Reindeer Games

Creative in the Kitchen

While not a game per se, a spirited contest is always fun, so gather all the bakers in the family and have a Christmas bake-off. You can judge by three categories: presentation, taste, and creativity. You can also do a cookie decoration contest or see who can build the best gingerbread house.

Holiday Emoji Pictionary

Emojis are fun and you can get creative translating emojis into popular Christmas carols. The fun is in the creating and the solving!

Peel the Package

Wrap several small gifts with many, many layers of wrapping paper (some might just be three or four layers; some might be 10). Then pass the gifts around with each person unwrapping one layer … whoever removes the last layer of wrapping paper wins that gift.

FUN FOR THE FAMILY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

With colder weather, shorter daylight, and longer family visits, ‘tis the season for some festive family fun. Move over

Monopoly and shuck the charades, we’ve got some ideas that will give game night a whole new meaning. National Lampoon’s Christmas

Name That Tune

Play just a few seconds of a Christmas song and see who can guess it fi rst. This is great to play with grandma and grandpa virtually!

Vacation Twinkling Lights Game

You must help Clark Griswold hang 25,000 twinkling Christmas lights without something going awry. Especially fun to play with the classic holiday movie streaming in the background, this easyto-learn game is available on Amazon for $8. w