does anyone still play 'family games' on Christmas Day evening

[Bobbisox]

When we were small, Christmas Night was reserved for playing games as a family, even if it was a board game but usually charades...and yes we had television, in fact we were the first in our street to get in (Dad was a Radio/TV Engineer when he came out of the RAF)
I remember it a time of great fun and continued with the tradition with my own family
Do you have a tradition that has carried on down the years, passed to you by your parents?

[mrs_overall]

We have a traditional family game that stems from my student days. We play it every Xmas.

Tilt your head back & place an After Eight mint on your forehead. The aim is to get it into your mouth using ONLY your facial muscles.

Helpful hint: don't sit near the fire when you play this

[Bobbisox]

arh, I have done that one at 'adult' parties mrs o, great gurners we were..lol

[ttfn]

The washing up

[Bobbisox]

bah, I have my very own dishwasher Sis,,,called Bill..lol

[Prudie]

We always play trivia and charades. A family traqdition is one where you go out of the room amd the rest decide who you are and you come back and ask questions with only yes or no as an answer to guess who you are - eg am I female, famous, living or dead, fact, fictional etc etc etc

[mrs_overall]

"Adult" parties bobbi?
Please tell me they didn't involve fruit bowls and car keys or I will look at you in a very different light!

[Bobbisox]

Have you done the one that require you to have a sticker put on your brow, you have no idea who it is and you have to ask the questions, very similar to yours Prudie

[Bobbisox]

Aye Swingers, didn't ya know mrs o..LOL

[DTCwordfan]

Norfolk family games - where incest puts your family to the test.

However, the secret game is "Keep it in the Family"

[Bobbisox]

ha-ha DT, no answer to that then

[B00]

MrsO- i read out your post to Mr Boo, who's currently getting his shoes on to go to the shop for a box of aftereight mints....

i kid you not!

[Bobbisox]

tell to stay away from the fire BOO

[ttfn]

mrs.o - you would not even contemplate the after 8 trick if you had owned some of my dogs. Pah, it would be easier to get butter up a porcupine's rectum with a red hot needle than place chocolate on my forehead and hope the muts didnt get it first.

[DTCwordfan]

Should try Welsh family games then - they involve the family being sheepish

Or Liverpool games - how much can we nick from under the neighbours trees......

[Bobbisox]

passing the ballon with your knees is a canny one, not with the family tho..lol

[mrs_overall]

Boo - are you & Mr Boo going to have a sneaky trial run tonight?

[Bobbisox]

or the Geordie one
see how little you can wear in the freezing weathe..

[tiggerblue10]

We either play cards, charades or Monopoly.

[piggynose]

used to play trivia pursuit in my aunts house every boxing day for more than 15 years, we let our cousin with learning disabilities cheat. those were nice memories.there would be about 12 of us around the table

[Bobbisox]

I suppose we will sit on our balcony and sip a nice glass of wine this year...sighhhhh