Nose Games

Nose Push

• Set up two teams to compete against each other. Each team forms a line. At the opposite end is a cone. One player on each team must get down on his hands and knees to push a ball with his nose around the cone and back to the next person in line. If the ball begins to go astray, the player must only use his nose to get the ball back in line to pass off. The player then races to the back of the line to sit down. The team sitting first, wins.

What's That Smell?

• Blindfold two players from each team. Prepare various foods and other items that have strong scents, or scents that are easy to mistake. Bring out an item one at a time, and instruct the player to smell the item. The player cannot touch it, and teammates are not allowed to assist. After the player smells the one item, she must say the right name. The player who guesses correctly wins a point.

Sticky Beak

• Sticky Beak is an ice-breaker game where participants get "up close and personal" with each others' noses. Roll a piece of tape with the sticky side out and place a piece on everyone's nose. The player then mingles and tries to take other participants' tape by getting it to stick to his nose. Eventually one player will have a long roll of tape hanging from his nose. He is pronounced the winner with the "sticky beak." Keep your camera handy for an amusing photo opportunity.

Rudolph Dash

• This is a relay game. The first player in line puts a dab of petroleum jelly on her nose and sticks a round circle of construction paper on it. She races to the wall, where a Rudolph cutout is hanging, and tries to apply the nose to the correct part of the reindeer without using hands. If the nose comes off, she must race back to the starting line and try again.