Whether it’s for work or for a church group or with friends Christmas parties happen. At most Christmas parties there is some type of gift exchange.

Here is a new game (at least it’s new to me) that is a lot of fun to play. It can change up your Christmas party gift exchange.

I don’t think there is a name for it so I call it Stealing Christmas.

How to play:

• Everyone needs to bring 5 wrapped gifts that cost no more than a $1 each. They can also bring junk from home if they don’t want to spend the $5 bucks.
• Once you are ready to play put the gifts in the middle of the room and circle up around the gifts.
• You will need 4 dice and a two containers to roll the dice in. Small plastic containers work fine. The container helps the dice not roll all over the room.
• When you say go the two people that have the dice roll them into their container. If they roll a 7 or 11 they get to pick out a present from the pile. If they roll a double they get to roll again.
• After they roll they pass the container with the dice to the person next to them. The next person rolls and continues the process.
• The game moves quick because of the two sets of dice.
• Once all of the presents have been collected everyone gets to open their gifts.
• Now this is where the fun begins. Set a timer for 5 minutes and start the game over. This time if someone rolls a 7 or 11 they can steal one gift from someone else. If they roll a double they get to roll again.
• At the end of the five minutes if anyone doesn’t have a single gift then they get to steal one gift from someone else.
• It’s a fast paced game and a lot of fun!

Do you have a favorite Christmas party game?