Youth Camp Christian - Blind Polygon

Youth Camp
Christian - Blind
Polygon
The group tries to form a
perfect square / triangle
with a rope while
blindfolded.
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Group Size: 10 to 30
Time: 30 minutes
Applications: ALIGNMENT, Listening,
Roles, Group Dynamics, Problem-
Solving
Materials
1. a blindfold for each participant
2. a 15-30 meter rope connected into
a circle
Objective
For the group to form a perfect
square / triangle with a rope while
blindfolded.

Instructions
1. Blindfold the group
2. “This game is played in
rounds. Each round will have a
task to complete”
3. “When you move, do so
slowly and with your hands out
in front of you to prevent
injury.”
4. “Any Questions?”

Round 1
1. Lay the rope on the ground
somewhere in the middle of the
group.
2. There is something in your
midst you need to find. You will
know it when you find it.”
3. Your objective is for everyone
to be holding it.
4. Begin.

When everyone is holding the
rope. Congratulate them on a
job well done. Then announce
round 2.
Round 2
1. You must remain blind-folded
and holding the rope.
2. You have 20 minutes to make
the rope into as perfect a square
as you can.
3. Begin.

When the group decides that it
has completed a square, allow
them to remove their blindfolds
and check their work. Total time
to this point is 30 minutes.
Round 3
1. You must remain blind-folded
and holding the rope.
2. You have 10 minutes to make
the rope into as perfect of an
equilateral triangle as you can. (3
equal sides)
3. Begin.

When the group decides that
it has completed a perfect
triangle, allow them to
remove their blindfolds and
check their work. Total time
to this point is 40 minutes.

Facilitator Notes
You can use smaller groups
and shorter ropes and make it
a competition. For additional
application, videotape the
activity and play it back for the
group(s) to see. Pause at key
turning points and significant
moments in the process.
Invite the participants to make
observations.

Debrief
General Debrief
• “What happened?”
• “Why?”
• “What changed?”
• “So What?”
• “Now What?”
“What happened?”
1. What happened?
2. How did order develop out of
chaos?

“Why?”
3. What factors limited your
success?
(frustration, lack of cooperation,
ego/pride, weakly developed
goals, lack of
enthusiasm/motivation, lack of
direction, lack of alignment,
need for instant results, not
knowing your position in the
overall scheme of things, lack of
teamwork)

4. What factors contributed to
your eventual success?
(concentration, knowing your
place in the overall scheme of
things, designating clear roles
for important positions like the
corners, aligning yourself to
those nearest you, clear
expectations/rules, ability to see
the “bigger picture”,
encouragement, enthusiasm,
clear goals, being able to deal
with frustration, putting aside
ego, effective leadership)

“What Changed?”
5. What did you do to bring order
from the chaos?
(someone must take charge,
discussion of strategy, more
attentive to our position related to
those around us, clear
communication, keeping focused
on the task, relinquish some
control & power to a leader,
manage frustration, play to group
member strengths, share insights,
cooperation, etc.)
“So What?”
6. What are the possible
applications of the lessons learned
from this activity to business,
personal development, spiritual
life, and relationships?

Business
Why is it important for a team to be
aligned? How do we take a group of
people with different goals and
directions and align them to
accomplish a task? What are the key
positions / people in your organization
or business to help you align your
team? What is the most effective way
to bring someone who is out of
alignment with the organizations goals
and directions into alignment? Why is
it sometimes important to put the
group goal ahead of personal goals?
How important is having a system to
bringing about alignment? Clear
communication? Proper planning and
sticking to the plan?

Personal
What are some things that people
use to find personal direction in life?
What things do people use to align
their lives? What are your key
reference points for your life
(corners)? What are you aligning your
life with? How accurate are these
guides? How does a sense of
direction help us in the twists and
turns of life and bring about order
from chaos? What shape do you want
your life to take? What steps will help
you to shape your life to what you
want to become as a person—to
shape your character? What steps will
it take to help you achieve what you
want in life?

Spiritual
How does your faith provide
direction in your life? What spiritual
truths and precepts are most
important for providing direction in
your life? How do they help you to
align your life? What area of your life
is most chaotic at the moment?
What area is out of alignment with
the will of God? How can you bring
your life back into alignment? What
are the key reference points
(corners) in your life? How do they
help bring order to your relationship
with God and others?

Relationships
Would you describe your significant
relationships as chaotic or in order?
Are those nearest to you helping
you to discover your place in the
patterns of life? If you had to
describe your relationships as a
shape, what shape would it be?
Why? Do you have a common sense
of direction with those closest to
you? Is this good or bad? What are
the key reference points in your
relationships? What are the key
characteristics and character
attributes that give them shape? In
what areas of your relationships
would you like to have more order?
More freedom?

Now What?
7. What will you do differently as
a result of this activity?

Bible Studies based on the book of Jonah
Only. This youth camp curriculum was
designed to teach the basic truths
of obedience in addition to evangelism in the
context of a Biblical character. The advantage
of going through a book and looking at one
man's story is that we see not only the
teaching but the example. It becomes much
more real!
Camp Curriculum - Whale of a Tale
-> Tell me about “Whale of a Tale”
www.creativeyouthideas.com/resources/order5.html

Creative Youth Ideas
Camp Bible Study Series
“Who Do You Say that I AM?”
www.creativeyouthideas.com/resources/whodoyousay.html
-> Tell me about “Who Do You Say that I AM?”
Jesus asked the disciples, "Who do others
say that I am?" It was easy to answer
because it required no conviction, no
commitment, and no risk. But then he
follows that question with another, "Who
do YOU say that I am?"

Live the Fruitful, Abundant Life
Jesus Promised. Great for youth camps or
weekly Youth Bible Study. There are 7
Primary Bible study Sessions in the series.
www.creativeyouthideas.com/resources/fruitofthespirit.html
-> Tell me about “Fruit Of the Spirit”
Creative Youth Ideas
Youth Camp Bible Study Series
“Fruit Of the Spirit”

"The Great Adventure" is western
themed Bible study series loosely based
around the song of the same name by
Steven Curtis Chapman. It was initially
written for a large Texas Church to use for
their Summer Youth Camp but has since
then proven popular around the world.
Camp Curriculum - The Great Adventure
www.creativeyouthideas.com/resources/order12.html
-> Tell me about “The Great Adventure”

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