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Activity Description: Youth guess their own label identity based on asking other’s questions.

Items Needed:

• Small pieces of paper (one per scout)
• Pens or markers (one per scout)
• Safety pins, tape, or stickers to attach the papers to youth’s backs (Note: post-it notes usually fall off before the activity is over.)

Instructions

1. Give each youth a piece of paper and a pen, and have them write the name of a famous person on it.
2. Once everyone has written a name, collect the papers.
3. Pin, tape, or stick the paper to another youth’s back without letting them see it.
4. Youth walk around and ask others yes/no questions to figure out the name on their back (e.g., “Am I alive?” or “Am I an athlete?”).
5. Youth keep asking questions until they guess the name correctly.

Variations

• Limit Questions: Youth can only ask yes/no questions when trying to find their person.
• Partner Up: Have matching labels like “Peanut Butter” and “Jelly” or opposites like “Up” and “Down”. Youth not only have to find who they are, but find their match.
• Picture Match: Cut pictures from magazines into halves. Pin one half of each picture to a youth’s back without letting them see it. Each youth must ask yes/no questions about the details of their picture (e.g., “Is it colorful?” “Is it a car?”) to identify what it is. Once they figure it out, they must search the group to find the youth with the matching half.

Use different themes instead of famous people:

• Famous Places: Write famous places instead of famous people. Youth ask yes or no questions like, “Is this place in Europe?” or “Is it a natural landmark?”
• Objects: Write common objects (e.g., toothbrush, bicycle, kite) for youth to guess.
• Animals: Use animals (e.g., panda, eagle, dolphin) as the theme.
• Jobs/Professions: Write down professions (e.g., firefighter, artist, astronaut) for youth to guess.
• Characters from Stories or Cartoons: Use well-known fictional characters (e.g., Cinderella, Spider-Man, Pikachu).
• Food Items: Write favorite foods (e.g., pizza, sushi, ice cream) for a tasty twist.

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