Strong as a Tree

Relaxation Games

Relaxation games enable the group to relax and quiet down. Today, many children are stressed, have trouble concentrating and are quickly distracted. Relaxation games can be brought into play (also in groups), so that the children can calm down, even after a lively game has been played.

Imagine the Way

All players remove their shoes and socks and close their eyes. The group leader begins: “Imagine you begin to walk slowly. Your feet feel the way forwards. You sense high grass…Now you come to a gravel path. The stones prick at your feet. You leave the path and come to mushy forest ground where now and again has places of moss. After a long walk you sense warm sand…”

Seasons of the Year

All players sit in a circle, but not to close to one another. The group leader moves like a plant during the seasons of the year.

Winter: the plants are small, weak and are crunched together on the ground.

Spring: through the stronger sunshine, the plants grow slowly and slowly rise.

Summer: through the warm sun, the plants slowly open their arms, the flowers open their blooms are stand up straight.

Autumn: the sun rays become weaker. The plants begin to slowly shrivel, the blooms and leaves begin to fall away.

Winter: the plants are small, weak and are crunched together on the ground.

Changeable Weather

2 players make up one team. One player lies on his stomach. The other player kneels next to the first player and uses his hands to show the different weather possibilities on the players back. Alternate sunshine, rain, misting rain to downpours, hail, snow, and thunderstorms. After a few minutes, players change places. In the evaluation round, players talk about how well the actions were interpreted and acted out.

Balloon

Every player pretends he is a balloon, which is slowly being inflated. With every breath taken, slowly stand from a squatting position, getting bigger and bigger. Slowly extend the hands and feet away from the body, until with a big bang, the balloon bursts. (Fall to the ground and lie there.)

5. A Flower’s Day

Each player pretends he is a flower. The flowers sleep at night (players squat or lie on the ground). As soon as the sun slowly sends it’s rays in the morning, the flowers slowly open (the players blink and pretend to wake up, stretch, and slowly stand up and open their arms). During the day, the flowers are happy about the friendly bees and the people strolling by who enjoy the flowers (the players do a joyful dance). In the evening when the sun goes down, the flowers slowly fall asleep and close their blooms.

Strong as a Tree

All players spread out in the room. With their feet firmly planted on the ground, they pretend they are trees that are slowly swaying back and forth with a breeze. The movements become stronger as a storm approaches. The players try to make their movements as strong as possible, but remember to keep their feet on the ground. Slowly the wind dies down and the trees can rest.

Wishes

Two players make a pair, or the group can be divided in 2 halves which will be changed in rotation. One half of the pair lies on the ground, the other kneels next to him. The player who is laying down chooses a way in which he would like to be touched by the other player, such as: a back massage, rubbing the neck, Š. Afterwards, the players change partners and continue playing. At the end of the game, players discuss how they felt and how it felt to fulfill the wishes of the other partner.

Дата добавления: 2015-11-14