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Holiday Party GamesFree Home Party Ideas for Every Holiday in the YearThe holiday party games have been broken down into individual holidays, with Christmas, because it is so massive, last. You can alter any of these hostess party games to suit your needs; don't feel as though you must play the party plan games as written. Try and incorporate starting direct sales stay at home mom businesses and dating more parties into your holiday party games, or see the free home party games index at the end of this page for more ideas. Skip to Free Home Party Games Index Holiday Party Games for All HolidaysThe following holiday party games can be played near any holiday of the year. Alter these hostess party games to suit your needs, and be sure and have fun!
BUY BY THE COLORFree home party games: Think of a color associated with a specific holiday that is approaching. Offer a prize to the guest who purchases the most products from your catalog that contain that color. For example, if you were a Tupperware consultant, and it was March, you could offer bonus points for all green bowls sold. Or, if you sold candles in February, red and pink ones would work. Here are some holidays and their corresponding colors to use for these types of holiday party games: GIFTS FOR ALL OCCASIONS For this of the holiday party games, stay at home mom businesses will need to pass out index cards and pens to all of your guests. Have them list 10 gift giving occasions. Once they have written down their answers, call off occasions and have them check of those they have listed. First one to have all 10 occasions called out wins a prize. Award multiple prizes for ties. When reading out the answers, start with the most uncommon ones you can think of, and then move onto the common ones like birthdays and Christmas. A list of holidays for these holiday party games follows. Please add your own thoughts to it. After the game, you now need to tell the guests that you are going to be showing them a line of merchandise that can meet the gift giving needs for all the mentioned occasions. This merchandise is all affordably priced and they can even receive it free, taking care of their gift giving needs, by hosting a party.
HOLIDAY TIC-TAC-TOE Party plan games like Tic-Tac-Toe are classics, and guests love them. These holiday party games turn an old classic into a competitive game. Hand out index cards to each guest. Have her make a Tic-Tac-Toe square on her card and fill in the nine squares with words related to the nearest holiday. Call out your list of words and the first player to have a Tic-Tac-Toe is the winner. Here are a few ideas for your hostess party games; add to them as needed. 
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Party plan games:
Arrive at the direct sales home party early and hide Easter eggs (or jelly beans) around the room.
On a given signal, have all guests hunt for the eggs. After they have all been found, award points for the following colors they have.
BUNNIES & CHICKSYellow (10 points) Blue (4 points) Green (7 points) Orange (6 points) Pink (4 points) White (0 points) Black (3 points) Red (Minus 2 points)
Holiday party games for stay at home mom businesses: Divide your direct sales home party guests into two teams. Have 21 or more Easter eggs of different colors hidden around the room.
For these holiday party games, the eggs can be plastic, colored paper, jelly beans, etc.
Have each team pick a captain. One team is called the Bunnies, the other team, the Chicks. Give each captain a basket to collect the eggs in. The entire team will hunt for eggs. When a Bunny finds an egg, she must “Hop” until her captain comes and picks up the egg. When a Chick finds an egg she must “Cheep” until her captain picks up the egg.
When all the eggs are found, the team with the most wins. Playing these types of action hostess party games can get fun, silly, and absolutely hysterical.
Mother's Day Holiday Party Games
The following holiday party games are for mother's day.Award guests with M&Ms (or points) for calling out the correct “mother”.
The guest with the most candy (or points) at the end gets a prize for winning these hostess party games.
Who was the first First Lady? - Martha Washington Who made the first flag? - Betsy Ross Her cupboard was bare - Old Mother Hubbard She joined the Peace Corps at age 70 - Lillian Carter Her husband was a Civil Rights leader - Coretta Scott King Her husband was shot at Ford's Theater - Mary Todd Lincoln She became an artist at age 70 - Grandma Moses She was mom to J.F.K. - Rose Kennedy Princess Diana's Mother-In-Law - Queen Elizabeth Mommie Dearest - Joan Crawford Mother of all humankind - Eve You don't mess with her - Mother Nature
Christmas Holiday Party Games
The following holiday party games and free home party games all have Christmas as the theme. You could adapt most of these party plan games to suit other holidays for stay at home mom businesses who do direct sales home parties. Remember, the key to all the holiday party games is simply to have fun!CHRISTMAS PARTY ICEBREAKER
For these holiday party games, guest must think of a word related to Christmas that starts with the first letter of their names.
Example:The next guest must repeat the names of those before her and add her name last. Go around the room in a circle and the last guest will be the one to list all the preceding names. If a guest misses a name, they are eliminated and must sit down. Last guest standing is the winner.
Judy Jingle Bell Sara Snowflake Rachel Ruldolph etc
As the consultant, at the end of the game you too should attempt to say all the names. This way you can call your guests by name, since you have learned them.
TONGUE TWISTER
These festive holiday party games are fun! Create tongue twisters using the names and information about your products. As you are demoing them, refer to them this way, and ask guests to come up with new ones!
Here are a few examples:CHRISTMAS TRIVIASeven Santas sang silly songs. Santa's sleigh slides on slick snow. Bobby Brite brings bright bells. Running reindeer romp 'round red wreaths. Tiny Timmy trims the tall tree with tinsel. Chilly chipper children cheerfully chant.
Free home party games and hostess party games for stay at home mom businesses. The following holiday party games are Christmas trivia. Award Christmas candies for the correct answer, and the most candies at the end of the game wins.
There are a lot of questions here that can be played with several holiday party games, not just one. Mix and match if you have repeat guests, or choose the questions you like best to add to your holiday party games.
What color is the Grinch? (green) What was Rudolph's punishment for his red nose? (he couldn't play any reindeer games) How many pipers piping did my true love give to me? (11) In “Do You Hear What I Hear”, what was dancing in the night? (stars) What do you hear on every street corner? (Silver Bells) What did Grandma get run over by ? (reindeer) What was Brenda Lee doing around the Christmas tree? (rocking) What does the government mail on Dec. 26th? (tax forms) What does Johnny want for Christmas? (a pair of skates) Jingle Bells chime in jingle bell time in what song? (Jingle Bell Rock) Visions of what danced through the children's heads? (sugar plums) What popular toy was named after Theodore Roosevelt? (teddy bear) What Frankenstein actor was the voice of the Grinch? (Boris Karloff) What is the name of the most famous Christmas Ballet? (Nutcracker) Who wrote a Christmas Carol? (Charles Dickens) What is Scrooges favorite two word phrase? (Bah Humbug) What country is credited with creating eggnog? (USA) How many horses pull the sleigh in Jingle Bells? (one) Which three reindeer have names beginning with D? (Dasher, Dancer, Donner) What day of the year is considered the busiest shopping day? (The day after Thanksgiving) Who said “Don't you cry, I‘ll be back again someday”? (Frosty the Snowman) What was Scrooges first name? (Ebenezer) What colorful twinkling items are the first thing usually hung on a Christmas tree? (lights) Name one of the most famous tree toppers. (angel/star) What do English children expect to find their presents in? (their stockings) How many points on a Christmas Star? (five/six) What symbolically does the "X" in Xmas stand for? (Christ) What saint brought Christmas to Ireland in the 5th Century? (St Patrick) What holiday film annually appears on television more than 300 times? (It's a Wonderful Life) According to superstition what do cattle do at Midnight on Christmas Eve? (speak) What romantic tradition did England save while others allowed it to perish? (kissing under the mistletoe) What is the "flower of the night" in Mexico? (Poinsettia) Of the 365 days in a year, what number is Christmas Day? (359) What German Tradition has never gained mass acceptance by the French? (the Christmas tree) What plant creation is hung on doors during Christmas time? (wreaths) On what day do French parents exchange presents? (New Years Day) According to superstition, what happens to bread baked on Christmas? (it never gets moldy) What department store chain is responsible for Rudolph? (Montgomery Wards) Why are holly berries dangerous? (they're poisonous) In what country did the manger scene debut? (Greece, Spain, Italy or Germany) What direction did the star lead the 3 kings? (westward)
Holiday Party Games: Christmas RiddlesThe following are holiday party games Christmas riddles.
Play these like you do with the party plan games above, handing out candies for correct answers.
You can add these holiday party games to the above hostess party games on Christmas trivia, or you can play these holiday party games alone.
What reindeer could be seen on Valentines day? (Cupid) What kind of toe does not belong in your shoe? (mistletoe) What kind of a man never sits by the fireplace? (snowman) Which reindeer runs the fastest? (Dasher) What kind of tree keeps you warm? (fir tree) The only direction Santa can go from his home? (south) What does Santa do in his garden? (HoHoHo) When do you see a snowball fight? (when it gets made at someone) Why did Santa eat his walking stick? (it was a candy cane) Which reindeer can you see in outer space? (Comet) What do you get when you eat snow? (frost bite) How are snowflakes like fingerprints? (no two are the same) In what way are all Christmas stockings the same? (they all fit only one foot) Liza Minelli's other last name (Garland) Adam's partner (Eve) Burnett, O_Connor and Channing (carols) Your answer at a roll call (present) Abcdefghijkmnopqrstuvwxyz (No L) What it would do if it showered does, bucks and fawns? (reindeer) What every aspiring actress wants to become? (star) In the nursery rhyme, what Jack jumped over (candlestick) Flash, lamp, lantern, chandelier (lights) A trio of intelligent males (3 Wise Men) Young southern women (belles) Blondie and Dogwoods daughter (Cookie) Ms. Derek and Mr. Bridges (Bows) 52 in a deck (cards) Hollywood's nick name _____Town (tinsel)
KNOW YOUR TOYS
Still with the Christmas theme, these holiday party games have to do specifically with Christmas toys. All the answers to these questions are names of common toys. Again, play these with the above holiday party games or as party plan games alone. Reward correct answers with candies and a prize to the one with the most candies.
NAME THAT CHRISTMAS CAROLLong part of a wedding veil (train) The upper most part of something (top) Needed to change tires (jack) Formal dance (ball) To pamper (baby doll) Wild animals hunted for sport (game) Unit of a city street (block) To engage beforehand (book) Move to and fro (swing) Slope bordering a river (bank) To perplex or bewilder (puzzle) A vehicle (car or truck)
More holiday party games, this time, same concept as the holiday party games and free home party games above, but with Christmas Carols.
Give the guest the first line of a Christmas song (unless it tells the name, then you give the second line). Have them write the titles to the following:
Personalize Your Trivia:Just like the ones I used to know (White Christmas) Dashing through the snow (Jingle Bells) Joyful and triumphant (O Come All Ye Faithful) No room for a bed (Away in the Manger) Glory to the new born king (Hark the Herald Angels Sing) That glorious song of old (It Came Upon a Midnight Clear) Down came good old Santa Claus (Up On the Rooftop) Who laid to rest (What Child is This) Come they told me (Little Drummer Boy) A happy jolly soul (Frosty the Snowman) Oh you better watch out (Santa Claus is Coming to Town) Bearing gifts we travel so far (We Three Kings) Fa La La La La (Deck the Halls) One foggy Christmas Eve (Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer) Eight maids a milking (12 Days of Christmas) All is calm, all is bright (Silent Night) And heaven and nature sing (Joy to the World) A thrill of hope (O Holy Night) It's Christmas time in the city (Silver Bells) Was to harken poor shepherds (The First Noel)
With all of the above holiday party games, you ask your guests questions about Christmas and have them answer for prizes. Try blending in some information about hosting a party, or about starting stay at home mom businesses in direct sales too.
Here are some examples of personalized trivia questions you may want to add in:
HOW MANY CAN YOU FIND?What's the perfect stay at home mom business opportunity? (YOUR COMPANY)
If you were to book a (COMPANY) party, what is the minimum dollar amount you can earn in free merchandise? (YOUR HOUSE MINIMUM)
Whats the only way you can get one of our (EXCLUSIVE HOSTESS GIFTS)? (BY HOLDING A PARTY)
If you were to take a few catalogs along with you (show friends, relatives, co-workers) and take orders, what is the absolute minimum dollar amount you could earn in free merchandise? (YOUR HOUSE MINIMUM)
Fun holiday party games: Have guests look around the room and see how many items they can find that begin with the letters:
C H R I S T M A SThe first one with an item named for every letter wins.
NAME THE REINDEER
Free home party games for stay at home mom businesses: Have guests list the names of all nine reindeer. Make it harder by having them listed in alphabetical order:
Blitzon, Comet, Cupid, Dancer, Dasher, Donner, Prancer, Rudolph, VixenTiebreaker: Who sang the original Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer? (Gene Autry)
HOLIDAY MATCH
Holiday party games and party plan games: Have guests write six items associated with Christmas. After everyone has the items listed, have a guest start the game by naming one of her items. Each guest who has that item on their list has to cross it off. The next guest calls an items from her list, and play continues around the room until the first guest has all her items crossed off and is the winner of the game.
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I hope that you have enjoyed this list of holiday party games. These are intended to help all stay at home mom businesses. If you are looking for more free home party games, then check out the index of party plan games that follows.
Please note: these hostess party games are public domain games, which means no one is sure exactly who created them. They have been adapted to fit different parties over time, and there is no way to assign credit to the original author. These party plan games and holiday party games have been played for decades, and it is my pleasure to compile them for all stay at home mom businesses here.
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