I don’t think I’ve revealed this yet on our blog, but even though I do have an aversion for TV, I do have a few shows that I think are awesome. I find myself getting sucked into them when I see them on and I don’t feel too bad at the end. Minute to Win It is definitely one of them.
If you’ve never seen the show (I am in shock) but just in case I’ll tell you that it is a game show and people usually play in pairs. Using normal household items, the pair is given a challenge that they must complete in under a minute (hence the name). They have three lives and they win big money based upon how many challenges they can complete before they lose three times.
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- Jingle Bells- Had to put this awesome pic up of my dad doing the minute to win it night with us. He is so much fun and I love that he’s always willing to play! Here’s a game where you tie a tissue box to your waste with bells in it. You have to shake all the bells out under a minute by shaking you booty!
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- This one was a Christmas addition, but you hold a big candy cane tied to a string with your mouth and try to pick up five little candy canes that are hanging off the table!
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- Tissue Toss Up – See if you can get all of the tissues out of two boxes by pulling them out one by one in under a minute!
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- And my amazing mother with a spaghetti noodle in her mouth trying to pick up 10 piece of pasta with the spaghetti in under a minute!
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- This game involves blowing cards on a table just enough so they fall and hang off the end of the table.
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- Face the Cookie – My personal favorite. You place a cookie on your forehead and without touching it, must wrinkle your face to get the cookie to move into you mouth in under a minute. Hi
I actually had cousins that were on the show, the sisters from Tennessee for all of you regulars, and they said it was a blast! You can actually get on their website and find a list of all their challenges. If you look up the “Episode Guide” you will find videos of the games played during each episode. if you click on a game you will find instructions for it and on the right had side of the screen you will find an amazing “Challenge Archive” where every challenge ever played on the game show is listed. Amazing!
For our last few parties and family get-togethers, we have done Minute to Win It Challenges and they have been a blast!!! Here are some pictures of some of our favorite games:
So What? I love these games because they are so simple and fun! You usually have everything in your house and really all ages can play most of the challenges. We usually keep some kind of score but you could even all just root for each other to finish. I love games that get the family laughing because that is one of the biggest ways to show promote family unity. So, if you’re ever in need of a quick game (a minute to be exact) check out one of these!
Sarah and Brittany have been friends since the beginning of college. They studied Recreational Therapy together at Brigham Young University. They have always had a few things in common: fun, family, friends and faith. Click on our names to learn more about 
Minute to Win It games create happy memories and lots of laughter!