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PLEASE NOTE the participants' ages; young children may get hurt. Preferred age group: teenagers or young adults.
Materials needed: a rubber or plastic chicken or any other animal (preferably not made of plush, because it can get dirty)
Participants line up at a distance of approximately 3–6 meters from the leader.
The leader will stand with their back to the participants.
Materials needed: a log long enough for all of us to fit on it
Participants are invited to climb onto the log in random order.
Materials needed: [one frozen spoon (placed in the freezer the night before), tied to a long piece of string or twine, depending on the number of participants (allow 1 m per person
Materials needed: 1 harness, carabiner, rope, tarp/blanket—if there are many participants, you can double the materials to save time
For a group of teenagers—it doesn’t matter how many, as long as it’s an even number—the commands might be something like: head to nose, knee to stomach, fist under the chin, head to head, kick to t
Materials needed: a folded tarp or a blanket / piece of fabric × number of groups
Participants are divided into groups of 4–8 people and all climb onto the tarp.
Materials needed: (one rubber band, 6 pieces of string approx. 1 m long, one circular piece of string, 2 disposable cups) x 2 or as many as there are teams
Materials: planks, wire, carabiners, a ball, a plastic bottle, a hammer, and any other items that could serve as accessories.
Materials needed: a table (coffee table; standard), bowls (at least one or more identical ones), or circles.
There are many crimes in this world. In this program, your youth group will become the “Top Secret” intelligence agency.
Participants are divided into teams according to their number. Preferably a team should have between 4-7 participants.
Detailed information from Horst Reder (Wels, Austria), who has been offering candle-making workshops to the public and in schools for years. It’s a powerful form of public outreach.