Santa Ynez Elementary 2025 Christmas Party

 The day after the Christmas Performance for the Santa Ynez Elementary School, there was a Christmas party at a nearby house that all the teachers and staff participated in. They had very clever minute-to-win-it games and prizes. These are some of the games we played: pick up marshmallows on plates blindfolded with spatulas, use oven gloves to open a box within a box within a box that contained a mixer for drinks. Spin to win a prize by matching bows with christmas bows on cups. Blow out a flame with

We also had a variation of the white elephant gift exchange, except we rolled the dice to see what would happen to the presents we were holding. I actually won 4 beers, which I traded with Principal Bruemmer for a $25 TJ Maxx gift card. I hope the person the beers were from didn't get offended by me trading with the Principal.

One of the prizes was a 2 burner grill, which was really nice.

It was also nice to talk with teachers, get complements about the Winter Performance, and make friends with others. I was able to talk to Morgan Rangel about Disneyland, of which she is a fanatic.