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BIRTHDAY LINE: Explain to the group that this is a nonverbal exercise.  The group is to form a single straight line, according to birthdays.  For example, persons with January birthdays will be at the beginning of the line, earliest January dates first followed in order by later dates.  The line progresses by months and days with December birthdays at the end.  Persons with the same birthday share the same place in line.  You must communicate nonverbally (no lip-reading or spelling in the dirt allowed).  When the line is completed, each person will shout out his/her birthday, beginnining in January.

BLINDFOLD LINE-UP

BLIND POLYGON: The object of the game is for the group to form a perfect square and a triangle (and other shapes if desired) using the given length of rope.  Ask participants to put on blindfolds.  All participants must have at least one hand on the rope at all times.  All participants must remain blindfolded until the task is completed.  When the group believes the task is finished, ask them to remain their blindfolds, without moving from their current places.  Using the same procedure, ask them to form any geometric shape you think is possible for the group. 

BODY ENGLISH
BRAIN BENDERS
CHICKEN, CHICKEN
COUNT OFF

HEIGHT LINE: Ask participants to close their eyes (if they feel comfortable).  Without opening their eyes, the group is asked to arrange themselves by height in a straight line.  They may choose to arrange by feeling height or some say their height out loud.  The only restriction is that they may not open their eyes.

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SHOE SORT: Creatively divide the groups into two smaller groups.  Then tell a space sotry while handing out the blindfolds.  They then need to describe that everyone has been left speechless from some sort of space disaster.  The leader continues to tell the group that they need to be fitted for space boots before they can go on their voyage to return to earth.  The group must line up in order of shoe size from smallest to largest - without the use of sight or sound!  Have group use bumpers.  Once the group has completed the task, process what happened.

TRAFFIC JAM

WARP SPEED: The group starts in a circle formation Warp Speed has the same beginning as Group Juggling.  Instead of adding objects, the group must comprise a way of moving the object in the same name pattern under time constraints.  Let the group come up with the time constraint.  The object is to move the ball (or whatever) through EVERYONE’S hands as fast as possible.  One person can not hold onto the object at all times.