Games for Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve Game #1

For this first Christmas Eve game you will create a hunt with clues, so the children have to follow the clues to find their hidden Christmas gifts. For example, instead of putting their Christmas presents under the tree, you want to hide them somewhere else. Now make clues that will lead the children to where their Christmas presents are hidden. For this Christmas Eve game, you can use anything to write your clues on. You could use some unused Christmas cards in their envelopes that you had extras of, or you might try cutting out Christmas tree shapes for this, or you might want to use ornaments, but for safety reasons, avoid using the delicate glass ones because of they can break easily.

Once you select your method of delivery, write a clue on each of your items and leave those around the house for the seekers to find. You start this Christmas Eve game by handing each child the first clue. For example, the clue might say, "you sleep here every night" and hopefully the children will run to their beds. Under their pillow you have placed another clue that might say, "mom pours this on your cereal" and the children head to the refrigerator, where they find another clue on the milk carton. The last clue will lead them to their Christmas gift or gifts, depending on whether or not your clues lead to each individual gift or all of them. You can make it extra fun by stashing the Christmas gift under the tree. Your children won't expect that at all! This Christmas Eve game is great for adults too.


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