Oxfam Action Corps Iowa's Games

Action Corps Iowa has had many successes at tabling events and we found their secret weapon: a handmade Oxfam Jenga set! 

"If you build it, he will come.”

Okay, so maybe I stole that line from the iconic 1989 fantasy-drama film Field of Dreams which has absolutely nothing to do with this blog post.  Yet, allow me to modify the quote to its more recognized misquoted form, “If you build it, they will come.”

I’m talking, of course, about that delightful family-friendly tabletop game called Jenga. True story. How so? Easy! For those unfamiliar with Jenga, players take turns removing one block at a time from a tower constructed of 54 equally sized blocks. Each block removed is then balanced on top of the tower, creating a progressively taller yet less stable structure. Make sense? Good!

Are you ready to have your mind blown? Jenga is derived from a Swahili word meaning “to build”.

Therefore…“If you Jenga, they will come.”

 Read more of Oxfam Action Corps Iowa's blog post for a fun yet enlightening way to educate others on Oxfam and its mission!

If you would like to create your own Oxfam Jenga set, all you need is $20 for wood, a circular saw and the instructions, found here.