My Mom had purchased and wrapped small gifts. The bags were labeled boy, girl, boy or girl, man, woman, and any. Whoever won the game was allowed to choose a prize from the basket.
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| The basket of prizes |
We did make up some rules as we went. For example, after a player won three games, he or she had to sit out for a game. At one point, everyone had won at least one game...except my Dad. (I think my niece had won three games by then. We decided that she should go purchase a lottery ticket.) Anyway, we let my Dad play three cards so that he would have a better chance (hopefully!) of winning a game. He eventually did. He won the next game after my Mom forfeited her prize to him. :)
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| My Dad being silly, because he managed to pick both prizes that were packages of Snickers |
We really did have tons of fun. We laughed and joked and played for more than two hours...until the prize basket was empty! :P
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| All of us with our loot From L to R: my Mom, my husband, my younger sister, me, my older sister, my niece (older sister's daughter), my niece (younger sister's daughter) |
