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A Christmas Story Drinking Game

12/23/2015

We've noticed that our followers really appreciate game ideas... especially drinking game ideas.
Since our "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Drinking Game" post is so popular, we decided to add on "A Christmas Story Drinking Game" for those of you looking to add some variety to your regular holiday program viewing!

A Christmas Story Drinking Game

Rules: Party safe, try to place with drinks that don't have super high alcohol content! (You will be drinking a lot this game!) To pad your stomach prior to playing, kudos to the host for providing some "Meatloaf, smeatloaf, double-beatloaf."

Drink every time:

The words "Red Ryder" are mentioned
"Christmas" is said
"You'll shoot your eye out" is said
Ralphie fantasizes
Santa is on screen
A Christmas carol is played
Ralpie's brother cries
Someone quotes the movie
Ralphie's mother appears to be intoxicated.
Anyone curses/swears with gibberish!

Finish your drink:

When the lamp arrives
When a Triple Dog Dare occurs
Ralphie shoots his eye out

Group Rules:

Everyone must yell "Oh Fuuuuudge" every time someone exits the bathroom while playing.
Bonus: If anyone can hold a bar of soap in their mouth for 1 minute, they can assign drinks to anyone else throughout the game!
Together the group must sing, "Deck the harrs with boughs of horry, fa ra ra ra ra, ra ra ra ra" at the right point in the movie.

Enjoy!

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Young At Heart

5/10/2015

by Randi Juric

My Big Day operates with the purpose of keeping adults Young At Heart.

We never really grow up. We only learn how to act in public. If we don’t do wild things when we are young, we’d never have anything to smile about when we get older. One of our favorite quotes is “You are never too old to set another goal or dream a new dream” – C.S. Lewis.

Though we may age physically our hearts still feel our youth. Life today is all about being on the go, move quicker or talk faster. We don’t make much time to slow down and enjoy the moment. Next time your day is getting ahead of you take a moment to stop and do something spontaneous and fun.

Text silly faces to someone, go to that concert you feel like passing up because you have to work in the morning. Let a stranger tell you a funny joke. Take a moment to look in the paper or online and see what is happening around you instead of being rushed through the day. You never know who you might meet or what great moment could be passing you by.

Silliness and spontaneity keep us as young as we ever were or hoped to be. Being young at heart is what keeps everyday new and filled with surprises. Life won’t ever get dull if you hold onto your youth. Remember to keep making silly memories every day to stay young at heart!

Here is one of the poems that sparked our philosophy early on...

If I Had My Life to Live Over
I'd dare to make more mistakes next time.
I'd relax. I would limber up.
I would be sillier than I have been this trip.
I would take fewer things seriously.
I would take more chances.
I would take more trips.
I would climb more mountains and swim more rivers.
I would eat more ice cream and less beans.

I would perhaps have more actual troubles but I'd
have fewer imaginary ones.

You see, I'm one of those people who live sensibly
and sanely hour after hour, day after day.

Oh, I've had my moments and if I had it to do over
again, I'd have more of them. In fact,
I'd try to have nothing else. Just moments.

One after another, instead of living so many
years ahead of each day.

I've been one of those people who never go anywhere
without a thermometer, a hot water bottle, a raincoat
and a parachute.

If I had my life to live over, I would start barefoot
earlier in the spring and stay that way later in the fall.

If I had it to do again, I would travel lighter next time.
I would go to more dances.
I would ride more merry-go-rounds.
I would pick more daisies.

By Nadine Stair (age 85)

Contact My Big Day
Have Fun. Be Young. Let us know how we can help!
Original Ideas, superior strategies, your own private party planner...

Christine Kovacs Forster, Owner/ Party Planner
My Big Day llc
Phone: 970-613-1455 or 303-886-3068
Email Us
Located in Loveland, CO
As event planners, we serve the entire front range; Northern Colorado, Southern Wyoming and mountain venues.

NoCo Easter Keg Hunt Photos from the 2015 Hunts Are Posted!

4/20/2015

Our amazing photographers captured both the Loveland and the Fort Collins 2015 NoCo Easter Keg Hunts! Congratulations to the winning teams: Yellow- Loveland, and Red - Fort Collins.
Some of our favorite pics are listed below. Click the link to see more!

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Kickball, Beer, and Costumes!

8/3/2014

by Randi Juric

Saturday's 2014 Sloshball event was so much fun! Hosted by the event planning business, My Big Day, for 7 years running.

Every year brings new faces and fun times. If you like adult drinking games you’ll love this one. Kickball with softball rules and a drinking game twist. There were 3 teams this year competing for the ultimate title – 2014 Sloshball Champs. The competition was fierce between the Slitty Lickers, U Kan’t C ME!, and The Shockers! The theme was wrestling this year and many showed up with the right spirit as “wrestler types” and others came with their own personal flair adding to the madness on the field.

Sloshball is a super fun local event and growing each year. Come join us next year for the best time you’ll ever have playing kickball!

SLOSHBALL page

What To Do For New Year's Eve in Northern Colorado 2013/2014

12/27/2013

A day or two after Christmas My Big Day starts to receive a flurry of phone calls, emails and website hits... folks are trying to figure out what to do for New Year's Eve.

My Big Day hosts an annual New Year's Eve Party that moves around, and has a different theme every year.

However, we are not the only party in town.
Find something to suit your NYE party style! We found fabulous parties in Loveland, Greeley, Johnstown, Fort Collins, and Estes Park!
Check out the list we compiled with the many ways to ring in the new year in Northern Colorado.

New Year's Eve To Do's in N. Colorado 2013/2014:

KRFC's 29th Annual Resolution Run
5K Run/Race/Walk
Colorado State University, Fort Collins
5pm
Cost: $25-$30 pp

First Night Fort Collins
Non-alcoholic, Family-friendly New Year's Eve celebration
Downtown Fort Collins
5pm-10:45pm
Cost: $12 pp

My Big Day's Masquerade Ball
Formal ball with Apps, Prizes, Champagne Toast, DJ, Dancing & more - a traditional NYE Party!
Embassy Suites, Loveland
7pm- just past midnight
Cost: $45 - $50 pp

The Boot Grill's New Year's Eve Extravaganza
Dinner, drinks, prizes, late night aps, champagne toast
The Boot Grill, Loveland
7pm- close
Cost: $69 pp

Noon Year's Eve in Johnstown
Crafts, games, and refreshments.
Glen A Jones MD Memorial Library
The fun starts at 11:30 a.m. and ball drops at noon.

Artisan Hall NYE Party
Wine, Beer, Champagne, Live Music
Artisan Hall, Downtown Loveland
9pm - close
Cost: $40 - $50 pp

New Year's Eve Party at the Ice Rink
Ice Skating/Fireworks
Promenade Shops at Centerra, Loveland
6pm-9pm
Cost: $6 - $12 pp

Next Door’s New Year’s Eve
4-course dinner, concert with the Wendy Woo Band
Next Door Food & Drink, Downtown Loveland
Cost: $25 - $135

New Year's Eve Crystal Ball
The Stanley Hotel, Estes Park
Dinner/Wine/Dessert Bar/Champagne/Live Music
6:30pm - Midnight
Cost: $69 - $459 pp

More NYE Parties in Estes Park:
CLICK HERE

Cactus Canyon NYE
Greeley, CO
Details coming soon...

NYE at the Kress Cinema & Lounge
Kress Cinema, Downtown Greeley
Call for more info

NYE - A Formal Affair
The crvsh Room, Greely
Contact for Details...

New Year's Eve Events in Denver
Fireworks, Parties & More
CLICK HERE
Comedy Show at Comedy works
CLICK HERE

Holiday Party Games - Fun for the Office or the Family!

12/11/2013

Are you hosting a party over the holidays, or have you been put in charge at the office of 'company fun' at the Christmas party? Then this is for you!

My Big Day has put together a long list of fun games that you can play with friends, family or co-workers.

You can view the long list of games below, or download the PDF and print the games for yourself!

Enjoy!
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Gift Wrapping Game
Divide groups into pairs. Each pair of people stand around a table in front of a piece of wrapping paper, a roll of tape, scissors, ribbon, and shirt gift boxes. Each pair of players stands with one arm around the other person.
Say "Go!' and the players must race to wrap their box with one person using only their right hand and the other person using only their left hand. (Keep the other hand wrapped around the partner's waist.) The first pair to wrap their gift box wins!

Ornament Guess
A great way to start of your Christmas party is to have guests guess how many ornaments are on your tree when they walk into the party. The person with the closet guess wins!

Toothpick Tower Marshmallow Game
Supplies: Toothpicks, mini-marshmallows
Who can build the tallest marshmallow tower? It may sound simple, but you have to be super fast and some what creative to win. Suggested for ages 10 and up.

Shaving Cream Santas
Supplies: Shaving Cream, plastic spoons, and paper towels.
Divide into pairs. Each pair decides who will play Santa. The Santa covers his face with shaving cream. The other player is Santa's barber. Jingle a bell to start! The teams race to "shave" their Santas. The winning team is the first to have a clean shaven Santa and sit their spoon onto the table. To signify they are done, Santa lets out a loud "Ho ho ho"! Tip: Make this an edible game for kids with Non-dairy whipped cream.

Balloon Stomping Game
Grab a bag of Dollar Store balloons and give one to each player with some curling ribbon. The players blow up their balloon and tie them to their ankles. Now blow a horn or ring a holiday bell to start the stomping! Each party guest has to stomp the other players balloons. The more you stomp, the better your chances of winning the game. The last person to have a balloon wins! Use masking or painter's tape to mark a circle of play area on the floor.

Drunk Treasure Hunt
Hide two chests with gifts in them in two different location and keep clues leading to the treasure hidden around the property. This sounds like a normal treasure hunt game but this treasure hunt is better, with every clue a team finds in this game, a bottle of whiskey is awarded. Each member of the team will have a shot of whiskey before continuing on their quest of finding the treasure. With every clue they find it will be difficult for the teams to find the treasure as their judgment will be clouded with alcohol. The best part is both teams will get presents and every participant will enjoy, especially the ones who appreciate a drink or two.

Name those Logos
Go through several magazines and cut out advertisement symbols (ie. the VW logo dot, but not the word Volkswagon). Paste each on the white side of a 3×5 card and have everyone go around the room with an answer sheet and try to identify as many of the symbols as possible.

Dressing Up Santa
With Dress Up Santa, you'll need plenty of space to play this game - preferably a large room, where there won't be much furniture in the way.
Break everyone into 2-3 equal teams, assigning each one to its own little work area in the room. In each work area is a large cardboard box housing a Santa Claus outfit (costume, boots, hat, beard 'n all)
On 'Go', all the groups compete to be the first to dress up one of their team in the full Santa gear. Set the round for 3-5 minutes To win, teams need to use up all the items in their box and produce the best dressed Santa.

What’s in your Stocking
Divide the group in to teams of 3-5 people per team. Give each team a Christmas stocking full of holiday items that has been tied shut with ribbon. (Get the Christmas stockings ready ahead of time by filling them loosely with small non-fragile objects- candy canes, plastic holly/mistletoe, plastic non-breakable tree ornaments, etc.) Set a timer and give each team 3 minutes to feel the stocking and write down all the objects that they can identify by feeling them through the stocking. The team with the most correct items wins.

The Amazing Maze Game
This is a fun party idea for a child's party. Choose a variety of Christmas curling ribbon colors in a single roll or ball. One for each player. Tie a prize or party favor to one end of each ribbon. Hide the end with the gift on it somewhere in the house. Now, unwind the ribbon and wrap it all over the room, all around furniture, over tables, under doors, anywhere it will be a fun challenge. Tie a candy cane to the other end of the ribbon. Repeat for each player, tangling the ribbons if necessary. When the guests arrive, give each one a candy cane and have them follow the ribbon to untangle it (wrapping it around their candy cane as they go). Let them know it leads to a surprise! Then, let the fun begin!

Christmas Wrapping Pin the Bow
Wrap three large boxes. Line players up single file behind each box. Give each player a giant sticky bow, spin them around and jingle a bell to start. They must walk around the box and then pin the bow on top, return to the opposite end and sit down before the next team member goes. The first team sitting down wins.

Find Santa's Reindeer
Buy some cute Dollar Store holiday stocking stuffers. Reindeer, Angels, Santas, etc. Hide them around the house. The reindeers must be found to drive Santa's sleigh. Attach a clue to each stuffer of where the next one can be found. When they find a reindeer, they line it up next to the Santa. There are 9 reindeer to be found. When all reindeer are placed next to Santa you announce the winner. The winner is the one who found Rudolph and/or placed him in the lead position next to Santa. They win the prize of their choice!

Celebrities
This is a great game for mingling at a party. Write the names of celebrities, famous people or characters on pieces of paper and stick them to the forehead or on the back of all the players (use tape or office Post-It notes). Make sure players don’t see the name. Everyone else can see your forehead or back. The objective is to figure out who you are. Others can make sounds, give clues, or act out who you are. Very fun and interactive indeed!

Christmas Pinata:
Finding group Christmas party games that everybody is sure to enjoy can be tough, but this idea will certainly bring back fond childhood memories for all of your guests. Pinatas aren’t limited to kids’ birthday parties any longer! It is now easy to find one in the shape of an ornament or reindeer. Fill yours with holiday candy and small toys and let your guests swing away (just be careful not to knock over the Christmas tree!)

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Drinking Game!

11/23/2013

When the holidays draw near, do you feel the need to reach for a beer?
The relatives are in town, and you are putting in your time with the family...

Well, spike that egg nog, Sparky, grab your favorite moose mug, and play My Big Day's "Christmas Vacation Drinking Game!"

What you will need for this game: an beer, eggnog, wine, or your drink of choice, a santa hat & a single shot of your choice (perhaps a lime jello shot topped with cat food).

My Big Day Drinking Rules:

Take One Drink Every Time...

Ellen calls Clark "Sparky"
Someone is wearing an ugly holiday sweater
There is singing or bells shaking
The swimming pool is referenced
Clark is wearing a sports team article of clothing

Additional Rules:

The entire group takes a drink whenever an advent calendar door is opened.

You must yell “Shitter’s Full!” any time you leave to use the restroom, otherwise you must finish your beer when you return.

The first person to say “Get me somebody! And get me somebody while I'm waiting!” when Frank Shirley appears on screen for the first time chooses a person to finish their drink.

The first person to stand up & fully complete the “knock on the door, peek in…” correctly WITH hand gestures during that scene gives two drinks.

At any point in the movie, you can point to someone & yell "RUSS!" If they do not respond with "Right here, dad" they must take a drink (max once per person, this could get out of control).

Anytime someone misquotes a line in the movie, they have to wear the Santa hat until it gets passed to the next person.
When the movie is over, the last person wearing the Santa hat has to shotgun a beer & finish by saying “Ahh, It’s good, It’s good. It’s good.”

* A special thank you to all the versions of this drinking game that exist on the web that allowed us to customize our own--- we appreciate everyone's spirit and love for this movie! : The black sheep online, funtrivia, christmasvacationdrinkinggame.com, drinkinggames.com, poptrivia, pophangover, littlebabygarvin, etc...

For more holiday ideas, visit My Big Day's Pinterest page CLICK HERE
or
Hire us to host your holiday party!

Extremely Successful People Party with MY BIG DAY EVENTS!

11/19/2013

The Huffington Post recently published an article called, "9 Things Extremely Successful People Do After Work."
Studies have been done and the most successful people don't go home and turn on the TV, or climb into their pajamas... they unplug by doing a number of things.

Of these 9 things, we found that My Big Day annual events go hand in hand with most of the things successful people do to unplug. So, if you're not partying with My Big Day... you should be! It may increase your success!

9 Things Highly Successful People Do After Work:

1) Unplug
My Big Day events are all about being social. Turn off the phone, and come out to play!

2) Go to Happy Hour
Many My Big Day events involve drinking, so this is easily accomplished!

3) Have Sex
With so much laughter and drinking, this one is easily accomplished after a My Big Day event!

4) Plan Your Weekend
This point was all about planning your weekend. Take a vacation, or just get out and about. Rely on My Big Day to plan the fun- you just have to show up!

5) Plan An Instrument
If you don't play an instrument, you can at least listen to music! My Big Day incorporates music into nearly every event. And music makes people happy!

6) Have An 'Ecotherapy' Session
This means- GET OUTSIDE! Come play with us at Sloshball, the The Trash Bash, the Easter Keg Hunt, or hire us for your own outdoor party!

7) Play A Crazy Sport
Hello, SLOSHBALL!

8) Focus On Your Family And Friends
Bring them to a My Big Day event. It will definitely be bonding time with those you love!

9) Get 8 Or More Hours Of Sleep
This is easily accomplished after any My Big Day event. You can probably count on about 12 hours...

Halloween Treats Gone Wrong

10/30/2013

Have you seen this yet? Everyone is buzzing about it! Crest and Oral-B came up with a hilariously honest video demonstrating how kids feel about Halloween candy.

The kids in this video were only told that they would be the first ones to try brand-new Halloween treats.
What happens on film is pure magic!

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A Christmas Story Drinking Game

A Christmas Story Drinking Game

Young At Heart

NoCo Easter Keg Hunt Photos from the 2015 Hunts Are Posted!

Kickball, Beer, and Costumes!

What To Do For New Year's Eve in Northern Colorado 2013/2014

New Year's Eve To Do's in N. Colorado 2013/2014:

Holiday Party Games - Fun for the Office or the Family!

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Drinking Game!

Extremely Successful People Party with MY BIG DAY EVENTS!

9 Things Highly Successful People Do After Work:

Halloween Treats Gone Wrong

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