This game is ideal for "fun-filled evenings" or farewell parties. However, aside from entertaining the audience, it doesn't really have a specific goal ("a game just for fun").
Materials Needed
None
How to Play
A volunteer child (or a leader) is taken aside. The person is told that they must go back into the room right away, sit down on the chair provided, and pretend to be a truck driver. This includes things like unlocking and opening the door, climbing into the driver’s seat, turning the key, driving from the yard onto the country road, stopping at the traffic light, …, getting on the highway, etc. In doing so, all necessary movements and sounds may be made (for example, a loud thud when the door slams shut). However, participants must not explain what they are doing (or speak at all—they may only make sounds).
Meanwhile, in the room: A chair is now placed in the center of the circle, and the rest of the group is told that the child—or the leader—who is still standing at the door will soon demonstrate what happens when using the restroom. The group should also, at least at first, refrain from asking questions, etc.
The child or leader then returns to the room and does what they were told to do. Since the group was given a completely different explanation, this person’s performance is usually perceived as extremely funny. Gradually, however, it becomes clear to the group what the supposed bathroom-goer was actually instructed to do. This usually doesn’t take away from the fun, though, since everyone now laughs at the fact that the brave truck driver can’t figure out why the audience is laughing.
Variations
Depending on the participant’s interests and hobbies, you can, of course, mentally place them in a Ferrari, a tractor, the driver’s cab of a train, etc. Such adjustments often make the demonstration more engaging, as the participant identifies more strongly with the task.
Image Credit
Cover image: © Benjamin Klack / pixelio.de
