Behavior and Boundary Toolkit

Topic
- Citizenship & human rights
- Identity & emotions
Learning skills
- Self-awareness
- Empathy & social awareness
- Relationship skills
- Critical & reflective thinking
- Communication & expression
Activity type
- Board game
- Group discussion
Materials
- Basic
- Self-made
Age
- 6 - 11 years
- 12 - 14 years
- 15 - 17 years
- 18+ years
5 - 15 minutes
2 - 4 players
Intermediate
Calm
Small (office, pavement)

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Everything you need to play this game

4x Square piece of cardboard
Paper arrow (or plastic spinner from an old board game)
Split pin (or pushpin) to attach the spinner
Markers or printed images
Colored markers or paper

Make it yourself

Step 1

Board 1: Character & color selector (spinner board)

Cut a square cardboard (approx. 30x30 cm works well).

Draw or paste 8 character images/names in a circle around the center:

Ronaldo, Teacher, Neighbor, Stranger, Parent, Friend, Movie Star, Bully

In the middle, attach a rotating arrow using a split pin so it can spin freely.

On each outer side of the square, add a color gradient:

Side 1: Dark Blue – Green
Side 2: Brown – Yellow
Side 3: Blue – Pink
Side 4: Orange – Red

Step 2

Board 2: Situation board

Prepare another square piece of cardboard.

Divide it into 2 columns with 4 rows to make 8 boxes.

In each box, draw or label one situation, each marked with a color from Board 1:

🔴 Red – Staring

🔵 Dark Blue – Ignoring

🔷 Blue – Taking a Photo

💗 Pink – Passing by and Touching

🟫 Brown – Giving a Present

🟧 Orange – Surrounding

🟨 Yellow – Hugging

🟩 Green – Following

Step 3

Board 3: Girl's Emotion Board

On a cardboard square, draw or paste a girl figure without a face.

Draw a black text balloon near her head (for writing or discussing feelings).

Below or beside her, place 5 emoji faces:

😊 Happy | 😠 Angry | 😢 Crying | 😞 Sad | 😂 Laughing

Step 4

Board 4: Character Emotion Board

Create a square board with space to draw or attach the character selected from Board 1.

Add a black speech balloon and text box next to the character.

Add the same 5 emoji options as on Board 3 to reflect the character’s emotions too.

Step 5

Optional extras

Laminate the boards for durability
Use Velcro or magnets to attach/change characters and emojis
Add dry-erase materials if you want reusable text balloons

Good job!

A step-by-step guide to play the game

Spin the character on the first board. The arrow points to a character (e.g. teacher, bully).

Spin again to define the colour (e.g. red).

Look for the situation with the matching color on the second board. Example: If the color is orange, the situation is “surrounding.”

Reflect on the girl’s emotions from board 3. Ask the players:

“How does the girl feel in this situation?”
“Does she like it? Why or why not?”

Let them choose one of the 5 emojis to match her emotion.

Write or discuss her thoughts in the speech balloon.

Reflect on the character’s emotions (board 4). Now think about the chosen character (e.g. Ronaldo, stranger, friend).

Ask:

“How do you think the character feels?”
“Why might they act that way?”
Choose an emoji and fill in the speech balloon and text box.

You can spin again for a new round, or finish with a discussion:

“What situations felt okay or not okay?”
“What could someone do differently?”
“Who can you talk to if something makes you feel bad?”

Extra game information

This game concept was developed by a team of Tomorrowland during a StreetwiZe leadership expedition in Kolkata, India.

Variations

Let the children act out the situation and emotions, switching roles.

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