In this lesson, participants learn to elaborate, refine, and evaluate their own ideas in order to improve and maximize creative efforts while embracing development opportunities.

Participants will articulate thoughts and ideas effectively using oral, written, and nonverbal communication skills.

In this lesson, participants will have the opportunity to seek and embrace development opportunities by practicing being present and mindful through coloring a mandala.

Explore the comfort level of individuals in the group with specific statements.

Get up and stretch by spelling with a giant imaginary crayon.

Reflect on a question to refocus your energy.

First impressions matter, but lasting impressions are even more important. Find out how the people in the group have been impacted by each other for the better!

This activity allows group members to think of positive affirmations individually while also sharing with their peers.

Describe your group using only pictures.

Work together to put back the broken squares together.

This activity tests the communication and problem solving skills of the group as they try to make different shapes using only rope.

This activity tests communication, collaboration, and team strategy by asking the group to perform an activity with a number of constraints.

Participants reflect on two different lists: what they want “to do” in their lives and who they want “to be”, which can be used to open a conversation about values, success, or purpose.

This activity encourages group collaboration and problem solving by challenging participants to create as many complete and correct playing cards as possible.

Group members create slides in a Google Slides document to introduce themselves. The group gets to watch the slideshow and each member gets to talk about themself using their slide.

A musical way to express what participants like about the group.

Participants use their bodies to form each letter in the word “coconut” so they get a quick and easy full body stretch. This goes great before or after a sedentary activity to incorporate movement and reengage participants.

This activity helps groups to learn each other’s names while also having to remember the items that everyone would bring on an imaginary trip.

Group members will create drawings to depict the things they like.

This activity encourages participants to practice their leadership and influence skills through fun and silly play. The goal is to try to not be distracted by peers on your bear hunt!