This game does not really have a name, but is very simple.  It is like the Johnny Whoop game where you simply start with one or more people who know how to do it and then the others have to figure out the trick.   You play until everyone or most people figure it out.

Simple find an item that can be passed around.  Let us a roll of toilet paper for an example.  The leader will start by saying “Ok, we are going to play the toilet paper game, do you know how to play the toilet paper game?”  and they will pass the toilet paper to someone else.  That person will now try to do it correctly.  You will tell them they either did it right or wrong and then let the next person try.

The trick to the game that needs to be figured is out that everyone person starts by saying ‘OK.’

When you are first starting be sure to have it come back to someone who knows how to do it often so others can figure it out.

Know that some people may do it correctly and not know why, this is what makes the game fun.

We have used this game to dismiss for lunch.  Once you get it, than you can go eat.

Enjoy!

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Materials Needed

Music (music must be loud, game gets loud and people need to hear it stop)

Directions

This is probably one of the greatest games for retreat type atmosphere when you need to lighten things up a little bit.  To start have group of between 6-8 people form a circle.  You can just have one or two groups.  They do not compete against the other groups and there really is not a winner.

This game is played like ‘Hot Potato’ with a twist.  Have one person volunteer to use their shoe as the hot potato.  Start off by playing one round like hot potato and start the music.  When the music stops, have the person holding the show stand.  You will give this person an action that must be done every time they are given the shoe from now on.  You start the music again and when you stop have the person who ended up with the shoe do a different action.  If it was the same person as the first round, they must now do both actions before they can pass the shoe.

Here are some examples of actions.

1. Yell ‘I HAVE THE SHOE’
2. Give everyone in your group a high five.
3. Sing “It’s fun to sing at the Y.M.C.A. while doing the actions.
4. Do the chicken dance
5. Do the Macarena
6. Blow Kisses to everyone in your group
7. Skip around the group once
8. Say two words that rhyme.
9. Do the entire head, shoulders, knees, and toes
10. Flex like a professional body builder (must do different flex each time)

Usually this is enough actions.  Keep a look out for people who have several actions and those that think it is a little too funny and be sure ‘accidentally’ stop the music on them.

This is our Catholic Trivia Zillionaire game.  This is a sample game from the actual product available in our store.  It is much like the game Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.  You can download a sample game for free, the complete version of the game can be earned by sending us some questions for the game’s use or through our member section.

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