Christmas Office Party...?

Question

Any ideas for fun games in an office of 9 people? Any other ideas to take up the afternoon as well? We are doing potluck and secret santa. Thanks a bunch!

Answer 1

Santa Hat Game
For festive gatherings with Santa hats. You need everyone to be wearing a hat, so either use the ever popular Santa hats, or otherwise give everyone a normal party hat.

The game is based on observation. the objective is NOT to be the last person left with a hat on.

At the start announce the simple objective, the only rule is that no one can take their hat off until you have.

Let another game or conversation take place, and as time goes by, people will take their attention off you, and even forget the game is happening. Eventually remove your hat and watch as people cotton on. Gradually the hats will come off, amidst sniggers and smirks. Some unsuspecting person (who’s probably busy boring everyone with a hopeless story)
will be last to notice, and much to every ones’ mirth, this person is the loser.

Serve up an appropriate forfeit, get the hats back on and give the loser the chance to start the next game.

The Grouping Game
This is a good game to play as a mixer. It is a fun, fast moving game. It starts out as everyone collects in one big group. The leader initially calls out a number, usually a number between two and fifteen. The number shouldn't be more than half of the number of total participants. When the number is called out everyone must try to collect in a group that contains that number of people. The group members should be latching arms or have their arms wrapped around each other so that the leader can see who is in the group. If someone cannot enter a group because the number of required members has been reached, he is out of the game. As different numbers are successively called out the number of participants gets smaller and smaller. Eventually, there are less than ten people. The last group, or winning group, should have anywhere from two to five people.

Musical Chairs
The old favorite. With one fewer chairs than people, a short snippet of music is played while the people move around the room. When the music stops everyone tries to sit on a vacant chair. (Only ONE person per chair) The person who doesn't find a chair is out. One chair is taken away and the game continues until only one person (The Winner) is left.

Name those Logos
Go through several magazines and cut out advertisement symbols (ie. the 7up dot, but not the word 7up). Paste each on the white side of a 3x5 card and have everyone go around the room with an answer sheet and try to identify as many of the symbols as possible.

The Bacon Factor

Take a list of 10 movie stars any movie stars at all. Link that person to Kevin Bacon through movies in the least amount of steps possible.

Example:
Dustin Hoffman was in Hook with Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts was in Flat-Liners with...Kevin Bacon!!
Bacon factor is 1. Don't count the direct connection.
You should be able to do this with just about any actor or actress from any time. The challenge is knowing all of the right movies and who was in them.

Answer 2

If you search for bowtie christmas party games on google or yahoo you should get to a bowtieproducts site that will give you 4 new original games that will help make your nite fun.

For parties like this they work because they give folks something to do while they get warmed up to each other. if they want to talk, they can talk, but if conversation lags games like these take up the awkward silences that many of us dread.

Whats nice is that people don't all have to be in it to enjoy it. Some can just help out if asked or enjoy the groaning at the answers.


If links work in the answer blocks here's the link

http://www.bowtieproducts.com/Christmas_party_games_and_puzzles.htm

there is also some party giving advice you may enjoy.

My wife and I made up the puzzles and many people really enjoy them.


I hope they work out well for you

John Griffin

Answer 3

I would do a holiday trivia game - done sort of like Family Feud. Have someone be the mediator/judge. Split the remaining 8 people into two groups of four.

Now give each group a set of jingle bells - and tell them that one of them must come up at a time and face off against one on the other team - ring the jingle bells when the have the answer.

Then make up your questions - such as:
How many reindeer does Santa hook to his sleigh?
What are their names?
What are other names for Santa Claus?
Can you sing a Christmas song in a foreign language (do it)?
What gifts did the wisemen bring to Bethlehem?
etc.

You can make it last as long as you have questions.

Answer 4

Remember the age of people that you work with.

If it is a young office then musical chairs might be OK but if there are older people and if some people dress up then running around would not be fun.

Answer 5

white elephant...

Go to the dollar store and get a bunch of gifts.. Wrap them up. Bring 2 dice and everyone gets a chance to roll. If you get a seven or and eleven you get to pick a prize. If you get doubles you get to roll again. Once all the prizes have been picked. Add 5 min on the clock and everyone rolls again. If you get the seven or eleven you can steal from anyone. When the 5 min are up... Open the gifts.

Answer 6

Christmas Bingo for prizes might be fun
Taboo or Pictionary

Answer 7

Since you have a whole afternoon, written puzzles are good too, look up crosswords and clue games and make a little booklet.

Holiday bingo - make randow-draw slips with names of holiday theme related words, and bingo cards with matching terms.

Answer 8

Pictionary is fun

Answer 9

How about NUDE TWISTER an d NUDE LEAP FROG?