Time:
This exercise will take about 30 minutes to complete. In total, allowing for discussion, we recommend allowing 40 minutes for completion.

Aims:
• To get participants into a creative and energetic state.
• To illustrate the value of short, sharp periods of creativity and idea generation.
• To launch training with some fun.

Group Size:
This module is suitable for use with groups of any size.

Useful For:
Staff at all levels.

You'll Need:
• A box of resources, which can be easily collected and used again and again. The basic items we suggest are: Varied topic magazines/colour supplements, sticky tape, scissors, newspapers, ribbon, coloured card, feathers, balloons, scraps of material, coloured markers or felt tip pens. Try to add resources that are unusual too.
• You may also choose to award a few small prizes.

Notes:
This fun activity is suitable groups of all sizes and is designed to get people working in teams, sharing resources and ideas, and working against the clock. It is meant to be a fast and fun exercise.

The exercise also works well if the participants are staying overnight on a residential course when, as an alternative to a conventional icebreaker, you can use this exercise last thing in the day. Ask all the participants to turn up for dinner wearing their hats and prizes can be awarded.

We’ve included some suggested competition categories in the handout, but you may wish to add others (particularly if working with a very large group).

Remote/Virtual Delivery:
There is a Remote Delivery version of this module available in Trainers’ Library.