Chicken Eyes
Chicken Eyes is a quick and playful circle game designed to energize participants and sharpen their focus through a series of hand gestures and directional cues. It's effective for building immediate engagement and mental alertness in small groups.
Use this method at the start of a session or after a break to quickly re-energize the group and improve concentration. It's particularly useful when participants seem sluggish or distracted.
Solves: Low energy, lack of focus, slow start to a session
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Step 1: Form a circle, standing close together. (2 minutes)
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Step 2: Demonstrate how to make 'chicken eyes' using both hands. (1 minute)
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Step 3: Start the impulse by covering one eye and indicating the direction. (2 minutes)
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Step 4: Introduce the three ways to pass the impulse: same direction, reverse direction, and skip a person. (3 minutes)
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Step 5: Play the game for several minutes, restarting the action with the person to the left of anyone who makes an error. (5-10 minutes)
- Emphasize speed and accuracy to increase the challenge.
- Encourage participants to be creative with their 'chicken eyes' gestures.
- Add sound effects to the gestures.
- Increase the speed of the impulse.