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How to Adapt Group Games & Activities
Facilitator Tips Episode 36

Are Elimination Games OK to Play?
Facilitator Tips Episode 29

Are Elimination Games OK?

This week’s Facilitator Tips episode explores whether elimination games – in a group context – are okay to play. You know, I’m talking about those often fun, but…

How To Present Group Games Successfully
Facilitator Tips Episode 28

How To Play Lateral-Thinking Games Effectively

This week’s Facilitator Tips episode discusses the presentation of lateral-thinking games and how to play them powerfully, sensitive to the needs of your group. Many people groan…

How To Run Lateral-Thinking Games
Facilitator Tips Episode 23

Trust Building & Energizer Games

Trust & Team-Building Games for Students

Ice-Breakers, Energizers & Team-Building Games

Get-To-Know-You Games & Icebreakers

Ice-Breakers & Team-Building Games

Back-To-School Games & Activities: Lesson #5

In my opinion, if it’s not fun, it’s not worth doing. Fun (or FUNN) attracts students’ willing participation, it’s contagious, and it’s very hard to…

Back-To-School Games & Activities: Lesson #4

One of the best ways to encourage a supportive and helpful classroom environment is to focus on developing these skills among your students actively. And…

Back-To-School Games & Activities: Lesson #3

Simply introducing a small number of interactive games on the first day of school is not nearly enough to help students settle into their new…

Back-To-School Games & Activities: Lesson #2

At the start of the new school year, one or more students are often new to the classroom. Playing a series of fun, interactive games…

Back-To-School Games & Activities: Lesson #1

First impressions count, right? Your students want the first days of their new school year to be fun and exciting, and as their teacher, you…

Street Games & Constructive Play

If you happen to be in Melbourne, Australia, this weekend, check out Fresh Air Festival, featuring the Pop Up Playground folk. For three days 8-9-10…

Lazy Facilitator Playbook

A Big Year, A Bigger Vision

As 2025 wraps up, we’re reflecting on a transformative year for playmeo – new activities, the Lazy Rating system, and invaluable feedback from you. But what’s really exciting is what’s launching in early 2026. Here’s a glimpse at what’s ahead for facilitators…

Stop Counting Off (Do This Instead to Divide Groups)

As a lazy facilitator, I have just one rule: If I can divide groups and have fun doing it, that’s what I’m going to do. Low effort, high impact, instant results. But I bet you have never thought to divide you group into two teams using this bizarre fingernail trick…

Get Nervous Standing Before Groups? Try This Instead

People still come up to me and ask, do you ever get nervous? The answer is emphatically, yes, I still do. But here’s the catch. Unlike my early days, I’ve got a bunch of strategies that help me manage those nerves, and I want to share three of the most important strategies…

Go from Low Energy to High Energy (under 60 secs)

Got a group that’s feeling flat, or perhaps they’ve been sitting too long & need an energy boost? Try this 60-second energiser and you’ll soon have them bouncing off the walls. This simple, no-props activity creates instant energy through a fun finger-catching game that requires…