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Work Pack: Youth Club Activities - Team Building

5 mins read Youth Work
Team-building games can offer many benefits to young people. They can help them to identify their strengths and weaknesses and to value the contribution of others, writes Vanessa Rogers

These team-building ideas offer fun ways to build confidence and develop leadership skills, as well as give young people the ability to follow instructions and work together in a co-operative manner. All team members should have an active role that plays to their strengths and helps them work on any weaknesses. Make sure that it is clear everybody's efforts are valued, recognising diversity and the different skills that individuals can bring to the team.

SILVER HORSES

Aim: This is an icebreaker that encourages young people to work together to complete a task.

You will need

- Two rolls of baking foil

How to do it: Baking foil is an excellent material to use for this exercise in sculpture. It is cheap, easy to use and can be recycled afterwards.

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