Our new Graduation License Plate Invitation would be a fun option for a car or travel theme graduation party! Add a personalized license plate message, too, like “OFF 2 OSU” or “GRAD PRTY.” Your grad will love these invites, especially if part of their graduation gift is a new (or used) car to head off to college with! Don’t forget to take a look at some of our car theme graduation ideas below, and check out our other matching Graduation License Plate Invitations and Party Favors, which include personalized water bottle labels, candy bar wrappers, cookies, and more!
Five Car Theme Graduation Party Ideas
For table runners, cut long pieces of black fabric. Use white or yellow fabric paint to draw a street line down the center. Scatter toy cars along the "road" for some extra fun!
Group bunches of red, yellow, and green balloons (a stoplight!) at important locations, like the sign in table and buffet. Use hot wheel cars as balloon weights to futher tie in the theme.
Create a car theme dessert table! Place a "Service Station" sign above the table, and make a table tent for each car theme goodie. Mini chocolate donuts can be "spare tires"; chocolate covered pretzels are "chocolate dip sticks"; cotton candy = "air bags"; red licorice are "jumper cables; and small candies (M&Ms or tootsie rolls) can be "nuts and bolts."
Use the checkered racing flag pattern in banners, garlands, napkins, and more!
Go all out for your grad by renting or borrowing a classic car. Make the car into a photobooth by setting up a digital camera and tripod along with a bucket of props (hats, sunglasses, etc). After the party, post the pictures for friends and family to see online and print out the best, making an album for the guest of honor!
Enjoy planning your car theme graduation party, and good luck to the grad from the Party Girl!
My sister-in-law Michele is getting married this July, and, as one of the bridesmaids, I’m excited to help plan her bridal shower. As a party planner, I can’t wait to go all out for Michele’s special day! Since we’re still pretty early in the game (her shower won’t be until June), I’m still in the preliminary, fun part of planning the party. You know, the part where you spend hours on Pinterest skimming through photos and designing a party you couldn’t possibly afford to throw? Yeah, that’s me.
However, I recently had a sit-down with the other bridesmaids and my mother-in-law to set a budget, nail down a guest list, and, most importantly (at the very least the most fun), pick a theme! After tossing a bunch of Bridal Shower Theme Ideas around the table, I pulled out my secret weapon… my wedding shower inspiration boards! On these boards (which I made in Microsoft Publisher), I included the color palette and compiled inspirational pictures of the decorations, paper goods, food, drinks, desserts, and even clothing that would match a theme. The inspiration boards did a great job at conveying the mood of the different types of themes rather than specific details of the party, which works great if you’re in the first stages of the planning process.
The board above is a watermelon themed shower, which I thought would be fun and festive for an early summer celebration. The color palette along the top (mostly greens and pinks with a spattering of black and white) is reflected in my photo choices, and the sweet mood of this theme is conveyed through the bright green pinwheels and pink balloons (not to mention the watermelon keg! YUM!).
I also designed a Charleston themed shower (think sweet tea, hand embroidered details, black and white architecture, and a classic southern brunch). I was going for a relaxed, classy party that highlights special moments from the couple’s relationship. (Charleston is their favorite vacation spot!)
Finally, I came up with a bubbly champagne shower that would be located at our local wine bar. With a gorgeous patio and beautiful interior decorating, I based the color palette on the venue itself. All we would need to do is add a make your own mimosa bar and a sign that reads, “Time to Drink and Dance on the Table!”
In the end, I thought these three shower themes gave off widely different moods – sweet, classy, and fun! What theme did everyone end up choosing? … Charleston! (My absolute favorite, of course!) I can’t wait to begin planning this party in earnest, and make sure to look for updates later on as the bridal shower approaches. Good luck making your own inspiration boards during the planning process; they’re worth it!
NOTE: I tried to find and list the original links for many of the products pictured in my inspiration boards. Unfortunately, some of them were broken or lost!
Since my cousin’s absolute favorite thing is kittens, it was a given that my sister Kathleen and I would throw her a kitten theme party for her 8th birthday. From the dessert to the menu to the decorations to the party hats (see these cute felt kitten headbands we used as Kids Party Favors), we made sure to include cute and cuddly felines everywhere! Take a look at a few pictures from the event below, and make sure to browse some of our other Girls Birthday Party Ideas for more inspiration!
As the centerpiece for the dining room table, I filled a large glass bowl with tissue paper in the party’s colors (pink, green, yellow, and purple). I then loaded the bowl with balls of yarn in various sizes for a cute themed decoration that quickly drew the eye.
Even our menu had a touch of feline! We served cheese and crackers as an appetizer, and we added a mouse toy (new and unused) on top. How cute!
Kathleen and I also purchased kitten paper goods in the theme’s colors, too! We used the Purr-ty Time party line, which we purchased from Amazon. We also used their kitten paw print banner.
The crowning glory of the event were the kitten cupcake toppers. Kathleen printed cute kitten images (which she found online) onto heavy white cardstock. She then attached them to toothpicks, and stuck them in the tops of green and purple frosted cupcakes. They made everyone go “Awwww!” before they dug in.
If you’re looking for 2014 Oscar Party Ideas, look no further than a classy Oscar theme menu based on the movies that are up for awards! I came up with drinks, appetizers, main menu items, desserts, and favors you can serve at your Hollywood bash.
In addition to the delicious food, make sure to make a table tent for each buffet item, explaining its connection to this year’s best films. For example, try identifying the film, award, and the food item all on one card: “The Great Gatsby (Best Costume Design): Shrimp Cocktail”. If serving a sit-down meal, print out formal menus to put at each place setting instead. In the end, you’ll have a fun, interactive menu that is not only savory but also familiarizes your guests with films that are up for Academy Awards this year. After deciding on a menu, take a look through some of our Hollywood Party Supplies for decoration inspiration!
Drinks and Appetizers
The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug (Best Visual Effects): Some of the best scenes in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings films are of hobbits and dwarves sharing a mug of beer. Chill glass mugs in the freezer and serve beer fresh from a small keg (or bottles if you prefer) when guests arrive. Call your drink station the “Green Dragon”, which is the iconic hobbit tavern in the Tolkien world.
The Great Gatsby (Best Costume Design): This extravagant film set in the 1920s gives you the opportunity to serve lush drinks and appetizers. Serve glasses of champagne from a silver tray, and pop a few raspberries or blackberries into each flute for a colorful and classy touch. For an appetizer, pass around individual shrimp cocktails displayed in low, wide champagne glasses. Guests will love the lux touch that they’ll instantly connect with the luxurious world of Gatsby.
Gravity (Best Picture): While this thriller set in space keeps its audience on the edge of its seat, there’s no reason you can’t have a little fun with the menu item to represent this film. Create rocket shaped fruit skewers by alternating chunks of strawberry and marshmallow on a wooden skewer. Add a triangular piece of pineapple to one end (for the rocket nose) and a piece of cantaloupe (for the rocket tail). Delicious and cute!
Captain Phillips (Best Picture): This film starring Tom Hanks delves into the issue of modern pirating when a ship is attacked by Somali pirates. Try serving cocktail meatballs as “cannonballs” in acknowledgment of the beginning of pirating hundreds of years ago.
20 Feet from Stardom (Best Documentary Feature): This documentary focuses on the backup singers that helped form the music industry but have also taken a back seat to the industry’s stars. To represent these often unrecognized singers, serve a cheese and cracker plate, but use a miniature cookie cutter to cut musical notes from different types of cheese. Check at your local cake supply store for cookie cutters that might work.
Main Menu
Philomena (Best Picture): This film, set in Ireland, gives you the opportunity to serve delicious Irish fare. Try a baked potato bar with all the fixins, including cheese, sour cream, bacon, and chives. Also, take a look at our St. Patrick’s Recipe Roundup for instructions on how to make corned beef, Irish soda bread, and Chocolate Guinness Cupcakes!
Dallas Buyer’s Club (Best Picture): Set in Texas, this film encourages you to break out the barbeque and serve some delicious southern classics. Grilled barbecue chicken and grilled corn would be simple and savory options.
The Wolf of Wall Street (Best Picture): If looking for an easy main course, try serving traditional New York style pizza to represent this film set in the Big Apple.
Desserts and Favors
Blue Jasmine (Best Original Screenplay): Serve dishes of blue raspberry sherbet garnished with blackberries to play off the name of this film nominated for Best Original Screenplay. Since the film is about a well-to-do socialite, serve the sherbet in wide, low champagne glasses for a lux touch.
Frozen (Best Animated Feature): This animated film has delighted children of all ages this winter, so make sure to serve a variety of white desserts in honor of Frozen. Mini powdered donuts, white frosted cake pops, and white chocolate dipped pretzels are all fun, easy-to-make desserts.
Saving Mr. Banks (Best Original Score): This film, which explains how the iconic Mary Poppins movie was created, pays homage to Walt Disney and the author of Mary Poppins, P.L. Travers. In honor of the original film, give guests “A Spoonful of Sugar” by filling favor bags with pixie sticks. Don’t forget to tie a tag to each favor, thanking guests for making it a “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” day!
Good luck designing your 2014 Oscar menu, and don't forget to save a spot at the dinner table for the Party Girl!
I am psyched for this upcoming Winter Olympics in Sochi! At the library where I work, we’re planning an Olympics themed party, and I created a medal count display to help the kiddos keep track of who has the most golds! (Of course, the US is right at the top. Go Team USA!)
The medal count board I made for the display turned out really well, and I thought it would be a perfect addition for any Winter Olympics party! Whether you’re having a watch party for downhill skiing, figure skating, or curling (if you’re into that kind of thing), a medal count board will help you and your guests keep track of who’s out front in the Olympic race to the top! Follow some of my tips below to make your own medal count scoreboard, and take a look at our other Olympics Party Invitations and Favors to further personalize your sports themed get-together.
Medal Count Board Tips
Check the medal count from the 2010 Winter Olympics to determine who the top contenders were. For my board, I chose nine top contenders from various parts of the world who were in the top 12-15 in the medal count. The top 10 countries in the medal count from the 2010 Winter Olympics were the United States, Germany, Canada, Norway, Austria, Russia, South Korea, China, Sweden, and France.
I used two poster boards (one blue and one white). I placed color pictures of the countries’ flags on the white board along with boxes to indicate the medal count, and I put a decorative heading on the blue one. Then, I stapled the two boards together.
I used a standard white poster board and divided them board into 9 rows and 4 columns. The squares were 3”x4”, and I cut off any excess board once I measured and marked lines with a black permanent marker. I printed the flags to the same size square, and put the name of the country underneath each flag.
Don’t forget to label each column: Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Total (for the total medal count).
I included fun gold paper medals at the top corners and added gold ribbon as an extra touch.
Good luck constructing your 2014 Winter Olympics medal count board, and “Go Team USA!” from everyone here at Party411!
If you’re hosting a family friendly super bowl party this year, it’s important that you keep your youngest guests entertained, too. The kiddos may not be able to sit through an entire football game (including commercials and half time), so make sure there are a variety of Super Bowl Party Games and other activities to get them involved in the action!
To help them cheer for their favorite team, try making these fun DIY Super Bowl #1 Felt Fingers in team’s colors. After following my easy how-to, take a shot at a few of the other family friendly activities listed below, and take a look at our Super Bowl Party Ideas for more inspiration as well!
Print the PDF Felt Super Bowl #1 Template, and cut out two hands from one sheet of red felt and a #1 from a sheet of white felt.
Put the two hands together, and use a sewing machine to sew along the outside edges, leaving the bottom open.
Glue the white felt #1 onto the hand, and create a white puffy paint border around the outside edges. Allow the favor to dry for several hours before giving them away to guests.
Five More Family Friendly Party Ideas
Pin the Football on the Goal Posts Game: Most children are familiar with the party game classic, pin the tail on the donkey. So a football variation will be instant fun! On a blank wall, use wide masking tape to create a set of goal posts, and cut footballs from construction paper. Kids will love seeing if they can score three points by putting a football in the goal posts entirely blindfolded!
Football Juice Boxes: For a cute snack, wrap juice boxes in brown construction paper and add football laces to the front with white acrylic paint.
XO Cupcakes: Frost cupcakes with chocolate frosting, and pipe an “X” for defense or an “O” for offense onto each one with white frosting. These football XO cupcakes will be a favorite with children and adults alike and your dessert table will look just like a real play sheet if you display them on a DIY Felt Super Bowl Table Runner.
DIY Cheerleader Pom Poms: For the cheerleaders on your guest list, make a few DIY pom poms so they can cheer on their favorite team! Gather 10 lengths of colored crepe paper in your team colors (about 2’ long each) and fold them in half, gathering the center of the bunch in your hand. Tape the center with duct or masking tape, and you have a simple pom pom even the kids can make!
Football Easter Eggs: Paint colorful plastic eggs with brown acrylic paint and add some laces with white acrylic paint to make each one look like a football. Add 3-4 individually wrapped candies to each “football” for an easy favor or prize to hand out to the kiddos.
Enjoy your family friendly Super Bowl party, and remember to save a seat on the couch for the Party Girl!
Recently, spinning has become a popular way to burn off the fat and get healthy! This year, consider hosting a trendy fundraising event that takes advantage of new exercising fad: a Spin-a-Thon! There’s no better way to show you care than donating to a good cause and burning some calories while you’re at it! A Spin-a-Thon is just like a walk-a-thon, only participants cycle on stationary bikes in a facility rather than walking around a track. Cyclists gather in teams and members trade off cycling (sometimes over the course of twenty-four hours) to raise money through sponsors.
If you’re thinking of hosting a Spin-A-Thon fundraising event for American Heart Month (or any health-related cause), take a look at the fun ways to get donators involved below. From music to buffet food to door prizes, there are many ways to draw in donators and draw the attention of news outlets. Also, make sure to check out our Fundraising & Charity Event Ideas and Planning Tools to make the process a little easier.
Spinning Sing-a-Long: At a Spin-A-Thon, participants cycle for long periods of time, and the last thing you want to happen is for them to get bored. To keep participants engaged, play a popular song every 15 minutes so everyone can sing-a-long, belting it out from their bikes. If your fundraiser is in February, a DJ playing and emceeing songs like Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club Band (Beatles), Heartbreak Hotel (Elvis), Straight from the Heart (Bryan Adams), Total Eclipse of the Heart (Bonnie Tyler), Achy Breaky Heart (Billy Ray Cyrus), Put a Little Love in Your Heart (Dolly Parton) will keep the event hopping. Display the words or music videos on a large projector screen in front of the cyclists so they can follow along.
Spin-a-Thon Favors: If your event is in February, have a local business sponsor the purchase of heart themed favors to pass out to everyone as they enter. You can find many Valentines favors at the dollar store, and you can choose to either sell or give them away. You might also choose to include a goodie bag that participants can buy to support the cause: water bottles, energy bars, and other donated items are great add-ins. In order to receive the bag, participants must donate an extra $5 over the price it takes to participate, which is a great way to bring in extra fundraising money.
50/50 February Raffle: Another option is to have a 50/50 raffle. Everyone who buys a raffle ticket receives a heart favor to wear (like a pin, sticker or headband) so that they stand out from others (a great way to get people to buy into the raffle!).
Spin-a-Thon Food: Decide whether you are selling food or giving it away. Of course, for a fundraiser in February, you need heart-shaped cookies, cupcakes, or healthy muffins with heart sprinkles on them. Plus, wouldn’t it be fun to have heart-shaped finger sandwiches (easily done using a cookie cutter to cut a slice of bread!). If the event starts early in the day, you could add a small heart-shaped pancake breakfast if the facility allows it. It might even be possible to find a vendor that makes heart-shaped pizzas! Keep in mind, stand-out food adds to the newsworthiness of your event and will increase participation.
Fundraising Participant Perks: Wouldn’t it be fun to have chair and foot massages for tired cyclists? Contact local vendors to see if they could donate their time or offer a portion of the proceeds to the fundraiser (for example: 50% of $10 for a 15 minute massage). Another option is to rent massage chairs for participants to use. It might also be fun to have someone set up a “make your own smoothie” bar… healthy, hearty, and another money maker.
Good luck planning your Spin-a-Thon fundraiser, and make sure to save a bike (and a smoothie) for the Party Girl!
Jasmin asked the Party Girl, “My birthday is this month, and I am only inviting 6 girls, but I don't have any ideas. I need a few pointers on what I can do. Also, I love sparkles and bling. So please could you send me about 10 ideas I could do? I don't want to go to the movies or bowling. I need something fun and exciting, but on a budget.”
A Sweet 16 is an important birthday, but that doesn’t mean you have to break the bank spending a lot of money to have a good time! If your guest list is short, you can make a small budget go a long way. For a small group of girls, try hosting a spa themed sleepover party by setting up a spa of your own right in your home! Use a few of my 10 budget-friendly tips below, and check out the Bachelorette Spa Party Ideas that helped inspire this post, too.
Spa Party Invitation: Purchase craft paper in your party’s colors. Make sure that one side is decorative (patterned or glittered) and the other is white. Cut the craft paper in the shape of spa masks. On the white side of the invite, write your party info. Add coordinating ribbon to either end of the mask as “ties”. You could also create invites in the shape of a nail polish bottle, too!
Mani/Pedi Station: Pamper your guests by setting up a manicure and pedicure station. Instead of just piling supplies in the center of a table (like at a normal sleepover), make sure your station looks like a spa. Neatly arrange clean nail polish bottles, files, fake nail kits, etc. on trays and create a tented sign that says “Mani and Pedi Station”. Hopefully, most of the main/pedi supplies you already own, but don’t be afraid to ask your friends to bring their favorite nail polishes, too. You might also decide to purchase a gel nail kit to use for the special occasion. Don't forget the sparkles and the bling for your nails!
Facial and Makeup Station: Set up a second station (perhaps in a different room) for facials and makeup. Again, use trays to neatly organize materials. Include some special items your guests might not normally use. You can purchase mud masks on the cheap at many beauty supply stores as well as fake eyelashes, crystals for eye makeup, etc. Plus, slice up some cucumbers as a cheap way to splurge during the facials. Set a small budget for this table, and purchase a wide selection of fun makeup options your friends may never have tried before.
Spa Party Decorations: Low-budget decorations are easy to come by. Put odd numbers of balloons in your colors (pink and silver, for example) at each focal point (the mani/pedi station, facial station, and buffet). Put plastic covers in your colors on each table, and scatter silver star confetti everywhere. To give your event a certain spa feel, light votive and pillar candles at each station. Play calming music as well, like nature sounds.
Spa Party Menu and Snacks: Take your menu tips from the spas themselves by setting out a fruit, cheese and cracker platter for guests to munch on when they arrive. Later, serve finger sandwiches and light desserts (like pastry) along with the cake and ice cream. If your friends get a little hungry later in the evening, you can always break down and order the stand by, pizza!
Mock-tails: Even though you can’t serve alcohol at your event, there’s no reason why you can’t enjoy a few mock-tails, like at a real spa! Serve sparkling grape juice in champagne glasses when your friends arrive, drink non-alcoholic sangria as you do nails, and finish off the night with virgin strawberry daiquiris.
Dress Your Guests: On your invites, make sure to tell guests to dress in their spa best! Recommend they bring their comfiest robes, pajamas, and slippers. Once they arrive, however, make each of your friends feel special by decking them out in feather boas and tiaras. Guests will be more likely to have fun and participate if they feel like they’re part of the action!
Spa Party Game: Give your party some energy by playing this fun game! Split your guests into 2-3 teams, and give each one a roll of toilet paper. They have five minutes to create a beautiful toilet paper dress on one of their teammates. Have a fashion show and a panel of judges to choose winners afterwards!
Spa Themed Breakfast: Breakfast is often forgotten at sleepover parties after everyone groggily heads home after a late night. Make sure this doesn’t happen at your Sweet 16 by offering a delicious spread. You might decide to serve Belgian waffles with a variety of fruit toppings or made to order omelets. Make sure you recruit one or both of your parents to be the chefs!
Spa Party Favors: Send your friends home with something to remember your Sweet 16. Since you have a small guest list, make your favors personal. Give each of them a small gift bag with a bottle of nail polish and nail file. (This can be done cheaply!) Include a personal note in each one, thanking them for coming.
Good luck designing your Spa Themed Sweet 16, Jasmin, and make sure to take a look at our other Sweet 16 Party Ideas for theme, decoration, activity, and menu inspiration!
Keep your family and friends guessing with this collection of five Christmas Party Games that all involve the unknown! These games work well for both children and adults, so don’t be afraid to pull out a few of them at an adults only Christmas cocktail party as well as a school Christmas party for the kiddos. Be sure to include some of our other classic Christmas Party Ideas into your next holiday bash to make it extra special for family and friends alike!
Christmas Guess Who: On your invitations, tell guests to bring Christmas photos of themselves as children. In the picture, they may be opening presents on Christmas morning or sitting on Santa’s lap at the mall or munching on a plate of decorated sugar cookies!When guests arrive, collect their pictures (make sure their names are on the back), number them, and attach them to a garland suspended on a mantel with clothespins.On a numbered answer sheet, have friends and family guess who’s who. The player with the most correct answers wins!
Christmas Bell Pass: Have participants arrange chairs in a circle (make sure there is a chair for each player), and pick an “It” person to sit in the middle.The “It” must sing a Christmas carol of their choice out loud with their eyes closed. (Jingle Bells, White Christmas, or Frosty the Snowman would work well.)Meanwhile, the players on the outside of the circle must pass a bell from person to person.The “It” can choose at any time to end the carol, yelling “Stop!” At this time, the players on the outside of the circle must stop passing the bell. The “It” must then guess which person has the bell. If he or she guesses correctly, the person with the bell is the new “It”. If the “It” guesses incorrectly, he or she must stay in the middle for another round.
Stocking Guessing Game: Before the game, fill a stocking with an assortment of stocking stuffers and other items (like an ornament, chocolate bars, stapler, pens, and other knickknacks), and seal the stocking by folding it over or stapling it shut.Pass the sealed stocking among players, allowing them to feel what is inside of it. Then, on a piece of paper, have each player write down what they think is inside the stocking. (Make sure they keep their answers secret!)After everyone is done writing down their answers, open the stocking and pull out each item. Have players check off all the items they guessed correctly. The player with the most correct guesses wins, and he or she receives the stocking filled with presents as a prize!
Crown the King:This fun game (for 15-20 players) uses a British tradition (king’s paper crowns) in a way that will get everyone laughing! First, write a Christmas word on the front of each paper crown (i.e. Santa, snowman, ornament, present, eggnog).Give each player a crown, but tell them not to look at their words. After putting on their crowns (the word must face forward), players have to figure out what the word on their crown is, but there’s a catch. They can only figure out their words by asking a fellow player one yes or no question about their word at a time, then they must move on to another player.The first person to accurately guess the word on his or her crown wins! Modify this game by using Christmas carols on the crowns instead.
Christmas Song Pictionary: This fun twist on Pictionary will have everyone on the edge of their seats! Separate players into teams of 2-3. One member from the team that goes first must pick a Christmas song from the hat without showing the song to his or her team members. Set 1 minute on the timer, and without talking the player must draw clues on a dry erase board so the other team members can guess the song. If the other team members guess the song, that team receives a point, and the next team now has a chance. Play a total of three rounds, and whoever has the most points wins! Try some of these song titles: Deck the Halls, O! Christmas Tree, Silver Bells, Jingle Bells, White Christmas, Carol of the Bells, Away in a Manger, The Christmas Song, Ding Dong Merrily On High, Do You Hear What I Hear?, The First Noel, Good King Wenceslas, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Joy to the World, Jingle Bell Rock, Santa Baby, The Little Drummer Boy, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, The Twelve Days of Christmas, Winter Wonderland
Merry Christmas from everyone here at Party411.com!
Besides good booze, the best office parties keep the staff entertained! There’s nothing better than being able to listen to holiday music, enjoy a delicious brew or cocktail, and then watch co-workers struggle to win a Christmas themed game. If you're looking for some great Christmas Office Party Ideas (including some ridiculous games), look no further! These five games (all involving racing) will bring out the competitive spirit in your work friends while also building camaraderie and encouraging some much needed silliness. After trying out some of these games on co-workers, make sure to check out some of our other Christmas Party Games for your next get-together, too!
The Present Challenge:To prepare for the game, wrap a small prize (like a gift card) in multiple layers of boxes and wrapping paper (like a prank gift).Then, choose one person to roll a pair of dice while the other participants gather in a circle.The first player in the circle must put on a pair of thick gloves and begin unwrapping the multi-layered prize. This will be both difficult and funny for the player due to the bulkiness of the gloves!While the first player is unwrapping, the person with the dice is continuously rolling. When doubles are rolled, the present and gloves are passed on to the next player until doubles are rolled again.The passing continues until the prize is finally unwrapped. The final person to unwrap the gift wins and keeps the prize!
Christmas Kiss Relay:Divide players into relay teams of four, and give each team a pair of thick snow mittens. Place one bowl full of kisses on one side of the room and an empty bowl on the other for each team. Next, set a timer for three minutes. The first team member must put on the mittens and take only one kiss from one bowl to the next. When the first player returns, they have to take off the mittens and give them to the next person in line. Players continue doing this until time runs out, and the team with the most number of kisses in their bowl wins!
Dress the Snowman: Organize players into teams of three, and designate one of the three players the “Snowman.” Give each team a roll of toilet paper, mittens, a hat, a scarf, and a carrot, and Ready, Set, Go! Have each team roll the “Snowman” (that unfortunate third teammate) in toilet paper, put on hats, mittens, and scarves, and finish the look off with a carrot in the mouth. The first team to finish their snowman wins! Feel free to award a prize, however, for the best (and worst) snowmen.
Penguin Relay Race: Have your co-workers rolling on the floor laughing with a game that makes everyone look a little silly!Have participants get into relay teams of four. For each team, set up two orange cones 15-20 feet apart.For this relay, each player must put a balloon between their knees and waddle down to one cone, go around the cone, and come back (just like a cute, little penguin!). The first person must pass the balloon to the next team member before he or she can go. The first team to have all four members cross the finish line wins, but if a team member drops the balloon, that person must start back at the beginning.
Rudolph’s Antlers: If you want some funny photos to hang around the office, try this game!Give each player a pair of pantyhose, and a pile of unfilled balloons.Players must blow up the balloons, tie them off, and stuff them in each leg of the pantyhose until the legs are completely full.The player must then put the pantyhose on his or her head, so the balloon-filled legs look like “antlers.” The first player to successfully do so wins! Make sure to award a Rudolph themed prize to the champion. A red light up nose would be perfect!
Have fun partying hard at your next Christmas office bash from everyone here at Party411.com!