Charades Down the Line

Here is a quick activity that is going to get people laughing and breaking down barriers.
Remember the game Telephone: the one in which a message is passed down a line until it is nearly unrecognizable? This is the same, but with Charades.

Ask a small group of 7 or 8 to leave the room and come up with an action that is a bit silly. Maybe diapering a baby, whipping cream, first kiss, whatever.

When the large group has a good idea, ask the small group to come back in the room. At this point one person shows the action to the first person of the small group, while the rest of the small group turn their backs. Then this person reveals the action to the next in line, and so on through every person in the small group. No sounds are allowed.

How I Would Use This

The final action may be unrecognizable because each person in line brings his or her own preference and interpretation to the action. In the same way, in communicating with others we have to keep these interpretations in mind and watch for them.

Variation.
You can do this in a large circle with the whole group. Everyone closes their eyes until touched. One person starts the action and the action is translated from person to person.