Moving In

WHAT YOU NEED:

• A3 paper with or without floor plans of a house on it

• Lots of magazines

• Scissors

• Felt pens

• Split up into groups 4 or 5 with a range of ages

• Either design the floor plan of a house they will share together or use one you provide

• Look through magazines and cut out what they want to furnish their house with

• After a certain amount of time announce that they are going to have to move in with another family. Two groups work together to join their houses.

• If you designed your own floorplan, what did you notice as a group as you did this?

• What about when it came to furnishing your house? Who did you notice doing what?

• How did you feel when you heard you had to move into someone else’s house?

• How did you make decisions about what to keep and what you had to leave behind?

• Was there any conflict? How was it resolved?

• How did you work together to make the best of a demanding situation?

• Were any voices heard more than others? Less than others?

• How can you take this learning and apply it to your church situation?