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Hosting a ladies only coffee on the 14th. We always do icebreakers. A few we have done are the gift exchange where you steal someone's gift. We've also done two truths and a lie.
I was thinking we could do telephone at mine. ...where you say a few phrases and whisper it into someone's ear. You can only say it once. ...when it gets back around, that person has to say out loud what they heard and it's usually not what was originally said.
Problem is I can't think of anything ODD enough to use and LONG enough. I want something that the very first person will be like "what???" ...so the chaos can begin.
Any help? I figured this would be something very fun to do.
Plus the coffee is "Wear your pajamas" and telephone seemed to go well with it since pajama parties usually entail gossiping. 
If no one can think of something, I guess I would need help with a different icebreaker. |
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You could use a nursery rhyme like "sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye"....these are words that can be misunderstood pretty easily.
Or for a different take all together - you could play "What's in your purse?" and pick out the most unusual thing in your purse. You'd be surprised what people carry around in those things!  |
Oh Tammy...I like the purse idea....with the telephone game, mix up words and numbers...like: Jordan now weighs 8 lbs 2 oz, he loves milk and cookies, he is only average height, but mr j wants him to be taller than Michael Jordan. I think Jordan will only be 6' 2'' and take after his momma...
something along those lines.....you'll be surprized how tall Jordan will become by the end and the milk and cookie thing will really throw them off... |
Those are PERFECT IDEAS! I like the idea about the nursery rhyme. I've looked at SO MANY WEBSITES and couldn't find any examples. That is great.
I'm not sure the purse thing will work because I know at least 5 gals that are like me and don't carry a purse. I'll have keys on me and maybe Isis (my maltese).  |
| Well here is one we always used at my youth group gatherings..... don't know how well the ladies know each other......... but you pass around a roll of toilet paper and ask each person to tear off the amount the would "want to use". After the roll has gone around each person has to tear off each sheet individually and for each sheet tell something about themselves. |
I hated the toilet paper game growing up! And a variation on that one is to say something about someone else in the room for each sheet. Can be difficult if you don't know anyone else in the room, or at least not very well so you end up complimenting something they were or do.
I like the idea of doing a thing on Little J for telephone and nursery rhymes are good as I being new mommy can't seem to remember any and have yet to research them as well. My poor baby!! lol. But if I can't remember them how many other people have unless they are around kids all the time? |
Darcy wrote:
Jordan now weighs 8 lbs 2 oz, he loves milk and cookies, he is only average height, but mr j wants him to be taller than Michael Jordan. I think Jordan will only be 6' 2'' and take after his momma... |
"...and yuki the sheepdog is featured on oes.org" |
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| Well, it has to be some unfamiliar terms |
| I also like the nursery rhymes. Another fun one to add is a tongue-twister!!! |
| Here's one we used as an ice breaker. It really got the laughs and conversation going. Each person has to recite the following perfectly: "How many sheets can a sheet slitter slit if a sheet slitter can slit sheets?" You gotta be reeeeal careful! When some smarty pants reels it off without a hitch, tell them they get to start the next round with "How many figs can a fig plucker pluck....." etc. That one can get really risque! I hope you know these ladies pretty well if you use something like this! |
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Oh my gosh, that is absolutely hilarious and I can already imagine what that turns into... hahahahhahahahahaha
Now I can't wait to have this thing. I need to go shopping for some pajamas now. Mine have been through pre-pregnancy and stayed with me until the day I delivered. Needless to say... they've gone through their 9 lives and need to be thrown out. |
| I've got a great pair of red flannel pj'sa with penguins on them you could borrow....................course they are a little worn (they are my fav) |
Ron would ask if I could print oes.org on them, but I'd love to borrow them. I hate having to go shopping.  |
Hmmmmmmm flannel pj's with sheepies & OES.org printed on them, NOW THERE'S a FASHION STATEMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I hate shopping too, that is why I do everything on the internet!!! Here ya go:
http://thepajamastore.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?
Never shopped there but looks like quite a selection |
"oes" on one bun, "org" on the other?
I have mixed emotions! |
| Well now...... it could work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
