File o' Fun

File o' Fun: A Recreation Planner for Games and Activities (3rd ed.)

by Jane Harris Ericson and Diane Ruth Albright

File o' Fun is a set of reference cards for over 200 activities plus a "Leadership Booklet" to assist recreation leaders during the planning and implementation of occasions where people get together for fun and fellowship. It consists of a lifetime collection of the authors' favorite, field-tested activities for a variety of groups. The activity descriptions in this third edition incorporate game classifications, modifications, new technologies, social norms, and participant feedback from the previous editions. It is still designed in a standard four-by-six-inch card format with section dividers that mark specific subject areas so users may continue to add new activities to the file as they find them.

The File o' Fun is appropriate not only for leadership training programs at the college level, but also for all types of professional and nonprofessional recreation settings found within groups such as scouting, 4-H, senior centers, care centers, and where leaders are called upon to design activity programs for parties, holidays, and/or special events. Many cards include specific suggestions for adaptations to accommodate individuals with disabilities.

The "Leadership Booklet" includes practical, tested methods and techniques for working with people based on knowledge of what people are like and how they prefer to be treated. This updated booklet now provides a section on general concepts of leadership and group dynamics to assist the prospective leader(s) in the understanding of leader-group interactions. The booklet also guides the leader through the selection and organization of materials, facilitates planning of formations, equipment and transitions from one activity to the next, provides guidelines for a safe environment, and considers the individual participant's needs and desire for a relaxed, enjoyable time.

A time-honored choice of recreation leaders in various settings, File o' Fun is an indispensable resource for anyone who plans recreation events.

More Information

• 1996
• 120 pages
• ISBN 0-910251-85-1