My Youth Work Survival Kit!
Ever had to do a last minute session on the fly? Me too – and it can be a real knock to your youth work ego and savvy when you’re fumbling around trying to make a point from a can of tinned carrots and run a game using your own rolled up sock!
Therefore I keep in my car at all times a ‘youth work survival kit.’ This includes a few Bibles (obvs!) but a few other things as well:
– Deck of cards
– A jenga set with a series of open questions written on the blocks
– A set of story cubes
– Gaffer tape
– Pens & Paper
– A ball of string
– Pegs
– Post It Notes
– Mini frisbee
– A copy of ‘name your top three’
– An inflatable beach ball / ice-breaker ball
– Blu Tac
– A power extension lead
– A bluetooth speaker
– A ping pong ball
– A packet of straws
– A couple of tealights & matches
This all fits in a shoe box under my driver seat – right next to my first aid kit! – and it has saved my youthy bacon on several occasions!
I’d love to know what you keep in yours, so post a comment and let me know!
hey, this is a brilliant idea! im just starting out after graduating and this seems like such a simple but effective way, having everything in the one place would be a lot easier. i have a question, what is the mini Frisbee and ping pong ball used for?
Yasmin 🙂
Hey there.
Frisbee is easy an game – and the mini Frisbee (being soft) can be used in doors. It’s also a great ‘catch this and tell me about yourself’ ice-breaker.
The ping pong ball similarly is used in lots of games and ice-breakers (alphabet ping pong being my fav!)
Thanks for checking in 🙂