Message in a bottle
Featured in the Best of Energisers and Pacechangers training manual
By Sarah Cook
Category: Energisers and Training Games
Credit price: 2 download credits (Single user)
A message is placed in a bottle inside a bucket. The bucket is positioned in a 3-metre square area which participants may not enter. In teams, participants must retrieve the message from the bottle without entering the prohibited zone. They must them decipher the message.
Participants work in teams to decide how to retrieve a message from a bottle that is in a prohibited zone. A fun energiser with a competitive element; the first team to decode the message wins.
Who is it for: This training resource is intended for use by trainers to revitalise jaded and weary participants, allowing them to use their minds and bodies in a different way, and thence return to any learning programme refreshed and more receptive to learning.
| Resource Type: | Activity |
| Min Group Size: | 2 |
| Max Group Size: | 24 |
| Typical Duration: | 00:10:00 |
| No of Pages: | 6 |
Resources: View standard resources for Fenman training activities
Additional resources: A copy of Handout 53 for each participant, tape measure; for each team: an envelope, coded message, empty milk bottle, pair of scissors, chalk, bucket, 2 x 6 metre lengths of rope
Purpose: This training resource is intended for use by trainers to enable participants to develop an action plan to solve a problem, and appreciate the importance of clear communication.
Download the training activity, Message in a bottle as featured in the Fenman training manual; Best of Energisers and Pacechangers