Energizer: Weaving our web

Energizer steps

Step 1

Warm up: Ask the group to make a circle.

Step 2

Explain: Participants will start with a ball of string. A participant will hold on to one end of the string, then throw the ball to another person in the circle. They can’t throw it to the person on their left or right.

Step 3

Facilitator says: “The person who catches the string should say their name, age, and one thing they think is true about young people their age in the community.”

Step 4

Once that person has responded, they should hold onto the string, and throw the ball of string to someone else in the circle (they cannot throw it to the person on their right or left).

Step 5

Explain: As the ball of string is passed around, a web should form, linking all of the participants. When the last person has spoken, they should throw the ball of string back to the facilitator.

Step 6

Adolescents should stay standing and holding the string in their web.

Step 7

Facilitator says: “In this activity, we learned that we are all connected as young people. We may have many differences, but we come together in this circle to celebrate the things we have in common. If one person pulls on the web (demonstrate), we can all feel it.