CHAPTER 4

METHODOLOGIES OF SUCCESSFUL FFS ACTIVITIES

  1. YOU CAN BE ANYTHING YOU WANT!

AIM

The main aim of this activity is to build strong relationships between family members and foster mutual support

SIDE BENEFITS

For children: they are offered the space to freely express themselves, open up and share their desires and dreams, developing a sense of trust towards their guardians

For guardians: they are offered the opportunity to understand their children’s inner thoughts, desires and wishes, and get to know them better as individuals

MATERIALS/

EQUIPMENT

Ø  Projector or other presentation tools

Ø  Sports equipment from different sports (different sports balls, gymnastics equipment, rackets etc.)

HOW TO DO IT

Ø  Bring your FFS target groups together

Ø  Show them some examples of amazing athlete’s records and achievements in sports

Ø  Ask them to choose one piece of equipment to indicate to which example they relate with

Ø  Ask them to explain why they made that choice

Ø  Divide them in family pairs

Ø  Give them some amount of time to jointly prepare some “amazing” trick related to this piece of equipment that would make them famous as a pair

Ø  Ask them to present it to the group

DEBRIEFING

Ø  How did they feel working with their family member?

Ø  What was the most positive thing about this experience?

Ø  What was the most challenging one?

Ø  What would they change and why?

Ø  Share one word that you heard from your family member and it made you feel motivated