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Upside down Santa (or Snowman)
Prepare Christmas game by purchasing white
paper plates that have a large bottom and are on the
firmer side (flimsy plates will not work unless you
really double them up). Each guest will also need a
pen, crayon or marker. There is an option to have a
few different colors to increase the difficulty level.
Have guests hold paper plate upside down on head
so they will be drawing on the bottom. Next, recite descriptive scene that includes your Santa or S
nowman. An example starts: In the living room, a
large fireplace stood against the wall with a roaring
fire. Four Christmas stockings hung on the mantel.
A beautiful, tall green Christmas tree stood majestically in the corner. It had a red ruffled tree skirt
and blue Christmas lights. There was a sparkling silver star positioned right at the top. Santa stood beside the tree placing a large yellow box beneath the
tree. Continue on with the rest of the story, giving
as many details as you choose. The premise behind
this game is for the guests to draw this “scene” the
best they can without taking the plate off of their
head. Have guests remove plate and score points for
how well the scene was drawn. Example: One point
for having a fire in the fireplace, one point for every
stocking that touches the mantel, one point if the
star is on the top of the tree, etc. The guest with the
most points wins.

The Passing Game (aka: left or right)
Prepare Christmas game by purchasing several sturdy,
inexpensive gender neutral gift items and wrapping
them well with Christmas themed paper. Search and
print a “Left/Right” Christmas story. Guests will sit in
a circle and start with one wrapped item in their hands
as you recite the story. When the word left or right is
heard, guests will pass their gift to the neighboring person in that direction. Be careful not to recite the story
too fast. Reading slowly and taking pauses will allow
your guests to catch up with the passing. At the end of
the story, guests get to open the gift that they end up
with.

Name that Christmas Carol
Prepare game by selecting 20-24 Christmas carols. To
raise the difficulty level, choose a line of the song that
is not part of the chorus. Give each guest a sheet of paper with the lines and a pencil to write their answers.
When finished, guests can score all the correct answers
as you either read them aloud or play the real music. The
guest with the most correct answers wins. This year,
try including your Christmas party guests in games and
activities at your get together. It is a wonderful way to
make sure everyone has a great time!

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