Ages 10 - 15. 

• Self-awareness: Through personifying objects and exploring their conflicts, participants reflect on their own qualities and how they project these onto the external world.

• Creativity and experimentation: The activity encourages creative expression and thinking outside the conventional boundaries by personifying objects and creating scenes.

• Contact and relationship: Engaging with objects as living beings allows for exploring interpersonal dynamics in a symbolic manner.

• Quiet background music, personal notebooks. Optional: stage lighting.

Approximately 90 minutes.

Preparation: Participants are divided into pairs. They are instructed that they will engage in improvisation, personifying inanimate objects with potential conflicts.

Step 1: Each pair thinks of two objects for another pair and a conflict between those objects. They then assign these objects to the members of the other pair.

Step 2: Each participant writes down the characteristics of the object they've been assigned in their notebook.

Step 3: Participants choose three characteristics that relate both to themselves and the object and share them aloud.

Step 4: Participants begin to humanize their objects, incorporating the object's characteristics into their movements and voice.

Step 5: The scenes are either visualized one by one or simultaneously, depending on time constraints. The facilitator may pause to focus on specific scenes. 

For younger children, use familiar, colorful objects like toys or classroom items to inspire creativity. For participants with limited mobility, offer seated performances or storytelling instead of physical acting. For those who are shy or anxious, allow them to narrate their scenes rather than perform them aloud. In virtual settings, participants can select objects from their surroundings and act out or describe scenes on camera. For themed sessions—such as exploring emotions, conflict resolution, or teamwork—choose objects that naturally encourage those topics.

Participants reflect on their experience embodying the objects and the scenes created.

Questions include how participants felt, what they discovered about themselves through the character/object, and if they noticed anything new.

Increased creativity and capacity for symbolic thinking.

Enhanced self-awareness and insight into personal qualities and behavior patterns.

Improved interpersonal skills through the exploration of conflict and projection.

This activity is not intended to delve deeply into personal issues, given the educational context. The facilitator should ensure that the environment remains safe and supportive, encouraging exploration without forcing personal revelations.