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Game for Christmas Night

5 replies

Blackbear19 · 13/12/2019 22:50

Need something to amuse on Christmas night after dinner. Something lighthearted and a bit of fun.

I have kids aged 3, 8 and two teens and 6 adults. Not overly worried if the 3 yo can take part but need something to avoid a evening of small talk.

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TrickyD · 14/12/2019 10:00

Last year I bought this game. Just a few pieces of paper but excellent fun and would suit everyone,

Infuriatingly I put it ‘somewhere safe’, as you do, and now can’t find it. If it doesn’t turn up this weekend I shall have to order another.

Ricekrispie22 · 14/12/2019 10:30

with.

Strawberry shoe lace race: competitors put one end of a strawberry shoelace between their lips and then put their hands behind their back. Somebody else shouts go and all competitors race to get the shoelace into their mouth without using their hands.

After Eight race: similar to the shoelace race but start with an after eight on your forehead.

Paper bag pick up: You need one large paper bag in the centre of the room, opened up full and standing up. Get the competitors to stand around the bag in a circle. The aim of the game is to pick up the bag without using their hands, arms, feet etc and without kneeling down (ie they have to pick up the bag in their mouth by leaning forwards). Each person gets one attempt otherwise they're out of the game. Each time you've gone round the circle, fold the paper bag over one fold (making it smaller) and then repeat the process. The winner is the one who lasts the longest! This game can be adapted for those who are differently abled (put on a table for example). We’ve also played this with a cereal box and 1 inch cut off each time you go round the circle.

The good old chocolate game.... sit in circle, take turns to roll a dice, if you roll a 6 you put on hat, scarf and gloves and use knife and fork to eat individual chunks from a choc bar on a plate until next person rolls a 6.

Balloon bulls eye: To start with, give everyone a balloon to blow up, and ask them to hold the neck shut rather than tie it in a knot. Place a biscuit in the middle of the floor, and on the count of three, everyone releases their balloon. Whoever's balloon lands closest to the biscuit gets to eat it! If you didn't want to play this with biscuits, you could also use trading cards or stickers as the target.

Smarties race: Give each player two small bowls and a straw. Fill one of the bowls with small sweets like Skittles or Smarties and leave the other one empty. On the count of three, players must suck the sweets onto the end of their straw, and transfer them to the other bowl. You can either put a time limit on the game, whereby the player get to keep all the sweets they have transferred when the timer stops, or you could have a race to see who empties their bowl the fastest. If you are planning the race version, make sure everybody has the same amount of sweets in their bowl to begin with!

Post it shake: This fun game has the easiest set-up. All you need are post-it notes and a timer! First, have the players split up into groups of two or three. One child will stand still while their teammates cover them with as many post-its as they can. Once the timer goes off, count how many post-its are still on each player. The team that has the most post-it notes still sticking wins! Start another game by having each team try and shake off all their post-its. The team that shakes off all their post-its without using hands first wins.

letsgomaths · 14/12/2019 20:25

I've mentioned it on another thread, but here it is:

This one has given us lots of fun: the detective, as we love devising riddles and puzzles. Each person has a turn to be the detective, who leaves the room while their age-appropriate mission is agreed upon, which might be "find out what colour socks mum is wearing", with a time limit, say ten minutes. The detective is then brought back in, blindfolded so they can't see anything, and told their mission. The detective asks questions, which can only be answered by yes or no. There is usually a catch, which might be that mum is not wearing any socks. Can the detective work that out?

If the detective is struggling, hints can be given halfway through the mission's time limit, especially for younger detectives. Only the person who thought of the question is allowed to give hints.

Missions we have used have included:

If you could see through your blindfold, find out whose face would you be looking at. (Their own face in a mirror.)

What colour are the balloons on your party hat? (The hat has many decorations, but no balloons.)

Where is a small named object hidden in this room? (Inside the detective's blindfold.)

Who stole the Christmas Pudding? (Rather than asking "was it mum", the detective is encouraged to ask questions of everybody such as "was the thief male". The answer is that everyone thinks it's the person on their left. Or the answer could be that the Easter Bunny stole it.)

What is on your finger? (Something sticky, such as chocolate, is put on the detective's thumb. The right answer is not the chocolate, but their rings!)

Any many more!

Luckyleprechaun80 · 15/12/2019 00:01

Telestrations is fab, enjoyed by kids and adults alike.
Charades
Articulate
Pass the bomb
Pictionary

letsgomaths · 15/12/2019 07:02

Here is a simpler version of "the detective", which can be played on the spur of the moment, with less planning. Everyone takes a turn to ask the blindfolded detective a question about the detective's own appearance, such as "what colour are your socks?". It's surprisingly difficult to answer questions about your own clothes when you can't see, even if you had a good look before being blindfolded! The questioner gets a point if the detective answers wrongly, but a detective gets three points if they answer correctly. The questions become more tricky if a second round is played, such as "how many lace holes are in your shoes?".

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