Holiday season is here! What better way to celebrate than to play some Christmas-themed games at your party!
Here is a list of different holiday activities for any Christmas or holiday party.
All activities with an asterisk will have the instructions at the end of the list
- White elephant
- Pin the Nose on Rudolph
- Musical Chairs with Christmas Music
- Christmas Karaoke
- Left Right Game*
- Gingerbread House
- Stocking decoration station
- Hot cocoa station
- Homemade Ugly Sweater* (this can transition into the Ugly Sweater Contest)
- Name that Christmas Movie*
- Ugly Sweater Contest
- Holiday Cookie Decoration Station
- Ring the Reindeer Antlers*
- Christmas Scavenger Hunt
- Oven Mitts Game*
- Christmas Bingo
- Christmas Trivia
- Guess the Christmas Smell*
- What’s in Santa’s Hat?*
- Candy Cane Hunt*
- Saran Wrap Gift*
- Ornament Decoration
- Elf on Shelf
- Naughty or Nice*
- Jingle Bell Toss*
- Christmas Family Feud
- Christmas Charades
- Pin the Heart on the Grinch
Game Instructions
Left Right Game
Each person starts with a gift. Everyone is to pass the gifts anytime they hear “left” or “right” while someone reads the poem. A free printable of the poem can be found here.
Homemade Ugly Sweater
Set up a station with long sleeve shirts or crewnecks (can be found at a craft store). Include different decorations that can be glued or ironed onto the sweater. You can also include paints, stencils, markers, etc. The options are endless!
Name that Christmas Movie
Use quotes, scenes, or movie summaries for each team to guess the correct Christmas movie. Split into however many teams as long as it is even.
Ring the Reindeer Antlers
Can be purchased on Amazon
Oven Mitts Game
Similar to the Saran Wrap game, but using oven mitts. Click here.
Guess the Christmas Smell
Use mason jars or containers that can keep the smell contained. Use a blindfold for each player’s turn. Gather pencils and paper for guessing. For more information on how to play, click here.
What’s in Santa’s Hat
This game begins as soon as your guests arrive at the party. As each person enters the room, hand them a Santa hat and ask them to keep it on until they see you take yours off. Once everyone is wearing a hat, mingle and engage in conversation until everyone starts to forget about the game. Once your guests are distracted, quietly remove your hat and wait to see who catches on and does the same. The last guest to have his hat on is the loser and gets to start the next round. Found on Everyday Health.
Candy Cane Hunt
Think of the Easter egg hunt game, just using candy canes instead.
Saran Wrap Gift
To play, gather in a circle and the winner of the dice roll puts on the hat and starts unwrapping the saran wrap ball. You must keep the ball on the tabletop at all times and unwrap it as fast as possible while the person to the right keeps rolling the dice until they get doubles. From Southern Crush
Naughty or Nice
Instructions are linked here.
Jingle Bell Toss
This game is a fun twist on another popular cup game, Beer Pong. Gather tiny red cups in the same fashion as Beer Pong and use jingle bells as the balls.
Use any of these activities to add some holiday cheer to your holiday parties this year!
Genuinely,
Gabby
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