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• Human Knot!
• Have no more than 10 people in a group.
• Tell everyone to stand shoulder to shoulder. Tell them to stand in a
circle.
• Tell everyone to reach across the circle. Have them hold hands with two
other people. They may not hold hands with people to their left or right.
They’re making a human knot.
• Have everyone untangle themselves without letting go of each other’s
hands. The goal is to stand next to the people whose hands they’re
holding.
• Encourage people to talk to each other. Encourage them to work as a
team.
• Crack a Smile!
• Have everyone stand in a circle.
• Choose someone to be in the middle. Tell this person their goal is to
not smile or laugh.
• Tell everyone else their goal is to make the person in the middle laugh.
Have everyone take turns. They can do anything except touch the person.
They may make funny faces. They may tell jokes.
• Whoever makes the person in the middle smile or laugh switches places
with that person.
• Food Pairings!
• Give everyone a piece of paper.
• Tell everyone to write down their favorite food. It could be an appetizer.
It could be a main dish. It could be a dessert.
• Have them draw a picture of the dish.
• Have everyone stand in a circle. Have everyone share their drawing.
• Tell everyone to choose a partner based on how well their food pairs
together.
• Give each partner 3 to 5 minutes to talk about their food.
• Have everyone return to the circle. Have everyone share what they
learned about their partner.
