To prepare for this game, divide your playing area in half by placing a masking tape strip across the middle of the floor. Distribute pencils and Ping-Pong balls, and have each person write his or her name on a ball.

Have everyone form two groups, and have groups move to opposite sides of the playing area and sit so they’re facing the other group.

Give each person a plastic spoon. Explain that when you give the signal, they can use their spoons to launch the Ping-Pong balls across the room. They should continue launching other Ping-Pong balls that come their way back to the other side of the room. Explain that when you call time, each person should grab the closest ball and hold on to it.

Let them launch the Ping-Pong balls and continue play for about 30 seconds. Call time and wait for everyone to grab a ball. Then instruct everyone to quickly find the person whose name is on the ball they’re holding and tell that person their favorite food.

Play again as many times as you like, but change the information they must exchange with each round. You might have them tell their favorite flavor of ice cream, favorite vacation spot, the last movie they saw, or about the first car they owned.