To play this old favourite, a number of chairs should be lined up, back to back, in a row down the centre of the room or, if the room is a large one, in a circle around the sides. There should be one fewer chairs than people playing the game. Someone should be responsible for playing the music. All the players should walk, or dance, in a circle around the chairs while the music plays When the music is stopped, each player has quickly to find a chair and sit on it. Each time the music is restarted one more chair is removed and, as there will be one fewer chairs than people playing when the music stops again, one person will be eliminated every time. The last person to stay in the game is the winner.
1 Pair of Gloves (Bigger The Better-try boxing gloves)
1 Hat
1 Die (perhaps two dice if group is large)
A Prize wrapped in several layers of newspaper and boxes.
The group sits in a circle. The gloves, hat, and wrapped box are placed in the center. Someone begins by rolling the dice. If they roll a 6, they hurry into the middle and put on the gloves and hat. They then start to unwrap the package. They must move fast because the next person to roll a 6 takes the hat off of the person in the center. The person in the center stops immediately and takes off the gloves, gives them to that person, and he/she goes back to the circle. The game continues like this until the package is completely unwrapped and the last person receives their prize. It's really noisy and incredibly fun!
Have a gift for each guest ready to 'drop' in the center of the circle and you'll make everyone a winner.
