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Georgina Blaskey reveals the parlour games guaranteed to bring a little cheer to Christmas Day
Ditch the iPad, turn off the TV! Christmas is a time for all generations to join together in lively activities, but it?s all too easy to fall into the ?not this one again? rut. Thankfully, these enduring parlour games ? which you may or may not know ? should cater to everyone, sofa-bound oldies or little fidgets alike. All you need is a crowd, a sense of humour and a hint of mischief. After all, you know what they say, the family that plays together stays together!
Animal, Vegetable, Mineral
Divide into two teams. One person from each team (the answerer) thinks of an object and goes over to the opposing team (the questioners) who try to guess what it is (the two teams play at the same time). The answerer tells the questioners at the start of the game whether the subject belongs to the animal, vegetable or mineral kingdom. After that, the answerer can only answer ?yes? or ?no?. Whichever team guesses right first keeps the opposing team member whose word they were trying to guess. The aim is to steal all the opposing team members. The sparkly hat
Everyone chooses a name of a well-known person; it can be a sports personality, a Disney character, a politician, anyone. They all write it down (an adult can help the youngest if necessary) and all the names are put in the sparkly hat (or you can use a bucket or bowl). Names get read out as a li...