Collection of games and activities that generate discussion and impart skills and values regardless of whether the facilitator includes the optional spiritual concepts. Each activity contains the necessary components to appropriately facilitate them, including: objectives, needs, procedures, and processing questions. When using the activities with faith-based organizations, each activity also contains the components of: spiritual insight, going deeper, and going wider which provide the facilitator with the resources to guide the group through spiritual issues. --- from the publisher Review: "A delightful book that does just that: invites young people to change and become better people. The creative activities in this book encourage young people to grow spiritually and to grow closer together in their group. It’s an invaluable resource, particularly since it’s a rare gem. The thought provoking activities and questions challenge young people to dig deeper into their beliefs, values, and atitudes, and the broad interfaith perspective shows how we’re more alike than different. I highly recommend this book." -- Jolene Roehlkepartain, author/coauthor of 26 books, consultant, and national speaker on youth, children and family issues Contents: Introduction vii
About this Book ix
How to Use Games for Change xi
Presenting and Processing xii
Section One: Activities 1
20 Things I Love To Do 3
Body Parts 7
Boundaries 12
Cause & Effect 17
Cliques 21
Companions on the Journey 25
Conga Line 29
Cooperative Drawing 32
Cooperative Puzzles 37
Depending on You 41
Face to Face/Back to Back 45
Herding Kittens 48
Holy Mackerel 51
If Ever... 55
Inner Compass 58
Numbermania! 61
Orb-It 65
Passages 68
Peaceable World 72
Santicky, Fanticky, Lim Po Po 75
Shoe Holler 78
Stepping Stones 81
Tin Pan, Bang, Bang! 85
Contents
Turning Over A New Leaf 88
You Are on the Other Side 91
Section Two – The Labyrinth 95
Problem Solving Walk 101
Affirmation Walk 102
Celebration Dance 102
Letting Go Walk 103
Falling Apart: A Walk for Difficult Times 106
Section Three – Contact 107
Appendixes 126
References 131 About the Authors:
Tim Dodds, Lisa Prosser-Dodds MSEd, LPC, NCC & Friends have been working with children, youth, and families for over 20 years both as professional educators and ordained youth ministers. Lisa served as director for the Children’s Peace Pavilion, traveling worldwide teaching the concepts of peaceable parenting. In 2001, Tim and Lisa formed Journeys Personal Counseling & Consulting, providing direct counseling services, consulting, and training for educators, clergy, camping professional and others who work with children, youth and families.
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