SESSION ACTIVITY IDEAS FOR FELLOW COMMUNITY WORKERS

Icebreakers 

1- Print off and cut out random emojis and ask the group to select one each that represents how they feel today or how their week has been. This gives you a rough idea about their moods within the group and who may need extra attention or support if one of them has had a hard week.

2 - Ask the group to go into a circle. One by one each person in the group will go around in the circle. They will state their name and say what food they would be if they could be a food and why. This icebreaker is a creative way to analyse the group's energy levels and individual moods before a session or workshop.

Activities 

1- Tea bag and cup game. split the group into teams if the group is big enough if not then every man for himself. This activity is a problem-solving activity. Set a cup 13 feet away from each individual who has a teabag. They will attempt to throw the tea bag into the cup. They won't be able to get the teabag into the cup as the teabag will be too light  The solution is to add weight (water) to the teabag. Allow them to think creatively and if they come up with another solution then allow them to attempt their ideas. This activity teaches them how to reflect with lateral thinking and creative skills.

2-  Word art encouragements. Time to encourage each other. Write out cards with everyone's name on them. This activity works best when people know each other. Each participant then writes a positive thing about the person whose name is on the card and then moves to another card and everyone must write something on every card.  Make sure everyone is writing in the same colour of pen to keep it anonymous. Don't let people see or write in their cards. Collect the cards when everyone has written in every card that is not their own. check everything is appropriate and positive in the cards. you can hand the cards back out or do something so cool, creative and special with them. Go to Google> word art > Type the name > then type all the positive things from the cards into the programme until you result in an encouraging piece that will make those in your community smile. It should look similar to the picture below but you can customise it differently. Print, laminate and hand out and watch your group smile.