Come 'ere, come 'ere! I'm outta here!

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Come ’ere, come ’ere! I’m outta here!

Type	Audience	Group Size	Min. Time	Equipment	Source	Contributor
Mixer	All ages	Large	3 mins	None	Chris Cavert Fun Doing	Andrew Welch intellact

Description

An activity that involves people getting into groups and then moving people around. Everyone gets to find out bits of information about the people in their group.

Instructions

Tell the participants to get into groups of 4, 5, or 6. Encourage them to shout “Come ‘ere, come ‘ere!” when they are trying to add wandering individuals to complete their group.

When the groups are all formed, tell them that how ever many people are in the group (4, 5, 6), that’s the number they want to maintain, even though the members may change. After certain instructions from the facilitator, one or two individuals will leave the group to find new groups. Let them know that one of the objectives of this activity is for their groups to get new members as quickly as possible.

Whenever a new member(s) joins a group, it is common practice to get to know each other a bit, but only if time permits. “Why not introduce yourselves to each other now.” Give them generous time to do this.

“Sometimes it helps if you have a topic to discuss. Have each person in your group name the most recent movie that they saw in a movie theatre, and how long ago that was.”

Now you can let them know how the activity works. The person who saw a movie most recently (in each group), says “I’m outta here!” and immediately leaves to find a new group. (If there is a tie then both people leave for separate groups.) As soon as they leave, the group is tasked with finding a new member, shouting “Come ‘ere, come ‘ere!” to get them over.

Once the groups are re-formed, you can again give them some time to meet each other, however the identifiers and departures will pick up in speed. Here’s some more ways to single out individuals:

+ Most recently… (…finished a book, …been fishing, etc.)
+ Born the furthest distance away
+ Has the biggest hand
+ Has the most brothers/sisters
+ Has the largest pet
+ Speaks a language that no-one else in the group speaks
+ Hasn’t left their original group yet

Facilitator Notes

The identifiers should be things that they have to discuss in order to learn who is the person(s) to go. (You can throw in a few like “If you are wearing jewellery, find a new group”, just to keep the pace up.) Remind them of the “Come ‘ere, come ‘ere” chant – that helps the wandering participant feel instantly needed and welcomed to their new group. The “I’m outta here” is also important, since it signifies that the individual is leaving by choice.

For the first few rounds, give them a chance to learn everyone’s names. As the laughter increases, so should the speed, but never rob them of the chance to determine who should be leaving. You may have to give them a 3-2-1 for departures so that everyone leaves to find a new group about the same time.

Chris Cavert calls this activity "See Ya!", and his original participant cry was "Over here! Over here!".

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