Make your Christmas party epic with these easy and fun Christmas party games.
Whether you’re celebrating with friends, family, or coworkers, these Christmas party games will help keep the fun going.
Plus, they’re a great way to add laughter and friendly competition to your holiday celebration.
Christmas Party Games
1. Snowball Toss
MATERIALS
- Red Solo cups
- White ping pong balls
- Table
DIRECTIONS
1. Set up a table with red Solo cups in the shape of a Christmas tree, placing the most cups at the base and just one cup at the top.
2. Challenge participants to toss as many “snowballs” (white ping pong balls) into the cups within a one-minute time limit.
2. Face the Christmas Cookie
MATERIALS
- Cookies
DIRECTIONS
1. To play, instruct participants to first position a cookie on their forehead.
2. Then, they must use only their facial muscles to move the cookie from their forehead to their mouth.
3. The first person to get the cookie into their mouth wins.
Side note: For the game, you can use Oreo cookies. or if you want to add a festive touch, opt for Christmas-themed cookies.
3. Holiday Karaoke
MATERIALS
- Tv (To present lyrics)
- Microphone (Optional)
Sing out loud with a fun session of karaoke filled with classic and fun holiday songs.
4. Holiday Movie Trivia
MATERIALS
- Tv (To present the PowerPoint)
- Computer to create PowerPoint
DIRECTIONS
1. Prepare a PowerPoint presentation with images from popular holiday movies.
2. Organize players into equal teams, and the first team to correctly guess the movie depicted in a slide earns a point.
3. Keep track of points throughout the game, and the team with the highest score at the end wins.
5. Wrap Up
MATERIALS
- Wrapping papers
- Scissors
- Tape
DIRECTIONS
1. To play this game, you’ll need wrapping paper and a willing participant to be wrapped.
2. Divide the participants into groups and provide each group with one roll of wrapping paper, scissors, and tape.
3. Challenge each group to wrap their chosen teammate within a set time frame, encouraging them to be creative with the wrapping.
4. Lastly, judge the wrapped creations based on categories such as most creative and most beautiful.
6. Snowball Fight
MATERIALS
- White ping pongs (snowballs)
DIRECTIONS
1. Give each player one ping pong ball at the beginning of the game, and their goal is to hit other players with it.
2. Throughout the game, they can collect fallen balls from the floor to continue throwing.
3. When a player gets hit, they’re out. The last player standing wins the game.
7. Marshmallow Snowman
MATERIALS
- Marshmallows
- Table/any counter top space
DIRECTIONS
1. This game requires only marshmallows and can be played with 2, 3, 4, or more players simultaneously.
2. Provide each player with a generous amount of marshmallows.
3. The objective is to stack them to build the tallest “snowman” within a 60-second time limit.
8. Gingerbread House Decorating Competition
MATERIALS
- Ginger bread house kit
- Tables/or any counter top space
DIRECTIONS
1. Divide your guests into teams and provide each team with a gingerbread house decorating kit.
2. Encourage each team to bring out their creativity and create unique gingerbread houses.
3. Since this is a competition, it’s important to note that each team must complete their gingerbread houses within a specified time frame.
4. When the time is up, have each team choose a presenter who will showcase their house and discuss its details.
5. Select judges to assess and provide feedback on the houses, and then announce the overall winner.
Fun Christmas Party Games
9. Snowball Scoop
MATERIALS
- Blindfolds
- Cotton balls
- Two Scoops/serving spoon or ladle
- Two bowls
- Table
1. Have two blindfolded competitors stand on the same side of the table.
2. Place cotton balls on the table and provide both players with a scoop and a bowl.
3. Instruct them to scoop as many cotton balls “snowballs” as possible into their respective bowls within a specified time.
4. When the time is up, the person with the most snowballs in their bowl wins the game.
10. Snowstorm
MATERIALS
- Empty tissue boxes
- Cotton balls
- Strings
DIRECTIONS
1. Fill empty tissue boxes with cotton balls “snowflakes.”
2. Have participants attach a tissue box around their waist using a string.
3. Encourage participants to shake out the cotton balls from the tissue boxes using only their waist movements.
4. The first person to shake out all the cotton balls within a specified time frame wins the game.
11. Cookie Decorating
MATERIALS
- Sugar cookies
- Icing
- Toppings
Cookie decorating is another great Christmas party activity that that’s equally fun and delicious.
While sugar cookies are a classic option for decorating, gingerbread cookies are also a great choice.
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12. Holiday, Who am I?
MATERIALS
- Sticky notes
- Pen
DIRECTIONS
1. Place a sticky note on the back of each participant with the name of a popular Christmas character (Ex: Rudolph, Santa, The Grinch, etc.).
2. In order to figure out who they are, participants must ask other players questions in the form of yes or no.
For example, “Do I live in the North Pole?”
3. All in all, the game continues until everyone has figured out who they are.
13. Gift Wrap Relay
MATERIALS
- Oddly shaped items (Ex: football, headset headphones, dumbbell, etc.)
- Wrapping paper
- Scissors
- Tape
- Table
DIRECTIONS
1. First, have participants put on blindfolds then arrange a selection of oddly shaped objects on a table.
2. Next, individually lead the blindfolded participants to choose an item from the table randomly. Instructing them to tap the object so that they do not touch it too much.
3. After participants make their selection, they can take off their blindfolds and return to their station.
4. Provide each participant with tape, scissors, and wrapping paper.
5. Then, set a specific time limit and encourage them to wrap their oddly shaped gift as quickly and neatly as possible.
Christmas Party Games Ideas
14. Freeze Dance
MATERIALS
- Music
DIRECTIONS
1. Play some fun holiday music and have everyone dance.
2. At random points, stop the music.
When the music stops, all participants should stop dancing and freeze.
If anyone moves, they’re eliminated from the game.
3. Then the music resumes and stops until there’s one person left on the dance floor.
15. Christmas Song Scramble
MATERIALS
- Powerpoint
- Tv (To present powerpoint)
DIRECTIONS
1. Create a PowerPoint presentation with slides featuring various pictures depicting popular holiday songs.
2. Participants/teams must guess the song’s name based on the given images.
16. Jeopardy
MATERIALS
- Tv (To project game)
Test your holiday knowledge in a festive showdown of Christmas Jeopardy.
17. Lip Sync Battle
MATERIALS
- Microphone (Optional)
- Props (Optional)
- Music
DIRECTIONS
1. Have participants take turns performing a holiday song of their choice, by only lip syncing.
2. Also, you can provide holiday themed props so that they can be used during their performances.
3. At the end, have judges judge and determine the best performance.
18. Ornament on a Spoon
MATERIALS
- Large ornaments
- Small spoons
An ornament on a spoon race is the same thing as an egg on a spoon race but instead of an egg it uses an ornament.
Line a group of participants and have them race to the finish line while balancing a large ornament on a small spoon.
19. Rapid Shazam
MATERIALS
- Pieces of paper
- Pen
- Bowl
DIRECTIONS
1. Write the names of various popular holiday songs and carols on small pieces of paper, fold them, and place them in a bowl.
2. Divide the participants into groups, and have one person from each group draw a piece of paper from the bowl.
3. The selected person should sing a lyric from that song, and their teammates must quickly guess the song’s name.
4. Once the team correctly identifies the song, the same person continues drawing and having their team guess more song titles until the time expires.
5. The objective is for teams to guess as many songs as possible within a 2 minute time limit.
6. When a team’s time is up, the next team takes a turn by selecting a piece of paper from the bowl.
Christmas Party Game Ideas
20. Holiday Musical Chairs
MATERIALS
- Chairs
- Music
Play a classic game of musical chairs but with holiday music.
21. Holiday Balloon Pop
MATERIALS
- Balloons
- String
DIRECTIONS
1. Using a string, have participants tie a balloon to their right leg.
2. The goal of the game is for participants to try and pop other people’s balloons while protecting their own.
3. Once a person’s balloon is popped, they’re out of the game.
4. The last person with an intake balloon wins the game.
22. Finish the Song Lyrics
Materials
- Speaker (To play music)
Play 30-second snippets of holiday songs, and challenge participants to continue singing the lyrics from where the song paused.
All in all, “Finish the song lyrics” can be played either individually or in teams.
23. Watch a Holiday Film
Depending on your Christmas party, you can create a cozy atmosphere and watch a holiday film.
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24. Name That Holiday Song
MATERIALS
- Phone (To find song lyrics online)
DIRECTIONS
1. Read some of the lyrics of a holiday song aloud, and ask guests to guess the song titles.
2. The person or team with the most correct answers at the end wins.
25. White Elephant Gift Exchange
Last but not least, a white elephant gift exchange is the perfect game for sharing fun and small gifts.
