An Unusual (But Fun) Way to Give Gifts
An
Unusual (But Fun) Way to Give Gifts
This week we
had our Christmas party, consisting mainly of our white elephant gift exchange.
Everyone who attended this week’s meeting brought some type of gift. (The
recommended cost was $5-$10.) All of the gifts were put on a table in the
middle of the room. Then we all made a circle-ish shape around the table.
Jackson T. explained the rules: we would go around the circle, one person at a
time. Each person would choose either to pick a gift from the table, or to
steal a previous person’s item. One item could only be stolen up to three
times, and someone could not steal something that they’d already had.
It was a great
time. There were some cool gifts, and lots of laughing over the events
unfolding. Sometimes, just as someone got exactly what they wanted, it was
stolen from them. Some items of interest that were stolen three times were a
Gerber knife, a waterproof stuff-sack, a lantern, a poker set, and several
assortments of candy and chocolate. There were some stormproof matches, a
Whitman Sampler (Mmmm…), and a curiously large can of nacho cheese. This can
was by far the heaviest thing on the table. It was first received by Danny C.,
who didn’t quite know what to do with it. Then Jacob W. stole it, and he was
from then on the proud owner of the cheese. (I have the feeling that a lot of
nachos are in his future.) Besides the candy, camping gear, card games, and
cheesy presents, there were also some gift cards for Graeter’s Ice Cream, Game
Stop, and Orange Leaf.
Aside from
this gifting extravaganza, there was a short game of dodgeball, and the winners
of the Golden Spoon from Color Wars and Feast Fest (The Panthers and Serpents,
respectively) were each given a cooler of Klondike Bars. Also, it was announced
that several Scouts completed Boards of Review.
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