Pass the Christmas Bauble Game for Doll Lovers

Old-fashioned bauble postcard to
download, print and send as an
invitation to the Bauble Game Party.

        For this Christmas party, you will need to invite as many playmates as you can who are also lovers of dolls, for the gifts or prizes are to be doll sized and intended for doll play. Suggested Christmas themed doll gifts are below. All of these may be made in bulk for a special party like this one!

 

The Primary Game for This Party

       The supplies needed to assemble the large bauble for the game include: tape, gift wrap, plastic wrap and small numbered tags. Each numbered tag will correspond to a numbered, wrapped gift with a doll sized prize. 

       There are two ways that may be used to pass the bauble. The first is to pass it is in a way that uses music. Play a Christmas selection from a radio, itunes, Youtube etc... When the music plays the bauble must be passed from friend to friend. When the music stops the guest left holding the bauble may open the outer-most layer only on the bauble and keep the small numbered tag that falls out. Then start the Christmas music again to repeat the game. The person in charge of the music needs to be careful to allow each guest to have a turn to unwrap and keep a tag. After all of the tags have been unwrapped and distributed, the guests may retrieve the corresponding, numbered gift from beneath the Christmas tree and open it.

       The second method of playing this game involves a set of dice. The bauble is passed from guest to guest in the following manner. The first guest peals away layers of the party bauble while the guest seated on their left rolls dice. The dice rolling ends the unwrapping of the bauble. The numbered tag(s) that fall from the unwrapping process belongs to the person unwrapping the bauble. If the bauble is wrapped in a complex way... fewer gifts will be distributed. If the person unwrapping the bauble is quick enough, he or she could possibly collect many tags. Once doubles have been rolled the gift opening is passed to the player next in line on her left and this player repeats the unwrapping while the guest on their left starts to roll the dice for doubles and so on. 

       If rolling doubles for this game is used, the host should be prepared to have an overabundance of gift wrapped with corresponding numbers to the tags. Once all of the tags are distributed, the numbered corresponding gifts beneath the tree may be opened.

How to wrap a Christmas Bauble Step-by-Step: Begin to wrap this game bauble with a small rubber ball. Tape a tag with the number 1. to it's surface. Now wrap around the tag and ball several layers of plastic wrap. Then insert another numbered tag and wrap around this layer using plastic wrap and then, a layer of Christmas wrapping paper and scotch tape. Continue on in this manner with mutiple tags and layers of plastic wrap and wrapping paper. There should be a stack of nicely wrapped gifts with the same number of corresponding tags, off to the side on a table or shelf. After the game has been played  every guest should have one or more tickets. The gifts with matching tickets are then distributed to guests with the matching tickets.

 

Suggested Prizes For The Bauble Game: wrapped in advance with numbered tickets taped to the outside of the box...

• A cookie sheet with doll sized cookies
• doll sized Santa hats
• tiny doll sized mittens
• a merry little Christmas wreath
• mini strands of real Christmas lights (from dollar store)
• Christmas candles: matching sets of tapers or a larger candle with trim
• doll sized book of Christmas Carols
• a Christmas sticker garland for a doll's tree or mantle
• Doll sized Christmas stockings
  

Suggestions for Refreshments: A decorated Christmas cake with ice cream and punch served at the end of the gift opening.

Hostess Gifts: Doll sized Christmas cakes to be served at home by every little doll in attendance at the party to remember their night of fun and mischief!