How to Create Christmas Games

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Jolly up your Christmas this year with some Christmas-related games that are fun, inclusive and likely to get even the most crotchety relatives giggling––at least a little! The games can involve prizes if you want but given it's already a season filled with gifts, you might just like to play them for fun and to break the ice.

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Hershey's Kisses Game1Divide everyone into two (or more) groups.2Provide each team with a set of oversized mittens or gloves. Have the members of each team stand in a single file line, with the first person in line wearing the gloves/mittens.3Place a bowl of Hershey's Kisses on a table. If you're the first person in line, run to the bowl.4Unwrap the kiss and put it in your mouth (while wearing the gloves). You may only use your hands—–no teeth—–to unwrap the kiss.5Run back to your line. You may go as soon as you have the kiss in your mouth. Tag the first person in line. Then, take off the gloves/mittens and give them to the person you tagged.6Repeat the process until one group wins. A group wins when everyone in the group has eaten a chocolate kiss!

Gift Wrapping Race1Choose a judge. You will be judged based on your speed of wrapping and the quality of the wrapping job.2Get into teams of two. You and your partner should each choose a hand. The other one will be held behind your back.3Work together to tape the box shut and wrap it. Then, tie a ribbon around it. The first team to finish with a high-quality wrapping job wins.

Santa's Beard Game1Make at least two teams. Each person should evenly smear their chin area with Vaseline. Be sure that each person has about the same amount of Vaseline, to ensure that it's fair.2Put one bowl of cotton balls per team on one side of the room. Then, line up with the rest of your team on the other side.3If you're the first person in line, run to the bowl of cotton balls. Dunk your face in so that as much cotton as possible sticks to the Vaseline.4Run back to your line. Tag the first person so that they can repeat the process.5Tally up the points. Give three points to the team who finished the fastest, and then an additional point for each cotton ball. The team with the most points wins!

Marshmallow Race1Divide into teams. Each team should get mittens, a bag of marshmallows, and a spoon.2If you are the first person in line, put on the mittens. Then, grab a marshmallow from the bag and balance it on the spoon.3Race members of other teams to a bucket across the room. Place the marshmallow into the bucket and return to your team.4Tag the first person in line and give them the spoon and mittens. Repeat the process. The first team to finish wins.

Christmas Carols X-Factor1Pick teams. Assign each team a popular Christmas carol.2Rewrite the carol. You can keep the tune and change the words, or completely change the tune if you want. Feel free to make it as silly as possible.3Choose judges. Have each team perform their revised version––the judges will choose a winner!

Headbandz1Get as many sticky notes as you have people. Stick one on each person's head.2Write Christmas-related names or draw Christmas-related objects on each one. Then, walk and write/draw random objects on them.3Write out questions according to the objects. These can be Yes or No or random answer questions.4Sit everyone down and play (putting the sticky notes on your head of course). Each player must ask questions about their unknown image or words but only receive yes or no answers.5The winner is the first person to guess correctly. However, you can keep going until the last person has guessed, for more fun!

Rockin Around The Christmas Tree (RATCT)

This game is like hide and seek.

1Turn out the lights. Turn on the Christmas tree lights.2Choose a hunter (seeker). Then, spread chairs around the room––these will serve as hiding places and diversions. If the room is big, you can also give a flashlight to the hunter.3Hide. Wait for the hunter to come find you.

Edit TipsFor RATCT, the room must be spacious and the tree is best of being a small size.

Edit WarningsKeep clear of objects that could be broken or toppled when playing fast action games. Avoid using the area near the Christmas tree.

Edit Things You'll Need

Hershey's Kisses Game:

Hershey's KissesBowlOversized gloves/mittens

Gift Wrapping Race:

1 box/pairWrapping paperTapeRibbonScissors

Santa's Beard Game:

VaselineCotton ballsBowl

Marshmallow Race:

Bags of Marshmallows for each teamBucketMittens for each team

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Edit Sources and Citationshttp:// creativechurchideaattic.blogspot.com/2007/11/christmas-party-games.html – research sourceArticle Info Featured Article

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