Introduction
Announce that today we are going today we are going to have some grasshopper Olympics.
Whoever wins will be crowned King of the Grasshoppers!
Materials
Masking tape and a few jump ropes.
Preparation
Tape two 4-foot strips of masking tape to the floor, 12 to 15 feet apart to use as goal lines for the following special relays/ jumping …
Description
Use these Olympic Sports related Icebreakers for a sports related or Olympics related meeting.
Use this list of sports as a resource for the next few icebreakers:
Description
This icebreaker is appropriate during the Olympics or for special sports events.
Preparation
On small slips of paper write down the names of numerous athletes. (Best if they are the more prominent athletes from the Olympic Games or the more famous athletes from a variety of sports.)
What to do
Description
Youth will compare thier spiritual life to an Olympic sport.
What to do
Ask each youth what sport best describes his/her spiritual life and why.
“My spiritual life is like ____________ because __________________.”
A list of sports is included below if the youth need help thinking of some.
Materials
Long rope. (Towels or bedsheets can be tied together to make a rope.)
Activity
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