Minefield

This is a communication game (that can be quite educational) where you try to talk your blindfolded teammate through a series of obstacles.

What you'll need are blindfolds and a number of moveable obstacles such as balls, chairs, jackets, shoes etc.

Define boundaries. Have the team create a list of things that are detrimental to functioning as a group such as poor communication, anger, jealousy, wrong tools, not listening etc.

For each characteristic/action, throw an object into the playing space, the "minefield."

Have the kids within a group choose partners. One partner is blindfolded at one end of the field. The non-blindfolded partners stand at the opposite end of the field and try to talk their partners through the minefield without them running into any of the obstacles. If the blindfolded partner touches an object they're out and another partner must try. However, once they are blindfolded the other team can move the objects around if they choose. The team with the highest number of successful crossings wins. After the game is over (if you want it to be more educational) ask the players what they learned from the activity? Did the blindfolded people trust their team? Why or why not? Why is good communication important? etc.