Games, Gift Exchange, Etc

Several have emailed and even a couple have posted comments the past month or so questioning about various games etc. I have included a few but I need games, too. So if you know a good game please post it in the comments. If you post annonymously please type your name at the end of your post. Even though you have to give your name to post annonymously it doesn't share it unless you leave your name in the comment section.

Let me know what you think!!!

Gift Exchange

Everyone draws a number

Number 1 chooeses 1st gift, ornament, etc

Number 2 can either take 1st persons unwrapped gift or choose his own under the tree

Number 3 can take from 2, 1, or a new gift

Once a gift has been taken 3 times it is dead and can't be taken again. For instance the 1st time it is taken counts as 1 time PLUS it can be taken by 2 persons

The last person can choose a gift from the tree or any gift that isn't 'dead'

Once a persons gift is taken by someone she can choose a new gift from under the tree or from someone. If from someone then that person has to choose a gift from someone or the tree, etc.

The more people the more fun.

Encourage people to not be 'Christian' and to take from people rather getting a gift from the pile, tree, etc. It makes the game more fun.

Christmas Carol Quiz
Read the descriptions below and then write the name of the carol.
1. Bleached Yule
2. Castaneous-colored Seed Vesicated in a Conflagration
3. Singular Yearning for the Twin Anterior Incisors
4. Righteous Darkness
5. Arrival Time: 2400 hrs -- Weather: Cloudless
6. Loyal Followers Advance
7. Far Off in a Feeder
8. Array the Corridor
9. Bantam Male Percussionist
10. Monarchial Triad
11. Nocturnal Noiselessness
12. Jehovah Deactivate Blithe Chevaliers
13. Red Man En Route to Borough
14. Frozen Precipitation Commence
15. Proceed and Enlighten on the Pinnacle
16. The Quadruped with the Vermillion Probiscis
17. Query Regarding Identity of Descendant
18. Delight for this Planet
19. Give Attention to the Melodious Celestial Beings Top of Form
20. The Dozen Festive 24 Hour Intervals Top of Form

Answers: (Don’t include these on the quiz . . . duh!)
1.White Christmas
2.Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire
3. All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth
4. O Holy Night
5. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
6. O Come, All Ye Faithful
7. Away in a Manger
8. Deck the Hall
9. Little Drummer Boy
10.WeThreeKings
11. Silent Night
12. God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen
13. Santa Claus is Coming to Town
14. Let it Snow
15. Go, Tell It on the Mountain
16. Rudolph, the Red-nosed Reindeer
17. What Child is This?
18. Joy to the World
19. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
20. The Twelve Days of Christmas

Christmas Poem Mad Lib
Ask your audience for the parts of speech in order of the parenthesis. Then read “’Twas The Night Before Christmas” like a Mad Lib. Don’t let the audience know what you are doing. Just simply ask them to give you a noun, another noun, a plural noun, in order of the way given in parenthesis. After you have collected all the parts of speech then insert them in the proper place as given and read the story. It will be funny!

‘Twas the night before Christmas and all the the (noun),
not a creature was stirring, not even a/an (noun).
The (plural noun) were tucked, all snug in their (plural noun),
while visions of (adjective) plums danced in their heads.
Then up on the (noun) there arose such a clatter.
I sprang from my (noun) to see what was the matter.
It was St. Nicholas with his little (adjective) belly,
That shook when he laughed like a bowl full of (plural noun).
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work
And filled all the (plural noun), then turned with a jerk.
And laying his (noun) aside of his nose
And giving a nod, up the (noun) he rose.
I heard him exclaim as he (past tense verb) out of sight,
“(adjective) Christmas to all, and to all a good night!”

Christmas Wrap

• Pick 2 teams (2 persons per team)
• Provide each team with the identical items of each of the following: tape, scissors, gift wrap, box, & a bow
• Each team plays with only 1 right hand and 1 right left hand
• provide long scarves to tie other arm behind their backs
• The team that wraps their gift first (fully wrapped) wins!!!!!

Name that Christmas Song
Play a few lines of a song and the person that guesses the Christmas tune first, wins a small gift. Or the person who guesses the most songs wins a gift. It is ideal to try and find old songs that are rarely played so that guests have to put their thinking caps on.

Right Left Game Exchange

Read fairly slowly pausing at punctuation.
The group forms a circle or sits in a straight row.Each holds the gift he brought to the party. While the poem is being read, each person passes his gift to the person on his right when reader says RIGHT; when reader says LEFT, each passes the gift he has to the left. The gift each person has in his hands at the conclusion of the poem is his to keep. We have done this @ our Christmas Banquet. Rather than everyone bringing a gift one gift per table was provided. Each table passed one gift and the person who ended up with the gift was the winner. For a party where boys take a boys gift and girls take a girls gift you can form two circles - a male and a female. Use your creativity and fit your audience!

Twas the night RIGHT before Christmas when RIGHT through the house Not a creature was LEFT stirring, not even a mouse--The stockings were hung RIGHT by the chimney with care, in hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be RIGHT there. The children were nestled RIGHT snug in their beds, while visions of sugarplums danced RIGHT in their heads, and mama in her kerchief, and I in my cap, had just settled RIGHT down for a long winter's nap, When RIGHT out on the LEFT lawn there rose such a clatter, I sprang RIGHT from my bed to see what was the matter. Away to the RIGHT window I LEFT like a flash; tore open the shutters and threw up the sash. The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow LEFT a luster of midday to objects RIGHT below. When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,but a miniature sleight and eight tiny reindeer. With a little old driver RIGHT lively and quick; I knew RIGHT in a moment it must be St. Nick. More rapid than eagles his coursers they came; and he whistled and shouted, and called them RIGHT by name: "Now, Dasher! Now, Dancer! Now, Prancer and Vixen! On Comet, on Cupid, on Donder and Blitzen! To the RIGHT top of the porch! To the LEFT top of the wall! Now dash away, dash away, dash RIGHT away all!"As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly when they meet RIGHT with an obstacle, mount RIGHT up to the sky, So up to the housetop the coursers they LEFT flew, with a sleighful of toys and St. Nicholas, too. And then in a twinkling, I heard RIGHT on the roof,the prancing and pawing of each little RIGHT and LEFT hoof.As I drew in my head and was turning LEFT around down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.He was dressed all in fur, RIGHT from his head to his LEFT foot,and his clothes were all LEFT tarnished with ashes and soot.A bundle of toys he had flung RIGHT on his back, and he looked like a peddler just opening his pack. His RIGHT and LEFT eyes, how they twinkled! His dimples how merry! His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry! His droll little mouth was LEFT drawn up like a bow, and the beard LEFT on his chin was as white as the snow. The stump of a pipe he held RIGHT in his teeth, and the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath. He had a broad face and a round little belly, that shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly. He was RIGHT chubby and plump, a RIGHT, RIGHT jolly old elf, and I laughed when I saw him in spite of myself. A wink of his LEFT eye and a LEFT twist of his head, soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread. He spoke not a word, but went RIGHT straight to his work, and filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk. And laying his finger to the LEFT of his nose, and giving a nod, he LEFT up the chimney he rose. He sprang RIGHT to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, and away they all LEFT like the down of a thistle. But I heard him exclaim, ere he LEFT--out of sight, "Happy Christmas to all and to all a good night!"

Christmas Artists
This game is fun for ages 5 - 95

• Choose several artists.
• Provide each artists with a pencil and a sheet of paper.
• Have each artists place their paper on top of their head.
• Then give the artists an item to draw something relating to Christmas - stocking, snowman, tree, etc.
• The audience can vote on the best artists.
• Of course a small prize can be award or 1st place & 2nd place winner ribbons.

Hum the Carol Game

This can be a good ice breaker. Write Christmas songs on slips of paper. If you are playing at a small party you can have two slips of the same song. If played at a larger party or banquet you can have several of the same song. Let each person draw a slip of paper out not showing it to anyone. Instruct the people that they are to begin humming the song on their slip of paper when you say "go". The object of the game is to locate the other person humming the same song that you are humming. When the partners find each other they hold hands and begin to sing the words to their song! They win the prize! It's great fun with a large group. Make sure you spread everyone around the room to begin with and mix up the slips really good. Have fun!

Pictionary

• Divide the group into two teams
• Provide each team with a white board and marker
• Have slips of paper with Christmas carol titles or items relating to Christmas.
• Have the players to take turns being the artists
• Each artists drawing for a particular round is given the same thing to draw
• The artists then draws without using words, letters, sounds, or jestures what was on the paper for his team
• The team that guesses correctly first wins the round
• Keep score

Sing Along

This one gets wild and crazy

• Have a list of words
• Divide the group into two teams
• Call out a word
• At the same time each group sings a chorus or verse to as many songs that they can think of with the word in it. The group that can think of the most songs for a word wins the round.
• Then give another word
• Keep score to see which teams wins!
• Careful don't let the teams make up songs! lol

For instance the word "Mary" the teams could sing

• We wish you a Merry Christmas
• Have yourself a Merry Christmas
• Mary Did you know
• Instruct the singers they can sing any song it doesn't have to be a Christmas song