Robin,

We had our 5th annual cookie exchange this year. As always some new friends with ole' 14 attended total. We enjoyed all the ole' traditions with a few new twists. I substituted a playing card Bingo game (see below for directions) instead of the usual dice game. The new right left games were appreciated. And we had 1 participant take the words in the invite literally! "a prize for the most outrageously dressed" You'll see Sylvia in one of the pictures dressed as the Girl holiday M&M. The other pictures show the group and the frenzy of the exchange and the cookie display table.

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Seasons greetings!!
Lori Horgan in Chaska, MN


Decks of Card Bingo

Deal out 6 cards to every player, use as many decks as necessary. Then with a complete separate deck, flip up the top card and say the card name, ex: Ace of hearts, continue until a participant has turned down 3 of their 6 cards. A bingo! Then have the 1st winner select from a pile of pre-wrapped gifts, the winner unwraps it, continue playing, the next winner has the opportunity to steal from a previous winner or take a new gift. The game continues until everyone has a gift.