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When your kids’ friends are over for a visit, this is a great game to keep them entertained and get the kids talking to each other about friendship.
What You Need:
- Paperclips
- Timer
- A table or other surface
How to Challenge Kids with a “Chain of Commonality”
Start by teaching kids the word “commonality,” which means to share something in common with someone. This word can be a great help in explaining friendship to kids. If you are figuring out how to help your child make friends at school or in other settings, you can explain that having commonality is a perfect starting point.
Tell your kids and your kids’ friends that they will form a “Chain of Commonality” as long as the table or surface in front of them by finding things they have in common.
Give them paperclips, and explain for each thing they find in common, they will link a paperclip in the chain. Start the timer. Tell them to state different facts about themselves like “I love ketchup” or “I have a brother.” The statements can cover any topic they can think of from food to family to school to sports and beyond.
If there is an even number of kids, break them into pairs and see who can make their “Chain of Commonality” across the surface first. Try to place those together who know less about each other to teach a helpful lesson on how to make friends for kids. Practicing winning and losing can also be a way to teach how to be a good friend for kids.
If you are a teacher or work with kids, this is also a wonderful icebreaker when figuring out how to make friends for kids in school and group settings. It teaches us that we have more in common with most people than we think!
Get started now to help encourage building stronger friendships kids can grow and cherish in honor of National Friendship Day!
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