Ever play the game called hot potato?
For those of you who haven’t, it’s an old school party game that’s fun, simple and gets everyone participating. Essentially, players form in a circle and pass around a steaming hot potato. These days, it’s typically a ball or similar toy, but in the old days when liability wasn’t so much a concern, an actual hot potato was used. (Hey, they were having fun, minor burns or not.)
With music playing, the participants keep passing the “potato” as fast as possible to not get “burned.” When the music stops, whoever is holding the potato (ball, whatever) is out! Start the music again and resume the same passing play with the remaining players until the music stops, again and again until there’s one player left. The last person left holding the potato is the winner. Read More…