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Description

Get to know people better and make new friends in this fast-paced game.

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Instructions

Everyone should spread out across the meeting place.
Everyone should start to mingle around – people could walk, skip, hop, or run.
The person leading the game should call out ‘Find a friend who…’. They should end their sentence with something that people can see, for example, ‘Find a friend who has their hair tied up’ or ‘Find a friend who’s wearing shorts’.
Everyone who matches the sentence ending should let everyone else know, so people who don’t match the sentence ending can get into groups with them. The groups can be all different sizes, but nobody should be left on their own. For example, if four people are wearing shorts, everyone should end up in four groups (maybe a pair, two groups of three, and a group of five).
If anyone who matches the description is left on their own, someone should leave a group to join them. If there are more people who match the description than people who don’t, people who match the description could pair up for this turn.
Once everyone’s in their groups, the person leading the game could check if people are in the right place.
Everyone should split back out of their groups and mingle around the meeting place again.
The person leading the game should call out ‘Find a friend who…’, with a different sentence ending. Everyone should repeat steps four to six.
If people struggled with their first turn, the person leading the game should choose another visual sentence ending.
Once everyone’s confident with the rules, the person leading the game should start using sentence endings that are about things that people can’t see. To form these groups, people will have to chat with each other.
Everyone should keep playing until they know each other better.

Suggestions for your friend finding mission
Find a friend who...
has a pet
likes Brussel Sprouts
has a sibling
can play a musical instrument
has a family member whose name begins with the letter ‘m’
was born in July
has been camping
can rub their tummy and pat their head at the same time
hates baked beans
has flown in an aeroplane
can do a forward roll
can say ‘Hello, how are you?’ in a language other than English
can say ‘Red lorry, yellow lorry’ really quickly five times

Reflection
This game helped everyone to learn more about each other – this is an important part of building friendships. Can anyone think of anything that makes friendships stronger and more meaningful? People may think about spending time together, sharing hobbies or interests, or taking on a challenge together. Sometimes people make friends because they like the same things, but other friendships are built on differences. Did anyone find someone who had similar interests, hobbies, or skills? Did anyone notice someone who had some totally different experiences they’d like to learn more about?
This game was also a chance for everyone to share things about themselves with the group. It can make people feel good to share and be proud of the things that make them unique. The way we live and the things we enjoy doing make us who we are. It’s great to celebrate these things, and any we have in common or different with others. Does anyone have an interesting hobby, skill, or fact about themselves they’d like to share with everyone else?

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