Connection Activities

Issue: Being unsure of how much of yourself you can reveal in a space can be very isolating. Goal: Be open about who you are and welcoming to others to begin to form more meaningful connections Instructions: Decorate your button to show who you are and to welcome others to do the same. Connect with us at outreachcenterav.org

Issue: Not being connected with a local community (like a church) can lead to feelings of isolation and lack of support. Goal: To connect with others and experience the positive effects of being in community with others Instructions: Step 1: Choose a coloring book page across from someone you don't know. Step 2: Notice if coloring the same page allows you to create a connection with the other person across from you. (Do you use the same colors? Do you work together to make the image cohesive?) Get connected with St. Stephen's of the Valley Lutheran Church at ststephenspalmdale.org.

Issue: Choosing exclusively solitary and sedentary activities leads to intense feelings of loneliness and disengagement. Goal: Participating in an engaging group activity promotes feelings of connectedness Instructions: Join us at 10:30, 11:30, 12:30 for -Breathing -Humming -Creating clusters -Call-and-response -4-Part singing How do these activities make you feel? How does your body respond? How is your mood affected? Are you feeling more connected to the other participants now than you were when we started? Get connected with the Sunday Night Singers at snschoirs.org!

Issue: Not discussing our feelings, desires, and goals with the people we trust can make life’s decision making more difficult and confusing. Goal: Use quick self-reflection to give the most revealing responses and get to know yourself and game partners better Game Rules: 1. Shuffle the deck and place it in the center of the group. 2. The first player will flip over a card and leave it face up in front of them for all to see. 3. The next player does the same. This continues with each player flipping up a card on their turn. 4. Watch for matching brain colors. If at any time a player flips a card that matches the brain color on your flipped card, you attempt to answer the question on your opponent’s card faster than they can answer the question on your card. There can be multiple matches at a time! 5. Whoever answers their opponent’s card quickest wins that card. 6. The player whose card was won draws a new card. 7. The first player to win three cards wins the game! Is this a great fit for you? Get your own Head Rush game on Amazon.com!