Firing up the imagination and thinking big enough isn’t always easy! Here’s a game to play with your kids or students to get the ball rolling.
Visualize everyday things in new ways. This game is something like a Cloze Paragraph or the “Mad Libs” game. http://www.madlibs.com Humor and outrageous results are used to help “think outside the box.”
- Play this game with a partner.
- Partner 1 reads the list of general information; e.g., “a number from 1 to 20.”
- Partner 2 chooses a specific; e.g., “Nine.”
- Partner 1 writes down Partner 2’s responses.
- They plug the responses, in order, in the paragraph and then read the results out loud.
- (Optional) Switch roles and do the paragraph again.
- (Optional) The partners try to draw or construct the results, and then evaluate the results.
My House of the Future:
- a number from 1-20
- a color
- a type of building material
- a number from 1-20
- a number from 1-20
- a material for making things
- a kind of plant
- a kind of plant
- a body of water
- a kind of animal
- a number from 1-20
- a kind of furniture
- a type of energy
- a type of appliance
- a type of appliance
- something to walk on
- things that give off light
My house of the future will have _______1________ stories. It will be painted _______2________ and made from ______3_________. There will be _______4________ windows and ______5_________ doors. The roof will be made of _______6________ . In the front of the house will be ______7_________and ________8_______ . In the back of the house I will have a _____9__________. There will even be a special little house for my pet ______10_________. My home will have ______11_________ bedroom and each will have a special ______12_________ to sleep on. The kitchen will be very modern. Everything will be run by ______13_________ . The kitchen will have a ______14_________ and a ______15_________ . All the floors of the house will be ______16_________ and the ceilings will all have _______17________ . I will love my house of the future.
My Car of the Future
- a number from 1-20
- a number from 1-20
- a color
- a color
- parts of a vehicle
- parts of a vehicle
- a number
- a number
- a form of energy
- a number from 1-20
- a kind of material
- a favorite sound or song
- a form of electronics
- a form of electronics
- a way of moving—like running
- an emotion
My car of the future will be _______1________feet long and _______2________feet tall. It will be _______3________and _______4________. It will have chrome _______5________ and rubber _______6________. The car will go _______7________ miles an hour, have _______8________gears and run on _______9________. It will seat _______10________ people on its _______11________ seats. The horn will play _______12________ . My car will even have its own _______13________ and _______14________ in the back seat. Besides running in the normal way, it will also be able to _______15________ . People will feel _______16________ when they see me driving along in my car of the future.
My Clothing of the Future
- a type of clothing
- a number
- something found on clothes
- a material
- one or more colors
- a design
- an activity
- an activity
- an activity
- something electric
- an electronic device
- an object you like
- a place to go
In the future I will wear a _______1________everyday. It will have _______2________ _______3________. It will be made from _______4________. The clothing will be _______5________ and have _______6________ all over it. In this outfit, I can do many things, including _______7________, _______8________, and _______9________. A _______10________ and _______11________ will be sewn into the clothing. I will be able to carry my favorite _______12________ in my pocket. When my friends see how cool I look wearing my clothing to _______13________, they will all want one, too!
My Food of the Future
- make up a funny name
- something with a special shape
- a meat, vegetable or fruit
- a meat, vegetable or fruit
- something people eat for their health
- something people eat for their health
- one or more colors
- a number
- a number
- a container
- a liquid
- something done in a group
In the future, my favorite food will be _______1________. It will be shaped like a _______2________ and be made from _______3________ and _______4________ . It will contain _______5________ and _______6________ and be _______7________ in color. It will have only _______8________ calories and weigh _______9________ ounces. I will eat it from a _______10________. It will taste delicious with a _______11________ . I will serve this food when people come over to _______12________.
After playing this game, try creating an invention for a real person in your life that will help him/her work, play, do chores, go places, study, relax, exercise, or eat.