This Holidays

Writen by Gail Leino

Have you ever been at a Christmas Party that didn't have and Christmas party games? Most likely you have and everything went smoothly but I bet you would have been more entertained if there was something to do other than eat, drink and be merry. Gathered here are some interesting suggestions to add a little spice to your party.

This game is pretty easy for those familiar with mad-libs. Take a well known story or poem, not necessarily pertinent to the Christmas theme, and remove the nouns, verbs, adverbs, names, numbers, and any other words that make the story whole. Make a worksheet for your guests to fill by only listing what type of word existed previously. After everyone has filled in these lines, have a few of them stand up and read their newly completed story to the crowd. This can create some amazingly funny material which will leave your guests rolling and talking about for hours to come.

Larger gatherings have a drawing or raffle of some kind, especially if the party is work related. Ideas catering to this nature would include guessing how many candy pieces are in the jar, being the oldest in the gathering, youngest in the gathering, or perhaps the one with the nearest birthday to Christmas Day. Being creative by relating this to the type of function you are holding, as in family reunion friend gathering or coworker function, increases its success.

If karaoke is of interest to the guests this provides entertainment for everyone, participants and viewers alike. Another creative way to incorporate music into the party is to re-word familiar jingles pertaining to Christmas by changing names to people in the audience. For those that are really creative and outgoing, perhaps the children, it might be fun to have them make a skit to perform for the audience. There are many things one can do to increase entertainment. Be creative and everyone will have a great time.