The "Stump Your Relative" Game

Objectives:

• To help young people and older adults get to know more about the life experiences of people in other age groups.
• To stimulate dialogue about intergenerational similarities and differences.

Steps:

• Pair up with one or more family members or friends who are from other generations.
• Have each participant gathers a few items that people in their generation tend to know a lot about.  For example, a child might select a "finger bike" and an older adult might select a "fountain pen".  (Items can also be selected from the TRIAL intergenerational toolboxes curriculum.)
• For each item, let relatives/friends guess what it is. (Give hints if needed.)
• Once relatives/friends guess what the item is (or give up guessing), provide additional information about how the item is used.

 Examples of "stump your relative" items:

Young people's items

Older adult's items

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