{"id":1820,"date":"2006-05-26T15:16:45","date_gmt":"2006-05-26T15:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.creativeyouthideas.com\/resources\/?p=1820"},"modified":"2021-04-08T23:04:52","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T15:04:52","slug":"family-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.creativeyouthideas.com\/resources\/icebreakers\/family-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"

Materials<\/strong>
\nNone<\/p>\n

Icebreaker Description<\/strong>
\nIn this icebreaker \/ crowdbreaker, youth will refer to each other by famous personalities in their fictional family trees<\/p>\n

Preparation<\/strong>
\nNone<\/p>\n

Icebreaker Activity<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Form pairs of group members not related to each other.<\/li>\n
  2. Then have each pair create a fictional family tree that shows how the partners really are long-lost relatives descended from a famous ancestor (real or fictional).<\/li>\n
  3. Youth must explain to the entire group about their famous ancestors.<\/li>\n
  4. During the rest of the meeting, have kids refer to each other by their famous ancestors’ names. For example, if a pair claims to have descended from Solomon, call them “the children of Solomon” or if from David, the “Mighty Men of David”.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Optional Debrief<\/strong><\/p>\n