PASS THE GIFT
A Drama Game for Kids
Combining Mime & Imagination

Students mime opening an imaginary gift and interacting with it while others try to guess what it is.

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS

• Sitting in a large circle on the floor, tell the group that someone has given you a very special gift. Then pretend to open a package–miming the size and weight of the box, removing any imaginary bows and wrapping paper, and lifting out the “gift” inside. 

• Next, use the gift in some way that lets the students know what the object is.  For example, you could mime holding a small jewelry box, pull off the bow, lift the lid, and take out an invisible ring.  Then pretend to put the ring on your finger.  

• When the students have correctly identified the gift, pass the imaginary box on to the next person in the circle. At that point, the person receiving the box can change the size and weight of the box to hold whatever they have chosen to be their gift. 

• Continue around the circle giving each person a chance to open a gift.
  

MORE DRAMA GAMES AND THEATER ACTIVITIES YOU MIGHT ENJOY:
MAGIC CLOTH - Students take turns interacting creatively with a piece of cloth as though it were a prop
101 WAYS TO PAINT A WALL - Students mime a creative way to paint an imaginary wall one at a time
STORY CIRCLE - Given a title, students improvise a story as a group with each person adding a line at a time

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