Get Thirty-one Right, Left Game (warm Up Game)

The idea is that someone from each table is given a small item to hold before you start reading the story. Then, each time you say the word left, the item is passed from the person holding it to the person on his/her left. When you say the word right, the item is passed from the person holding it to the right.

It's a telling of the story – The Night Before Christmas. The words LEFT and RIGHT have been sprinkled throughout the story so it can be played as a game. Each person starts with a gift and sits in a circle. As you read the story, you pass the gift with every LEFT and RIGHT word read.

How to play the Left Right game for gift exchanges. The premise is simple: Everyone sits in a circle holding the gift they brought. Someone reads the story out loud, and every time you hear the word “left” everyone passes their gift to the left. Everytime you hear “right” everyone passes their gift to the right.

On the first turn, the person assigned with #1 picks out a gift and opens it so all can see what it is. On the second turn, the person assigned with #2 gets the choice of “stealing” #1's unwrapped gift or choosing a wrapped one from the pile. If #2 steals #1's gift, then #1 must choose and open a wrapped gift.

White Elephant Rules: Everyone participating brings a wrapped gift, which is placed in a central location at the beginning of the game. Each person in the group draws a number to determine the order in which they will choose gifts. The first player selects a gift from the pile and opens it.

Instructions Seat participants in a circle. Give each participant a ball or object (or to make it easier, just give one participant a ball). Read a story and when you say the words 'right' or 'left' they should pass the ball in that direction.

The idea is that someone from each table is given a small item to hold before you start reading the story. Then, each time you say the word left, the item is passed from the person holding it to the person on his/her left. When you say the word right, the item is passed from the person holding it to the right.