| Hanukkah is a very special time of year for the | | | | player reaches a certain level, for example 50 |
| Jewish faith. Marking the occasion with a Hanukkah | | | | pennies. |
| party is a great way to celebrate with friends and | | | | "Pin the Candle on the Menorah" Hanukkah Party |
| family. | | | | Game |
| "The Dreidel Game" Hanukkah Party Game | | | | This game is a Hannukah-themed version of the |
| This classic Hanukkah party game is best played | | | | party classic "Pin the Tail on the Donkey. Prior to |
| with a small group of children - less than 6 is ideal. | | | | the game, draw a Menorah with one candle |
| All that's required for the game is a dreidel, 20 | | | | missing on a large sheet of cardboard or paper |
| pennies for each player, and a small pot or bowl. | | | | and stick it on the wall of the playing area. Draw a |
| The players gather around, and choose a player | | | | candle separately and cut it out. The children |
| to spin the dreidel first. Depending on which letter | | | | gather together and choose someone to go first. |
| (Nun, Gimel, Hey or Shin) is facing up when the | | | | Place a blindfold over the first player's eyes and |
| dreidel stops, the player must either: do nothing | | | | spin them around 2 or 3 times before giving them |
| (Nun), take everything in the pot (Gimel), take half | | | | the candle to stick on the Menorah. The game |
| the pot (Hey) or put a penny in the pot (Shin). | | | | continues until all players have had a turn. The |
| Deciding a winner can be done in a couple of | | | | winner of this Hanukkah party game is the player |
| ways. For a short game, players can count their | | | | who places the candle closest to its' intended spot |
| pennies after they've had 5 or 10 spins each. For | | | | on the Menorah. |
| a longer game, players can keep playing until one | | | | |