The Game of Watch Where You Step

Watch Where You Step is a fun activity to practice communication and develop mutual trust between group members. People learn to be observant of multiple actions as well as give clear and timely advice.

The goal of the game is to encourage effective communication and trust by having to give guidance at the right time so that those who are blindfolded can make it to the end.

Using masking tape, create a large polygonal shape on the floor. It should be about 12 feet long by 6 feet wide, at least.

Mark the start and stopping points. Make the shape a bit convoluted, choosing a shape that is elongated with the idea that people must make their way from one end to the other.

Place a few squeaky dog toys inside the shape, and twice as many full sheets of paper with a large X on them inside the shape. The paper is the mines.

At least two at a time, each person on your team must make their way from start to finish blindfolded.

They cannot step outside of the boundary, nor can they step on a mine. If they do, they are frozen.

They can only be unfrozen if someone else inside the shape steps on a squeak toy. Their only guidance is the vocal commands of those outside the shape who are not blindfolded.

The topics of this publication: trust, interactions, integration, collaboration, active listening, adaptability skills, adaptation, motivation, disinhibition, distension