Games, icebreakers, and welcome/parting gifts are a must when planning for a women’s retreat! Why not combine all of these with an interactive gift exchange game? This game is great because everyone is a winner, but a few are BIG winners.
How to play:
- Prepare similar gift bags for all the ladies attending the women’s retreat. Tip: Buy Discounted Gift Bags in Bulk
- In 1 or more gift bags include a “special gift” such as a gift card, movie tickets, etc. Tip: Buy Gift Cards on Amazon
- Ask all of the ladies to stand in a circle holding one gift bag in their hands.
- Instruct them that as you read the story below “A Day in the Life of a Woman” that they are to pass the bag to the RIGHT every time they hear the word right and to the LEFT when they hear the word left in the story.
- Read the Right/Left Gift Exchange Game story below.
- At the end they can look in the gift bags to see what they won.
Gift Exchange Game: A Day in the Life of a Woman
RIGHT at 5am the alarm starts to beep
She sits RIGHT up and shakes off the sleep
Throws her LEFT leg over the side of the bed
And thinks of the busy day RIGHT ahead
She stands and shuffles RIGHT off to prepare
Yawning as she makes her way RIGHT down the stairs
“First things first,” she thinks, reaching LEFT for her cup
She grabs the coffee pot and fills her mug RIGHT up
It’s breakfast time and her tummy complains RIGHT on cue
So she munches on a LEFT-over morsel or two
She gathers the wet rags that were LEFT in the sink
Throws them RIGHT in the washer; they’re starting to stink
She goes RIGHT to the living room and opens the door
Carefully stepping RIGHT over blocks that were LEFT in the floor
The room looks like a twister cut a path RIGHT through
And LEFT a trail of destruction for her to tend to
So she gets RIGHT to work picking up toys and stuff
Stale LEFT-over bits of unfinished cheese puffs
There’s a RIGHT sock ‘neath the table, a LEFT shoe ‘neath the chair
Their mates must have vanished RIGHT into thin air.
She gathers them RIGHT up and puts them away
Knowing they’ll be LEFT out again by the end of the day
The children are stirring, running RIGHT down the stairs
To argue over the last LEFT box of cereal squares
If you liked this game, you may like its alternate version: Just Another Day in the Life of Woman
