{"id":1851,"date":"2006-05-09T15:55:25","date_gmt":"2006-05-09T15:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.creativeyouthideas.com\/resources\/?p=1851"},"modified":"2021-04-08T23:22:54","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T15:22:54","slug":"love-your-neighbor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.creativeyouthideas.com\/resources\/icebreakers\/love-your-neighbor\/","title":{"rendered":"Love Your Neighbor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Materials<\/strong>
\nGet enough chairs to have one for each participant then remove one chair.<\/p>\n

Icebreaker Description<\/strong>
\nIn this icebreaker \/ crowdbreaker, youth will discover some common characteristics of others in the group.<\/p>\n

Preparation<\/strong>
\nArrange the chairs in a circle.<\/p>\n

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

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  1. Sit the group in a circle.<\/li>\n
  2. Stand in the center of the circle, and ask one person in the group “Do you love your neighbor.”<\/li>\n
  3. The person you ask can give either of two possible responses: 1) “Yes” and then the youth on his\/her right and left must switch seats. OR 2) They can say “no but I love everyone who…” has brown hair, is wearing blue, has been water skiing, name starts with K…<\/li>\n
  4. Everyone who meets the characteristic has to get up and change seats to a new seat.<\/li>\n
  5. While people are changing seats the person in the center of the circle tries to grab one of the empty chairs.<\/li>\n
  6. Whoever is left without a seat get to repeat the process of asking someone in the circle “Do You Love Your Neighbor?”<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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