Ayla Avilez

LEI 4724
Activity: Wrong-Handed Picture
Source: Wartburg College Icebreakers and Teambuilding PDF
Equipment Needed: Pen and paper
Activity Description: This game allows participants to get to know each other. Participants will
draw whatever their heart desires on a paper and have others guess what they drew. The catch
they need to draw with the hand they normally dont write with.
1. Give a pen and piece of paper to each participant.
2. Give the participants 5 minutes to draw whatever they would like to draw (as long as it is
appropriate).
3. Participants must draw with the hand they normally do not use
a. So if the participant is right-handed they will be drawing with their left and vice
versa
4. Have the participants exchange their pictures with someone else.
a. This participant will label the picture according to what they think it is and give it
back to the artist.
Leadership Considerations: You should keep an eye out for participants who are worried to share
their drawing for someone to guess. It should be a fun environment but make sure that
participants are respectful. Consider the following questions to ask: How many objects were
guessed correctly? How did it feel to use your other hand? How did those feelings affect your
picture? How do those feelings compare with the feelings we have regarding the changes we
experience in life?
Adaptations:
Individuals with Cerebral Palsy are unable to control muscular and postural movement. When
working with individuals with Cerebral Palsy it is important to avoid loud noises and sudden
movement in order to avoid triggering the startle reflex. It is very important to enhance hand-eye
coordination, so encourage individuals to grasp the pen and draw, since it is a creative way to
have control over their hands and fingers to do what their eyes tell them to do within a piece of
paper. Allow the participants to use different colors while drawing.
Individuals with an Anxiety Disorder fear of a situation/person that should not result in fear. You
have to work with them to increase their ability to function and relate to other people. Therefore,
if a person fears being humiliated in social situations, have the group draw the same thing. Tell
the participants that it is not a competition and no one should laugh at anyones drawing. Make
sure to compliment the individuals work, and encourage them to draw if they do not want to
participate. When they exchange papers, encourage socialization and make sure that each
participant shares what their drawing is.