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[Cherbear]

How many people are having a Christmas party or at least Christmas activities sometime next week?

I've been trying to think of things to do for a Christmas party and I can't remember what we used to do in school for our Christmas party. Does anyone have any ideas of any games or activities that we could do for Christmas?

Thanks

[timetotravel]

I did a christmas Party with my after school class, some of these ideas may work or not depending on the size of your class and willingness to participate....but here are some ideas:

musical chairs (use christmas carols)

pin the nose on the reindeer, or pin the star at the top of the christmas tree

blind snowman - kids close their eyes and you instruct them what to draw....say, draw three circles on top of each other, in the middle circle draw three buttons, on the top circle draw a face etc.....this was fun and the kids loved it

ballon burst - i used red and green balloons....kids tie to ankle with string and have to try and pop the other students balloons. last person with balloon not popped is winner

tongue twisters - get kids to say them and whoever can do the most can get a prize....use christmas stuff like, chocolate coca curves cravings or something to do with winter

freeze dance - play christmas songs and everyone has to dance but when the music stops they do and whoever moves is out. last person standing wins.

ball game - use a small ball and throw it around from person to person. when you catch the ball you have 5 seconds to say a christmas word, if you dont do it you are out.

i hope these ideas will help...

[maingman]

Pass the Penny
Students stand in a circle with their fists held out, with one student in the center. Students in the circle pass a small coin around the circle, or merely pretend to pass it. When the game begins, the student in the center must shut his or her eyes, as the other students pass the coin around. After 10 seconds, he or she opens his eyes and tries to guess who has the coin. The student must tap the fists of a student who looks guilty. Meanwhile, other students keep passing (or pretending to pass) the coin around the circle. If the guesser is incorrect, he or she must continue to look around and guess. When someone is caught with the coin, he or she must replace the student in the middle.

Avoid the Letter
Write a letter up on the board. Challenge students to answer questions without using the letter. For example, you might write the letter Z and ask students �Where can you go to see animals in cages?� A clever student might answer �Oh, I know, it�s a�pet shop.� A student is penalized 1 point for using the letter. After you�ve asked everyone, call a student to come to the board, write another letter, and continue the game. The winner is the student with the fewest points.

Drawing in the Dark
Ask one student to serve as a judge for a drawing contest. Give all remaining students pen and paper. Their job is to draw a picture described by the judge in the dark. The judge then turns out the light, and students must produce a drawing that fits the judges� description. (For example, the judge might say �Draw a picture of a tall man in a suit standing outside a bar looking at his watch and whistling.�). The judge then turns the lights on, takes a look at all the drawings, and declares a winner.

Guesswork
Before class, put several items on tables or desks scattered around the classroom. These can include a thick book, a glass jar filled with marbles, a photo of a person, and an item of clothing. (You might think of other items.) Each item should be labeled with a question, such as �How many pages in the book?� �How many marbles in the jar?� �How old is she?� �How much is the dress?�

At the beginning of class, give each student pen and paper. Tell them to wander around and guess answers to the questions. When they have finished writing down their guesses, announce the answers and give points to the student closest to the correct answer. The student with the highest number of points wins a prize.

Anatomically Incorrect
Put students in a line. Have one student stand in front of the line and choose one person to interact with. He or she should point to a part of his body and identify it incorrectly. For example, the student points to his ear and says �This is my nose.� The other student has 5 seconds to do the opposite, such as pointing to his nose and saying �This is my ear.� If the second student makes a mistake, or doesn�t finish within 5 seconds, he or she must replace the first student. If the second student gets it right, the first student must continue with another student, using different body parts.

Can You Guess
Ask one student to come to the front of the class. He or she must choose a popular song, and sing the first 3 notes, substituting the correct lyrics with �Can you guess..� Students take turns guessing the song. A student who guesses correctly gets 3 points, and the next student in line comes to the front of the class to choose the next song.

If no one guesses the song, the student sings it again, adding another note and word � �Can you guess the�� If anyone guesses this time, he or she wins 4 points. Each time the song is not guessed correctly you add a word until 8 notes have been sung, using the entire question � �Can you guess the name of this song?� If no one guesses the title of the song, the student at the front of the class gets 8 points.

Famous Names
Students sit in a circle. The first student chooses a type of celebrity (movie stars, singers, directors, etc.). The next student in the circle must say the name of a famous person in that category (Bruce Willis), and the next student must provide another name, whose first name begins with the first letter of the previous celebrity�s last name (Winona Ryder). If a student makes a mistake, repeats a name or fails to think of a name, he or she is out of the game. In addition, if a student calls a name with the same initials for first and last names (Marilyn Monroe), the direction changes (clockwise to counterclockwise or vice versa).

Murder Mystery
Before class, prepare an index card and an envelope for each student in the class. Write �detective� on one index card and �murderer� on another. Put each card into an envelope and seal both. Put a blank index card into each remaining envelope and seal them as well.

When class begins, hand out the envelopes, and tell students to open them without revealing the contents to their classmates, except for the detective who must show the class the �detective� card.

Now instruct the detective to leave the room, turning off the lights on the way out. The murderer now should gently tap the back of someone�s neck, and that person should let out a scream and fall to the floor. (You might want to warn teachers in adjacent classrooms before you start this game!). The murderer should move away from the victim.

The detective comes back and turns the lights on. He or she must ask questions to ascertain who the murderer is. The murderer is allowed to lie, but all others must tell the truth.

The detective is allowed only one guess. If the guess is incorrect, the detective loses.

Talk Away
Invite one student to sit in a chair in front of the class. Select another student to keep time on a stopwatch. Ask the class to think of a topic for the seated student to speak on.

The student in the chair has one minute to talk on the subject. The student can say whatever he or she wishes, provided he or she follows 3 rules:

Don�t go off topic.
Don�t pause for more than 5 seconds.
Don�t repeat yourself.
If anyone in the class thinks the student has broken a rule, he or she is allowed to challenge. If a rule has been broken[/size] a new student takes the first student�s place and a new topic is chosen. If not, the student is allowed to continue for the rest of the minute.

[maingman]

Pass the Penny
Students stand in a circle with their fists held out, with one student in the center. Students in the circle pass a small coin around the circle, or merely pretend to pass it. When the game begins, the student in the center must shut his or her eyes, as the other students pass the coin around. After 10 seconds, he or she opens his eyes and tries to guess who has the coin. The student must tap the fists of a student who looks guilty. Meanwhile, other students keep passing (or pretending to pass) the coin around the circle. If the guesser is incorrect, he or she must continue to look around and guess. When someone is caught with the coin, he or she must replace the student in the middle.

Avoid the Letter
Write a letter up on the board. Challenge students to answer questions without using the letter. For example, you might write the letter Z and ask students �Where can you go to see animals in cages?� A clever student might answer �Oh, I know, it�s a�pet shop.� A student is penalized 1 point for using the letter. After you�ve asked everyone, call a student to come to the board, write another letter, and continue the game. The winner is the student with the fewest points.

Drawing in the Dark
Ask one student to serve as a judge for a drawing contest. Give all remaining students pen and paper. Their job is to draw a picture described by the judge in the dark. The judge then turns out the light, and students must produce a drawing that fits the judges� description. (For example, the judge might say �Draw a picture of a tall man in a suit standing outside a bar looking at his watch and whistling.�). The judge then turns the lights on, takes a look at all the drawings, and declares a winner.

Guesswork
Before class, put several items on tables or desks scattered around the classroom. These can include a thick book, a glass jar filled with marbles, a photo of a person, and an item of clothing. (You might think of other items.) Each item should be labeled with a question, such as �How many pages in the book?� �How many marbles in the jar?� �How old is she?� �How much is the dress?�

At the beginning of class, give each student pen and paper. Tell them to wander around and guess answers to the questions. When they have finished writing down their guesses, announce the answers and give points to the student closest to the correct answer. The student with the highest number of points wins a prize.

Anatomically Incorrect
Put students in a line. Have one student stand in front of the line and choose one person to interact with. He or she should point to a part of his body and identify it incorrectly. For example, the student points to his ear and says �This is my nose.� The other student has 5 seconds to do the opposite, such as pointing to his nose and saying �This is my ear.� If the second student makes a mistake, or doesn�t finish within 5 seconds, he or she must replace the first student. If the second student gets it right, the first student must continue with another student, using different body parts.

Can You Guess
Ask one student to come to the front of the class. He or she must choose a popular song, and sing the first 3 notes, substituting the correct lyrics with �Can you guess..� Students take turns guessing the song. A student who guesses correctly gets 3 points, and the next student in line comes to the front of the class to choose the next song.

If no one guesses the song, the student sings it again, adding another note and word � �Can you guess the�� If anyone guesses this time, he or she wins 4 points. Each time the song is not guessed correctly you add a word until 8 notes have been sung, using the entire question � �Can you guess the name of this song?� If no one guesses the title of the song, the student at the front of the class gets 8 points.

Famous Names
Students sit in a circle. The first student chooses a type of celebrity (movie stars, singers, directors, etc.). The next student in the circle must say the name of a famous person in that category (Bruce Willis), and the next student must provide another name, whose first name begins with the first letter of the previous celebrity�s last name (Winona Ryder). If a student makes a mistake, repeats a name or fails to think of a name, he or she is out of the game. In addition, if a student calls a name with the same initials for first and last names (Marilyn Monroe), the direction changes (clockwise to counterclockwise or vice versa).

Murder Mystery
Before class, prepare an index card and an envelope for each student in the class. Write �detective� on one index card and �murderer� on another. Put each card into an envelope and seal both. Put a blank index card into each remaining envelope and seal them as well.

When class begins, hand out the envelopes, and tell students to open them without revealing the contents to their classmates, except for the detective who must show the class the �detective� card.

Now instruct the detective to leave the room, turning off the lights on the way out. The murderer now should gently tap the back of someone�s neck, and that person should let out a scream and fall to the floor. (You might want to warn teachers in adjacent classrooms before you start this game!). The murderer should move away from the victim.

The detective comes back and turns the lights on. He or she must ask questions to ascertain who the murderer is. The murderer is allowed to lie, but all others must tell the truth.

The detective is allowed only one guess. If the guess is incorrect, the detective loses.

Talk Away
Invite one student to sit in a chair in front of the class. Select another student to keep time on a stopwatch. Ask the class to think of a topic for the seated student to speak on.

The student in the chair has one minute to talk on the subject. The student can say whatever he or she wishes, provided he or she follows 3 rules:

Don�t go off topic.
Don�t pause for more than 5 seconds.
Don�t repeat yourself.
If anyone in the class thinks the student has broken a rule, he or she is allowed to challenge. If a rule has been broken[/size] a new student takes the first student�s place and a new topic is chosen. If not, the student is allowed to continue for the rest of the minute.

[maingman]

^^^

[BrianInSuwon]

I found some Christmas coloring pages. I'll use them to make a powerpoint presentation so I can talk about the different things associated with Christmas (Santa, Sleigh, Reindeer, Stockings, Tree, Lights, Presents, Snowmen, Candy Cane). Then I will pass them out and have the students color them and tape them up on the wall to decorate the classroom.

Play a Xmas song or two.

Make a Xmas Wish List.

Watch Shreck the Hall (20 min movie)

[crusher_of_heads]