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Examples from Christian Peacemaker Teams' manual
THE BIG WIND BLOWS...
Set up: Have participants sit in a circle. The leader stands in the middle. Make sure there are no extra seats in the circle.
Play: The leader in the middle says, “The Big Wind Blows for Everyone...wearing glasses,” for example. Then everyone for whom that thing is true quickly changes seats. The leader also tries to get a seat. The person left standing when everyone else is seated becomes the new leader in the middle. If the leader calls out “Hurricane!” everyone changes seats.
Rules:
- The leader must pick something that is also true about him/herself.
- Players may NOT move to a seat immediately beside them; they must move at least 2 seats away.
Tips: The leader may choose things that are obvious/visible (everyone wearing sandals, everyone with gray
hair, everyone wearing a watch, etc.) or they may choose invisible things (everyone who’s an oldest child, everyone who’s ever been arrested, everyone who was born in the first six months of the year, etc.)
Uses: Gets the blood pumping by moving quickly.
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TOUCH BLUE
Set up: Have participants stand together randomly in a loose cluster.
Play: The leader calls out things for people to touch – e.g. “Touch Blue” – and all participants touch something blue on another participant. Examples: touch [any color], touch gray hair, touch black socks, touch glasses, touch beards, touch watches, touch someone with blue eyes, touch shoulders, touch elbows, etc.
Tips: Works best at a quick pace. Leader should call out different things to touch in snappy succession.
Uses: Generates laughter and promotes a sense of togetherness.
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