Oh, those frightful
Holiday parties. You know the one's. They require you to dress up and
mingle, there is usually a sit down dinner, a speech from a leader/boss man/CEO
and perhaps a white elephant gift game, or prize drawing and that's a wrap. Not only
has Top Notch attended numerous events such as these, Top Notch has
unfortunately also serviced these events. With
the Holidays approaching quickly (exactly 36 days as I write this
until Christmas 2016) I have been requested by a number of past
customers for a new blog article focusing on some of the more recent
holiday entertainment and games that Top Notch DJ Service
incorporates into our Holiday and End of the Year Parties. Without
further ado, below is a list of just a few popular activities you
will find Top Notch DJ Service including in our 2016 Corporate Holiday
events.
- Jingle Box-
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| Top Notch DJ Service Holiday Games - Jingle Box |
How to Play: Jingle Bells
(or Sleigh bells) are placed in present or gift boxes. The game hostess
should have between 5-9 different present boxes for this game to
work well. Different quantities of the bells should be placed in
each box. Participants can determine the amount of bells in each box
by shaking and rattling the box so that the bells will ring. Participants are allowed 1-2 minutes to arrange the boxes in the correct order from the
least to the greatest number of bells. (Hint- for an
even more exciting game, require the participants to be blind folded
while they attempt to arrange the “Jingle Boxes”
2.
Saran Wrap Ball -
(compliments from website
Awesome Jelly for posting this idea)
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| Saran Wrap Ball- picture from www.AwesomeJelly.com |
How to Play: This
game does require some prep work as the party host will need to
create this enormous ball of saran wrap. Be sure to include fun
Christmas Candies and treats throughout the wrapping of the ball,
along with 1 major key prize in the center of the ball that all
participants will be eager to obtain. How to Play: Participants must
either sit or stand in a circle. The first chosen participant may
begin unraveling the ball, meanwhile the participant beside him/her
should have a roll of dice and attempt to roll doubles. Once the
participant rolls doubles the ball is passed to them and the dice to
the next person in the circle until all gifts in the Saran Wrap are
acquired and the ball has been completely destructed.
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| Image from the move "A Christmas Story" |
3.
Holiday Movie ID -
How
to Play: Participants are formed into groups and are given either
buzzers, bells or chimers to ring in their answer. The party host
should state a list of buzzwords. These buzzwords can be various
words, items or phrases from specific famous Holiday movies. Along
with the list of buzzwords, the host should state a buzzword that is
in fact NOT a part of the Holiday movie category. The first group
that identifies the holiday buzzword that does not belong receives a
point. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins. An
example would be
“Category: A Christmas Story” Buzzwords: Red
Rider, Bunny Suit. “I Triple Dog Dare You”, Elf on the Shelf.
The buzzword that would not belong would be “Elf on the Shelf”
4.
Right Left Gift
Exchange - (also known as the The Grinch Gift Game) (original idea for game credited to
Diva Girl Parties & Stuff)
How To Play: A short speech or holiday story is composed and
read by the party host that MUST include the words “Left” and
“Right” repeatedly (such as “When Santa
left Bobby's home, he
jumped in his sled and immediately went
right to Jenny's house, he went
right
through the chimney and
left only 3 presents” Participants must be
formed into a circle with unclaimed gifts in their hands. As the
party host reads the story, every time the word “
Right” is read,
the participants must pass their gifts right, similarly when the
word “
Left” is read, participants must bass their gift left.
When the story has concluded participants can keep whichever gifts
they are holding.
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| Image from "How The Grinch Stole Christmas" |
NOTE:Alternative versions of this activity includes reading the story "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" and passing the gift one direction when the word "Grinch" is read, meanwhile passing the gift the other direction when the word "Who" is read (such as Whoville, Cindy Loo Who, etc)
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| Junk the Trunk Game. Original image found here |
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5.
Jingling Trunk-
How to Play: This
game is basically similar to “Junk in the Trunk” which Top Notch
plays at various pool parties, birthday parties and other types of
events. 2-5 empty tissue boxes are required along with string or
belts and jingle bells. Jingle bells should be placed in each tissue
box and tissue boxes are attached to the participants prior to the
start of the game. Participants must shake their hips in the attempt
to shake all of the jingle bells out of their box. The first to
shake all of the bells out within 1 minute wins!
Conclusion: Holiday Party games are not
only great Ice Breakers for any corporate or holiday event, but many
also incorporate teamwork, camaraderie and fun memories between
working peers. The result is not only good stories for water cooler
chat the next week at the office, but a shared sense of enjoyment
outside of the working environment for all involved. Along with the
activities listed above, Top Notch does utilize a number of
additional ideas and activities for Holiday parties that can be found
in a prior Top Notch post by
clicking here.
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4. Right Left Gift Exchange - (also known as the The Grinch Gift Game) (original idea for game credited to Diva Girl Parties & Stuff)How To Play: A short speech or holiday story is composed and read by the party host that MUST include the words “Left” and “Right” repeatedly (such as “When Santa left Bobby's home, he jumped in his sled and immediately went right to Jenny's house, he went right through the chimney and left only 3 presents” Participants must be formed into a circle with unclaimed gifts in their hands. As the party host reads the story, every time the word “Right” is read, the participants must pass their gifts right, similarly when the word “Left” is read, participants must bass their gift left. When the story has concluded participants can keep whichever gifts they are holding.
