| comes to silly party games, it seems unfair that | | | | "pin the tale on the donkey" and similar games. Spin the |
| birthdays get all the attention and Christmas none. It's | | | | person around, make sure they are blindfolded and |
| time to bring back some silly party games for | | | | then have them try to replace Santa's lost beard. |
| Christmas, and "Pin the beard on Santa" is as good a | | | | Self-adhesive foam works well because once they |
| place to start as any. | | | | place it on the picture of Santa, it's not going to move, |
| To begin this game, you need a cardboard cutout of | | | | so they can't change their blindfolded mind and change |
| Santa. This can be purchased at some party stores, or | | | | the position once they pick a position. It's there for the |
| even little gift shops. It doesn't have to be large, but it | | | | duration. |
| should be a big face of Santa. You can also find these | | | | No, you can add several variations to this game. For |
| at educational supply stores, or teacher supply stores, | | | | example, you can buy a full-size cardboard Santa |
| in the section of other cardboard decoration items that | | | | (again, the party stores often have these, or school |
| teachers put on classroom walls. | | | | supply stores, or you can make one of your own |
| Once you get Santa's face home, cut off his beard. | | | | without much effort). You might have people pin the |
| That's right, cut if clean off. There's no point in pinning | | | | boots on Santa, pin the hat on Santa, or pin a red |
| Santa's beard on him if it's already there, right? The | | | | button nose on Santa. |
| beard you sliced off can either be thrown away or | | | | One fun (adult) version of this game is to pin the chest |
| keep it to tape back up later, if you want to use | | | | hair on Santa. Create a fun cardboard Santa with his |
| Santa's face for another game or as decoration. | | | | suit unbuttoned. It's a big macho for Santa, but also a |
| Now, you can create several beards out of different | | | | bit fun. Then fashion "chest hair" out of yarn, threads or |
| items. It's easy to take a piece of thick cardstock and | | | | fake fur. Attach some sort of adhesive to the back |
| cut the beard out of that, or you can use foam with | | | | (foam stickers work, or heavy-duty double-stick tape) |
| adhesive backing. You can simply peel the backing off | | | | and have people try and pin the chest hair on Santa |
| right before it's used. You could also make the beard | | | | the same way they attached his beard or might |
| out of crumpled white paper, simply computer paper or | | | | attach his boots. |
| the like. If you want to get a bit more elaborate, create | | | | Any good game offers a prize for the winner, and this |
| Santa's beard out of cotton balls or a large piece of | | | | one is no exception. You could always offer Santa to |
| cotton pulled and shaped into the semblance of a | | | | the winning 'pinner" or you could have something more |
| beard. | | | | elaborate like a Santa goodie bag, filled with Santa |
| If you have 5 people playing this game, you'll need 5 | | | | pencils, Santa erasers, a Santa coffee mug, and |
| beards. 10 people? 10 beards. You get the idea. | | | | Santa-themed candy. |
| You play "pin the beard on Santa' exactly as you play | | | | |