Sleigh What?! launches on Kickstarter as a 12-day illustrated Christmas activity book and optional online challenge hub designed to replace the post-present phone slump with fast story prompts, mini-missions, and family-friendly chaos for households, classrooms, and teams.
-- NORTH POLE / MINNEAPOLIS, MN — The North Pole Department of Seasonal Stability has issued a revised holiday advisory for living rooms, classrooms, and office breakrooms: “Calm and Bright” conditions have been upgraded to “Controlled Chaos (With Snacks)” following the Kickstarter launch of "Sleigh What?!", a 12-day illustrated holiday activity book designed to revive the slowest hour of Christmas Day.
The seasonal danger zone is familiar. Presents get opened. The sugar spike retires. Conversation thins out. Then phones arrive and the room’s personality quietly evaporates. Sleigh What?! targets that exact moment with short, high-participation challenges that work for mixed ages and mixed attention spans, without turning the day into a full-scale craft project or a rules-heavy board game marathon.
The project runs on a simple rhythm: an illustrated scenario (“Festive Fiasco”) followed by a quick mission that can be completed through writing, drawing, or light performance. The tone is mischievous, fast, and intentionally low-prep. As the project’s draft script puts it: “No crafts. No cocoa-fueled heart-to-hearts. Just competitive mayhem.”
Instead of asking families to build elaborate props or spend an hour learning complicated mechanics, Sleigh What?! leans into rapid prompts and playful constraints. One scenario can turn a normal gathering into a mock courtroom drama: a sentient wreath files a lawsuit against Uncle Bob for crimes against garland, complete with candy cane “order in the foyer” energy and wildly overconfident testimony from Frosty. That same approach shows up across the book as short, punchy formats that reward participation over polish.
The book’s activity mix is built for tired adults and restless kids, including: rapid story sprints that escalate ordinary moments into holiday legends; doodle missions that reward imagination over art skill; micro-performances such as dramatic readings and mock “department rulings”; and rule-flips that add surprise constraints mid-round to keep the room improvising.
Sleigh What?! also includes optional shareable artifacts designed for easy laughs and easy group participation. One example: “WANTED: Uncle Bob. Charges: Crimes Against Christmas Décor.”
These are the kinds of “table souvenirs” that turn into inside jokes instead of ending up in a junk drawer.
The project’s core promise is a lightweight alternative to screen fatigue and overplanned holiday entertainment. Another line from the book summarizes the underlying thesis: “Family time shouldn’t feel like jury duty.”
Campaign and Delivery Timeline
The Kickstarter campaign is scheduled to start Thursday, December 18, 2025 and conclude Thursday, December 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM CT. The campaign follows Kickstarter’s all-or-nothing funding model; pledges are collected only if the campaign reaches its funding goal.
If the project funds, digital rewards are scheduled for delivery on December 25, 2025, including the digital book experience and related digital access described on the campaign page. Physical paperback editions are scheduled to ship in January 2026. A printable gift insert styled as a North Pole-issued “Notice of Delayed Chaos” is available for holiday gifting and explains the delivery timeline.
Campaign details:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/exilepress/sleigh-what-the-dysfunctional-holiday-survival-guide
Additional information (Goes live on Christmas): https://sleighwhat.com
Press Contact
Peter Liptak
peter@exilepress.com
1-612-392-2805
About Sleigh What?!
Sleigh What?! is a 12-day illustrated holiday activity experience built around short scenarios and quick challenges designed for group laughter and creative play. The project targets screen fatigue during holiday gatherings and offers low-prep, high-participation alternatives that work across generations. “Go big… or go ho-ho-home.”
Contact Info:
Name: Peter Liptak
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Organization: Exile Press
Address: 729 N Washington Ave 6th Floor, Minneapolis, MN 55413, United States
Website: https://exilepress.com
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Release ID: 89179251
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