Get the Party Started

Holiday family fun with a “minute to win it”! By Sarah Friesen.

Laugh yourself silly this holiday season and create hilarious memories with your loved ones.

Sometimes the most fun can be found in a game that is simple and free of charge. “Minute to Win It” fits this category and these games are terrific because they are only limited by your imagination.

The idea of this type of game is to perform several tasks in 60 seconds or less with common, household items. Because these games are so simple, they can be played easily by family members of all ages.

To begin, form two teams. For each round, select one or several teammates to tackle the task. Then, set a timer and whoever gets done first or accomplishes the most WINS!

Some ideas to get the party started:

Tweeze These: Move as many Tic Tacs as possible from one bowl to another, using only a pair of tweezers.

String of Ornaments: Attach a string from one wall to the next. With a partner, hang ornaments on the string without using your hands.

The Jiggle Effect: Tie an old tissue box filled with ping pong balls to your waist; get as many balls out as possible by jumping.

Jelly Nose: With petroleum jelly on your nose, transfer cotton balls from one bowl to another, one at a time, with no hands.

Eye of the Needle: Pull a thread through a needle 10 times in one minute.

Marshmallow Toss: See how many marshmallows you can toss through a holiday wreath into a bowl.

Ornamental Yard: Balance as many ornaments as you can on a yardstick (that’s resting on two paper towel tubes) without it falling down.

Nut Job: Arrange 8 iron nuts in a row at the end of a table. Using a chopstick, string the nuts

onto the chopstick – but don’t use your hands! You can also change the game for kids: stack up the nuts using only a candy cane (and one hand).

Hanky Panky: See how many tissues you can remove from a box of Kleenex…using only ONE hand.

There are More Minute to Win it games to choose from that can be found online.