This Christmas one of the great events will be when everyone opens their presents. Different families have different traditions about how to go about it. If your family just opens presents that may not be interesting. It also makes it more important for the presents to be excellent. If you make a game out of opening presents you get the opportunity to choose less costly presents and still get your kids excited as they get involved in the game. These are Secret Santa Games and they can make Christmas Day a lot more exciting for your family. Here are some fun games that your family can enjoy playing.
Secret Santa is the most well known present game. Every family member is assigned someone to give a present. It is completely anonymous. A good way to choose is to put everyone's name on pieces of paper and put it in a box or hat. After everyone knows who they are buying their present for, they will go shopping. Each gift giver has a set budget. It might be $10 to $30 depending on who is playing. Then on Christmas day everyone receives their gifts. Part of the fun is to find out who the Secret Santas are.
A variation of Secret Santa is Dirty Santa. This game is more like a gift bag. Everyone buys a random set of gifts. There are not assigned recipients. Like in other present games gifts have to be bought on a decided budget. When Christmas arrives each family member randomly picks a gift from the pile each person can choose to keep what they chose, pick a new gift, or steal another person's gift.
A really fun game is Naughty or Nice. The game is like a Christmas version of Not it or Hot Potato. An assortment of Christmas presents are like in other games purchased and each family member has the option of picking a gift from the pile. However mixed with the good gifts is a gag gift. The person that has it will be considered the naughty person. It can be anything from the traditional lump of coal to a pack of batteries. The point of the game is to guess which present is the naughty and avoid it at all cost.
Dirty Dice is another great Santa game. A budget is set and gifts are purchased for the game. To play you will need a timer and a pair of dice. The game has two main rounds. In the first round everyone rolls the dice. The people who have a double can pick a gift. When everyone has gotten a gift, the next round of play can begin. This time the timer is set for 15 minutes. In that time everyone starts rolling the dice. Like before if a person rolls a double they will have the opportunity to get another gift. However they can also steal another person's gifts but it can be stolen back with another double roll. If a person rolls double sixes, they will be able to steal any gift without it getting stolen back. The person with the most gifts wins.
Something special you can do for your kids is to also include a letter from Santa. You can order and personalize them online. Make sure to include how your kids have been good. Each letter comes with a post mark from the North Pole.
Secret Santa is the most well known present game. Every family member is assigned someone to give a present. It is completely anonymous. A good way to choose is to put everyone's name on pieces of paper and put it in a box or hat. After everyone knows who they are buying their present for, they will go shopping. Each gift giver has a set budget. It might be $10 to $30 depending on who is playing. Then on Christmas day everyone receives their gifts. Part of the fun is to find out who the Secret Santas are.
A variation of Secret Santa is Dirty Santa. This game is more like a gift bag. Everyone buys a random set of gifts. There are not assigned recipients. Like in other present games gifts have to be bought on a decided budget. When Christmas arrives each family member randomly picks a gift from the pile each person can choose to keep what they chose, pick a new gift, or steal another person's gift.
A really fun game is Naughty or Nice. The game is like a Christmas version of Not it or Hot Potato. An assortment of Christmas presents are like in other games purchased and each family member has the option of picking a gift from the pile. However mixed with the good gifts is a gag gift. The person that has it will be considered the naughty person. It can be anything from the traditional lump of coal to a pack of batteries. The point of the game is to guess which present is the naughty and avoid it at all cost.
Dirty Dice is another great Santa game. A budget is set and gifts are purchased for the game. To play you will need a timer and a pair of dice. The game has two main rounds. In the first round everyone rolls the dice. The people who have a double can pick a gift. When everyone has gotten a gift, the next round of play can begin. This time the timer is set for 15 minutes. In that time everyone starts rolling the dice. Like before if a person rolls a double they will have the opportunity to get another gift. However they can also steal another person's gifts but it can be stolen back with another double roll. If a person rolls double sixes, they will be able to steal any gift without it getting stolen back. The person with the most gifts wins.
Something special you can do for your kids is to also include a letter from Santa. You can order and personalize them online. Make sure to include how your kids have been good. Each letter comes with a post mark from the North Pole.
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