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The second game "Puzzle Collage" is from the book More Team-Building Activities for Every Group
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Bridge
Objective
For each person to contribute his/her strengths to the group.
Group Size
4 or more
Materials
- Paper plates
- Black markers
Description
Give the group a stack of paper plates and a few black markers. The group, should have enough paper plates to make a “stepping stone bridge” across the room or play area.
Don’t tell the group that they will be making a bridge. Simply ask them to each take a paper plate and write down one of their own strengths, attributes, or talents on it. Tell them that they can do this on more than one plate if they feel they have more than one strength.
After the group members feel that they have written down as many strengths as they have, tell them they must use the paper plates to make a bridge across the room. When building the bridge and when crossing the room, the only plates that the group can use are ones with strengths written down on them. At no time may anyone’s feet touch the floor. If the group needs to add more plates to the bridge, people must write down more strengths on more plates and add them to the bridge.
Discussion Prompts
1. Could one person build a bridge by themselves? Why or why not?
2. How is a group enhanced when there are many different people working on the same team?
3. What strengths did group members not write down that you felt they should have?
4. Each individual on the team has many strengths, as we can see. What strengths do you think this group has as a whole?
Puzzle Collage
Objective
For each person to contribute to see how their attributes contribute to the group.
Group Size
4 to 16
Materials
- Large sheet of tag board
- Stack of old magazines
- Scissors
- Glue
Description
Cut a large piece of tag board into a puzzle. Give each person in the group a piece of the puzzle and ask them to make a collage of magazine pictures on their piece that represents who they are as a person. Allow time for each person to share what they made and then place it in the puzzle. You may glue the completed puzzle to another board and hang it on the wall.
Discussion Prompts
1. What similarities do you see in the members of this group?
2. What differences do you see?
3. Are there more differences or more similarities?
4. How does each unique person contribute to the larger group?
