4 Inspiring TED Talks to Welcome the New School Year
I’ve been an avid watcher of TED Talks for many years. I treat them like tiny morsels of nutrition to feed and inspire my day…
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New Health & Wellness Activities To Try
With each passing week, playmeo has been busy uploading many new activities, particularly those with a health & wellness and SEL (social-emotional learning) focus. If…
Latest Activity Uploads
playmeo was busy sharing a bunch of new group games & activities last month. In case you missed them, I want to tell you about…
The Power of LEGO Bricks
In today’s Learning Pod session, a small group of playmeo members turned up to connect, share and lean into a bunch of exciting programming questions….
12 Virtual Group Games with No Video
For many of us, adapting our existing programs during the pandemic to suit a virtual audience has been a challenge. Worse, when the group we…
Top Activity Uploads for May 2021
There have been a bunch of new activities uploaded to playmeo’s online activity database this past month. Here are two that I think you and…
What Are The Best Icebreaker Questions?
Imagine a speed dating event. Two concentric circles of seats, set up with half the group seated on the inner circle while the folks in…
Our #1 Summer Camp Water Game
I led a camp in North Carolina for 8 summers that catered for close to 800 boys and girls. These were some of the best…
Mimeograph – Fun Pattern-Finding Group Initiative
My friends at High 5 Adventure Learning Centre introduced me to this awesome group initiative 5 years ago and it’s become a staple of my…
Low Challenge Course Safety Manual at Your Fingertips
Our online activity database expanded to include low and portable Challenge Course activities in 2020 and this week we uploaded our 20th activity description. Consider it…
Top 10 Interactive Group Games & Activities
The International Camping Fellowship (ICF) invited me to present a 90 interactive session last week as a part of their newly branded ICF Academy Series…
Panic Picture – Fast-Paced Story-Telling Reflection Tool
One of the latest group activities to be uploaded to playmeo’s online activity database is Panic Picture. Inspired by our friends at We and Me!…
Top 10 Virtual Reflection Activities
Okay. The virus isn’t going away anytime soon, so it will be very necessary to continue to deliver many of our experiential-based programs and curriculum…
Ready to Learn?
How often have you stopped (at the start of your program) to ask if your class or staff are ready to learn? If you’re like…
How To Run Your Own Online Scavenger Hunt
It’s finally here. Everything you need to create and host your own Online Scavenger Hunt events for your class, training group or camp. If…
How To Adapt Activities for Physical-Distancing Rules
There have been two primary waves of enquiries since the current health pandemic rocked the world. The first and most urgent was focused on “How…
Debriefing Tip – Begin With The End In Mind
There are some, even within the experiential & adventure education community, who doubt that most of what we call debriefing or reflection is effective for…
Brain-Based Ways to Increase Engagement
Last week I shared a bunch of lessons, tips and strategies I have learned about how to present group activities online. This week, I turn…
5 Fun Workplace Team Building Activities
The research and evidence are clear – the more comfortable people feel in their workplace, the happier and more productive they can be. To this…
Virtual Trust Building Activities for Remote Teams
Virtual trust building activities can help remote teams to nourish and develop positive team morale and increase their productivity. This is true for workplace teams…
World Mental Health Day: Free Lesson Plan
Later this week, Saturday 10 October, is World Mental Health Day. To acknowledge this important day on our calendar, my friends at the Institute of…
101 Ways to Build Resilience
Resilience is talked about a lot these days and for good reason. Generally speaking, resilience is often defined as the ability to withstand adversity and…
Fun Zoom Icebreakers for Virtual Teams & Meetings
One of the most consistent talking points during the pandemic has been the level of fatigue and burnout people are feeling with all of the…
Ten Online Icebreaker Games That Are Fun To Play
Since the beginning of the current health pandemic, our inbox has been filled with enquiries from people looking for some fun online icebreaker games that…
Get 10 of our Best Ice-Breakers
Try ten of our most successful ice-breakers & group games in our all-new 28-page ebook. Ideal for all groups, 100% fun & free.