Jingle Bells or Jingle Hell: Putting the X Back into Christmas

By Tonia

“Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people once a year.” – Victor Borge

I used to be crazy about Christmas. I would decorate until it looked like Christmas threw up all over my house. Now, as I think about the holidays, I want to throw up. All the frenzy and stress. No thank you. “Ho, ho, ho” - who friggin’ laughs like that? 

So I say resign from Christmas and throw a girlfriends’ unChristmas party! No baking allowed. Refreshments MUST be store-bought. Invitations are by word-of-mouth only and dress is optional – or at least dress in something that makes you laugh. As for entertainment, I’m not sure Rudolf’s missed reindeer games were worth the trouble. But here is a naughty and nice game that YOU won’t want to miss: 

Naughty or Nice Card Game

On index cards or some kind of card stock, create a deck of cards  that have various naughty and nice questions or instructions (examples below). Place these in a pile in the middle of the room (or on the middle of the table) and take turns selecting and answering. Find out how naughty and nice your friends are!

·    NAUGHTY CARD

Catherine Aird said, "If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning.” What is something that you have done that is a horrible warning to others?

·    NICE CARD

Mark Twain said, “Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” Describe a time that you were kind to a stranger.

·    NAUGHTY CARD

Katharine Hepburn said, "If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun." What rule have you broken ….. that was fun?

·    NICE CARD

Leo Buscaglia said, “Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” What is something that you have done to make another’s life better?


·    NAUGHTY CARD

Helen Gurley Brown said, “Good girls go to heaven; bad girls go everywhere.” What naughty places have you been?

·    NICE CARD

Gandhi said, “Whenever you are confronted with an opponent, conquer him with love.” When have you been good to an enemy or rival?

·    NAUGHTY CARD

Mae West said, “Good sex is like good bridge. If you don't have a good partner, you'd better have a good hand.” How good is your hand? Or do you use something else?

·    NICE CARD

John Wayne said, “Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway.” When have you been brave?

·    NAUGHTY CARD

Henriette Mantel said, “I don’t have the time every day to put on makeup. I need that time to clean my rifle.” Describe a time that you were happily aggressive.