front of the dealer.
Game Goal The goal of Candy Canes is to be
the first to get 4 of a Kind in your hand. Once
you have 4 of a Kind you can take a Candy
Cane as unnoticeable as possible.
After the first Candy Cane is taken, any player
can then grab a Candy Cane (you don’t need
4 of a Kind to grab a Candy Cane at this point)
and the player who does not grab a Candy
Cane is given a point or letter in the word CA-N-D-Y.
If a player get 5 points or has all the letters in
the word C-A-N-D-Y, then they are out of the
game and 1 Candy Cane is removed from the
middle of the table.
Last player remaining wins.
How to Play Candy Canes
Once all the players have been dealt their
cards and the remaining cards are in front of
the dealer, the game begins.
The dealer selects the top card from the remaining deck of cards and decides whether
to:
a. Add the card to their hand and discard an
unwanted card by passing it to the next player on their left.
b. Immediately pass the card on to the next
player on their left.
Once a card is passed to the next player, the
dealer may then pick up the next card in the
deck.
The person receiving the dealers card must
then decide whether they want to keep or
pass the card. This continues as each player
around the table begins reviewing cards. Be
INSIGHT
aware cards will be moving at a very fast pace,
so you need to decide quickly if you want a
card.
Note: Players can only have 4 cards in their
hand so every time a card is added one must
be discarded.
The last player to receive the cards, the player
on the dealer’s right, will create a pile of unwanted cards then are no longer in play.
If all the cards are passed and no player gets
4 of a Kind, then the unwanted cards are
shuffled by the dealer and the process begins
again. Note: This rarely occurs, but it can happen.
Once someone has 4 of a Kind, they pull a
Candy Cane from the middle and then others
will follow. The person who doesn’t get a Candy Cane earns a point or a letter in the word
C-A-N-D-Y. Once a player has 5 points or the
word C-A-N-D-Y is spelled out that person is
out of the game and a candy cane is removed.
Once a Round of Candy Canes is complete the
candy canes are placed back in the center and
the cards move to the next dealer. Play until
there is a winner.
Relay with Kisses
This can also be played with all ages. Insert
lots of Hershey Chocolate Kisses into a bowl
on a table. Divide your group into two teams
and have them line up around 10-15 feet
away from the table. Give the first people in
the row mittens that are slightly larger than
they would ever need. On the mark of “Go”,
the first player of each team runs to the ta-
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