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Pass the
Candy Cane
This Christmas party game idea is
played like the traditional game
known as "Hot Potato" but uses
candy canes instead.
Christmas Game Description:
This Christmas party game idea is played like the traditional
game known as "Hot Potato ". A candy cane is passed from
person to person around the circle while someone plays
Christmas music.
The candy cane is passed to the youth
right next to you who then passes the
candy cane to the youth next to him
or her. You can choose to play
clockwise or counter clockwise. If you
want to add a little more challenge to
the game you can call out the word
"CHANGE" from time to time and
change the direction in which the
candy cane is passed.
Things You'll Need:
• Christmas music as well as someone
to control the music
• Two or more adults, youth, children -
kids of all ages
• One Christmas candy cane for each
youth playing the game
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How to Play
1. Gather all the youth in a circle,
standing or sitting cross-legged.
The youth should be arranged
facing toward the center of the
circle.
2. Explain the game rules to make
sure all the youth understand. If
you are playing with very young
children, you might need to go
over the rules several times to
make sure they all understand.
Have a practice round of the game
with the children if that is
necessary.
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How to Play
3. For younger children, you might
want to ask them to name some
things that are hot. Hand one of
the children the candy cane,
encouraging him or her to
pretend that it is HOT and to
catch and pass it on to the next
child as quickly as they can.
4. To get the Christmas game
started, say "Go!" and play the
Christmas music. Youth begin to
toss the candy cane around the
circle to the youth next to them
as quickly as possible.
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5. When the Christmas music is paused,
the youth holding the candy cane is
eliminated from the game. Throwing
the candy cane after the music stops
does not count. But as a parting gift,
the youth gets to keep the candy cane
he or she was holding so that
everyone is a winner in this Christmas
game.
6. The youth must then sit out of the
game until everyone has a candy cane.
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7. Continue starting and stopping the
Christmas music until all but two are
"out." Last youth to NOT be holding
the candy cane when the music stops
wins. You might want to have an
additional Christmas prize for the last
remaining youth.
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