Friday, June 1, 2007

Group activity ideas?

As a "Big Sister" and small group leader, I try to think of fun things to do around the Seattle/Tacoma area. Here are a few ideas I've come up with ... but let me know if you have more. For any G2 leaders out reading this, I'm trying to think of fun stuff we could do as a young adults' group (yeah, all 100+ of us...) or individual CLGs. I'm especially looking for stuff that's somewhat interactive and (relatively) inexpensive for a group:
  • Visit the EMP (Experience Music Project) at Seattle Centre.


  • Go on a team photo scavenger hunt with a digital/disposable camera (you need a big group to do this one) in a fun area (Pike Place Market, downtown Tacoma, Ruston Way).

  • Bowling

  • Laser tag

  • Pt. Defiance Zoo

  • Miniature golf


  • BBQ and bonfire

  • Game day - Volleyball, bocce ball, Bunko, and/or Frisbee golf

  • Progressive dinner - A few G2 girls planned one of these a few years ago--really fun. It was cool because we were divided into small groups (about 6 people). But at the first location, all the groups were together (maybe about 25 of us) for salad/drinks. At the second place (appetizers), I think two groups were together at each location. At the third location, each small group was on its own for dinner (hosted by parents/church members). And at the last stop, everyone was together again for a bonfire and smores. In one night, you got to hang out in bigger and smaller groups and interact with different people.

  • Rollerblading/rollerskating/ice skating

  • Movie night with some kind of interactive twist (like when we hosted a "Napoleon Dynamite" with a photo booth, costume contest, trivia, etc.)

  • Fundraiser/group mixer: I've gone to things like this for Project U--basically, there's a $5 cover that benefits a non-profit (e.g. Champions Foundation) at a cool restaurant (Melting Pot, Indochine, etc.). Project U will usually reserve a big room or area of the restaurant and people will just hang out for dinner or appetizers.

    If we did something like this for G2, it would be good to have some kind of game (not too cheesy) where people are encouraged to interact with others they don't know.

  • Volunteer or service project: At TWU, all of our small groups had a volunteer day (at least once a year) where we got involved in some kind of service project for the community ... painting a room at a church, helping an elderly person with yardwork, singing at a retirement center, etc. What's cool is that by doing something together, we bonded more as a group and also helped our community.

    With G2 or CLGs, we could potentially do something as a big group or individual small groups--either for ministries at Champions Centre or community organizations.

Any other ideas? Please feel free to comment ...

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