Spider's Web
The group builds a web of string across the circle, connecting everyone who shares each fact called out.
- Players
- 8–30
- Ages
- 7+
- Time
- 20 min
- Prep
- None
- Equipment
- 1 item
What to bring
- Ball of string (or wool)
How to play
Sit in a circle and give one person a ball of string. Holding onto the loose end, they say their name and one thing about themselves, like 'I have a brother' or 'I like playing football'. Anyone who shares that thing puts their hand up. The holder picks one of them and tosses the ball across the circle, keeping hold of their own piece of string. That person does the same, and so on. Keep going until a web stretches across the circle, then stop and look at what you've made. It's a picture of what the group has in common.
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