3 Great Games
for Holiday
Get-Togethers
Written By Michelle L. Dozois
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3. Can I Have Your Autograph? is a good after-dinner game — goofy and active.
prep: You'll need questionnaires with about 15 questions on them, such as "Who didn't eat breakfast today?" or "Who can stand on their head?" (Come up with your own, or download and print this questionnaire.)
set-up: Split into pairs: a younger person with an elder. Give each team a questionnaire and a crayon, marker, or pen.
play: With your partner, walk around and get the autographs of people who match the descriptions. For example, if Uncle Ted didn't eat breakfast, he may sign his name on your team's questionnaire. Have each team get as many autographs as they can. (Little kids can sign with just an initial or a scribble.) To make the game less challenging, allow each person to sign each sheet as many times as they qualify. To make it more challenging, allow each person to sign each sheet only once or twice.
After everyone is done, choose an emcee to collect the sheets and read off each question, along with the names signed next to them. "Okay, who can juggle? We've got . . . Grandma Alice, Dylan, and Emma." Those people then have to prove they actually can. Exaggeration and silliness encouraged.
our results: Easy enough for all ages, and the questions (and answers) kept the conversations going long after the game was over.
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