Drama Games: Snowball/Snowfall
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Aims and Purpose
- To build confidence by allowing participants to lead the action.
- Increase trust.
- Reduce sense of embarrassment.
Materials/Resources
- Nothing.
Set up and explanation
- One group member will stand in the center of the circle and will give commands the other participants to perform simple actions, if they get it wrong or hesitate for too long they switch places and become the person in the center.
Actions to be performed
- Snowball - Pretend to throw a snowball.
- Snowfall - Use hands to mimic the action of snow falling.
- Eat pie - Pretend to enthusiastically eat pie.
- Three Kings - The person selected and those on either side sing a single note.
- Jingle Bells - Sing "oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh."
Notes on the Game
- It's fun to use Snowball and Snowfall rapidly in succession to confuses players.
- In Three Kings if one of the players on either side misses their cue, they are the one to switch places with the person in the center.
Extensions to the Game
- Allow the group to come up with their own simple actions and commands.
- Make the game seasonal by changing the commands to such as build a sandcastle or rake leaves.