Name Games
Personal Move
Participants stay in a circle. First participant sais out loud his name and makes any specific/funny movement. Other participants repeat movement and the name. The next participant repeats the previous name and movement and makes his/her own movement and says the name. The whole group repeats the movement and the name of the last participant. The third participant repeats all previous names and movements and says his own name and movement. The group repeats the last name and movement. The row continues till all participants have said their names and movements.
Comment: It may be quite difficult for the participants staying at the end of circle to repeat all the names and movements, so they can do it together. The game should be quick not to become boring for the participants who wait for their turn.
Vampire in the middle
One person is the vampire in the center of a circle. He stretches out both arms and walks slowly towards a person he chooses at first. This person can only defend himself with saying another person’s name. The vampire will now go this newly named person and will to be there quicker as he can say another name. Then this persons becomes the new vampire in the middle.
Throwing the name-ball
Stand in a circle, have three tennis balls (or similar balls). Start saying your name and another name to whom you throw the ball softly (!). This person will now say: “Thank you, Julian. Eu sunt Swieta. Pozhaluista, Eugen!”. When everybody had the ball it will be thrown to you again. Now start again throwing to the same people, adding the second and the third ball. Ask the group to make it as quick as they can.
