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Summary: Examples of the GivaGeta Smiles "Learn by Doing" positive programming activities that engage all ages from 5 to 105 in character, leadership, family and team development.  

We are grateful to be helping schools, camps, business and families in over 45 states and 26 countries around the world.

Team up with GivaGeta Smiles and have over 36 simple, positive and interactive Conversation Starters, Ice Breakers, Mixers, Problem Solving, Trust, Diversity, Opening and Closing Activities to help you make a positive difference in people's lives.

Our customers and participants in GivaGeta faciliated teambuilding workshops tell us lots of the fun is also in the processing, reviewing, reflection and debriefing. 

All the activities, facilitator tips are included in our programming book GiveTeamwork... Get Results™ you will get these plus 75 positive thinking supports in the self contained, easy to implement Educational Kindness Leadership Tool Kit by GivaGeta Smiles. It is a $200 value for only $149.95.

House of Character™ Program Goal: To help educators and youth development professionals build kids of character.

Learn By Doing Activity: Engages kids of all ages in a fun filled way where they learn valuable developmental assets of respect, character, positive attitude, honesty, appreciating diversity, teamwork and more.

Skills Being Developed: Kindness, Respect, Understanding, Communication, Problem Solving, Leadership, Impromptu Presentation and Teamwork.

The three steps ~ HOW to build a House of Character™ are:

GivaGeta Memory Match Activity

GivaGeta Memory Match Activity ~ This mixer is a fun downtime or self directed free time activity!  Here the girls were asked if they knew how to play "Memory Match." The future leader who enthusiastically raised her hands was asked to explain how to play it with the team. Then we asked for volunteers who wanted to help set up the cards. To start, ask them to put cards face down in rows of 4 down and 4 across (select as many cards depending on the age and as you have time for!). This can be competitive or just for fun. This time it was a team challenge, however  it can be just for fun.

Ask them to read out loud the positive values like Give a smile ... Get a smile™, Give patience .. Get patience™ and the other positive values on the cards. If it matches, keep it face up, if not put it face down.

Ask any questions? Then, ready, set, GO!

The first team to finish matching all the positive values shares with the group how they did it so quickly. To show we are all human, an "AHA" moment occured when we learned that the 2nd place team inadvertently had 18 versus 16 cards to match.  We turned that into a teachable moment and debriefing reflecting on the Give fairness ... Get fairness™ GivaGeta Card.

Give a High-Five ... Get a High-Five™ Activity

Give a high-five ... Get a high five™ ~  This energizer emphasizes and shares the real power of a high five. Encouragement, support, "I'm proud of you".

The girls learned a few new high five's including the Butterfly high five. After seeing it, they creatively shared a new Butterlfy version using their feet ... GivaGeta Smiles helps you create priceless moments like these.

The GivaGeta Ambassador Activity

The GivaGeta Ambassador Activity ~ Simply transition to this closing activity by engaging the team by asking to put their cards face up in a large oval. The girls selected their favorite positive value and shared why they selected it with the group. Each girl was given the "Smile in Your Heart" Patch Award. It is self adhesive that can be sewn on later. They were told the patch represents when you have a smile in your heart, you make our diverse world a better place and the colors represent appreciating diversity.

All the girls were pronounced "Ambassadors" of the positive value they selected and that GivaGeta Kindness Message would be their legacy in life. Congratulations to all! GivaGeta Smiles is honored to say there are now twelve new ambassadors of Give a smile ... Get a smile™, kindness, courage, confidence, patience, forgiveness, respect, leadership, positive attitude, fairness and understanding.

The Big Question Activity

The Big Question ~ At the bottom of every card in the Teamwork & Teamplay edition or Teamwork & Familyplay edition of GivaGeta Character Cards™, you'll find a question that you can use for this ice breaking activity. In turn, each person chooses a card at random and reads the question to the group. Each player shares their answer with the group. Repeat until each player has a turn reading their question.

For larger groups, pick a partner. Each person chooses a card at random and shares it with their partner who answers the question. Their partner then asks the question on their card, and it is answered by the first person. Then both partners exchange cards and move to find a new partner, and ask the question on their new card.

The Match Game Activity

The Match Game using the Teamwork and Teamplay™ edition of GivaGeta Character Cards™.

The slight competitive nature of this activity builds energy and excitement, and requires some creative problem solving, memory, recognition and teamwork.

Begin by dividing the group into two halves, the "blue team" and the "green team." Customize or remove the BLANK cards. Place each set of cards (one with green backs, one with blue), face-down in random order on a table ten feet away from the members of each group. One person from each team will turn over a maximum of two cards per turn. If the character words and graphic on these two cards match, leave them face up. If the words and graphics do not match, other team members are allowed to view each card, but then players are instructed to place the cards face down in their original position. Another team member is allowed to turn over any two cards. Play continues until a team successfully turns over all 24 cards.

The GivaGeta Oval Office Activity

Download a pdf file of "The WHO & HOW" note cards.

The GivaGeta Oval Office is a GREAT ending of a session or closing activitity.

Invite your participants to stand forming an oval shape. 

Depending on the size of the group, give the entire deck of cards face down to the first person. If your group is larger than 40, split the deck in half and give the two halves to two people next to each other. Ask them without looking to take one card and turn to the next person, look them in the eyes and say, " Give a Smile." Pass the deck face down and the person receiving the deck looks the giving person in the eye and responds, "Get a Smile." Each player takes the next card and places it face down in front of them. Repeat this until everyone has a card. Collect the remaining cards. At this time, share with them that the GivaGeta Oval represents when you give, you get more in return and the more is the good feeling inside from giving.

Ask participants to get into their matching GivaGeta groups by having players call out the entire GivaGeta on their card. Remind them that "Give" is first. For example, participants with the "Give Understanding ... Get Understood" card would group together and so on. Once the groups are formed based on the GivaGeta character value, facilitators can expand the group size to approximately four to eight players by having the groups find the other players who have the same number on their cards.

If the OPTIONAL GivaGeta note cards are being used, at this time, the facilitator then hands the groups one note card or sheet of paper with a pen. Everyone then writes down "The WHO & HOW" that exemplifies that GivaGeta. Example: WHO in their group or organization gives kindness and HOW do they demonstrate/ exemplify it. It is about someone else in the group or in the organization and not about themselves. If you are not using note cards to write this down, give people a few moments to complete "The WHO & HOW." To shorten, you can have each group discuss and agree on a person who exemplifies the GivaGeta and a delegate fills out the form to share with the other groups.

When everyone is finished writing their information, invite people to share "The WHO & HOW" from where they are standing.