So Christmas just doesn’t feel like Christmas without a game or two.
Check out these Christmas games to help you make this year’s holiday even more fun.
Christmas Gift Bingo
Have a big family and a very generous gift exchange?
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Give out small bags of candy to the bingo winners.
Christmas Guess Who
All you need is a pack of sticky notes for this game.
Limit the game to holiday characters like Frosty and Rudolph to give it a Christmas touch.
Find the Pickle
This simple German tradition involves hiding a pickle ornament on your Christmas tree.
The person who spots it first gets a prize.
Don’t have a pickle ornament?
Choose another oddball from your current ornament stash, and have the kids hunt for it.
Candy Cane Scavenger Hunt
Need a game that’ll keep the kiddos occupied?
Hide candy canes around the house, and set the kids off in search of them.
(Just be prepped to wash those mittens promptly after the games are over!)
holiday game, or DIY your own with an antler headband and pipe cleaner rings.
Snowball Fight
If you’re lucky enough to have snow on Christmas, take the battle outside.
If not, use pompoms or faux snowballs as a fun alternative.
(Give prizes to the winners to encourage people to compete.)
(Note: This game works best with family members or the friends you consider family.)
Have guests bring their Christmas baking finest for judging.
(Bonus: Your party’s desserts are already covered.)
), and reference your list of answers before adding up points.
The World Hates the Holidays
Love Cards Against Humanity but want a more seasonal touch?
This not-safe-for kids game follows the same rules as CAH but with a totally holiday-focused slant.
(Or just supplement your Cards Against Humanity set with one of theirseasonal expansion packs.)
Christmas Charades
Have everyone act out some holiday-themed clues.
you might write ideas on cards or have each charades contestant come up with their own Christmasy clues.
that can be booked for up to 600 people.
For a White Elephant, people bring wrapped gag orinexpensive giftsand take turns picking themor swapping them.
Ugly Sweater Contest
Ugly sweaters have become a holiday standard.
Guess How Many Candies
A simple game that requires little preparationguess how many candies!
Christmas Games for Couples (or Small Parties)
Hosting a more intimate holiday get-together?
you could still bring the fun with one of these games for Christmas.
(Try jingle or jolly for a lot of points!)
There are 10 series of games in all, each with five fun (and very funny!)
games for a small crew to play.
(Just coming up with the categories will be fun: Someone drinks hot chocolate!
Nobody recognizes Santa in disguise!)
The Hygge Game
Not in the mood for competition on Christmas?
