Roen's Friendsmas Party

This year, I decided it would be so much fun to throw a Friendsmas for the kids. Remi's friend group already had something planned (which he missed while we were in Utah), so I asked Roen what he thought about hosting a party with all his friends. Of course, he was all about it and instantly helped me make a guest list!

I had an absolute blast coming up with games and prizes for the evening! We started off with voting for the best girl and boy ugly sweater/Christmas attire. After this, we dove right into the gingerbread house decorating. I drew names for teams and hot glued each group's house together to make things go faster. I gave them a time limit and when time was up, everyone got to vote on their favorite decorated house. I did make one rule for the evening- that you couldn't vote for yourself in any of the competitions. 

Next up, was the White Elephant Gift Exchange. On the invite everyone was told to find something in their room (no buying allowed) and wrap it themselves. They were encouraged to wrap something funny! We did a Chinese gift exchange style, but based on the wrapping- they weren't allowed to open until the very end. Once all gifts had been traded and stolen, we opened up presents one at a time and some pretty great laughs! Us adult hosts voted on three categories after the exchanged had finished up- Most Creative, Most Funny and Most Unique. 

From here, we broke the kids up into groups again for YouTube Short Videos. Before the party, Roen and I rounded up funny props we had laying around the house and divvied them up into black trash bags. Each group got a bag and when time started, they all fled to their assigned rooms and had to use everything in their bag, making up a short video that was both funny and entertaining. They also had to name their group, so once time was up, everyone got to vote on their favorite skit. 

Winter weather (well below freezing) blew in that day, so we had to cancel the Polar Bear Plunge. So following the YouTube skits, we had a big awards presentation! This party was an absolute blast and it is my hope to do it every year! I'd love if I could do a big combined party with Remi and Roen's friends... but Remi will most likely have his own opinions about that, lol! 

Until next year...