Christmas Gift Stacking Relay
Supplies:
Duplicate set of wrapped boxes, items inside the boxes (optional), stools / chairs
Here's how to play:
This classic game is a simple gift stacking game that involves speed and balance, plus with a variety of variations this holiday game can get more and more complex as guests race to get the presents home.
These versions will get progressively harder.
Divide teams in two, Team A and B
Now split each team so half are at one end of the room and half at the other end. (Distance 15 – 20 feet.)
Stack 3 gifts on top of each other.
Teams are told that they must take the stack of gifts from one stool to the stool with out dropping any gifts. Then the next person must pick up the gifts and take them back to the other stool. First team done wins.
Note if the gifts fall then the person must go back to their starting point and begin again.
Variations
- Easy version for small kids use empty boxes.
- A little trickier add chairs that guests must weave around (obstacles)
- Harder version tell teams that they can only use one hand to carry the gifts (two when lifting off stool)
- More Difficult add items into the gifts – top box apple or orange!
- Even more difficult increase to 4 boxes, 5 or more.
Another variation:
In this version the first person races with 1 gift to their teammate, where they hand off the gift and add 1 more gift. Now the person must take 2 gifts to the other end, where the next person must take 3 gifts, etc…
This continues until the first team successful carries 10 gifts from one stool to the next without dropping the gifts!
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