Last year after Christmas, Alice told us (in the comments) about playing a game with her family on Christmas. I recall she said it was a big hit with her family members. I tucked this info in the back of my mind and pulled it back up in early November. I think she called it a cup game.
Anyway, I went online to see if I could find a cup game that might work with my family.
Here's a video that demonstrates how one family plays this game. One person sort of plays "game show host" and uses Solo cups to conceal different prizes. Then family members take turns picking cups to find their prize. The prizes don't need to be as extravagant as this family uses. Alice, I don't know if this is anything like what your family played last year.
https://www.facebook.com/100094676150373/videos/family-christmas-cup-game-/230933973221873/
So I was thinking this would work well for our 6 (or 5 would be playing, I'd be the host). While I've been out shopping, I've picked up some inexpensive prizes and a pack of Solo cups to use for our game. The plan is for us to play this after Christmas dinner.
What propelled me forward with this game plan was a conversation I had early last week. I was talking with the medical assistant at a doctor's appointment and he told me his family plays games after Christmas dinner each year. They take turns planning the games each year and all chip in for the prizes. His stories of their games were very entertaining and made me want to put together something similar for my own family. So that's the plan.
I'm curious, does your family play games on Christmas or other holidays? Give details if you can.
As for the reindeer games, the four of us watched this old version of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer this weekend and wanted to share the link in case you haven't seen it. This animated version was produced in 1948, long before the production of the stop-motion version that most of us knew in our younger years. It's not too long, about 8 & 1/2 minutes. Enjoy!
click here Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1948)
