The Rainbow Dragon Card Game (Self-Awareness)

By Martha Belknap The Rainbow Dragon Game is designed to help kids: Learn more about themselves and others  Share their thoughts, feelings, and ideas  Develop personal responsibilities and self-esteem  Cooperate and have fun together  This fun game promotes self-awareness through listening, questioning, and sharing in an atmosphere of trust, cooperation, and honesty. Players learn to accept and honor differing points of view, a vital skill in today’s diverse world.  Instructions: Separate the 6 Dragon Poems and the 6 Dragon Pictures Talk about the meaning of each color and energy. Mix up the other cards and spread them out face down. Have each player choose 3 cards of different colors. Have each player in turn read one of the 3 cards out loud and respond to it. At any time, a card may be returned and replaced with another choice.  Red Dragon: With thoughts of red inside our mind, energy and strength we find. Green Dragon: Green can help our hearts to grow so joyful love and health can flow. Purple Dragon: Purple helps us look inside to trust our wise and inner guide. Yellow Dragon: Yellow helps us reach our goal with knowledge, power, and control. Blue Dragon: Creative thinking flows with blue; stillness, peace, and beauty, too. Orange Dragon: Orange keeps us warm and bright glowing with a friendly light.  For 2 to 10 players ages 6 to adult.