Group Paintings
Suggested Group(s): Middle/Teens
Purpose: Group building
Task/need: Group building
Activity Setup Ideas:
- Ask, "If you could draw anything you wanted, what would it be?"
- Don't give much direction on this activity to start. Prepare the materials and space and let the group members have free reign (within reason) to create what they wish on the paper. Emphasize that they can draw anything (that is appropriate) in the space in front of them.
Materials:
- Large butcher paper
- Paint
- Markers
- Crayons
Description: Cover the table with the "big paper." Put paint or magic markers, crayons, etc. in the middle of the table.
The task is to ask group members to start a drawing of anything they want. After a minute or two, have them stand up and move to the chair to their right and work on the second drawing for a couple of minutes (the drawing that the person sitting next to them started). Keep doing this until they have all had a chance to work on each painting/drawing.
Activity Wrap Up Ideas:
- Process this task by asking questions: Which "painting" did they enjoy working on most? Which were more difficult to add to? Did they feel interrupted? Was it difficult to "switch gears" and start on a new idea? How similar/different were the end results?
Suggestions: You may have each person choose his or her favorite color magic marker to use throughout the task. In this way, they can really see what each person contributed to each painting.
