It's all what you make it

The activities I participated in where innovative name game activities. The name game activities consisted of crosswords, spelling out names from physical body contortion, creative same-celebrity name, and lastly, our group that used drawings our specific interests and activities to spell out our names. We then switched gears and our attention was captured by this never-ending bin of random items. Inside of it were
common/everyday items and we were given at least 4 per group. We were then instructed to create an activity that included that involved 3 of the 4: physical, social, emotional and cognitive goals. Most everyone created some form of relay race that utilized the unconventional/uncommon items and turned them into various activities. My group, had cups, little straw hats, and a funnel with string. Along with the rest of the groups, we created a relay where we had to balance the hat on your head, flip the hat into the funnel, and stack the cups with a partner all while only using only your non-dominant hand.

Professionally, I learned that in the agency that I may be working for may have limited resources. The activity where given a few common items reinforced the idea that sometimes you have to be CREATIVE and USE what you have. Sometimes that means looking at common things a different way. Maybe not what it is, but what it CAN BE and can be made into.

Personally, I learned that love creative freedom. I love the challenge of stepping outside the box. It's where I work best and find some of my best work.

This was seen directly with the name game activity. Lewis gave us an open ended idea to create an activity to introduce and learn names in a group setting. Immediately, I came up with the idea to draw our names out of interests and activities we like to do. My inspiration came from a hawaiian picture I saw with the letters of someones name spelled out similarly and thought it might be a good idea to have a functional VISUAL memory attatched to the person who is introducing themselves to aid in name remembrance and recollection. I strove for excellence when I had an idea and suggested it to the group. In the short amount of time given, it's important that people not be afraid of their ideas when brainstorming. If no one speaks up, nothing will be accomplished.