Color-coding the blocks (optional)īy numbering the blocks in sets of colors, the therapist (or child) can assign each color an emotion and state a time he/she felt the emotion of the color block chosen. For example, a Termination List might include questions like, “Fill in the blank: One thing I learned from therapy is _”. Lists can be created by subject, age group, and stages in therapy. Numbering the Jenga blocks allows the therapist the ability to use new lists of questions depending on the situation. Say to the child, she/he can ask anything they want to! Examples could be, “What’s your favorite food?” “What’s the last song you heard?” “Where do you like to go on vacation?” etc.! Numbering the blocks Take note of what the child is asking, or if the child has a hard time coming up with a question. Using blank blocksīlank blocks allow the child the ability to come up with his or her own question to ask the therapist. After the question is answered, place the block on top of the tower. Take turns choosing one block at a time and answering the corresponding questions. This could be a fun alternative to answering questions, and could provide more open-ended opportunities (ex: “You pulled a red block, tell me about a time you were angry” or “tell me about something that makes you angry,” etc.) To Play: To use Jenga by emotion, color the blocks in 5 sets of 9 to represent 5 different emotions in total (unless you don’t want to use blanks- then you’d have 6 emotions).Įxample: 9 blocks are red to symbolize anger, 9 blocks are blue to symbolize sad, etc. There are 54 Jenga pieces, so there will be 9 blank blocks. Using the sharpies, number your Jenga blocks (on each end) from 1-45. In therapy, Jenga can be great for clients that don’t feel comfortable talking or are maybe anxious about coming to therapy.Ĭontinue reading to find out how to sign up below and receive THREE free lists of questions provided to you to start using Jenga in therapy sessions today! What you need: Jenga is a popular rapport-building game in Play Therapy.
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