Rhonda

The first time I played this game was at a bridal shower my mom gave a few years ago. You have to have small gifts to play the game so Mom wrapped up cans of soup and small kitchen gadgets which were given to the bride after the game was over.

Then we played it at Christmas last year and she bought and wrapped up small gifts for everyone. They all loved the game so this year we are all bringing a small gift to play the game again. It is a lot of fun and causes a lot of laughter!!

To play this game you need to have everyone sit in a circle. We sat around the table last year. Then you pass out a small wrapped gift to each player.

Now the leader(me last year!) reads the Left/Right story and every time you hear the word left you pass your gift you are holding to the person on your left. And every time you hear the word right you pass it to the person on your right. When the game is over you open the gift you ended up with! We had such a blast with this last year!!! And looking forward to it this year! A new tradition for our family! We played it at Thanksgiving too this year with a Thanksgiving themed story.

Just a hint - if you do this game the leader needs to pause at times to let people catch up! It can get confusing but it gets funny too when you get mixed up!! LOL

There are lots of these stories online if you want to search for them. I printed off several last year.

Here's a good one to get you started!!

The Wright Family
Many years ago high on a mountain, there lived a family named WRIGHT. They had many cousins whose names were also WRIGHT. Every Christmas the clan gathered to have a party and no one was LEFT out. Sally WRIGHT was in charge of the guest list and she LEFT nothing to chance. This party was planned and things had to be just RIGHT. Mary WRIGHT had LEFT home early to do her shopping, but LEFT her gift list at home. Now this created a problem RIGHT from the start for her. John WRIGHT had gone to cut a tree for the big affair. It had to be the RIGHT size to stand on the LEFT side of the
fire place.

The decorations were ready and waiting. Mother WRIGHT was in charge of the kitchen and everyone had to bring the RIGHT food to fit the menu and no one LEFT home without their share. There were children by the score who played RIGHT in the middle of the floor and LEFT toys everywhere. Now it wouldn't really be festive if they had no Santa Clause, so Charles WRIGHT had his wife Jeannie WRIGHT make him a Santa suit. She put two pockets on the RIGHT side and one on the LEFT. But Jake WRIGHT felt LEFT out because he said he had a RIGHT to be Santa because he had been LEFT out for five years. Mother WRIGHT had to settle the argument RIGHT then and there before she LEFT for the kitchen. Charles and Jake both got mad and LEFT in a huff. But just then Uncle Ben WRIGHT walked RIGHT through the door and said he had a suit LEFT over from last year that would be all RIGHT. So that was settled and LEFT everyone feeling just fine except Charles and Jake, but they soon realized the Christmas spirit should prevail, so they marched RIGHT back into the house.

Tommy WRIGHT, of the RIGHT side of the mountain, LEFT his snow shoes at home so he was late reaching the party at the RIGHT time, but he was still able to help wrap the gifts which were placed on the RIGHT side of the fireplace and on the LEFT side of the tree. He also hung holly on the RIGHT side and every WRIGHT in the county was RIGHT on time, dressed in their Sunday best. No stone was LEFT unturned to make this a happy time. The turkey was baked just RIGHT and LEFT everyone gasping with delight. The dressing and trimmings were also just RIGHT, because Mother WRIGHT saw to that.

There was a pile of toys RIGHT by the door because Mother WRIGHT said there was no room LEFT under the tree. They gathered round the table, each woman had a man on her RIGHT and also on her LEFT. They laughed RIGHT loudly as they ate their dinner and as they LEFT the table everyone cried "I ate too much!" Then came Santa RIGHT on time to deliver the gifts to each WRIGHT. He LEFT each one laughing, even Grandpa WRIGHT, who usually LEFT early and said good-night. The children LEFT the room RIGHT after opening the last toy. Their hearts were full of Christmas Joy. Mother WRIGHT knew the party was a success and LEFT for the kitchen RIGHT after the last carol was sung. Every WRIGHT on the mountain LEFT the party so happy and gay. Once more they had celebrated Christmas with the RIGHT kind of love in their hearts and LEFT each WRIGHT family shaking warm hands on their RIGHT and LEFT, saying Merry Christmas to each and everyone.

Okay everyone what did you end up with in your gift???? LOL LOL

earlylace

we played the Nativity right left game, just google it and you will find it, it was really nice for a church event.

cjomomma

That sounds like a lot of fun!!

wanderingcreek

That sounds like it would be a great game to play. Have to see if I can get our family to try it.

Willa

Sounds like fun. Bet you have to pay close attention.

Rhonda

It gets hilarious and it is really an ice breaker if you ever need one! You have to help each other keep track! It gets confusing but that is half the fun.

I was reading the story last year and I had to keep stopping and let people get straightened out. We didn't know how well our autistic grandson who is 9 would do but he loved it!

There was a really good story about Rudolph we did last year but it wasn't free. I had to pay to download it. Most of them are free online.