Candy Introductions Activity

Candy Introductions is a get-to-know-you game that helps people learn new facts about each other in an easy way. They select various pieces of candy from a bag, and each candy variety is associated with a fact about themselves which they will introduce to the others.

This activity works best when the group size is limited to 12, so if you have more than 12, divide the larger group and run the teamwork within the smaller sized groups.

Purchase several variety packs of candy, enough for each person to be able to have at least five pieces. They can be any candy type, but not too many choices (limit it to around five or six different varieties).

Alternatively, you can buy gummy bears, life savers, gum drops, skittles, m&ms, or any other candy that already has a variety of colors.

Pass around the candy and tell each participant to choose anywhere from 1 to 5 pieces of anything that they want. Instruct them not to eat it yet, though. After they have chosen their candy, you will tell them what each candy type/color represents.

If there is a whiteboard or chalkboard present, write on the board the following:

• Red – Favorite hobbies
• Green – Favorite place on earth
• Blue – Favorite memory
• Yellow -Dream job
• Orange – Wildcard (tell us anything about yourself!)

If you don’t have the above colors, change the above to match the candy types that you have.

Each person takes turns introducing himself or herself, beginning with their name and then saying one fact for each candy type that they have.

The topics of this publication: self, integration, interactions, foster relationships, active listening, distension, disinhibition