Snatch Bingo - much more fun than Christmas crackers!

jap200

Just went in to find my old thread on this from years ago to give it a seasonal bump and can see someone has beaten me to it. Super Duper!

springdreams

Bumping for 2012.

I think my family enjoyed playing this and opening their prizes more than they did their main presents.

For this year so far I have:

mini ice scraper for the car from Morrisons
clips for sealing opened bags of cereal etc. from Morrisons
Turkish Delight from Home Bargains
3 boxes of Tic Tacs from Asda
Hot chocolate cups from Poundland
Dish washing sponge that you can pour the liquid into the handle from Morrisons
Bottle opener key from Amazon
Mini chocolate hand cream from Superdrug
Toothpaste tube squeezers from Amazon
Peg fridge magnets from Tesco

Still need to get more bits that are for children.

enjy59

This game made our Christmas last year, laughed for weeks about Grandad getting a sparkly thong and everybody fighting over a grow your own beetroot )))))))))))))
Best few pounds Ive spent for years!!!!!!

jap200

Went to bump my old post for 2012 and can see someone already has so thank you!

For Christmas 2012 we are doing a slight variation now that all the children are a little older. There will still be 16 of us getting together to play this game, but this year I have asked EVERYONE to buy at least one little gift - including the youngest children who are 9 and 10 (£1-2 budget) and to buy and wrap it secretly if possible.

My own 3 boys went in to Poundland one by one and came out giggling, so I dread to think what they have bought! There was even more giggling as they wrapped the little gifts up secretly in their bedrooms to put into my snatch bingo bag.

I'm hoping that the fun of seeing their own gift being passed around will add to the excitement. I am still buying a good number of them myself too as this game works best with lots of gifts.

Must find a sparkly thong to add - thanks for the idea enjy59!

So far I have got (mostly bargains picked up for a couple of pounds or less:

Net of marbles
Slipper socks
"snog me senseless" breath freshner spray (99p bargain in Waterstones of all places!)
Jar of chocolate mice
Small box Thorntons chocs
Emergency money box (looks like fire alarm)
PC-DVD-ROM make your own greetings cards
Thunder maker (from Hawkins Bazaar)
Notebook
Stationery set
Book - TV cream toys - from Poundland
Earphones (bargain ones)
Fabric shopping bag
Jar of marshmallow fluff
Mini sketch pad
Juggling balls and book (£1 Scholastic sale bargain)
Set of heart-shaped cookie cutters (bargain after Valentine's day)
Necklace (beads)
Mini jigsaw
Lego minifigure
Fold-out mini photo frame

vikki_louise

I wish we could play this but there's only 3 of us. Justin beaber famously said he always played this at Christmas, it seems to be gaining popularity by the year. Has anyone done it with a small amount of people?

bossymoo

Sounds like loads of fun, might bookmark for next year, haven't bought stuff and DD probably just get cross (she is two, lol)

Marmiter

Just wanted to say thanks for this game, we played it on Boxing day with a variety of 16 family members aged from 8 to 60.

We wrapped up a box of sprouts to look like a "star" gift, and it got snatched around a few times but it was hilarious when the final winner opened it tee hee :rotfl:

bluenose1

I work with a girl from Mexico and she told me this was a traditional game over there every Christmas. Never heard of it before.

pinki65

On the off chance that they are not shiny white, a complete stranger lands in your kitchen with a childrens chemistry set and tells you that you're doing it wrong. You won't scream as for some reason you kind of expected this...

springdreams

pinki65 wrote: »

On the off chance that they are not shiny white, a complete stranger lands in your kitchen with a childrens chemistry set and tells you that you're doing it wrong. You won't scream as for some reason you kind of expected this...

Huh ???? :cool: