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Team Building Ice Breaker:

Fruit Salad

    One of my favorite team activities is a team building ice breaker called Fruit Salad. Not only does it relax the room but it builds a high level of group participation and confidence. It definitely creates the right atmosphere for team facilitation . Source DramAidE. http://www.dramaide.co.za

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    Team Building Ice Breaker


    Like many free team building activities that have been adapted, this team building ice breaker is based on musical chairs.





    Preparation
    Outcome possibilities
    • Bring an awareness of behavioral responses,
    • Break physical and space boundaries,
    • Create laughter,
    • Build trust between participants,
    • Build trust among participants and the team facilitator,
    • Explore individual goal vs. team goal.
    • Develop confidence and leadership.

    Where: Anywhere with space

    Total time: 3-30 minutes, Exercise: 3-7 minutes, Debrief if required: 20 minutes

    Materials

    * Chair per person

    * Enough space for movement

    Pre-set up

    * Arrange chairs in a circle,

    * Alternative is to arrange an equal number of chairs in two rows facing each other. Leave 3-6m between the two rows for movement.

    Exclude a chair for yourself. i.e. There is one chair missing.

    Divide the team equally as one or the other fruit.



    Instructions to participants

    " Take your shoes off, put bags, cups and books at the back of the room and take a seat.

    Great. As a group, choose two fruits. Every second person takes is one fruit. And everyone else s the other fruit.

    If I call 'apple' then each person who is an apple must stand up and swop seats with another apple. The same applies if I call 'orange.' When I call 'fruit salad,' everyone stands up and swops chairs.

    The objective of the game is to sit down. The last person standing will be with out a chair. This person then takes on the role of calling out apple, orange or fruit salad.

    You may not move to the seat directly to the left or right of you.

    Let's practise first."



    For the facilitator

    Caution: People can hurt each other in an attempt to get a chair. Make sure high heels are taken off. It can make a great discussion point.





    More free team building activities will be updated each month.

    We have made every effort to source exercises but most of these free team building activities have been passed on from one trainer to another.



If you want an outdoor team building activity, click here for a great problem solving exercise that you can use as an introduction to the various team issues you want to look at.



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