101 Activities For Teaching Creativity And Problem Solving

93. Bouncing Ball

Background

You’ve probably heard the expression “Let’s bounce that idea around.” Well,

this activity allows a group to do almost exactly that. Bouncing Ball is a fun activity, and

it’s probably one of the easiest activities to implement as well.

Objectives

• To help participants generate as many creative ideas as possible


• To help participants learn how to use the activities to generate ideas

Participants

Small groups of four to seven people each

Materials, Supplies, and Equipment

• For each group: markers, two flip charts, and masking tape for posting flip-chart
  sheets


• For each participant: one sheet each of three different colors of sticking dots
  (^1 ⁄ 2 ” diameter) and one pad of 4 x 6 Post-it®Notes


• For each group, at least three foam balls approximately four inches in diameter (they
  should be heavy enough to throw and be caught easily)

Time

45 minutes

Related Activities

• Spin the Bottle [67]


• Roll Call [78]


• Out of the Blue Lightning Bolt Cloudbuster [88]


• Balloon, Balloon, Balloon [92]

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