Game Materials
Pieces of paper or notecards with emotions written on them.
Some suggested emotions are:
anger, fear, happy, nervous, bored, bitter, overwhlemed, depressed, at peace, embarassed, loved, proud, detached, shocked, hate, and finally, love.
Game Objective
Display the given emotion until you find the other members of your group.
Game Preparation
There should be at least two people that have each emotion and the total number will depend on how many people you want to have in each team.
Game Play
1. Display the emotion until you find the other members of your group.
2. When you think you have found all your partners/group have a seat.
3. Continue until all groups are seated.
4. Finally have each group strike a pose of their emotion for other teams to guess.
Application / Debrief
* What does love look like?
* What actions show love?
* How did you find your group?
* How do we find love?
* What do our emotions reveal about us?
* Are negative emotions a sin?
* Is it easier to control positive or negative emotions?
* Which emotions are the easiest to show? The most difficult?
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