We are hosting this year's S.S. class Christmas party. I would like to pick your brains for any good ideas on creative gift exchanges and games for adults. (It's a kid-free party!) I have found some ideas on the internet, but thought you may have some great tips from past parties you've attended. I don't want to subject our guests to torturous and/or tacky games!
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Here are some ideas I have found so far and think may be good possibilities. If you think any of them sound silly (aka torturous and/or tacky), please let me know.
1. Have two couples compete against each other to wrap a Christmas gift. The catch is that they can each only use one hand as they work together.
2. Fill a stocking with various Christmas items and tie the top closed. Pass it around and let people list what they think is inside (not sure if the guys would be thrilled with this one).
3. Guess the number of ornaments on the tree.
4. "Find Out Who" Have a list of various Christmasy things and find out who in the group fits that category, etc. Some examples would be: Who is done with all their Christmas shopping? or Who has seen a real reindeer?
5. Give each person a piece of green construction paper. They must hold it behind their back and rip out a Christmas tree design. This could provoke some good laughter, but do you think people would get into this?
6. Divide everyone into one of two teams and give them alphabet pasta (uncooked). The team must come up with the most Christmas themed words, spelled only with the pasta.
7. Toss Christmas cards into laundry baskets. I'm wondering if anyone would be willing to do this in front of the group. Hmmm.
8. Right/Left Gift Exchange. Everyone gets a present from under the tree. The host reads a story with lots of "lefts" and "rights" in it. When one of those words is read, everyone must pass his/her gift that direction. When the story is finished, the present each person is holding is theirs.
9. Gift Auction. Money is given out for winning games, etc. Gifts brought for the exchange are auctioned off.
10. Play Christmas music while all the gifts are being passed around the circle. When the music stops, each person unwraps one layer (people have been instructed beforehand to wrap the gifts 3-7 times). Play resumes as before until people get to the bottom layer. Once they have unwrapped a gift they leave the circle until everyone has opened theirs. The challenge with this is that gifts would have to be gender appropriate unless we did a ladies and a men's circle. I guess people could trade gifts at the end if they wanted. What do you think?
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Would love to hear any suggestions you may have and what you think about those listed above!
2 comments:
You found a lot of neat games. I like the first one. I think you would get plenty of laughs from that and could forego ripping the tree behind your back (that one doesn't sound like much fun to me, but I could be wrong). If you have a small decorative tree (12" or so) you could have it sitting next to a guest book and have them put their guess in right away as soon as they arrive. It won't take up much time that way. I like the idea of spelling words with alphabet pasta, but I'm a word game person. Also the "who did" game could be pretty interesting. Idea 8 and 9 are both good, I guess it depends on how many games you -- how much of an opportunity for winning money will you have? Are they the kind of group that likes to play a lot of games?
Have fun! It sounds like you're working really hard to make this fun party...post pictures when it's over! :)
Rebecca
At our last church, we did both 1 and 8 (although, for the gift exchange, the guys brought a guy gift (under $5 or $10) and the ladies brought a lady gift. Then, we sat in a large circle (or oval... depended on the space, lol) alternating men and women. Then, after each left or right, the woman had to pass her gift to the next woman or the man to the next man. You could also just separate the men and women into two groups if you wanted to make it a little easier on them, lol!)
One time we drew out a large snowman on a styrofoam board, cut out a hole for the face and had couples play "feed the snowman." The husband had to stick his face through the space, and the wife tried to throw marshmallows so that he could catch them. Lots of laughs with that one! :o)
I think, generally, we had fun with any game that was played, just because we're adults and we don't always get to play games like kids! :o) That's been the experience I've had/seen at all the parties we've attended, at least!
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