Family is at the core of the Christmas season, so creating fun memories with your family is always at the top of the must-do list this time of year.Think back to your childhood and Christmas time in your house. Are there particular memories that are clearer than others? Those are likely the traditions your parents created for you and your siblings. Trying to make traditions in your own home with your own children is one way to make Christmas fun,...more
If you're planning a Christmas party for a group of elementary-age children, there is a myriad of really fun games you can include. Be sure to have lots of prizes and take lots of pictures because some of the games can be silly!To get the kids moving around, start with the "fill the stocking" game. In this game, make teams so there is at least three people and no more than perhaps six people on each team. Have a stocking for each team. Place the...more
There are dozens of fun office gift exchange games people can play during the Christmas season. Officemates might have a "secret Santa" gift exchange or a popular "white elephant" gift exchange. All are popular and always fun, provided the rules are clear and everyone understands them.One of the most popular office games involving Christmas gifts is the "white elephant" gift exchange. The rules can vary depending on the office and participants, but generally it works something like this. Each person participating purchases a gift not to exceed a certain dollar quantity (determined in advance and might range from $5 to $20, again depending on the group). The object here is a fun gift, so anything particularly practical is not welcome. You're browsing for unusual and interesting, perhaps funny, as well as something other people will want. Everyone who's participating in the exchange gets a number (the number should be the same as the number of presents). The numbers should be they drawn out of a hat or something else (perhaps a Santa hat, in recognition of the season?). So, the person who draws number "1" goes first and picks a present. They open it and keep it. The second person can...more
If you're getting everyone together for Christmas dinner, you want to provide some fun activities and games in addition to just the meal. Here are some good ideas to keep the crowd in the Christmas mood and keep them busy and diverted until the meal is ready. Guess the dinner - Have all the people who are not working in the kitchen do a smell test...more
It used to be that families had no rules about gift buying. Everyone bought for everyone else, as well as gifts were exchanged when the family all got together somewhere during the Christmas season.These days, it's more common for people to draw a name out of a hat or get assigned a person to buy for. Or the family creates a type of "white...more
No doubt we have all heard the phrase in golf of drive for show and putt for dough. Anyhow, a few golf instructors also declare drive for show and chip for dough. Whatever way you look at it, the golf short game could make or crush your score. One can definitely improve your score by learning golf's short game; both putting and chipping.How frequently have you made the perfect long drive from the tee, a second shot scarcely short of the green, after which for no reason the chip into the green is either too short or over the green? In the end you may have ended up taking 3 putts to put the ball into the hole. 4 shots have been made with the chip and putting the golf ball in the hole, which are two times as many as it took to get from the tee-box to the edge of the putting surface. For a par 4 hole this suggests a double bogey; have many of those and your golf score is more than triple digits. In contrast to this, when you are able to learn to chip the golf ball relatively near to the hole, you stand a better likelihood of putting the ball to get a par. Obviously, the best situation for many par 4 holes is usually to drive the golf ball as far down the fairway as practicable while...more
When planning Christmas games for young children, the options are endless. Make sure you provide room to run, do a little planning and the kids are sure to have a good time.Let's start with a few relay race ideas. Begin with a candy cane relay. Give...more
Most children love all things Halloween. As adults, we assume its because Halloween means candy and children generally love candy. But lots of children love more than just the abundance of candy at Halloween time. They really get into the ghoulish...more
Just because the gifts are opened and the paper strewn about the living room doesn't mean the fun of Christmas is over. Add some fun party games to Christmas day to extend the fun of Christmas.If you have a gigantic gathering on Christmas day, have...more
There have been some amazing shows over the years, but probably the most successful of them all must be the Simpsons. It is one of the longest running prime time shows and most popular of all time. There have been quite a few spin offs that flowed...more
Most children enjoy all things Halloween. As adults, we assume it is due to the fact that Halloween indicates candy and little ones generally love candy. But many little ones enjoy more than just the abundance of candy at Kids Halloween time. They...more
As you might have expected, even when it comes to games, whether they are games for the brain or other interactive games, the internet represents a whole world of them. This is exactly why, if you are looking for some quality brain games for your...more