Wednesday, December 20, 2017

12 Games of Christmas

Last night was our Sunday School class's annual Christmas party and we hang out, eat and play "12 games of Christmas".  We do 12 little "minute-to-win-it" style games and have so much fun.  I thought I'd share the games we played in case you're looking for something fun to do at a gathering over the holidays.




- MARSHMALLOW MUNCH -
This one was really simple.  We set out a cup of hot chocolate and a bowl of marshmallows and whoever finished them both first won.

- CANDY CANE CATCH -
We attached two pieces of tinsel (the really fluffy kind) in between two chairs.  The players stood on the seat of the chairs and dropped candy canes onto the tinsel and whoever had the most hanging at the end of the round won.  (I feel like my explanation was awful so see the photo below)


- ORNAMENT TOUCHDOWN -
One player "hiked" an ornament to their partner who had to catch it in a gift box.  Whichever pair caught the most in one minute won.

- CHRISTMAS CAROL TRIVIA and HOLIDAY JUMBLE -
I pulled out my teacher tricks and used Kahoot to play a couple short rounds of "trivia".  Kahoot isn't just for teachers - and it's so much fun!  I didn't even make the games - they were public ones that worked for our event.  Essentially you use your cell phone as a buzzer to answer questions and it tracks the scores for you.  Easy and fun!  (you do need a projector and screen for this as everyone will need to see the questions/answer options)

- NORTH POLE POP -
The first person to pop 10 balloons (while wearing oven mitts or winter gloves) using only their hands wins!

- NAUGHTY OR NICE CANDY SORT -
Each player started off with a bowl of red and green M&Ms.  Red were "naughty" and green were "nice".  They had to take the candies ONE AT A TIME to a corresponding naughty or nice bowl that was several steps away.  Note.... I had 40 M&Ms in the bowl which was WAY too many!  They were SWEATING by the time we ended up calling it.  #mybad

- ORNAMENT ROLL -
This one was super easy!  Two ornaments on the floor and each player had to use a gift box to fan it and create a wind to blow it across the floor.  First one to a designated point won.

- LET IT SNOW -
Each player had a cup full of cotton balls that they had to transfer to another bowl using only a plastic spoon they were holding in their moutht.

- SECRET SANTA -
This one was super fun :)  I wrapped seven identical boxes one of which had a little picture of Santa in it.  The players had to wear oven mitts and and the person who found Santa won.

- UNDERCOVER ORNAMENT -
I took two ornaments and wrapped each one in an entire roll of saran wrap.  The first player to uncover their ornament won (this one is one of my favorites!)

- CHRISTMAS CHARADES -
I wrote out a few Christmas/Winter activities (i.e. making a snow angel, Christmas caroling, opening presents, rocking around the Christmas tree, catching a snowflake on your tongue, etc.) and both players acted it out at the same time.  Whichever team yelled out the answer correctly (players couldn't talk or make noise - just like regular charades) won.  

Super simple little games with things you probably have on hand and seriously so much fun.  

Happy Wednesday, friends!

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    1. I'm thinking next FC we need to break out a few of the games :)

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  2. So Much Fun! At one moment, I thought to myself-why are you screaming like that? I got into the competition side this year. Maybe a lil too much! Haha!

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    1. We were in it to win it and I think all of our screaming paid off :) #winners

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  3. So fun! Quick question....did only one person from each team compete in each game/round?

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    1. Yes... except for the ornament touchdown game which required a partner

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  4. These sound so fun - we just had our small group Christmas party. We laughed so hard I cried and had a headache from laughing by the end. My favorite kind of night and party!

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  5. These are the best!! And it looks like y’all had SO much fun by your insta stories!! Hope you have a better day, friend!

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    1. You mean by all the screaming?!!?!?! :) hahaha We had a blast!

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  6. Andrea, you are the best! I saw your instastories last night and hoped you would have a post about it but didn't think you'd get it up before Christmas! We love playing these games with our families on Christmas Eve/Day. Thanks so much and I pray that you are having a wonderful Wednesday!

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    1. I hope y'all have the best time playing! If you search "12 games of Christmas" on my search bar I've done this for the past 2 years so there should be more games to look at as well :)

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  7. this is great! I'm having friends with kids over for New Years and these will definitely keep them occupied

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  8. Candy Sort victim here!! Hahahaha... I should have taken off my boots, pulled back my hair and maybe worked out a few more times to prepare for that!! I'm going to need to know the game FIRST next year before I agree to it! I am sore today! I should work out more. ;) Thank you so much for organizing all of that for us! It was SO FUN!! That Inspired Chick

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    1. Girl! I didn't realize until y'all were in it that 40 M&Ms may have been a few (like 30!) too many. Y'all were such good sports!!!

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  9. So fun!! Our Married Adult SS Class did a Fall Minute-to-Win-It Party back in October for the second year in a row! We had I think 15 games and each couple did all 15 and kept up with their score. There were also some optional games at the end people could choose to boost their score. We had prizes for the winning couple. Such a fun way to spend a Date Night! Let me know if you ever wanna try it and l’ll send you all the info! ☺️

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