Beer Tasting or Wine Exchange Party a Perfect Holiday Idea for Friends

Want to do something with friends but don't want all the pressure of a Gift Exchange or a giant holiday event then consider these two options.

Beer Tasting Party
This is a favorite among guys because they know what to do.
Buy Beer.
- We aren't talking Bud Light, Mich Ultra or Miller here, we are talking your own private Beer Festival where guests are asked to bring a 6 pack or two of their favorite or unique micro brew to the party.
- Make sure to have plenty of ice to keep the beer cold, cups for drink and if possible create a beer list of everything brought where guests can note which beers they liked and which they would pass on.
- Set up stations where guests can sample the beer 3 to 4 oz. each (not take a bottle) and note who brought each beer, so guests can ask questions about the beer.
- Last at the end of the night, divide up any remaining beer and have guests take home a bottle or two of their favorites.

Gifts that might interest the Beer Connoisseur
Beer Tasting and Hops Appreciation Kit
Beer Tasting Flight Carrier

And if you want some Beer Trivia for your event check these out
Beer Quiz: US Beer Trivia Match
Beer Trivia Multi-Choice
Beers Of The World Trivia Placemat

Wine Exchange Party
This party is another easy to put together Holiday party without all the stress. It is a gift exchange but one that you already have a good idea what you'll get in return.

The host needs to purchase wine, cheese and appetizers for the holiday event and instead of gifts everyone brings a bottle of wine. You can run your gift exchange the same way with steal or a left / right game but in the end everyone gets to go home with a bottle of wine.

Wine Trivia & Gift Exchange and Left / Right Wine Passing Games
Picnic Games: Wine Trivia
Christmas Gift Exchange Fun
Right & Left Frosty the Snowman Game or Right & Left Rudolph Game

Hopefully these Beer and Wine party ideas will help you enjoy the holiday season a little more.

Happy Holidays
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Sarah - The Party Game Ideas Lady
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Gift Exchange Mix Up - Offers a Twist with Each Gift Exchange Card

Need a new spin on the standard Holiday Gift Exchange?

Well this Gift Exchange mix up changes the rules as the game goes on. Instead of just picking a number and picking or stealing a gift this Gift Exchange game might limit your to just those wearing blue or participants with a bracelet and with lots of cards, you'll never know when your turn is the last one so it's important to get the gift you want.

This game works well for 12 - 25 Gift Exchange participants but if you have move just print out two sets of cards. View Gift Exchange game here.

Not sure this is what you are looking for in a gift exchange, then check out our Holiday Gift Exchanges which include a variety of gift swap options.

Happy Holidays
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Sarah - The Party Game Ideas Lady
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Snow Themed Party Games for Kid's Holiday Party, but No Snow Needed

For some reason this year I seem to be on a Snow theme for Party Games. Three of the last four games I have written have included snow in one way or another.

Since none of the party games include real snow, it might just be that I am missing seeing the white stuff as we don't get any snow in Orlando. So I wanted to feature a few of our snow inspired party games and activities.

Snowflake Balloon Catch - I always enjoyed walking in the falling snow and catching snowflakes on my tongue but how can you replicate that sense of something slowly falling around you can catching it? Well I came up with Snowflake Balloon Catch an fun activity for kids that makes falling balloon fun. Check out Snowflake Balloon Catch.

Indoor Snowman Snowball Battle - I wanted party game with action, but one that wasn't dangerous or would destroy the house and one that would be fun for boys. The result was Snowman Snowball Battle using styrofoam balls as snowballs to knock pieces of the snowman on to the other teams side. I think it turned out pretty good but would imagine that some parents will turn this into a better game than I imagined. Read more about Snowman Snowball Battle

Snowball and Spoon Relay - Sometimes the best ideas are recycling classic games into Holiday games with just a few simple changes. Learn more about the Snowball and Spoon Relay

While these are new Snow related games we have more including:
Shoveling Snow, Snowball Soccer and Snowball Squishers, these are just a few of 50 Christmas Party Games that can be found on Party Game Ideas web site.For some reason I think I need to put together a build the snowman game to round out our snow inspired party games.

Happy Holidays
And be sure to check out over 50 Christmas Party Games at Party Game Ideas web site.

Sarah - The Party Game Ideas Lady
Party Game Ideas for Christmas Party Games, Kids Holiday Party Games, Gift Exchange Ideas, Holiday Murder Mysteries, Printable Christmas Party Games and more!

Kids Christmas Relay Race Party Games

Need a Holiday party game for kids with lots of energy, then a Christmas party relay race just might be the thing.

We took a like at our list of Christmas party Games and did some thinking to come up with 5 Holiday Relay Race games for kids.

1. Christmas Gift Stacking Relay
Kids must stay focused and navigate the course to delivery the presents to the next team member. Play with a fixed number of Gifts like 3 to 5 stacked on top of each other or play with and increase the stack each round. Play a round of each for more fun, fixed game first and increasing stack second.

2. Snowball & Spoon Relay
Take a styrofoam ball (snowball) place it on a wooden spoon and you have a wintery version of the egg and spoon race. Divide group into teams and you are ready for a relay race.

3. Mitten Munch Relay
If you have every had to unwrap anything while wearing gloves then you'll understand how this game is quite a challenge for all ages, except they'll have mittens and candies to unwrap.

4. Gift Wrap Relay
This works best with ages 7 and up and in you should provide pre-cut sheets of wrapping paper as you don't want a scissor cut during the game. The goal is to have team and one by one the first player wraps and gift and once done places it under the tree. Then the next person goes and so on.

5. Find It Christmas Relay
This relay Christmas game is based upon finding Holiday items in a room or rooms, on a tree, in a toy box or in a laundry basket. Take a picture of specific Christmas decorations, if using ornaments set up a small tree for the game and using non-breakable ornaments, toys and last winter articles of clothing that would go in the laundry basket or baskets. Then as each player steps up to go they are shown a picture of the item they need to find and head off to find it. Once they return with the item, then the next person is shown their item and so on until each team has retrieved they Holiday items. First team to find everything wins. FYI - You'll need separate items for each team to find so you'll need to sets of cards. 

Happy Holidays
And be sure to check out over 50 Christmas Party Games at Party Game Ideas web site.

Sarah - The Party Game Ideas Lady
Party Game Ideas for Christmas Party Games, Kids Holiday Party Games, Gift Exchange Ideas, Holiday Murder Mysteries, Printable Christmas Party Games and more!

Holiday Trivia Games for The Office Party

This year add a little competition to your Holiday Christmas Party your own Holiday Trivia Game or these various trivia games we found online.


What's nice about Holiday Trivia Games is the you can play them several ways.
1. One person reads a question and then the first person to answer correctly wins a prize.
2. Each Person is given a Holiday Trivia Game and the person with the most correct wins.
3. Teams / Tables are given a Holiday Trivia Game and the Team that gets the most right within a time limit or the team to get them all right first wins.



But where do you start when getting your Holiday Trivia Game together for your office?

You can create your own set of trivia questions like:
1. What year did the first Charlie Brown Christmas Special air?
2. Do They Know It's Christmas Time was released in what year?
3. What company is credited for creating the modern day image of Santa Claus?

And then offer a blank space for the answer or list multiple choice answers. Our recommendation would be to use a blank space for teams of people and multiple choice if you make the questions really difficult. FYI - You can always make one or two fill in the blank tie breakers if needed.

Ideas for diy Holiday Trivia Games for the office would include Christmas Song Lyrics, Years that Movies, Songs or Cartoons were released, a Question of two concerning your own business (ie Year founded, How many employees celebrated the first Christmas, etc...), general Christmas trivia like how many Christmas trees are sold each year in the US and so forth.

Once you have your Holiday Trivia Game ideas for your Office Party then you need to research the questions and get the correct answers. This can take a little while but creating an original game with a great questions is worth it and be sure to have any history regarding the answers so that you can add a little story to each question. It makes it more fun and interesting.

If however you don't have time to come up with your own Holiday Office Trivia Game we found several that should keep your guests guessing and entertained and you don't have to do much other than purchase and print these games.

Ready to Go Holiday Trivia Games for Office Parties
Christmas Song Lyrics - Who really knows those Christmas Carols
Twas The Night Before Christmas - Harder than it Sounds
Reindeer Games - Match Reindeer Trivia fun for Families
Christmas Riddle Me This! - This is a Tough One
Toys and Games Decade Challenge! - Interesting Toy History Challenge
Christmas Movie Characters - Looks Simple but a Challenge too!
Christian Christmas Song Lyrics - Entertaining and Perfect for Church groups
Who's Who Christmas Movie Stars - Pop Culture Game
If you liked 2 or more of the above Christmas Trivia Games for your Office then consider the Deluxe Christmas & New Year's Games Collection where you get 75 different party games and activities for all ages.

We found some additional Holiday Trivia Games, but these are focused on very specific topics and maybe not work well at the Holiday Office party, but could be just right for your Christmas party. These are not part of the Game Collection noted above.
A Christmas Story Trivia
Charlie Brown Christmas Trivia
Funny Christmas Joke Game - Sense of Humor Required

Whether you create your own Holiday Trivia Game for your office or use one of the printable Holiday Trivia Games, we wish you all the best and a Happy Holiday season.

And be sure to check out over 50 Christmas Party Games at Party Game Ideas web site.

Sarah - The Party Game Ideas Lady
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Christmas Party Games on a Budget! 10 Helpful Tips

So your Christmas Party is coming up and your in charge of party games, well there is no reason to spend a fortune to have a great time!

At Party Game Ideas we try to come up with creative fun games that can be enjoyed by all ages. While there is often some expense here are 10 Tips to help you keep your Christmas party game costs under wraps.

1. Use Your Current (or Borrow) Decorations & Holiday Items
Need items for a Holiday Scavenger Hunt or Eye Spy type game well look at your current items first before buying new. Also if you have a need, post what you are looking for on Facebook first and see if any friends can lend you items for your party game.

2. Make You Own Game Cards
Print out Charade or 20 Questions ideas on your computer and attach them to back of old Christmas Cards. It makes each card colorful and guests won't be able to see through the paper.

3. Decorate Empty Gift Boxes
Use the boxes for a Gift Stacking game or a toss game.

4. Use Printable Party Games
When you are in a rush, printable party games solve a lot of problems like researching questions and answers, finding clip art graphics and making it look professional. Plus for a couple bucks, you can have a wonderful game in minutes without leaving your home or office.

5. Create a Story to Go with Your Party Game
Adding a story and purpose behind a game makes it more interesting and fun. When we put together Find Santa's Reindeer, we make a video about how someone left the gate open and all of Santa's reindeer went out to enjoy the forest. We need your help to Find Santa's Reindeer so Santa can deliver presents this year. Since this was a family event, the kids got all excited to search and locate the missing reindeer and our friends still talk out that party game today.

6. Add Music
Whether you want to a Name that Christmas Carol, Complete the Carol or Christmas Corners Game adding music makes it more interesting and entertains guests even if they are no longer playing the game.

7. Add Ping Pong Balls
Ping Pong Balls are cheaper and help make for easy tossing games whether you are aiming for a present, Christmas stocking or landing it in the middle of a wreath! Plus they can be used over and over again.

8. Christmas Carols Titles and Lyrics
Take Christmas Carol titles and scramble up the letters and you have challenging game, start the first two lines of a Christmas song or holiday chorus and see if guests can correctly complete the lyrics or take titles of Christmas Carols and turn them into Christmas Carol Pictionary. The page has Christmas song lyrics.

9. Hide Holiday Items
People love finding things, so consider hiding Ornaments, Reindeer, Santa's Elves or eye spy items around the house or a room and see who find the most Holiday themed items. Use real items or pictures you print from your computer.

10. Add Silly Challenges to A Game
The standard Unwrap the Gift game involves passing the Gift and then unwrapping one layer and then passing it on. But when you add a silly challenge or a free lottery ticket, then the game becomes more interesting as you don't know whether you will do something silly or be rewarded with something fun. basically, you take a simple game to a memorable one with just a few slips of paper.

With a few simple steps you can create games that don't involve very much cost and in some cases cost you nothing!

Happy Holidays
And be sure to check out over 50 Christmas Party Games at Party Game Ideas web site.

Sarah - The Party Game Ideas Lady
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Snowman Snowball Battle - A Safe Indoor Kids Party Game with No Snow Required

Inspiration for games comes in many forms and it seems odd that my latest game idea, Snowman Snowball Battle, came together while putting together a closet shoe organizer and watching a commercial involving throwing snowballs.

The idea is using a grid to sit styrofoam balls in the shape of a snowman and then using something else, 1 size smaller styrofoam balls, to knock pieces of the snowman on your opponents side.

In my mind it seemed easy, but in reality it takes some work to pull off but I think it could be a fun party game for kids that don't see snow. The light styrofoam balls offer a unique texture that seems more realistic and that fact that they aren't very dense means that you shouldn't have any accidents with things being broken either and I like that.

You will need to vacuum after this game, but you would after most parties anyways.

This Christmas party game, Snowman Snowball Battle, is good for kids from 5 - 10 years old and can be played in classrooms, living rooms or anywhere with space. In fact, adults can play this game too, because it is a target game and adults love a challenge.

While I often don't publish games until I have everything ready to go and multiple variations, I must admit I had some trouble solving all the challenges of this party game. So if you have any ideas to improve or variations to the game I included a comment box for your ideas. Game details for Snowman Snowball Battle.

Happy Holidays
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Sarah - The Party Game Ideas Lady
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Finding Frosty - A Christmas Scavenger Hunt Game for Kids

Having a Christmas party for kids that get excited to watch Frosty the Snowman? Then we've got a Holiday party game for your kids and you can even make the Snowman Melting Cookies we blogged about on Friday.

Well this game, Finding Frosty,  is perfect for a snowman themed holiday party for kids as it takes the fun of knowing the lyrics to Frosty the Snowman and locating the hidden picture that matches each of the answers.

Plus you can decide how difficult or easy to make this game by hiding the pictures in plain site or hiding them throughout the house.

This makes a fun Holiday party game for kids and can be a fun activity at offices where you place a picture outside of each office door or cubicle and the kids can race around and find the corresponding picture.

You can play the Finding Frosty game as teams, individuals or as a fun afternoon activity on a snowy or rainy day, it is very adaptable and if you change up the hiding places you can play more than once.

Want to add a unique spin to the idea, then add a challenge to the few of the hidden pictures and call them roadblocks like they do in the amazing race. If you do this you'll have to station someone there to run the challenge. First person there gets to go first and if they succeed at the challenge then the get the picture, but if they miss they go to the end of the line until it's their turn again. I would suggest 2 - 3 challenges would make it a little more fun. You can get creative with a tossing challenge.

Learn more about Finding Frosty Now
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Happy Holidays

Sarah - The Party Game Ideas Lady
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Melting Snowman Cookie a Fun Party Treat

My friend posted this photo on Facebook and I had to share, The Melting Snowman Cookie, such a cute idea for Holiday parties.

This would be perfect at a Holiday Cookie Exchange Party, but only 1 per guest, for a kids holiday party or any Christmas party for that matter.

From what I can tell it is white icing, a marshmallow with a dent in it's head (hmm, maybe use a warm spoon) and the additional icing or small candies to create the details.

Looks like a fun night making cookies.

Happy Holidays

Sarah - The Party Game Ideas Lady
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Kids Holiday Activities & Games for December All at Your Fingertips

Kids get all excited about Christmas, but how do you keep them busy doing something creative and fun rather than watching tv? Well these printable Christmas games include lots of activities and simple games for kids and will give them something new to do everyday.

Plus visit Party Game Ideas Christmas games section for over 50 Christmas party games that can be converted into weekend activities and Holiday fun.

What we like about this Christmas Party Games Pack is that you get so many games, over 75. Plus they aren't just for kids, they have Holiday trivia for the office, Christian games for the church and Christmas Jeopardy for your Holiday party.

With this Party Pack you can print out as many as you want and choose from a Word Scramble on Monday, Christmas Bingo on Wednesday and Picture Puzzles on Friday, so as a Mom or Dad this Party pack is perfect for an entire month of activities.


Here are 10 of our Favorite Christmas Activities in this Party Pack.
1. Christmas Bingo - Choose from image Bingo for younger kids or regular Bingo, plus you can personal these games too! Print 3, 5 or 50 Bingo cards.
2. Christmas Picture Puzzle - Put on some Christmas music and then challenge your kids to solve these riddles.
3. Left, Right Games - Play this fun gift passing game but consider playing it as a Hot Potato type game and break up the story by paragraph to make it more interesting. And it is a fun way to do gift exchanges too.
4. Christmas Word Scramble - A good mental challenge for kids
5. Find Frosty - A Scavenger Hunt & Complete the Story Game, perfect on snowy days!
6. Christmas Charades - There are a mix of terms so kids can enjoy it too.
7. Christmas Finish My Phrase - Is a What is the other person thinking game.
8. Christmas Word Find - Can they Find all the hidden Christmas Words
9. Pin the Carrot on the Snowman, Halo on the Angel or Nose on Rudolph
10. Christmas Carol Picture Puzzle - Another challenge to identify Christmas Carol Songs

View the complete Christmas Party Games Pack Now.
Plus there are more, so you can do one game or activity almost everyday and you don't need to leave the house to get anything you just print at home! Visit the site and you can buy one game or the seasonal party pack, so you can purchase what you want when you want it.

Happy Holidays

Sarah - The Party Game Ideas Lady
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