Evolution

Instructions:

1. Ask the group to help create five evolutionary creatures. For example, at the bottom of the food chain, we have the egg, followed by the chicken, then the eagle, then the Master (the ultimate human being), and finally, the all-knowing Supreme being.

2. Each of these creatures has a unique physical action. You can either get the participants to suggest the actions or you can come up with the actions yourself.

3. Invite your group to copy these movements and sounds as you show them. Example of actions:

a)    Egg - crouch down into a little ball with legs, and make muffled sounds

b)    Chicken - flap your arms by your sides and make clucking sounds

c)    Eagle - Raise hands look like soaring through the sky and squawking like an eagle

d)    Master - act like a kungfu champion slicing the air with lots of karate chops and kicks while saying “HAIYAH” or “WATAH”. But do tell participants not to hit their friends

e)    All-knowing Supreme Being - This is the ultimate level. The participant can stand to one side and pretend to be like Buddha.

4. Everyone will start as an egg and mingle to find someone of the same level (egg to find egg; chicken to find chicken etc.).

5. They must then battle with a simple game of “Scissors, Paper, Stone”.

6. The winner will go up one level (egg to chicken for example), the loser will drop down one level (eagle to chicken, for e.g.). If the losing person is already an egg, he/she will remain in that level until he wins a round.

7. Once the participant reaches the all-knowing supreme being, he/she can stand to the side performing the designated action.

8. The game ends when there are enough supreme beings (decided by instructor) or when time is up (decided by instructor).