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Evening Activities
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37. Machines
A
non-verbal, physical crystallization game to create atmosphere, dissolve
tensions.The leader acts a kind of orchestra conductor to keep it going.
One person begins
the machine with a mechanical movement and appropriate sound.
Another person attaches to him or her and adds a movement/sound. The chain
begins to move along.
Members continue joining the machine, using sounds and movements as they
go through space.
If there are too many people for one machine, the leader can divide the
group into several machines and have them meet each other and interact.
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38. Teacher
A
dynamic theme game for group sizes up to 20.
The group forms
a circle and the leader explains he/she is the teacher, the guru, or wise
man/woman.
The Teacher/guru throws a ball, pencil or any small object to someone
in the circle.
The second person becomes the Teacher and has to tell all s/he knows about
Jerusalem, shoes, a wall, the sky, Shabbat, a candle, etc.
Have each person in the group assume the role of Teacher.
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39. Computers
A
creative and hilarious crystallization or thematic evening game.
Divide the group
into subgroups of four or five participants, each of which is now a computer.
Have them stand quietly in semi-circles, facing the “programmer.”
The “programmer” operates one of the computers by saying the
first word of a sentence. The component parts of the same computer respond
by creating the rest of the sentence, one word per person. The sentence
is ended by one component saying “period,” “question
mark,” etc.
The process is repeated with each of the other "computers".
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40. Scavenger Hunt
The leader divides the group into
small groups.
Each group makes a list of 10 items for another group to find (scavenge)
around the neighborhood, or the premises.
The leader should make a copy of all these lists before arranging for
groups to exchange lists. Groups have to return with what has been scavenged
(30 minutes for on the premises; longer for the neighborhood).
The leader chooses one object from each group and the members have two
minutes to prepare an improvisational skit around it (for each group in
turn).
Variation:
Points out of 5 are awarded for each find by a panel of leaders/one person
from each group (members are not allowed to vote on their own group's
finds).
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41. Middle Man
Have
three volunteers sit together in a row, but close to the rest of the group.
The person in the middle converses continuously with the person on his
right and the person on his left, who have each selected two subjects
to talk on.
The "middleman" or woman has to keep the talk going and is involved
in both conversations simultaneously.
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42. Orchestra
Working
together to the best of one's ability and accepting leadership is like
making music. This game is a great outlet for energy and enhances the
dynamics of working together.
Have the group sit
in a circle, or in an orchestral formation. The leader chooses a conductor.
Everyone creates a sound and rhythm using voice and/or hands, feet, etc.,
which the conductor orchestrates.
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43. Acronyms
This
is a good activity for collective effort – as well as for review
- in a longer programme.
The leader asks a volunteer to make up a sentence about something the
group has seen, done or heard that day and tells the group the first letter
of each word.
The group asks questions to which the volunteer may answer "yes"
or "no". The questions may refer when, where, the number of
times a letter appears in the sentence, and whether the letter stands
for a noun or verb.
The group may also be divided into teams to collaborate on guesses and
score should be kept.
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44. Singing
How
to create a singalong in a bus, or in between activities.
A good way of arousing lively singing is first to ask people to come up
with songs of different countries, in different languages. Most of the
foreign language songs known to people are popular folk songs that are
probably known to all, or at least several people in the group.
Each person who thinks of a song is called to the front of the bus/group
to sing. Those who know the song join in.
In cases where someone comes up with an unusual tune or an unknown one
– well, the solo performance is either going to be good or very
funny.
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45. Song Charades
The leader divides the bus/group
down the middle into two teams.
A slip of paper with a Hebrew or English song is passed down one side
of the bus/group and the team acts out the title of the song. When twenty
people act out the words, they will all progress at different rates!
The other team has to guess the song within three minutes and begin singing.
Suggestions
to start off with:
Blowing in the Wind; Hineh Mah Tov uma Naim; I Want to Hold
Your Hand; If I had a Hammer; Hatishma Koli; Boi – Tni li Yad
Venelech; Hit Me Baby One More Time; Murder on the Dance Floor
etc.
More evening
games can be found on:
Ben Gurion Activities Bank (#3) http://www.jafi-ed.org.il/50/act/bg/index.html
Jerusalem Activities: http://www.jafi-ed.org.il/jerusalem/
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