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    Home » Entertaining

    Christmas Entertainment: Guess Who Bottle Game

    December 20, 2020 by Patti Estep 2 Comments

    Learn about this fun guess who bottle game you can play with the adults in the family on Christmas. I've also included several family-friendly options to try.

    Bottle of wine wrapped in a Christmas tea towel. A small scroll of paper in tucked into the bow.

    As my family started to get older, we decided instead of giving so many gifts, or having a gift exchange we would bring a nice bottle of wine to the host's house, as a gift for the adults in the group. To make it more fun we started playing the Guess Who Bottle Game.

    Original Guessing Game Version

    During the first few times we played this game, we would assign each person the task to pick out a bottle which was a clue about themselves. For example, there is a wine called "Middle Sister." Since I am the middle of five siblings that would be an appropriate choice, although maybe a little too easy, for me to bring.

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    New Version

    After a few years, this became really hard to do, believe it or not. So we changed it to bringing whatever wine (as long as it's a good one) you want, and attach a typed written note (so you can't guess from the handwriting). This note can be a clue, a poem, a riddle, a joke, or a saying. Then everyone had to guess who brought the bottle based on the contents of the note. Here's one that I used.

    Gardening saying from Oscar de la Renta.

    How to Play the Guess Who Bottle Game

    • Each bottle should be wrapped.
    • When guests arrive the bottles are tagged with a number.
    • A matching number also goes into a basket for later.
    • When you are ready to play each participant chooses a number from the basket and is given the corresponding bottle or gift.
    • Then you take turns unwrapping the bottles/gifts and trying to guess who brought it.
    • It doesn't take too much time, although that does depend on how many people actually play, and everyone goes home with a nice bottle of wine/gift to enjoy.

    Wine bottle wrapped in burlap with a tag.

    Family Friendly Game Options

    If you have a lot of young people in your group or you don't want alcohol involved try one of these suggestions. You can still use the same method for the game with different gift ideas.

    • Ornament exchange
    • Dollar store gift
    • Gift card gift
    • Charity Donation
    • Homemade Gifts
    • Baked goods or other homemade foodies ideas

    Do you play any family games at your house during the holidays? What other traditions do you celebrate?

    Wine bottle wrapped in a red white and green tea towel with a bow and small paper scroll at the neck.

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    About Patti Estep

    Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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    1. Christine

      December 19, 2014 at 8:21 am

      Such a cute gift idea!!

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      • Patti

        December 19, 2014 at 10:08 am

        Thanks Christine! It is fun and this way we all get a little something we like.

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