Christmas is my favorite time of year. While we celebrate Jesus every day, there is just a different feel in the air in the month of December.
The scripture says it best, Luke 2:14
14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men.
Jesus comes to bring us that goodwill toward men.
I love the beautiful lights, colors, and decorations everywhere. Somehow it just seems like Christmas brings us all together.
Speaking of bringing us all together. Nothing brings us together like spending time with the ones we love.
Christmas time is perfect for family game time.
I’ve compiled a list of 40 fun Christmas games and activities that your family will love and remember for years to come. Get ready for some Christmas cheer!
1. Christmas Charades:
Christmas Charades is always fun! Pick holiday-themed words like a candy cane, snowman, or Christmas tree and divide them into teams. A team member must act out their chosen word while their teammates guess what it is.
2. Christmas Bingo:
This classic game just became way more festive with Christmas-themed bingo cards. Pick up a set at the store, or make your own with Christmas words and phrases such as “snowman”, “gingerbread house”, and “Rudolph”.
3. Christmas Scavenger Hunt:
Create a Christmas scavenger hunt for your family! This can be indoors or outdoors, depending on the weather. Make sure to include Christmas-related items such as Christmas lights, holiday cookies, and festive decorations.
4. Christmas Movie Trivia:
Gather up all of your favorite Christmas movies from Elf to Home Alone and challenge your family with some Christmas movie trivia questions. You can divide it into teams or play individually – it’s totally up to you!
5. Christmas Jigsaw Puzzles:
Who doesn’t love jigsaw puzzles? Choose a festive Christmas-themed puzzle that everyone can enjoy.
6. Christmas Card Crafting:
Get creative and have a Christmas card crafting party! Deck the halls with Christmas cards to send out to friends and family.
7. Christmas Ornament Making:
Create some homemade Christmas ornaments for your tree this year! This is an activity that all ages can enjoy, from toddlers to grandparents.
8. Christmas Snowman Building Contest:
If you live in a cold place, grab some snow and host a snowman-building contest! Your family will love having fun outside while making winter memories together.
9. Christmas Cookie Decorating:
Break out the cookie cutters and icing tubes – it’s time for Christmas cookie decorating! Nothing says Christmas like a plate of festive cookies.
10. Christmas Tree Decorating:
Christmas tree decorating is one of the best parts of Christmas! Enjoy some Christmas music and let your family’s creativity shine as you hang up the ornaments and twinkle lights. Don’t just limit your tree decorating to the house either, be adventurous and decorate a tree outside.
If will be fun and your yard will look festive.
11. Christmas Karaoke Night:
Get out your karaoke machine (if you don’t have one, there are plenty of Christmas karaoke playlists online!) and get ready for a night full of laughter, singing, and holiday cheer.
12. Christmas Name That Tune:
Choose Christmas songs and have your family guess what song it is! The one with the most correct guesses can win a special Christmas treat.
13. Christmas Word Search:
Print out some Christmas-themed word search puzzles or make your own! This activity is perfect to keep the kids busy while parents chat away.
14. Christmas Trivia Game:
Test your family’s Christmas knowledge with some Christmas trivia questions! You can make up your own questions or use online resources that are made up for you.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1347438818/printable-christmas-bible-trivia-cards?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=christian+christmas+trivia&ref=sr_gallery-1-4&pop=1&organic_search_click=115. Christmas Memory Matching Cards:
Test their memory skills with matching card games using festive winter words like snowman, holly, and sleigh.
16. Storytelling for family activities for Christmas :
Have each family member come up with a Christmas story and take turns telling them to the others. See which one can capture everyone’s attention the most!
17. Christmas Tree Maze:
Get creative with this Christmas tree maze, using construction paper or whiteboard markers to make your own.
18. Christmas Photo Booth:
Set up a Christmas photo booth in your living room! Give everyone props like Santa hats, reindeer antlers, and silly glasses to take pictures with while you laugh until your stomach hurts.
19. Christmas Carol Sing-Along:
Nothing says Christmas like belting out carols together! Print out lyrics for all of your favorite holiday songs for everyone to sing along with.
20. Christmas Arts & Crafts:
Get creative with some seasonal arts and crafts projects like making salt dough ornaments, paper snowflakes, or Christmas tree decorations!
21. Christmas-Themed Quiz Show:
Put your Christmas knowledge to the test with a Christmas trivia game or Christmas-themed quiz show! You can use online resources or make up your own questions.
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22. Snowman Toss:
Get a bucket and ping-pong balls , draw a snowman on the bucket and the ping-pong balls, and let your family compete to see who can get the most balls in the bucket!
23. Christmas Mad Libs:
Write your own Christmas stories using fill-in-the-blank Christmas Mad Libs. The crazier the words, the more fun! Create your own or search the internet for ideas.
24. Christmas Cooking Competition:
Get creative in the kitchen with a Christmas cooking competition between family members! Decide on a few recipes, assign each family member to a recipe and have them compete to see who can make the best Christmas dish.
25. Reindeer Tag:
Let the reindeer games begin! Play tag with Christmas-themed rules like if someone tags you, you have to say Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer five times before running again.
26. Christmas Family Feud :
Play your own version of family feud. Make up your own or check out this one from Etsy.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/902074435/christmas-friendly-feud-game-the?gpla=1&gao=1&
27 Christmas Present Guessing Game:
Wrap Christmas gifts without names or descriptions, then have your family guess what’s inside each one. The person with the most correct guesses wins a prize!
28. Christmas Candy Competition:
Who can eat the most candy canes? Challenge your family members to eating competitions featuring Christmas treats like peppermint bark, candy canes, and gingerbread cookies.
29. Christmas Card Tossing:
Take turns tossing Christmas cards into a bucket or box from different distances away! See who can hit their target the most times.
30. Christmas Tree Tag:
Have one person be the Christmas tree and they have to try to tag other players before being tagged themselves. Once someone gets tagged, they become a Christmas tree too!
31. Gingerbread Man Race:
Make gingerbread men out of construction paper or cardstock and have your family race each other around the yard with their gingerbread men in hand!
32. Christmas Snowball Fight:
Bundle up in hats and gloves and go outside for an epic snowball fight! See who can make the most snowballs and who can hit their target the most times.
33. Christmas Carol Relay:
Split your family into two teams and have each team stand at opposite ends of the yard. The first person from each team must run to the other end, recite a Christmas carol, then run back before tagging the next person in line!
34. Christmas Alphabet Hunt:
Write down all of the letters in “Christmas” on pieces of paper and hide them around your yard or house. Have your family search for each letter and when they’ve found them all, see who was able to collect their letters the quickest!
35. Christmas Obstacle Course:
Set up an obstacle course using Christmas decorations and have your family race each other to complete it! Christmas wreaths and trees can make great obstacles.
36. Christmas Jeopardy:
Bring out your Christmas knowledge by playing this classic game with your family! Whoever knows the most about Christmas wins a prize!
37. Christmas Gift Wrapping Competitions:
See who can wrap Christmas presents the fastest or most creatively! Whoever finishes first or has the best-looking present wins a prize.
38. Board Games:
Dust off those classic board games and get ready for some fun Christmas family competition. Monopoly, Clue, and Life are always popular choices.
39. Pin the Nose on the Snowman:
Draw a snowman on a large piece of paper and have your family take turns trying to pin the nose on him. The closest one to the middle wins!
40. Build a Gingerbread House:
Get creative with gingerbread and icing to build Christmas houses! See who can come up with the most original design or who can build theirs the quickest. Have fun decorating them too!
And that’s 40 Christmas game ideas for families to get them into the Christmas spirit! Have fun playing these games with your family this holiday season!
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