01 February 2012 ~ 0 Comments

VALENTINES HAT TRICK

VALENTINES HAT TRICK

We just scored a hat trick. A hat trick on the Stash is when we have three or more program elements of the same theme. This hat trick is about Valentine’s Day. We have three program elements you can use this month as a club theme or youth group series. Enjoy. MAKE IT OR BREAK [...]

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01 February 2012 ~ 0 Comments

MEDIC MIXER

MEDIC MIXER

Here are some questions you can use as a group mixer related to pain or injury. Gather students in groups of three to four. Have them introduce themselves to each other then individually respond to these questions. Maybe play some military style music in the background as they execute the mixer. 1. Have you ever [...]

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25 January 2012 ~ 1 Comment

YOU

YOU

Divide students in groups of three to four. Pick a few questions form this “YOU” mixer for them to ask each other. Encourage them to elaborate. 1. What do you think you’re really bad at? 2. What talent do you wish you’d been born with? 3. Are you nice to everyone? 4. Say 3 facts about [...]

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03 January 2012 ~ 0 Comments

MUH FAVE!

MUH FAVE!

Everybody has a favorite and this is a mixer to get students talking about their favorite things. Group students together in three to fours. Use two to three of these questions and let the groups discuss the answers. Play some fun and engaging music in the background to help students share. 1. What is your [...]

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28 November 2011 ~ 0 Comments

CHRISTMAS HAT TRICKS

CHRISTMAS HAT TRICKS

For all of our new Stash readers you need to know or be reminded that we have hat tricks under the “the games” tab in the menu bar up top. A hat trick is when we have three programming elements of the same theme. We take those three elements and wrap them up in a [...]

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23 November 2011 ~ 0 Comments

A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS

A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS

A mixer is a way of generating conversation. Place students in groups of three to four. Have them introduce themselves to each other then choose a couple questions from this list. Enjoy. 1. Describe one of the most awkward experiences of your life. 2. What’s something that scares you about the future? 3. List 5 [...]

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16 November 2011 ~ 0 Comments

MIND MELT

MIND MELT

Mixers are a good way to prepare a group to get ready for things in a program. It’s an easy first step and it gets students talking to other students. They help to build community and make it easier to play a group game afterwards. Gather students in groups of three to four and pick [...]

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15 November 2011 ~ 2 Comments

LAST MINUTE THANKSGIVING RESOURCES

LAST MINUTE THANKSGIVING RESOURCES

I just wanted to remind everyone that I have two hat tricks of Thanksgiving themed games, mixers, and one talk outline on Thankfulness for this holiday season with Thanksgiving. All together these links will give you one talk and six different programming elements. Enjoy. THANKSGIVING HAT TRICK 1 THANKSGIVING HAT TRICK 2 THANKSGIVING TALK ON [...]

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