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Team-shaping, ice-breaking, bond-making activities | Orange Monday
Players
4+
Time
5-10 min
Props
paper
pens

Guess Who

Hand each person in the group two notecards and a Sharpie. Give them a few minutes to write something about themselves that no one else in the room knows on each card (two facts in total). These could be awkward childhood stories, strange experiences, or secret talents or dreams! Collect all notecards and shuffle them once the group is finished. Tell the group that you're going to read each card out, and each person should point to the person they think wrote that card. Once everyone's 'voted', ask the person who wrote it to raise their hand. Repeat until all the cards are done.

Players
2+
Time
5-10 min
Props
round cookie

Cookie Face

Everyone sits in a chair with their head leaning back and places a cookie in the center of their forehead. The goal is to use only your face muscles to move the cookie from your forehead to you mouth. Whoever finishes first goes to the next round until there is a final winner.

Players
2+
Time
5-10 min
Props
solo cups
ping pong ball

Bouncing Ball

Split people into two groups. Every person on the team will be holding an empty cup. Each group gets a ping pong ball. Each team member needs to bounce the ping pong ball on the ground and catch it with the cup then pass the ball over to the next member. The team with all members finishing the task first wins the game.

Players
2+
Time
5-10 min
Props
crayons
printed list of names

Give your friends a color

Print a list of all team member names with a an empty 1/2 inch box next to each name. Give an identical copy of this list to all team members. Provide a few boxes of 64 crayons. Ask everyone to color the box next to each name using the first color that comes to mind when they think of that person, including yourself. Each person should choose a unique color for each team member on the list. Collect everyone's sheets and line up all the boxes with their corresponding names. Compare how similar or different your team members perceptions are to your own perception of yourself.

Players
2+
Time
5-10 min

Staring Contest

So often we avoid opportunities for connection with the people around us.  Eye contact is an important and mysterious component of human interaction.  Choose a partner at random and take some time to silently look into their eyes.  Use this moment to be yourself and see your partner.

Players
2+
Time
5-10 min

Secret Handshake

Split group into teams of two. Each group has 3 minutes to create their own wacky handshake. Either choose to vote as a group or choose a judge. The best group wins based on style, performance, and creativity.

Players
2+
Time
5-10 min
Props
scissors
exactos
cutting mats
circle prints

Scissors vs Exacto

Print a circle template out for each player and form two teams – team exacto vs team scissors. The goal is for each person to cut  their circle as fast and as precisely as possible. Once a teammate is done, the next person can start cutting theirs. The first team to finish wins.