Question Ball

Question Ball is an active, large group activity that requires some preparation before class from the volunteers.

Preparation
For this activity, the volunteers need a large inflatable ball and markers (more than one color is recommended). Sometime before class, the volunteers write out questions on the ball with the marker, covering the entire surface of the ball. The questions can range from standard icebreaker questions (What's your favorite book?, etc.) to questions a bit more bizarre ("What candy bar are you?" and "Share a nightmare" were popular ones, in my experience).

Directions
To play Question Ball, gather the kids in a circle. The question ball is then thrown to one of the kids. Whatever question is underneath the child's right thumb is the question he or she must answer. If he or she doesn't want to answer that question, or if it's a question that has been previously answered, he or she may toss the ball back into the air and catch it again, answering the new question.