Bernie Lightens Up

In answer to the question: do you know a good warm-up activity for just about any group or reason?


Players stand in a circle.

Bernie (or whoever happens to want to) starts.

He says: Bernie lightened up

Everyone: How did Bernie lighten up?

Bernie: (twirling his moustache) Bernie lightened uplike this, like this.

Everyone: (twirling their moustaches) Bernie lightened up like this, like this

Sally, who is standing next to Bernie, says: (twirling her moustache) Sally lightened up.

Everyone: (twirling their moustaches) How did Sally lighten up?

Sally: (twirling her moustache while raising and lowering an eyebrow) Sally lightend up like this, like this

Everyone: (twirling their respective moustaches while raising and lowering their personal eyebrow) Sally lightened up like this, like this.

George: (who is twirling his moustache while raising and lowering an eyebrow) George lightened up.

Everyone: (twirling their respective moustaches while raising and lowering their personal eyebrow) How did George lighten up?

George: (swinging his left foot back and forth while twirling his respective moustache while raising and lowering his personal eyebrow) George lightened up like this, like this.



key - once a motion is started, it must continue, more or less unchanged (less is better) until the person whose turn it is decides enough is enough already

note - this very same game is also known as: "Bernie Found Nirvana" "Bernie Called a Meeting" and "Bernie Went to Sleep"