Christmas Supplies

Christmas Party Games

Christmas is a time of tradition, we set up the tree, decorate the house and yard, exchange cards and gifts but most of all we spend time with our family and friends.  Christmas parties don’t have to be grand or expensive, just the gift of your time is joy enough at this special time of year.

One of the great joys of Christmas for me is playing party games.  I turn into a big kid when it’s time to get out the board games and the puzzles.  I can be persuaded to play most of the traditional games without any difficulty at all.  Planning your party games is important and you do have to take all your guests into account.  Wide age ranges can sometimes be a problem, but with a supply of suitable puzzles, quizzes and other games you won’t go far wrong.

One of the things I have found over the years is that it is best to have games that are not to strenuous, especially if everyone has been eating and drinking lots.  Little tummies can easily become upset if they run around too much after lunch.  The board game we like best is Pictionary, it can get quite exciting as we try to interpret the rather strange drawings that people make so you can guess the words.  My particular favorites for after lunch are games that you can print out and play as often as you want, quizzes, picture matches, word searches and even Christmas Bingo.  We always have lots of little prizes for that – it keeps everyone amused for hours.

Games like Pass the Parcel, Hide and Go Seek and Memory games are always good too, once all the food has gone down.  We have an odd game that we play called Stuff the Stocking.  Every player has a sock which they hang up somewhere at the right height.  They then have to fill the stocking with fruit and candy, sounds easy doesn’t it?  Not when you have to fill the stocking using a teaspoon in your mouth – no hands allowed!