considerations: Some participants may not be familiar with constellations so you may need to present an overview at the beginning of the exercise. Some nationalities and cultures may […]
Group Size: Any Time Needed: 10 to 30 minutes Goal: First day introductions, recognize individual and family strengths Audience: Couples, Parents, Teens, Children Special Considerations: Have an example of a Family Flag to show the class Resources Needed: Various colored construction paper or cardboard Art supplies for decorations: markers, crayons, glue, glitter, etc. Yarn or […]
Group Size: 26 to 51+ Time Needed: 10 to 30 minutes, depending on size of group Goal: discuss leadership and taking risks, facilitate group bonding Audience: Couples, Parents, Teens, Children, Singles Special Considerations: It is extremely important that you go into this activity with confidence that it will happen, even if you have to sing […]
Group Size: 15 to 60 Time Needed: 11 to 20 minutes Goal: Encourage group cohesion in a fun and informative way Audience: Couples, Teens, Parents, Singles Special Considerations: None Resources Needed: Flip chart or paper, markers or pen/pencil Step-by-Step Instructions Assign three corners of the room for different categories of birth order. For example, one […]
Group Size: 4 to 50+ (a minimum of four people is needed) Time Needed: 20 minutes Goal: To learn about the group's shared beliefs and values Audience: Couples, Parents, Teens, Children, Singles Special Considerations: Close this activity out with a positive note regarding your class’ similarities. Resources Needed: Paper, Pen/pencil Step-by-Step Instructions Break group into […]
Group Size: 10 or more (depends on space available) Time Needed: 10 to 15 minutes Goal: To help group get to know each other (great for first day introductions!) Audience: Couples, Singles, Parents, Teens, Children Special Considerations: Consider the education levels of your group members before you pick this activity. This activity is very loud. […]
Group Size: 1 to 50+ Time Needed: 10 minutes Goal: To help participants get to know each other Audience: Parents, Couples, Teens, Children, Singles Special Considerations: It is very important to keep participants focused on describing positive things about themselves. You will need a lot of table space. With two facilitators, one can walk around […]
Group Size: 11 to 51+ participants Time Needed: 5 to 20 minutes (depends on size of group) Goal: To help group get to know each other Audience: Couples, Singles, Parents, Teens, Children Special Considerations: It can get loud. Be mindful of your participants’ education levels and English proficiency; this activity may not be appropriate for […]
Group Size: 10 or more Time Needed: 10 to 20 minutes Goal: To help group members get to know each other Audience: Couples, Singles, Parents, Teens, Children Special Considerations: This can get loud. Actively make sure only nice things are being written. This activity is great for first day introductions. With two facilitators, both can […]
Group Size: 1 to 50+ Time Needed: 20 to 30 minutes depending on individual group size Goal: To get to know each other; it also helps participants start thinking about what they hope to gain from the group or class. Additionally, it is a great activity for goal setting. Audience: Parents, Couples, Teens, Singles Special […]