Shake and Unravel

1. First you try to meet as many people as possible by shaking hands.

2. You cannot stop shaking hands with one person until you start shaking hands with another person.

3. At some point during the game, call out "stick" which means that they can no longer let go of anyone's hand.

4. Have the group continue for a few seconds until everyone is holding two separate peoples' hands.

5. Pause the game and inform them that they have just created a human knot, and that they must untangle themselves.

Materials: people with hands

Number of People: 10+ people

Time Required: 10-15 minutes

Design Thinking