Youth camp blind polygon

Youth Camp -
Blind Polygon
The group tries to form
a perfect square /
triangle with a rope
while blindfolded.
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Group Size: 10 to 30
Time: 30 minutes
Applications:
ALIGNMENT, Listening, Roles, Grou
p Dynamics, Problem-Solving
Materials
1. a blindfold for each participant
2. a 15-30 meter rope connected
into a circle
Objective
For the group to form a perfect
square / triangle with a rope while
blindfolded.

Instructions
1. Blindfold the group
2. “This game is played in rounds.
Each round will have a task to
complete”
3. “When you move, do so slowly
and with your hands out in front
of you to prevent injury.”
4. “Any Questions?”

Round 1
1. Lay the rope on the ground
somewhere in the middle of the
group.
2. There is something in your
midst you need to find. You will
know it when you find it.”
3. Your objective is for everyone
to be holding it.
4. Begin.

When everyone is holding the rope.
Congratulate them on a job well
done. Then announce round 2.
Round 2
1. You must remain blind-folded
and holding the rope.
2. You have 20 minutes to make the
rope into as perfect a square as you
can.
3. Begin.

When the group decides that it
has completed a square, allow
them to remove their blindfolds
and check their work. Total time
to this point is 30 minutes.
Round 3
1. You must remain blind-folded
and holding the rope.
2. You have 10 minutes to make
the rope into as perfect of an
equilateral triangle as you can. (3
equal sides)
3. Begin.

When the group decides that it
has completed a perfect
triangle, allow them to remove
their blindfolds and check their
work. Total time to this point is 40
minutes.

Facilitator Notes
You can use smaller groups and
shorter ropes and make it a
competition. For additional
application, videotape the activity
and play it back for the group(s)
to see. Pause at key turning points
and significant moments in the
process. Invite the participants to
make observations.

Debrief
General Debrief
• “What happened?”
• “Why?”
• “What changed?”
• “So What?”
• “Now What?”
“What happened?”
1. What happened?
2. How did order develop out
of chaos?

“Why?”
3. What factors limited your
success?
(frustration, lack of cooperation,
ego/pride, weakly developed
goals, lack of
enthusiasm/motivation, lack of
direction, lack of alignment, need
for instant results, not knowing
your position in the overall scheme
of things, lack of teamwork)

4. What factors contributed to
your eventual success?
(concentration, knowing your
place in the overall scheme of
things, designating clear roles for
important positions like the
corners, aligning yourself to those
nearest you, clear
expectations/rules, ability to see
the “bigger
picture”, encouragement, enthusia
sm, clear goals, being able to deal
with frustration, putting aside
ego, effective leadership)

“What Changed?”
5. What did you do to bring order
from the chaos?
(someone must take
charge, discussion of strategy, more
attentive to our position related to
those around us, clear
communication, keeping focused on
the task, relinquish some control &
power to a leader, manage
frustration, play to group member
strengths, share
insights, cooperation, etc.)
“So What?”
6. What are the possible applications
of the lessons learned from this
activity to business, personal
development, spiritual life, and
relationships?

Business
Why is it important for a team to be
aligned? How do we take a group of
people with different goals and
directions and align them to
accomplish a task? What are the key
positions / people in your organization
or business to help you align your
team? What is the most effective way
to bring someone who is out of
alignment with the organizations goals
and directions into alignment? Why is
it sometimes important to put the
group goal ahead of personal goals?
How important is having a system to
bringing about alignment? Clear
communication? Proper planning and
sticking to the plan?

Personal
What are some things that people
use to find personal direction in life?
What things do people use to align
their lives? What are your key
reference points for your life
(corners)? What are you aligning your
life with? How accurate are these
guides? How does a sense of
direction help us in the twists and
turns of life and bring about order
from chaos? What shape do you want
your life to take? What steps will help
you to shape your life to what you
want to become as a person—to
shape your character? What steps will
it take to help you achieve what you
want in life?

Spiritual
How does your faith provide
direction in your life? What
spiritual truths and precepts are
most important for providing
direction in your life? How do they
help you to align your life? What
area of your life is most chaotic at
the moment? What area is out of
alignment with the will of God?
How can you bring your life back
into alignment? What are the key
reference points (corners) in your
life? How do they help bring order
to your relationship with God and
others?

Relationships
Would you describe your significant
relationships as chaotic or in order?
Are those nearest to you helping you
to discover your place in the patterns
of life? If you had to describe your
relationships as a shape, what shape
would it be? Why? Do you have a
common sense of direction with
those closest to you? Is this good or
bad? What are the key reference
points in your relationships? What
are the key characteristics and
character attributes that give them
shape? In what areas of your
relationships would you like to have
more order? More freedom?

Now What?
7. What will you do differently as
a result of this activity?

Bible Studies based on the book of Jonah
Only. This youth camp curriculum was
designed to teach the basic truths
of obedience in addition to evangelism in the
context of a Biblical character. The advantage
of going through a book and looking at one
man's story is that we see not only the
teaching but the example. It becomes much
more real!
Camp Curriculum - Whale of a Tale
-> Tell me about “Whale of a Tale”
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Creative Youth Ideas
Camp Bible Study Series
“Who Do You Say that I AM?”
www.creativeyouthideas.com/resources/whodoyousay.html
-> Tell me about “Who Do You Say that I AM?”
Jesus asked the disciples, "Who do others
say that I am?" It was easy to answer
because it required no conviction, no
commitment, and no risk. But then he
follows that question with another, "Who
do YOU say that I am?"

Live the Fruitful, Abundant Life
Jesus Promised. Great for youth camps or
weekly Youth Bible Study. There are 7
Primary Bible study Sessions in the series.
www.creativeyouthideas.com/resources/fruitofthespirit.html
-> Tell me about “Fruit Of the Spirit”
Creative Youth Ideas
Youth Camp Bible Study Series
“Fruit Of the Spirit”

"The Great Adventure" is western
themed Bible study series loosely based
around the song of the same name by
Steven Curtis Chapman. It was initially
written for a large Texas Church to use for
their Summer Youth Camp but has since
then proven popular around the world.
Camp Curriculum - The Great Adventure
www.creativeyouthideas.com/resources/order12.html
-> Tell me about “The Great Adventure”

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