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What better way to celebrate the holiday than with a Christmas punch game? This Grinch Grab game is a fun, festive game for all ages. Simply punch through tissue paper to find the prize inside. Just watch out, if someone grabs the heart, they can grab your prize too! <\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve been on a Grinch kick lately. I\u2019m thinking about making my son\u2019s classroom Christmas party this year Grinch themed just because I already have all the ideas! <\/p>\n

Seriously. Grinch cookies (they\u2019re so cute), Grinch brownies, Grinch cupcakes, and today my newest punch game called Grinch Grab. <\/p>\n

If you didn\u2019t see my last punch game, this ghostbusters game went viral on TikTok. And my kids loved it so that\u2019s a thing. <\/p>\n

And if you\u2019ve never seen a punch game before, it\u2019s inspired by a game from Price is Right where the contestants have to punch through circles to try and win prizes. I\u2019ve been making punch games since my gratitude game eight years ago, and my boys are obsessed. <\/p>\n

And this one is my current favorite out of all of the Christmas party games I\u2019ve shared this year! There\u2019s a reason this and my Don\u2019t Eat Santa game went bonkers on TikTok! <\/p>\n

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Christmas Punch Game Supplies<\/h2>\n

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Supply notes<\/h2>\n

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I\u2019ve included links to the actual supplies I used. I made this Christmas punch game Grinch themed but you could follow the same instructions to make a Christmas tree punch board with different colored cups and tissue paper! <\/p>\n

Or use the tutorial to make any other kind of Christmas punch game you want. (I\u2019ve included some pictures of others I\u2019ve done over the years at the bottom of the post). <\/p>\n

Totally up to you!<\/p>\n

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  • Light Green Plastic Cups<\/strong> \u2013 I used these lime green plastic cups. They\u2019re not the best quality but they\u2019re the perfect color for this game!<\/li>\n
  • Light green tissue paper<\/strong> \u2013 I bought this pistachio green pack to use for some other Grinch activities I\u2019m doing and it\u2019s the perfect color for this Grinch game! <\/li>\n
  • Rubber bands<\/strong> \u2013 any rubber bands work, just make sure they\u2019re big enough to fit around the cups. I also recommend if you can get them, the thinner ones over the thicker ones. They just fit around the cups better!<\/li>\n
  • Heart stickers<\/strong> \u2013 I grabbed a roll of these heart stickers. They\u2019re the perfect size to take up a good space in the center of the cups! You could really use any heart stickers, but these seemed to be the ideal size. You only need these for the Grinch version! <\/li>\n
  • Foam board<\/strong> \u2013 I just grabbed a white foam board from Dollar Tree to make my board. It\u2019s not the sturdiest but works for my purposes! <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The last thing you\u2019ll need are prizes. I\u2019ve included a huge section full of prize ideas if you\u2019re making this a Grinch game later on this post so I\u2019ll skip this for now!<\/p>\n

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    How to Make a christmas Punch Game<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

    The best part about this Christmas game is that it can be played at any holiday party or gathering \u2013 just grab some supplies to make your punch game and you\u2019ll be ready to play in no time! <\/p>\n

    I\u2019ve included instructions on how to make a basic Christmas punch game below but keep reading below the instructions to find out the key to making this a Grinch Grab game, not just a typical punch game.<\/p>\n

    That\u2019s where the fun really starts!<\/p>\n

    1 \u2013 Make Your Punch Board<\/h3>\n

    To make a Christmas punch game, you have to first start by making the actual punch board. To do that, lay out your cups on a white board to figure out your design and the number of cups you need.<\/p>\n

    I made a Christmas tree design (sort of) with 24 cups. I figured that was a pretty good number for any classroom party, kids party, or family party. <\/p>\n

    Once you\u2019ve figured out your design, hot glue the bottom of a cup and place it hot glue side down on the board at the bottom of your design.<\/p>\n

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    Tip! <\/h2>\n

    If you want to make something other than a Christmas tree, my biggest tip is to search whatever design you want + cupcake cake and see how they create the cupcake cake \u2013 then recreate that on your board! <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Keep going until you\u2019ve added all of your cups to the board. Try to keep them a little spaced out to make adding the tissue paper on top a little easier. <\/p>\n

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    Tip!<\/h2>\n

    If you\u2019ll have more people playing than you have space for on your foam board, no worries. Just make some extra sets of cups all stocked with goodies and ready to go. Then when people punch out cups, just slide the pre-filled cups inside of the emptied ones. It\u2019s a quick hack for using one punch board for 25+ people! <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    2 \u2013 Fill Your Cups<\/h3>\n

    The second step is to fill all of those cups with Grinch goodies or if you\u2019re just doing a generic punch game, Christmas goodies. I put together a huge list of ideas that would make great fillers for kids, teens, and adults below. <\/p>\n

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    Anything Grinch themed, green colored, Christmasy, or things with hearts would be a great option. <\/p>\n

    If you\u2019re doing this for kids at something like a classroom party, I recommend small treats and favors. If you\u2019re doing this with teen and adults, you can get a bit more creative with things like gift cards, green cash, and actual prizes. <\/p>\n

    Make it a bit more interesting, which is especially fun once you get to the Grinch Grab part of the game! <\/p>\n

    Grinch Grab Filler Ideas<\/strong><\/h4>\n

    I even found some Grinch Hershey Kisses at the store that were perfect for a little extra filler for my cups or to use in this Christmas kisses trivia game! <\/p>\n

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    If you need more ideas for green food ideas, here\u2019s a whole list!<\/p>\n

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    • TicTacs<\/li>\n
    • Gum (lots of green options!) <\/li>\n
    • Sour Skittles<\/li>\n
    • Mike & Ikes<\/li>\n
    • Airheads<\/li>\n
    • Sour Patch Kids <\/li>\n
    • Mint chocolates <\/li>\n
    • Black Forest Gummy Bears<\/li>\n
    • Nature Valley granola bars <\/li>\n
    • Fruit by the Foot <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      So really pretty much anything works, just be creative! <\/p>\n

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      Make It a Grinch Grab<\/h2>\n

      If you\u2019re planning to do this as a grinch game, put a heart sticker in three of the cups with the other prizes while you\u2019re filling them. This is IMPORTANT! If you don\u2019t do this before you cover the cups, you won\u2019t be able to do the Grinchiest part of this game. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      3 \u2013 Cover Your Cups<\/h3>\n

      Lastly you need to cover your cups so that players have something to punch through.<\/p>\n

      Start by folding your tissue paper in half and cutting it in half. <\/p>\n

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      Then fold what you just cut in half and cut it again so you have four squares of tissue paper for every individual piece of tissue paper you started with. <\/p>\n

      Make it even easier by cutting all of your tissue paper at once. Since the tissue paper is so thin, you can just stack the pieces together and cut them once in half then in half again. Easy as can be.<\/p>\n

      The pieces of tissue paper don\u2019t need to be precise, they just need to be a good size to fit over the cups. <\/p>\n

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      Once you have all of your tissue paper cut, place a heart sticker somewhere around the center of the tissue paper. <\/p>\n

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      Then finish it off by placing the piece of tissue paper, with the heart in the center of, on top of your cup. Try to get the heart as close to the center as possible, only for aesthetic purposes, it really doesn\u2019t matter. <\/p>\n

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      Wrap a rubber band around the tissue paper and cup to secure it to the cup. This is much easier to do if you keep a bit of space between your cups as I mentioned earlier. <\/p>\n

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      Then repeat with all of your tissue paper and all of your cups.<\/p>\n

      Your game will look like this and you\u2019re ready to play! <\/p>\n

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      How to Play a Christmas Punch Game<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

      The general idea of a Christmas punch game is simple. Everyone gets a turn and on their turn they punch through the tissue paper on ONE cup (unless you\u2019ve made enough for multiples).<\/p>\n

      They pull out any prizes inside and keep them. If they don\u2019t like their prizes and want to switch with someone else who doesn\u2019t like their prizes, they can do that. <\/p>\n

      If you\u2019re doing the Grinch Grab version, the person who gets the heart sticker gets to choose to swap their prize with anyone else (if they choose. <\/p>\n

      I recommend doing that simple variation if you\u2019re playing this with kids, especially if it\u2019s a bunch of kids that aren\u2019t your kids or family members. <\/p>\n

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      Other Ways to Play<\/h2>\n

      Don\u2019t want to make it that easy? Here are some other fun ways to play where the Christmas punch game becomes a punch a prize board versus that being the actual game (this is typically how we do it). <\/p>\n

      Make It Part of a Game<\/h3>\n

      If you want to make the punch game part of an actual prize, here are some great ideas we\u2019ve done before! <\/p>\n