Deep Fun

Deep Fun

"Deep Fun: a Compendium of YRUU Games", is a collection of community building games published by the Unitarian Universalist Association. The games are organized into five chapters, based on Denny Rydberg's "Five Steps to Building Community", including the Raccoon Institute and Learned Enterprises, "The New Games Book", and an LRY programs packet by Bev Hendricks.[1][2][3]

  1. Bonding
  2. Opening Up
  3. Affirming
  4. Stretching
  5. Deeper Sharing & Goal Setting

The games are presented in simple summaries which encourage improvisation.

Games included

  • Mingling: Syllable Clap, Birthdays, Footloose, Shoe Store, Hog Call, Ha Ha, Name Train, Spill the Basket, Honey if you love me, Teapot, Spot, Fruit-Basket,
  • Making/Cooperating: Mural or Collage, Electricity, Tug of Friendship, Human Knot, As a Rule, Whert, Dragon Fight, Mafia, Brown Bag Skits, Oobleck, Rainstorm,
  • Active Games: Vampire, Stuck in the Muck, Red Light / Green Light, Pelvis Ball, Sardines, Balancing Act, Calvin Ball, Boomerang Fish, Rattler, Ultimate Frisbee,
  • The Pie of Life, The Animal Game, Group Story Variations, Writing, Outright Lie, Puzzled Connections, Snowball, The Know-It-Ball, The Pudding Game, House Memories, Amateur Psychology, One and Only, Madame X, Colors, Lemons, Two Truths and a Lie, Bump, Hand Jive, Feelings and the Weather, Scar Stories, Check In, Mirror Games, Rhythm Jam, Body Talk, Dealing Stories, Secret Friend
  • Mailbangs, Bedtime Stories, The Interconnected Web, Fame Tags, Affirmation Tag, Right On!, Love Feast, Make it Real, Car Wash, Massage, Carousel, Potter's Wheel, Foot Washing, Sensorium, Angel Wash, Vision

References

  1. ^ "Youth Group Handbook" published by Unitarian Universalist Association (January 2006), ISBN 1558965017
  2. ^ http://www.uua.org/religiouseducation/youth/leading/deepfun/index.shtml
  3. ^ Five Steps to Building Community", "Adapted by Jennifer Martin from Building Community in Youth Groups by Denny Rydberg Published by UUA, April 18, 2008; Accessed May 23, 2010 [1]