Goodie Bag

Topic
- Health
- Puberty & sexuality
Learning skills
- Relationship skills
- Critical & reflective thinking
Activity type
- Group discussion
- Circle group game
Materials
- Basic
Age
- 12 - 14 years
- 15 - 17 years
- 18+ years
5 - 15 minutes
+5 players
Easy
Calm
Small (office, pavement)

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Everything you need to play this game

A bag
Objects related to safe sex: a condom, a female condom, a cap/diaphram, birth control (the pill, vaginal ring, IUD/IUS), a needle and a urinalysis cup,...

A step-by-step guide to play the game

Prepare the goodie bag beforehand. Fill a bag with objects related to safe sex, e.g.:

a condom
a female condom
a cap/diaphram
birth control (the pill, vaginal ring, IUD/IUS)
a needle
a urinalysis cup
...

Ask all players to sit down in a circle.

Pass the goodie bag to the first player on your left and ask him/her to take out one of the objects without looking.

Ask the player if he/she has seen the object before and knows what it is and what it is used for.

Open up a discussion and/or give additional information yourself.

Keep passing the goodie bag around until all items have been discussed.

By going over the items one by one, you can go over a lot of information together with the young people, e.g.:

Which contraception do/would they use?
What are the pros/cons of the different types of contraception?
How much does birth control cost?
Where can you get an STD test?
How can you make an appointment and how much does it cost?
How often do you need to get an STD test?
What happens when you get an STD test?
...

Extra game information

As a game leader you need to make sure you have the necessary information about the objects in the bag.
This activity is a part of the StreetSmart sexuality package. The package aims to give youth workers the tools they need to address the topic of sexuality in a playful way with the children and young people they work with, so they can learn to make conscious, healthy and respectful decisions. Sexuality is a very broad term, encompassing various subtopics. Here, you can find a list of all activities included in our sexuality package to address these different topics:

Sexuality in general: The Sex Alphabet, The Sexuality Goose Game, Yes or No Circle, Sexuality Statement Game
Body (development): Anatomy fundamentals, Who has what?, Physical changes in puberty, Emotional changes in puberty, Life Cycle
Boundaries: Stop!, People to People, Kiss the Teddy Bear, Body Carrousel, (Not) Okay?, Body Twister
Relationships: Choose Your Relationship, My Ideal Partner, In The Worst Way Possible
Gender & sexual orientation: Labels, Sex Change, Who does what?
Safe sex: The Synonym Game, Condom Smugglers, Goodie Bag, STD-Roulette, Can I get pregnant?
Sex & media: Who is responsible?

Variations

Music: Pass the bag around on music. The player holding the bag when the music ends, opens it and takes out an object.
Own goodie bag: The group of players can also create their own goodie bag. Ask the players to bring/find an object they relate to relationships in general or to a specific topic of sexuality and put them in a goodie bag to pass around. After the player that took out the object explains what he/she sees, you can then ask who brought that object and why.
Age: Adapt the content of the bag to discuss the topic of relationships and sexuality with younger children, e.g: a keychain with a heart, a tampon, a condom, a ring, a birth card,...
Topic: You can easily adapt this game to introduce any topic of your choosing by changing the objects in the goodie bag.

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