10th Annual Hourly Envelopes of Fun

2022 was a big year for DanFam5. We ushered it out with our 10th Annual Hourly Envelopes.

As per usual, things got kicked off at noon.

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lunch at Raising Caine's and writing fake resolutions 

(to be read later in the night)

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obstacle course

This one is a staple. Different activities, but always a staple. Daddy's favorite. Not, however, the kids' favorite. We blew leaves, swiveled in chairs, serpentined between trees, carried things, threw balls, climbed the fence, dribbled balls, did push ups and sit-ups and army crawled.

5th place: Eli 

4th place: Trish 

3rd place: Daisy 

4th place: Zeke 

1st place: Abe 🏆 

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tic tac toe

One person had to run one down and drop their mark, then come back and tag their teammate. We switched teams several times. I'm gonna brag and say that I'm pretty sure that whoever was on my team won the most.

Chuey agrees.

Abe got artsy with the sidewalk chalk.

He left me a love letter.

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most likely to...

At three o'clock we played 'Who's most likely to?' We read a 'most likely to' card and then we each held up a card with a family member's name. Chuey won most likely to be voted cutest. Not really, but she is cute.

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blind scavenger hunt

We placed leftover ketchup packets from lunch in the yard. Your partner had to find it and then verbally lead you to it.

Both people heard the clues and were blindly fighting each other to feel for it.

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go to Grannie's

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Chase The Ace card game

We learned a new game with blindly swapping cards with your neighbor to try to avoid the ace, or the lowest card. Not literally blindly swapping cards, like the scavenger hunt, but figuratively by passing without knowing what you might get in exchange.

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roast marshmallows over the fire pit

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We made a fire by gathering leaves and twigs from the yard.

Afterward the kids made hot chocolate bombs. For some reason Zeke was standing on the counter to watch the milk get warm.

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fish bowl game

This game has three rounds. First we brainstormed three nouns each and placed them in the 'fish bowl.'

The first round we played it like Taboo, where you describe the word. The next round we put them back in the bowl and you could only use one clue to describe the word. After each word is guessed the second time, they are placed in the fish bowl again for the final round, which is played like charades.

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blind folded cotton ball scooping

Played pretty much like it sounds. It was funny watching people scoop spoonfuls of air into the bowl.

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specific karaoke

I wrote several songs that everyone knows (Mary Had A Little Lamb, Jesus Loves Me, etc.) and placed them in a bowl. On a different color paper I wrote various ways to sing (opera, yodel, like an ogre, etc.).

We all laughed pretty hard, mostly at ourselves.

We were proud of Daddy for staying up so late!

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It's In The Bag game

Doubles or a combination of 7 allowed you to grab a prize from the center and place it in your bag. 

We poured champagne and sparkling white grape juice while prepping to enter the new year 'on the right foot.'

Luck would have it that Abe woke up right at midnight so he got to ring in 2023 with us after all.

After midnight we popped the fireworks that we won during the game.

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assign fake resolutions

After the excitement of the midnight countdown, sparkling toast and poppers, we opened our final envelope. 

Remember those fake resolutions from noon? We wrote things like 'I am not going to clog the toilet this year,' and 'I will not pick my wedgies in public.'  I read them aloud and we assigned them to each other.

Happy 2023! May you find adventure and surround yourself with love from your friends and family.

[December 31]