ObjectivesCommunication | Collaboration | Team Strategy - 1’ x
1’ squares of cardboard or foam or rubber baseball bases work
well also(half to two-thirds as many squares as people in the
group) - You can also substitute 8.5" x 11" pieces of paper - 2
pieces of rope (or masking tape or 4 cones) - Several Blindfolds
(optional) Create a river by marking two river banks with the
rope. Make the river wide enough to be a challenge for the group
to get from one side to the other (look at about 15 – 25 ft.).
Distribute the cardboard squares – 1 piece for every 2 people.
The object of the activity is to get all members of the group
safely across the river. They must go as one big group, not
multiple smaller ones. Also stress that everyone must be on the
river before anyone can get off the river, forcing the entire
group to be engaged at once. Participants cannot touch the water
(floor/grass) and therefore must use rafts (cardboard squares)
to cross. The water is filled with piranhas. Therefore if
someone loses their b