National
Family Communication Initiative
The
HOLIDAY CONVERSATIONS Game
©
2003 by Dick Wulf, Colorado, USA
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printable version click here
| Roll two dice once or one die twice to get two numbers. Using one number for the horizontal axis and the other for the vertical axis, find a letter(s) in the top grid. Then, each family member answers the question corresponding to the letter(s) in the bottom grid. Ask plenty of "Why?" questions to find more about each other. |
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| A | How would you get Santa unstuck from your chimney quickly so children are not disappointed? |
| B | Find out each person's favorite Christmas Holiday food. |
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C | In what stores do you each like to "window shop"? |
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D | What are each of your favorite Christmas decorations? |
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E | Who do you each wish could be home for the holidays? |
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F | For each of you, which is more fun, giving gifts or receiving them? |
| G | Find out what is each person's favorite Christmas story. |
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H | What kind of weather do you each like to have at Christmastime? |
| I | Who would you each like our family to help during the Christmas Season? |
| J | What do you each like to do on Christmas Day? |
| K | What does Christmas mean to each of you? What do you each wish it meant to you? |
| L | You have 50¢ to spend on each family member. Getting everyone the same thing, what do you each get for all the other family members? |
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M | How does Santa decide if you have been naughty or nice? |
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N | What thing do each of you hope you can get done in the New Year? |
| O | For each of you, what makes Christmas a big deal or special time? |
| P | Is there a holiday you like better than Christmas? Which one? |
| Q | For each of us, who are our favorite relatives and friends associated with Christmas? |
| R | As a family, decide on 2 very valuable things about each family member. |
| S | When was the best Christmas ever for each of you? Why? |
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T | If you have to travel a long time to get to your Christmas location, what is the best thing for each of you to do while traveling? |
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U | For each of you, which is your favorite Christmas movie? |
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V | What color of Christmas lightbulb do you each like best? |
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W | Some year, where would you each like to go to spend the holidays, both a realistic choice and a dream choice? |
| X | Together, think of five reasons Santa's home is at the North Pole. |
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Y | For each of you, what has been the best accomplishment of the past year? |
| Z | Which Christmas tree ornament do you each like best? |
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AA | Together, decide what is the best way for your family to celebrate the holidays? |
| BB | In the Home Alone movies, for each of you, what is a favorite part? |
| CC | What do each of you like the very best about Christmas? |
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DD | For each of you, which is your favorite Christmas song? |
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EE | For each of you, what is a most interesting toy that costs less than $20? |
| FF | What part of Christmas do you each not like? |
| GG | On the Night Before Christmas, why were not even the mice moving around? |
| HH | What kind of Christmas tree do you each prefer? |
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JJ | Is there another month in which you wish Christmas came? |
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KK | What do you each think about Christmas cards? |