group hug
caution labels
5 minute public support
group sway
handshake knot
tiny relay
______ exchange
go west
highest five
quench
rest your weary legs
whose weeds
shadow money
ingredients: 2+ people and a public location
pick a particular time and central location for a one-minute long group hug. tell participants to come at that time. hug for exactly one minute. disperse.
ingredients: label maker and a place to walk
bring a label maker on a walk. print out caution statements and place them on random objects as you go. cautions should be absurd, vaguely philosophical, and unrelated to the objects placed upon.
ex: "CAUTION: MEANING IS INSUFFICIENT", "CAUTION: BEGIN TO FORGET YOURSELF", "CAUTION: OPEN UP TO COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE"
ingredients: 2+ people who could use some support right now and a public location
meet at a public location. lean on each other until each participant is dependent on the support of the others. after 5 minutes, disperse.
ingredients: 3+ people and a place to walk
start walking. as you go, watch one another and collectively adopt a swaying motion. do not verbally discuss your sway. go until you reach your destination.
ingredients: 3+ people with hands
form a circle. shake each other's hands and twist your arms until you form a knot. sporadically let go and keep forming new knots until you know each other.
ingredients: 4+ people and a place to run
split into teams. hold a relay race in a loop that is under 10 feet in diameter. use a found object as a baton. when one team wins, celebrate.
ingredients: an agreed upon object to exchange and a public place
pick an object that means something to you, but not a commodity. tell your friends that you are holding an exchange. in a central location, present your objects and discuss until each person leaves with a different object than they came with.
ex: leaf exchange, motivation exchange, caress exchange
ingredients: 3+ people
at one particular time, starting from different locations, go west. when all participants have arrived west, go home.
ingredients: 3+ people of different heights and wingspans
the tallest person raises their hand as high as they can. for one minute, all other participants attempt to high five that hand.
ingredients: 3+ people, a public location, and some water
all participants arrive at the public location at a set time, very thirsty. participants take turns providing each other with water until all are quenched.
ingredients: 3+ people with legs
take turns carrying one another until all feel well rested.
ingredients: 3+ people and some weeds
all participants bring a weed to a particular location. make a bouquet.
ingredients: $1 bills and some pretty cool shadows
find a cool shadow. tape or leave a $1 bill on the shadow. find another cool shadow and repeat until you are out of money.