{"id":1770,"date":"2005-12-15T13:57:32","date_gmt":"2005-12-15T05:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.creativeyouthideas.com\/resources\/?p=1770"},"modified":"2021-04-09T09:16:22","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T01:16:22","slug":"christmas-forward-and-backward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.creativeyouthideas.com\/resources\/icebreakers\/christmas-forward-and-backward\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Forward and Backward"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.creativeyouthideas.com\/resources\/christmas_candy2.jpg\" alt=\"christmas_candy2.jpg\" width=\"131\" height=\"103\" \/><strong>Materials<\/strong><br \/>\nList of actions, Chairs in a circle, one chair per person.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Game Play<\/strong><br \/>\n1. Sit everyone in a chair and then give instructions for participants to follow. 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