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pink flower

Mon, Dec 01 2014, 12:47 pm

I am planning to invitie my in laws for a Chanuka party, want it to be exciting. Please help me plan the entertainment. TIA

singleagain

Mon, Dec 01 2014, 1:01 pm

well, you got good old dreidle, use pennies for betting or something

pin the shamash on the menorah

you can make up a taboo like game with chanuka names and words

or charades

a latkea decorating contest

Ruchel

Mon, Dec 01 2014, 1:51 pm

We eat, speak, eat, laugh, dreidel for those with a kid neshama Smile

and we are not bored Smile

MrsDuby

Mon, Dec 01 2014, 1:53 pm

are you a big family, or just you and the in law parents?

one year we did the Newlywed game - LOADS of fun !!

this year im planning on taboo - which could work even if its a small crowd. I'm doing Jewish / holiday themed cards as well as things that have to do specificlaly with our family ...

For hte little kids I had a thought to do "pin the shamash on the menorah" ... you can do a "cut the chocolate" with Dreidel.. (If you dont know this game I can explain how it works).
If youre ok with presents, you can do an unwrap it game, where they have to do soemthing silly in between the layers....

Good luck ! happy planning !

motherof 5

Tue, Dec 02 2014, 8:26 pm

can you please explain the cut the chocolate game. thanks

MrsDuby

Tue, Dec 02 2014, 9:17 pm

So this is how the game works:

- kids sit in a circle. In the middle of the circle is a plate with a bar of chocolate, a fork and a plastic knife.

- kids go around the cirlce with a dreidel.... each kid spins. If it lands on a gimmel, that kid jumps up, puts on a funny hat and/or jacket/ costume type thing (if you have... can be something chanukah related etc... we've done this for purim also).

- he runs to the middle and starts to cut a piece of chocolate..... meanwhile, the kids are continuing to spin the dreidel ... so the kid in the middle has to rush to cut a piece of chocolate, make a bracha and eat it, before another kid hits the gimmel and has to go back to his seat while the new kid gets a turn....

ive done it a few times with various holidays and the kids LOOOOOVE it.

It just occurred to me, that this game would work wonderfully with adults as well - perhaps with some alcohol beverage instead of chocolate Smile

pink flower

Sun, Dec 21 2014, 6:47 am

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[b]one year we did the Newlywed game - LOADS of fun !

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please explain the newlywed game. Thank you

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