Children’s Alliance – Venturers
This Session aims to equip Venturers with the knowledge and skills to add their voice to and prioritise to the Children’s Alliances demands, including that for a Cabinet Minister for Children and Young People.
Becoming a Changemaker Discussion
Facilitate a discussion on the folllowing: Helpful resources:
Play your role
Debate a hot topic with some helpful, and some less helpful participants
Share a Skill
Instructions Firstly ask the group to think about what they each enjoy doing and what they think they are good at. You could also ask the group what they think each other are good at also. Remind the group that everyone has a different skill to share – it might seem easy to them but […]
Making a Flag or Banner
Create a flag or banner for your group or district to take to events or camps. How you do this is completely up to your group! Perhaps there are some group members who are particularly artistic and have skills they could teach others. Perhaps the group has a particular use for the flag/banner in mind, […]
What is Violence?
Introduce young people to the topic of violence thought-provoking situations. You will be discussing different topics of violence in conflict and thinking about whether they consider the situation to be violent or not.
Analysing Advertisements
What to do Get into groups of 2 or 3 and give each group an advertisement (printed from the internet or from a magazine/newspaper), a large blank sheet of paper, a marker pen, glue and a set of questions. Each group should glue their advertisement onto the paper and spend 15 minutes discussing the questions, […]
Circle Pile-up
Get everyone onto the same chair for a circle pile up!
Face Your Carbon Elephant
Face the elephant in the room and discuss carbon usage with your group
Box Game
The box game is very simple and good for all ages. Usually it is played indoors but it can be played outdoors too. Everyone needs to sit in a circle around the box. The aim is to pick up the box with your teeth. However, the twist is you are not allowed to touch the floor […]
Key Game
The players sit in two rows of chairs facing each other, holding hands behind their backs. The coin flipper sits at one end, equal distance from the front two players. At the opposite end of the two rows, set another chair (a full arms reach of the last two players) and place the keys on […]
Yurt Circle
You will need an even number of people for this activity Hold hands standing in a circle. Move outwards until everyone’s arms are outstretched, but not taut. Number people alternately around the circle, number 1 and number 2. On a count of three, all the 1s should lean towards the centre of the circle and […]