Snowballs

Snowballs Have each participant write a fact about themselves on an 8 ½ x 11 white sheet of paper. (Excellent use of scrap paper!) Make sure they know the fact will be shared and used to identify them. Do not put a name on the paper. (Younger participants can draw a...

The Egg, The Carrot, and The Coffee Bean

The Egg, The Carrot, and The Coffee Bean Download printable version of the activity For this activity, you will need a whole, peeled, hard-boiled egg, cooked carrots, and a cup of coffee. Gather the family and talk about resilience. You may need to define adversity...

Resilience Activities

Resilience Activities   The activities here are fun ways to teach character.  The game aspect makes the lesson more memorable.  Each activity has processing questions at the end.  Without processing the activity, the exercise is just a game.  To make it a...

The Gauntlet

The Gauntlet If the group is large, you may want to divide it into several gauntlets. If the group is young, you may want to divide the boys and girls. This will take considerable room. Create a gauntlet of participants by forming two lines, facing one another. Space...

Creative Giving

Creative Giving Download printable version of the activity This month’s family activity is a little “covert”. Gather all but one family member together. The task for this group is to come up with a single holiday gift for that person that is homemade by everyone. It...