Just in case you too have little elves who like to shake, rattle, hold to the light or any other means of gift guessing the wrapped present under the tree.....here is a great little idea I implemented years ago. The children are all given reindeer names,different ones each year. They have no idea which reindeer they are until Christmas morning. That way, I can put names on all the presents so I know who they belong to , but they have no idea. They can rattle all they want, they don't know if that gift is for them so it takes the fun out of it. Sure, they are all confident each year that they are the reindeer with the most gifts under the tree, and this becomes a game in and of itself of figuring out who is who. They haven't been right yet. Nonetheless, they try. So, if you too have the rattlin', peakin' elf syndrome at your home, you are free to borrow the reindeer name game. Copyright lifted.
10 comments:
I love this! My mom always did stickers where each of us would be a different character. Snowman, santa, etc.. We never figured it out! Thanks for sharing!
What a cute idea!
I love it.... I will be using this game over here!
How fun - I think I'll do it even though I don't have peekers!
WOW Shari...Your blog is loaded with lots of wonderful stuff...I'll be checking in after Christmas to read and learn...(some of the receipes before Christmas)...The MERRIEST to you and yours!!!
Great idea! I had to remove all the presents from under the tree this year or else there would be no surprises at Christmas. I will be using this cute idea in the future for sure...when Jake can't tear the name tags off and I won't forget who's presents are who's.
We do this too. This year I am using Christmas treat names like: figgy pudding, fruitcake, candy cane, gingerbread, etc. The kids love it.
Brilliant. At least someone out there is smarter than my kiddos! :)
Fantastic game. I will try it with my kid too :)
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