Mother’s Day Pass the Package (A Hilarious Game for All Moms)

Get ready to roll with laughter and celebrate mom with our Mother’s Day Pass the Package game. It’s all the fun of hot potato meets treasure hunt, with a twist of Mother’s Day love.

Unwrap layers of surprises, tackle hilarious challenges, and maybe, just maybe, win a gift worth bragging about.

It’s totally perfect for large groups or big parties looking to add a sprinkle of silliness to their Mother’s Day festivities.

Let’s unwrap some fun – because every mom deserves a party where the only thing louder than the music is the laughter!

Who’s the Game For?

This game is honestly perfect for any large group Mother’s Day event where it’s all about celebrating moms, grandmas, aunties – the whole maternal crew.

Getting all those incredible women together and bonding over some good old-fashioned fun? 

Sure, you can play it with your extended family, but let me tell you, this game is absolutely incredible when you’ve got a big group of moms together.

Mother’s Day Pass the Package (A Step-By-Step Guide)

Let’s dive into all that you need to know to have a great time playing this awesome Mother’s Day game.

Game Objective:

Simple. Pass around a mysteriously wrapped package (or better yet-multiple packages!) until the music stops. 

If you’re holding a gift when the music stops, unwrap a layer. 

Cross your fingers that by the time the game is over, you’re left with a cool gift!

Peel away a layer of wrapping, and voila, you might just be the lucky duck who ends up with a huge, special gift.

Materials Needed:

• Main Gift(s): This is the gift that’s left after all the layers have been peeled away. This could be something symbolic, fun, or thoughtful for Mother’s Day.  Gift cards are always a win! 
  
  Now, if you can swing it, I recommend having 1 to 5 ratio of big gifts. 
  
  So, if you have 20 people attending, you prepare 4 big gifts.
  
• Wrapping Paper and Boxes: Wrap the gift in several (and I do mean, SEVERAL layers). 
  
• Challenge Cards and Additional Mini Gifts (optional): For added fun, you can include Mother’s Day themed challenge cards and/or additional mini-gifts between some layers.
   
  That way, as players are unwrapping the main package, there’s all these funny and silly surprises that they end up experiencing. 
  
  So. Much. Fun.
  
• Music: Whatever floats your boat. Steam some music from your TV or cell phone.  My personal favorites? “Rollin’ in the Deep” by Adele and “Hey, Mickey!” by Toni Basil.
  
  They’ve got just the right rhythm for frantic passing and groovin’ to the music while you’re passing the gift(s).
  
• People: A group of awesome people (preferably moms or mom substitutes) who’re ready to have a good time.

Setup:

1. Prepare the Main Gifts(s): Wrap the main gift in multiple layers of paper – basically like it’s a fortess.  More layers = more fun. I personally recommend wrapping boxes of stuff in other boxes combined with layers of wrapping paper. You can make the game longer or shorter by adjusting the number of layers.
   
2. Get the Mini-gifts and Challenges Card Ready: If you’re going to use them, alternate sticking a challenge card (something silly for the person to do) or a sweet mini-gift in between each layer of wrapping.  You don’t have to, but it REALLY makes the game so much more fun.
   
3. Gather Players: Have all players sit in a circle. The game is more fun with more people, but make sure everyone can comfortably pass the package.

How to Play:

1. Start the Music: Hand what will end up being a HUGE package(s) to players in the circle. Start playing music. The package is passed from person to person around the circle – preferably to the beat of the music.
   
2. Stop the Music: At random times, stop the music. The person holding the package when the music stops removes one layer of wrapping.
   
   • Optional:  If you’ve placed challenge or mini-gifts between layers, the person who unwraps that layer either keeps the mini-gift (congrats!) or has to do the challenge [you can download Mother’s Day Pass the package challenge cards below]. 
     
     Got a challenge card? Do the chicken dance. Unwrapped a mini-gift? That’s yours to keep – congrats! Keep it going till the last layer reveals the main gift.
     
     If you’ve placed challenge or mini-gifts between layers, the person who unwraps that layer gets to keep or read them.  
     
3. Rinse and repeat: Start the music again, and continue passing the package. Stop the music randomly until all the layers for all the gifts are unwrapped.
   
4. Winning the Game: The person who unwraps the final layer of wrapping paper wins the gift inside. 
   
   But, honestly, if you do this right, EVERYONE will walk away from the game with something special – and having had a fun experience. 
   
   And that’s really what matters, you know?

Gift Suggestions for Mother’s Day Pass the Package Game

Here’s a table of gift suggestions for Mother’s Day Pass the Package.  Pick and choose or just do your own thing.  These are just some ideas to get you started:

Main Big Gifts	Smaller Gifts for In-Between Layers
1. Spa Day Voucher	1. Scented hand lotion
2. High Quality Box of Chocolate	2. Tea Samples
3. Personalized jewelry	3. Cute socks or slippers
4. Gardening Kit	4. Lip balm
5. Gift card (maybe to a book store?)	5. Bookmarks
6. Adult Coloring Book and pencils	6. Portable phone charger
7. Cozy throw blanket	7. Scented candle
8. Subscription box (games, books, toiletries)	8. Novelty kitchen utensils
9. Noise-cancelling headphones	9. Mini Magnetic photo frames
10. Voucher for a cooking or painting class	10. Cute, little keychain

With this table, you can easily pick and choose which main and smaller gifts to include in your Mother’s Day Pass the Package game.

It’s a great way to make sure there’s a little something for everyone to enjoy and to keep the surprises coming.

Pass the Package Variations and Tips:

• Theme Your Gifts: Since it’s Mother’s Day, consider gifts that would be meaningful to the mothers in your group or are in some way related to the theme of Mother’s Day.
  
• Tell-All Truth or Dare Cards: Tucked between layers are truth or dare cards that could range from spilling secret recipes to doing a quick moonwalk.  
  
• Karaoke Showstopper: Every layer unwrapped is your ticket to stardom. Found a card? Belt out a tune from a pre-selected playlist of mom’s favorites. 
  
• The Compliment Wrap: Each layer contains a compliment. By the end of the game, everyone’s either blushing or floating on cloud nine.

Wait! Don’t Leave Without Downloading Your Mother’s Day Pass the Package Challenge Cards

Get your hands on these Mother’s Day Pass the Package challenge cards. Smash the link (or the image above) for some Mother’s Day hilariousness and get on my exclusive email list.

• Just download the Pass the Package challenge cards.
• Print out the ones that you’d like to use.
• Put them in between your layers of wrapping paper.
• Have tons of fun!

Oh, by the way, every week, I’ll slide into your inbox with the kind of party tips and game night goodies that’ll have your guests saying, “Can we do this EVERY weekend?”

Want More?

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Your Turn

What’s your favorite way to celebrate Mother’s Day? Let me know in the comments below.