Sunday, January 22, 2012

Day 22: Playing "Pass the Parcel"

One of our family's patented good-time games is "Pass the Parcel," a tradition that Mom learned in England as a girl and then brought with her when she came here to the States nearly 50 years ago.
Whenever we get together to celebrate a family birthday - as was the case today for my sister-in-law Jessica - a crucial portion of the party involves playing this game, in which we pass around a parcel loaded up with treats while music plays. When the music stops, whoever is left holding the parcel is out, though he or she gets to unwrap a layer of the parcel and gets to keep and eat whichever piece of candy falls out. It's a lot like "Musical Chairs," and it's really a win-win situation.

2 comments:

Steve-o said...

Pass the parcel rocks. You know I used it to propose to Summer, right?

Jonathan Plowman said...

Indeed!