• To be used as an icebreaker at the beginning of class
  May be adapted for use with children, teens or adults

• Participants will feel more comfortable as a group after they have spoken to each other briefly to get help in guessing which foods (or famous people) are attached to their backs.

• 5 - 10 minutes

• Self-stick name tags, or similar size pieces of paper which can be attached to everyone's back with tape.

• Write the name of a different food from the Food Guide Pyramid on each name tag.
• Or write the names of well-known people, if playing the "Who Am I" version of this game.
• For a breastfeeding group, use names of famous people who have breastfed.

Activity

• When each participant walks in, attach one tag or slip of paper to the person's back, without the participant seeing what it says.
• When all have arrived, tell them they must discover what food (or what person) they are within a certain time limit. They will do this by asking "yes" or "no" questions of each other.
• Tell them they must ask at least one question of every other person in the room, or until they discover which food (or person) they are.
• Here's an example of how the questions might go: Am I a vegetable? (no) … Am I a fruit? (yes) … Am I yellow? (no) … Am I orange? (no)… Am I green? (yes) … Am I a kiwi fruit? (no)… Am I green grapes? (yes!)
• For a famous person, the questions might go something like this: Am I a race car driver? (no)… Am I an astronaut? (no)…Am I a president? (no) Am I writer? (no)…Am I a singer? (yes)… Am I a country singer? (no)… Am I a rock n' roll singer? (yes)… Am I Elvis? (yes!)