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Games Added - Twelve Days of Christmas activity, Where
are Santa's Clothes, Find Santa's Reindeer and the Christmas Wrap
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Gift Wrap Game
What you will need :
Gift items, wrapping paper, tape, music - that can be turned on and
off.
Wrap each gift item in several layers of paper (the number of layers
depends on how long you want the game to last)
Give
your group / groups a gift and tell them when you turn on the music
to pass the gift , ( like in the game hot potato) when you turn off
the music who ever has the gift gets to take off ONE layer of paper,
continue this until the last layer of paper is taken off ,and whoever
has the gift unwrapped gets to keep it.
Great
for schools, small groups or rows of children. The kids love it !
the gifts don't have to cost a lot just something that they like .
Thanks Elaine
Gift Giving
Game - Great for Christmas Parties and Exchanges
Everyone brings a gift to the party, this is fun for gift exchanges
during the holidays. TO BEGIN: Everyone stands in a circle holding
the gift he/she brought to the party. Someone reads the story, every
time the word RIGHT is read, everybody passes his gift to the right.
Every time the word LEFT is read, gifts are passed to the left. The
gift that each person is holding at the end of the story is the gift
he keeps.
Story Example:
The Right Family Christmas Story Christmas was almost here and Mother
RIGHT was finishing the Christmas baking. Father RIGHT, Susie RIGHT,
and Billy RIGHT returned from their last minute Christmas errands.
"There's not much LEFT to be done," said Father RIGHT as he came into
the kitchen. "Did you leave the basket of food at Church?" asked Mother
RIGHT? "I LEFT it RIGHT where you told me to," said Billy RIGHT."
"I don't have any money LEFT." The hall telephone rang, and Susie
RIGHT LEFT to answer it. She rushed back and told the family, "Aunt
Tillie RIGHT LEFT a package for us RIGHT on Grandma RIGHT's porch.
I'll go over there RIGHT now and get it," she said as she LEFT in
a rush. Father RIGHT LEFT the kitchen and brought in the Christmas
Tree. By the time Susie RIGHT returned, Mother RIGHT, Father RIGHT,
and Billy RIGHT had begun trimming the tree. The entire RIGHT family
sang carols as they finished the decorating. Then they LEFT all the
presents arranged under the tree and went to bed, hoping they had
selected the RIGHT gifts for their family. Now I hope you have the
RIGHT present for yourself, because that's all that's LEFT of our
story, except to wish you a Merry Christmas, isn't that RIGHT?
Find Out Who
A Christmas Holiday game where you try to complete the list of twenty
questions. A great game to get people talking and telling stories.
We've created a page that you can print out. Go
Here
The Holiday Gift Grab - Many Variations are out there
Have all of your guests bring a small gift that costs under $10 -
$20. You'll need to have one gift for everyone attending. (You may
want to have some spares just in case) The gifts can be anything from
gag gifts to wine to movie tickets, hot sauces, teddy bear, anything
goes. As guest arrive place the gifts in one central area. Once everyone
is there, put numbers (1 for each guest) on pieces of paper (1 per
piece), fold and put in a hat. Have the guests choose a number, this
determines who goes first. The guest with number 1 goes first and
selects a gift from the pile. The person who is number 2 has a choice
take Number 1's gift or select one from the pile, if Number 2 takes
Number 1's gift then number 1 can pick from the pile again. Once you
get to the 4, 5, and 6th guest, it will get tricky because only two
people can steal gifts from the other guests.
Example: Guest 5 - takes Guest 3's gift (One gift grab)
Guest 3 in turn takes Guest's 2's gifty (Two gift grabs)
Stop: Now guest 2 must pick a new gift from the pile.
Now we proceed to Guest 6 and so on.
Remember there is no gift grab if a gift is choosen from the pile.
This continues until the person with the highest number goes and either
grabs a gift from another or chooses the last gift from the pile.
More Rules:
You can't grab a gift back from the person that just took it.
Options
Make a theme of the gifts - Regifter Party, Worst Gifts (See what
people come up with and be creative.)
Thanks - Tonya
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Wrapped Gift
Game Take 2 - It Gets Harder
Require a small wrapped gift and a pair of dice. The gift should be
wrapped in a solid box. We had a gift certificate wrapped in a hard
jewellery case.
Wrap the gift
with paper, then masking tape, paper, masking tape, paper
(the more layers, the harder the game). Players, as many as there
are to play, sit in a circle. Each player takes a turn at rolling
2 dice, first person to roll doubles, get to start unwrapping the
gift, the catch, they have to wear a pair of mittens (wool, oven mitts,
etc). Players cannot use teeth. Immediately players continue to take
turns to roll the dice, next player to roll doubles take the mitts
and a turn at unwrapping the gift. Play continues until the gift is
unwrapped, the player to unwrap the last piece of paper gets the gift.
Hint - to build
the excitement, do not tell players that you used masking tape and
several layers of paper.
Thanks Richard & Krista
Gift Unwrap Game Take 3:
Number of players: about 10-30
Type: Can be a stunt, if the group is very large, or the entire party
may play
Winner: The person who FINISHES unwrapping the present
How to play: A gift is placed in the center of the group. A basket
with dice is passed around. When a person rolls double sixes, they
run up
to the gift, don the hat, scarf and gloves (goggles if you want too!)
and
begin unwrapping as fast as they can. (The more items they need to
put on the less they'll be able to unwrap) The dice continue to be
passed and as
soon as someone else rolls double sixes, they take their turn at the
present. Play continues until the present is completely unwrapped.
Items needed: Dice, Basket, Hat, Gloves, Scarf, one very well wrapped
present. It helps to have several layers of wrapping paper and even
boxes within boxes to keep make the game more challenging.
Thanks - Alice
Gift Giving Game #4
This is a fun and exciting way to exchange gifts. Each person brings
a wrapped unmarked gift. (We usually have a $$ limit-ex. $5.00) Or
you can bring white elephants gifts for added fun. Everyone sits in
a cirlce and the gifts are placed in a pile in the middle of the circle.
Write nimbers from 1-??, depending on the number of gifts, on small
pieces of paper. Do not number the gifts. Fold papers and place them
in a hat or some other container.
Each person randomly picks a paper (number) from the hat. Start with
the
person holding number 1. He/she picks a gift and opens it. Number
two can either pick a gift from the pile or take the gift from number
one. Number one then chooses a wrapped gift from the pile and opens
it. Number three can either take a gift from numbers 1 or 2 or pick
one from the pile to open. . There is no limit on the number of gifts
one person can open if others continue to take the gift they have
opened. Each gift can only change hands three times through out
the game. The person with the gift on the third exchange keeps
it. Each person ends up with only one gift. You may end up with the
same gift you brought.
You may also play
this game without opening the gifts til the end when
everyone has a gift in hand and all the exchanging is over. It's not
only funny to see people vie for a gift when they don't even know
what is actually in the package but also when the gift is opened..
Thanks - Peggy
Gift Grab # 4 - Card Game
The idea
is to have 2 decks of cards, pass out one deck of cards to everyone
at the party circling around giving everyone one at a time until all
the cards are gone. Hopefully everyone will come out with an even
number of cards.. Have a bunch of nice little gifts wrapped 5 or 10
depending on the amount of guests.. Put the gifts in the center of
the room..
Then with the second Deck of Cards have someone call out each card,
the person that has the card that is called gets up and picks a prize,
when all the prizes are taken from the table, everyone can steal the
gifts from each other, when the whole deck has been called out the
people with the prizes on their laps keep them..
This game is fun because everyone likes to pick a certain prize that
looks interesting and they try to steal it back and forth and other
people try not to let you remember they have a prize, but of course
they have to keep them in the open.... (This game works for birthdays
too.)
Thanks - Shirley
Sock Guessing
Game
You take a new pair of thick thermal socks. You know the gray ones
that hunters use in the winter. Then you put objects, that you see
or use around Christmas time, into the socks. Make sure you put the
same things in each sock. Things like holly, scotch tape, ornament,
pine cone, etc. Make sure you put about 20 to 25 different objects
in. Tie a ribbon or rope around the opening to make sure nobody peeks.
Give everyone a piece of paper and pass the socks around at your party
and tell them how many objects there are in the sock and have them
write down all they can feel. Two socks just makes the game go a little
faster. The person that guesses the most objects is the winner.
Thanks - Patsy
Christmas Carol Chaos - Sounds Like Fun!
Type: Team game
Number: Any number really, teams do not need even numbers
Winner: Team that figures out all 5 of their christmas carols first
How to play: Divide group into teams. Each team sends one person up
to the GameMaster who gives them the name of a Xmas carol. Person
returns to group and, in the manner of pictionary, tries to get the
group to guess the name of the carol by DRAWING ONLY. As soon as the
group knows the song, they must sing it as loud as they can. After
singing, they send a new person for another song. Play continues until
one group completes all five songs.
Hints: Make sure
your group is well warmed up or they won't want to
sing. Also make the carols easy ones.
Items needed: Pen & Paper for each team. If your team is very
large,
you may need a chalkboard, dry Erase board or big sheet of butcher
paper on the wall so everyone can see.
Thanks - Alice
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Pin The Nose
on the Reindeer
Holiday variation of Pin the tail on the Donkey. Create a picture
of a reindeer's head. You can draw it or use construction paper, make
sure you draw an outline for the nose, but don't complete it. You'll
want the picture to go on a wall or flat surface. You'll also need
to make noses to be placed on the picture. Red or black work great,
or use different colors for each child so you can tell who placed
which one where or just number the noses.
To play: Each
child will be given a nose, you can use tape on one side of the nose
so it sticks to the board. Blindfold the who's turn it is and spin
them around 3-5 times, (so there a little dizzy) now point them in
the direction of the reindeer (2-3 feet in front of it) and tell them
to walk forward and place the nose on the reindeer. The one closest
to the actual reindeer noses wins! Thanks - Todd
Pass The Bow
(or apple or whatever fits the occasion)
Type: Team game
Number: Any number, about 6-15 players per team
Winner: Team that passes 6 bows down and back first
How to play: Have the teams line up side by side, either sitting or
standing next to each other (they could hold hands if they wanted
to). At one end of
the line, place the six Christmas bows (or apples). With their left
hand have each player grab the right wrist of the person to their
right. On the mark, teams pass all the bows down and back again. If
a bow falls, players must retrieve while still holding on. The chain
must not be broken!
Items needed: 6 objects for each team
Thanks - Alice
Holiday Guess Games - Fun for any Holiday or office event
1) Our law
firm had a Christmas party last year. Our accountant was able to get
childhood photos of each person who worked in the firm from spouses,
family members, significant others, etc. It was a secret!!! At the
party, she posted each picture on a huge white poster board with a
number under each. Each member of the firm had to write down who they
thought each person was. It was great fun!
2) The day before our Christmas party, our accountant secretly went
around to each person's desk in the firm and snatched one somewhat
'personal' item off of their desk. At the party, she layed everything
out on a table, each assigned with a number. Everyone had to figure
out which item came from who's desk! It was a hoot to see who actually
stays at their desk and works and who spends most of their days wandering
around everyone else's office!!
Thanks - Charlette
Who's Santa - Fun for children
Rudolph is waiting for Santa so that all the children’s presents can
be
delivered. He
needs to find Santa, who is hiding.
Have all the children sit in a circle. One child is selected to be
Rudolph and leaves the room while Santa is selected. One
person from the
circle is elected to be the “Santa”, and then “Rudolph” is called
back
to stand in the circle.
Once Rudolph
returns Santa can start winking at people in the circle. Anyone who
sees that they have been winked at lets out a loud, “HO! HO! HO! –Merry
Christmas. Once Rudolph identifies Santa, you start again.
Thanks - Gillian
Christmas Fun - Twelve Days of Christmas
Great for larger offices over 30. Group everyone into 12 teams, it
can be random or have people count off from 1-12. Then group the teams
together and give each one a verse of the twelve days of Christmas.
Each team was responsible for singing one verse of the song. As you
know, the song repeats itself, with a new verse added each time. The
best part of all is that as the teams sing their verse, they are to
act out the verse (i.e. eight maids a milking, six geese a laying).
It is hillarious to see the interpretations that each group had for
what motions should be acted out. Each team should be allowed to gather
together at first to determine what motions they plan to do. This
game seems simple, but it is a bonafide riot!
Thanks - Atalie
Where are Santa Clothes
Get a Santa
outfit about the size of a beanie baby or so and Hide the various
items, jacket, pants, cap, etc... throughout your holiday decorating,
You may want to even take a photo of Santa before he lost his clothes,
so that everyone has an idea of what to look for.
Examples of place
to hide Santa's clothes
Santa jacket On
the silo of my barn in the Christmas village I put out
Santa pants On a small tree
Santa belt Use to hang an ornament on a different tree
Boots Standing amongst candles or small Christmas statues
Bag In the corner of my nativity set up
Mittens Hanging around a small stuffed toy
Hat On a small statue or stuffed toy
Everyone is given
a pad and pen when they enter (or you can wait until everyone arrives
to begin) and told to look through out the decorating to find Santa's
clothes. When they find Santa's clothes they need to write it down
and prizes can be given to the first 5 people who get everything correct.
This is a way of getting everyone to see all your decorating and different
stuff through out the party area.
Note: If you don't
have a Santa outfit, make a list of Holiday items that guests can
search for and the first ones to find them wins and ornamnet of a
small gift.
Thanks -
Julie
Find Santa's Reindeer
This is a scavenger hunt type game. You'll need to buy 8 reindeer,
one more if you want to include Rudolph.
Here is the Prep
- Santa's Reindeer had a big party last night and now Santa doesn't
know where they are and he needs your help to find his riendeer. Each
of you has been given a piece of paper and a pencil, the first 8 people
(or 9) to find Santa's Riendeer will win a prize. (You can give the
riendeer, money, or whatever)
At the location
of your party, you'll need to hide each reindeer amongst the room
some should be easy to find and some more difficult. Place one on
the snack table, one could be in with the presents, one in the tree,
and so on! The goal is for your guests to find Santa's reindeer and
the first 8 or 9 people to finish correctly each win a reindeer to
take home.
Other options
would including allowing each winner to pick a reindeer (1st person
to turn in their sheet would go first) and randomly have 1 reindeer
be marked for an extra special prize or gift. (Gift basket, money,
etc...)
Thanks - Russ
Gift Wrap Relay
This works best for 3rd - 5th graders, they are capable or wrapping
gifts, but haven’t had much practice yet. Select 2 small boxes of
equal size. Gift wrap them. Cut extra sheets of wrapping paper to
fit the size of the box. You will need one piece of wrapping paper
for each child. Divide the children into teams. To play the game,
a team member will leave their group, run to the gift station, unwrap
the gift, rewrap the gift, and run back to tag the next team member.
The first team to have each member wrap the gift wins. To tease the
teams before they start, a gift that rattles adds a fun touch. A box
of macaroni and cheese works and it gives them a laugh when the first
person unwraps it too.
Thanks - Reneé
NEW
The Siamese Twin gift-wrap.
First divide your guests up into teams of two people. You'll need
to have wrapping paper, tape and all supplies for wrapping a present,
in this case a tissue paper box is ideal, in front of the two or more
teams. The teams will need to wrap the present standing side by side
with one hand free and the other on each others waists. The idea is
two people side by side,
one using his left hand, the other person using their right hand.
The object
is to see which Siamese Twin team can wrap the present the best in
the allotted time.
The remaining guest select the best package as the winner.
This can
also be played as a relay or be based on fastest time (as long as
it is wrapped correctly).
Thanks Wiley
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