Archive | January, 2006

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Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room’s only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back. The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation. And every afternoon when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his room-mate all the things he could see outside the window. The man in the other bed began to live for those one-hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside.

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Materials
Paper and something to write with for each team.

Game Objective
In this icebreaker, teams race to create lists of things that all the team members have in common.

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Two guys are walking through the woods and come across this really big, deep hole.

“Wow.. that looks deep!” “Sure does. Toss a few pebbles in there and see how deep it is.” They pick up a few pebbles, throw them in, and wait…..no noise. “That is REALLY deep… here throw one these big rocks and see how long it takes.” Again, there was no noise after throwing in the rock.

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watergun.jpgMaterials
1. One water gun. Vary the type of water gun depending on the occasion, whether it is indoor or outdoor, if people are in a mood to get wet or not.
2. Source of water for refills

Game Objective
Participants must name items that fit into a particular category without repeating or taking too long too long to think.

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paper.jpgMaterials
1. sticky tape
2. pieces of paper of different colors
Note: To make it easier, add small pieces of double sided tape to each piece of paper so that youth only need to peel off the covering strip to reveal the adhesive.

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Game Materials
None

Game Objective
Kids are to introduce themselves and tell the group who they would most like to be other than themselves. They may name fictional characters or actual people, either living or dead. For example, kids could name Jean-Luc Picard from Star Trek: The Next Generation, Meryl Streep, Michael Jordan, or Joan of Arc. Kids should not explain their choices. Allow kids to enjoy the mystery of the “why” behind each other’s choices.

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Game Materials
Print the list of items on a sheet of paper for each person.

Game Objective
Each person must perform the action in front of someone and then those who participated or observed must sign beside the item. Items can be arranged in a normal bingo grid or simply as a list for simplicity. Whoever gets all the items signed first, wins! Wacky and silly fun for everyone. Have a digital camera ready for some really crazy snapshots!

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An old man once said, “For a long period, I puzzled myself about the difficulties of Scripture, until at last I came to the resolution, that reading the Bible was like eating fish. When I find a difficulty, I lay it aside, and call it a bone. Why should I choke over the bone when there is so much nutritious meat for me? Some day, perhaps, I may find that even the bone may afford me nourishment.”

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A young man began his studies at a well-known university, and had to get around on crutches everywhere he went. He was a friendly, gregarious, and positive person, and he earned the respect and friendship of many of his fellow students.

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