Bonding Harbor Part of Deeper Joy Bonding Harbor Video Script (RTF) Bonding Harbor ActivitiesWe’ve labeled the activities in the Bonding Harbor as Mingling, Creative, and Embodied so you can pick what’s best for your group. In This Section Bite Sized Answers From Deeper Joy Parameters: more than 2 people, in person. Can be done on video call. Make up questions to go with the different colors, (red=what’s your favorite movie for example). Give everyone a handful of candy or beads. Go around the circle and answer questions one piece at a time. Blobs and Lines From Deeper Joy Parameters: more than 10 people in person. Facilitator prompts participants to either line up in some particular order (by birthday, for example) or gather in "blobs" based on something they have in common (number of siblings, for example). Don't Think From Deeper Joy Parameters: more than 2 people, can be done in person, or on video call. The facilitator writes a bunch of prompts with blanks on cards (Ex: My favorite food right now is ____, a movie that I could watch over and over again is ____, my favorite place at church is ____, etc). Participants answer. Electricty From Deeper Joy Parameters: More than 5 people, in person. Ask if everyone is comfortable touching hands. This game is not suitable if there are group members who don’t want to deal with touch at that moment. Mural or Collage From Deeper Joy Parameters: Perfect for a group from two to infinity! Here is a great way to contribute to the ambiance of your gathering space while bonding. Giving people something to do with their hands and focus can take the edge off of socializing. Pillowcase Skits From Deeper Joy Parameters: This game is for a larger, in person group. Put 3-5 unique and random items in each pillowcase. Break the group into teams of two to five people and distribute the pillowcases among them. Give teams instructions to create a skit using all of the items. Rainstorm From Deeper Joy Parameters: The larger the group the louder the rainstorm. If group members are sensitive to loud noise, consider stopping at #3 or #4. Explain to the group they are going to create the sound of a rainstorm with their bodies. Teapot From Deeper Joy Parameters: more than 2 people, can be done in person, or on video call. The lead tries to discover the meaning of “teapot” by asking members of the group questions like, “Do you teapot a lot?” or, “What does it feel like to teapot?” The Mighty Wind Blows From Deeper Joy Parameters: More than 5 people, can be done in person or on video. The lead introduces themselves, is greeted by the group, then picks something about themselves they might have in common with other members of the group. Everyone to whom this applies makes an agreed upon gesture Tower of Questions From Deeper Joy Parameters: more than two people, in person. Write get to know you questions (do you play a sport? what's your favorite band/musician right now? for example) on Jenga blocks. As people remove a block, they answer the question before placing it back on top. UP: Deeper Joy NEXT: Bite Sized Answers Get a print-friendly version of Deeper Joy, including all sub-pages.
