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Ringer Socialisation & Interaction Activities Fun non-ringing team-building activities for a handbell group Permission granted for reprinting by: Malcolm C Wilson, Dunblane www.ringinpraise.org.uk Continued from Part 1 posted May 2010 in ringEr-Notes Introduction Are you looking for a fun activity that has a handbell theme? Perhaps for a short break from regular ringing rehearsals or at a gathering of many ringer groups, or a ringer party. The idea of a handbell group being a team, working together as one unit and every ringer getting to know each other better can be nurtured by activities such as those that follow. Each of the games below can incorporate further interaction as part of the game e.g. by making it part of the game for each ringer to introduce themselves to the others in their team or perhaps to say something about themselves. And the accent is on fun! Many more familiar games can be given a handbell "twist" - have a "brainstorming" session with other ringers once they've seen the games and your imagination is the only limit! Have fun! Looking for more quick and easy ideas for your choir? Check out Tips & Tools each month in Overtones! Members you can log in now at our website www.agehr.org to see digital archived copies of Overtones. Benefits of Membership Local, Area and National opportunities rolled-up into 1 AGEHR Membership “AGHER is a great organization and provides us with LOTS of continuing information. The handbell world is changing and we need to know what is new out there. It is always fun to be the first in the area to do something new....like singing bells.” AGEHR Member: Deedee Odell “The opportunity to learn from excellent leaders, meeting the composers & leaders in AGEHR, as well as other [handbell and handchime ringers and directors] from our own area” are my favorite parts of events. 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Ringer Socialisation & Interaction Activities Fun non-ringing team-building activities for a handbell group Handbell Picture Jigsaw Match About 8 colour pictures of handbells (e.g. from old Christmas cards, out-of-date manufacturer brochures etc) are each cut up into 11 pieces and then all the pieces from all of the pictures are jumbled up and put in one large pile on a table (there being more pictures than number of teams). Teams of 4, 5 or 6 ringers stand in relay formation, each in front of a table on which they will complete one picture (a "starter" piece having been given to each team, ensuring each team has a different picture). In relay each member of each team goes to the central table and returns with one piece of their picture. If they bring a piece not belonging to their picture it must be returned immediately by the next ringer in turn. The first team to complete their picture wins. Throw the stuffed handbell All ringers stand in a large circle. In turn they shout out their names. Then one ringer holds a large soft-toy style stuffed fabric handbell (or an old pair of handbell gloves) and shouts out their own name followed by the name of another ringer (who must not be his/her neighbour or the ringer who passed the bell to him/her) - e.g. "Mark to Helen" before throwing the bell to that ringer. The game continues and it must be checked to see that everyone has had the bell before stopping - those who make a mistake must run round the outside of the circle before rejoining the game. A variation would be to get each ringer to say something about themselves (e.g. what they like to do) as well as their name, both parts to be repeated before throwing the bell. Tear a newspaper handbell Teams of 4 ringers each sit round a table. Each table has a large piece of newspaper. In turn one ringer tears the newspaper to make a handbell shape. 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