Lunchtime is a great opportunity to join in on some fun games and activities. There may be times when students won't be able to participate in before or after-school activities, so taking advantage of your lunch period can easily get students involved in Hope.
Below is a list of activities that previous students have loved to do during their lunch break.
Meditation in the gym
“Kindness rocks!” -paint rocks
Four Square/ Nine Square
Lunch Kahoots
Cupcake Walk
Rap battles
“Sea” of Fish- give out individually wrapped Swedish fish to kids to promote connectedness
Snow cone machine
Play big card games
Hula hooping
Food trucks
Give out free hot chocolate
Community partners handing out resources at lunch (Life’s Worth Living Foundation, Valley Mental Health, Tooele County Health Department, etc.)
Flash Mob at lunchtime
Buddy lunch (students eat lunch with their younger grade reading buddy)
Therapy dogs/puppies at lunch
Compliments sent anonymously during lunch
Q&A Musical chairs
Pie eating/throwing contest
Lunch games - Telephone, Dance-a-phone, musical chairs, red rover, tag
Hula hoop Contest- have a DJ there
Wrestle for Hope - Arm wrestling contest
Karaoke!
JustDance Party
Meet a new friend “Speed Dating”
Basketball competition
Throwing Beach Balls
Rock Painting
Punch out addiction game
Where’s Waldo
Plunger Race
Friendship Bingo
Sticky notes on lockers
Put your problem on a balloon and let it go/pop it
Minute to Win it games/challenges
Set up a photo booth
Plunger races
Hand out free stress fidgets