The holiday season is about celebrating and creating great memories with our loved ones. With many of us having to get creative this year with traditional family events – we would like to present to you our Festive 2020 (No Pony Required) Pony Games! These fun short games are a great way to have a laugh with your loved ones, there are no age requirements (or limits), and no real pony required – you can even share the fun and games with loved ones further afield through social media and other messaging apps.
So on to the games!
Event 1: Wrapping Grand Prix
Make use of your leftover wrapping paper tubes and get ready for the jumping event of the year! Simply set up your makeshift standards and take turns jumping over the wrapping paper tube slowly raising the bar until one supreme jumper prevails. Remember jumpers must clear the jump and not knock the tube to continue on to the next round!
Event 2: The Bauble And Spoon Race
While maintaining a forward moving “canter”, participants must complete an obstacle course of the event holders design while maintaining their Bauble on their spoon. Needless to say, make sure it’s a plastic one! And get creative with your challenging obstacles. Fastest time wins, and remember there is a time penalty of 3 seconds for each bauble drop!
Event 3: Christmas Pony Express
This event requires splitting your group into pairs! One partner will take the role of the pony, while the other will be its driver using a set of reins (or something that can act as reins e.g. rope, tinsel, string, etc) to silently steer their partner through their mail route. Get as creative as you can with your mail routes – having a minimum of 3 delivery stops where your drivers can deliver their christmas cards. This fun game is a great way to test your contestants’ reinsmanship, and silent communication while being able to have a laugh when it all goes a bit pear shaped! The winner is the fastest time to deliver all their christmas cards!
Good luck everyone, and may the best pony win!