Updated:  06/21/04

License Plates

Make personalized license plates and ask participants “What type of vehicle are you and who owns you?”

ERNDIT   SLO4X4   MYCAR   TRAVLN   MADA4U   10SNE1

Keys

Produce various keys and ask participants to describe what they will open – responses could vary from the key to success, happiness, a mystery or the key to a car, jewel box, mansion, etc. 

Defense Plea

Pose “legal” situations (caught running a stop sign; mistake on tax return; threw a rock at a bird, but it went through a windows, etc.).  The culprits give a two-minute defense plea for their actions. 

Music Time Machine

Take old tapes or CDs to the meeting and play a portion of a song.   Ask each participant what memories the song brings back.  Another twist is showing an album or CD cover and ask Topics participants for their memories or why they would never buy that album/CD.

People’s Court

The Topics leader calls two members forward.  One is the plaintiff and the other is the defendant.  The Topics leader is the judge and reads the charges against the defendant.  The plaintiff speaks first, the defendant last.  Each has one to two minutes.  The other members serve as the jury, and vote guilty or not guilty.  The more ridiculous the charge, the more fun the session.