The Balloon Collision

Balloon Collision is an excellent interactive activity to generate connection and facilitate group integration.

To start, divide your group into pairs and provide each person with an balloon. Invite people to blow up their balloons and tie off the tails.

Review the balloon propulsion technique by means of demonstration. Hold a balloon gently in one hand and pull the tied tail back with the other hand, then release to send the balloon propelling forward.

Invite each person to face their partners, then practice the technique attempting to have their balloons collide or connect. Allow for the group to play a bit and challenge them to have their balloons collide or connect from distances that are progressively further apart.

Each person faces their partner about 2 to 3 metres apart. When balloons collide, invite each person to share a response with their partner to a question you have posed to your group.

Por ejemplo, invite a las personas a compartir un momento destacado en sus vidas. Repeat process with more questions and new partners.

A variant of this activity is to play with connections or without connections. That is, provide different questions to answer when the balloons collide and when they don’t.

For example, if the balloons collide, invite people to share a moment they felt connected to either the group or the task. If the balloons do not touch, invite each person to share a moment they felt disconnected from the group or the task.

The topics of this publication: integration, interactions, self, reflection, foster relationships