The person who guesses the most correct items wins. First, grab some paper plates and markers. Players are blindfolded and hold their paper plate on top of their head. One person gives drawing instructions while everyone else tries to draw the Christmas scene they describe onto the plate.
The most accurate drawing wins! The game and its instructions are provided by Happy Home Fairy. Form two teams based on how many players there are. Place a Christmas stocking for each team on the other end of the room.
This relay continues until one team fills up their stocking to win the game. Draw or print out a picture of Rudolph and place it on the wall.
And get a red circular piece of paper for his nose with a thumbtack or piece of tape. Then blindfold the participant, spin them in a circle, then have them try to pin the nose on Rudolph. Mark their attempt with their name. Give everyone a chance to pin the nose and whoever pins it most accurately, wins. Hide a variety of plastic or stuffed elves and reindeer throughout the house.
For the younger kids, make the items easy to find and give them a head start. Let them choose some Christmas games for the family to play and ask them which games they enjoy the most. Kid-friendly Christmas party games are an easy and entertaining way to create interactive fun at your Christmas party. Christmas party games for kids should be simple, appropriate and not as competitive as adult games. When planning your party, follow these tips to keep the kids entertained:.
Make sure that you plan a game that includes everyone so that no one feels left out at your party. If there is a wide age range, feel free to modify the rules to apply to the younger kids so they can engage in the game as well. Avoid confusion and make sure that you provide a simple explanation of the game to the group. That way everyone is on the same page.
The kids will most likely arrive at your party full of energy. Make sure you have cleaning supplies on standby at your kid-friendly Christmas party. No matter what plans you have for the party, you can expect a mess when kids are together. Keep paper towels and wipes on hand to avoid injuries or an overwhelming clean up at the end. Prizes and gifts are perfect for the giving spirit of the holidays. Provide prizes to the winners and small gifts to all who participated so that no one leaves the party disappointed.
With Christmas games, family members can bond together and learn more about teamwork. When you get the whole family involved, just make sure everyone is on the same page and understands how to play the games together.
Family Christmas parties are some of the most memorable and enjoyable parties of the year. In addition to delicious food and drinks, games can create a few more laughs for loved ones to share. Family party games for Christmas should be popular, easy to understand and inclusive. Check out some of our tips for planning your family Christmas party game:.
Christmas parties are the perfect chance to pass down family Christmas traditions to future generations. Capture the moments at your family Christmas party by taking pictures during the Christmas party games.
For most of these games, you may only need a pen and paper. If you want to mix it up, consider shopping for custom memory games that you can pull out every year for a fun family tradition. Sometimes more adult-friendly games will best suit your holiday party. Try out these games for a good time once the kids are tucked in! Print this form, then hand out a copy to all your participants. Have each person fill out the form, then pass it back. Now shuffle the forms and pass them out to random people.
If the person gets their own form, it's okay. Have each person now read aloud the form in their hand. The winner is decided by the most laughs or a designated judge.
Everyone stands in a circle as one person begins a made up holiday story with one sentence. Each person after them must recite what the previous player s said and add their own sentence. The story keeps building until only one person can recall all of the details and wins the game. Have participants pair off. The duos will then attempt to wrap a gift using their free hands.
Have an example gift for everyone to attempt to duplicate — the harder it is to create, the funnier. Give a time limit of 1—3 minutes and then have a judge pick the most accurate gift. Print out this list of lyrics and song titles. Then have each team or person guess the song title. Whomever guesses the most correct answers wins. An alternative to printing the lyrics is playing the carol out loud to have people guess by ear. You can transform this classic into a Christmas game by asking players to think of three Christmas gifts.
Two of the Christmas gifts must be gifts that the participant has actually received and one of the gifts is a lie. One participant announces their three gifts in a random order and the other players then try to guess which Christmas gift is a lie. Some guests might want to know ahead of time so they can plan accordingly for their schedule.
If you run through your Christmas party game ideas throughout the night, you can always break out a fun and challenging jigsaw puzzle as well to keep everyone entertained. Adult Christmas parties call for a more complex game with a bit of competitive fun. You can also build a North-pole-style funhouse and a Christmas village out of plywood or cardboard.
Another fun touch is to create photo-stand-in boards where guests can become snowmen, elves, or Santa. Silent Night Discos are one of the most unexpected alternative office Christmas party ideas. To do this activity, provide employees with headphones.
However, if you do not have access to this kind of equipment or have limited funds, then you can also ask attendees to provide their own music to listen to via smartphone or iPod.
When this segment of the event begins, participants don the headphones and dance to different songs. To outside observers, the room is completely silent, however participants groove to their favorite holiday tunes. This approach means that no guest has to endure a Christmas carol they simply cannot stand to hear one more time this year. Plus, this exercise works well as a midday dance party to relieve stress.
Pro tip: To make the event extra festive, make the headphones look like earmuffs by adding fake fur. Simply encourage attendees to wear seasonal-themed pajamas, or the most fuzzy set they own. You can award a prize for the best dressed. Also, serve Christmas-breakfast foods like gingerbread French Toast and omelettes with red and green peppers. Be sure there is plenty of seasonally-flavored coffee and hot cocoa available as well.
Never Have I Ever is an icebreaker game that encourages players to fess up to past deeds. Never ho-ho-have I Ever is a Christmas-themed version of the game. The game continues until only one player remains, or, if playing with a larger group, after a certain number of rounds. Check out this list of Never Have I Ever questions for work and more fun question games. Corporate holiday parties tend to have awesome dessert options.
To take your Christmas party to the next level, instead of merely putting out a great spread of sweets, show guests how to create delightful desserts. To arrange this activity, book a professional baker or chef to give decorating demonstrations. For instance, frosting an ice cream cone to look like a Christmas tree, truffle towers or cake pops, or making candy snowflakes. Be sure to provide ingredients so that guests can practice, and have bags or boxes handy so participants can bring the treats home.
Entertaining lessons make great entertainment for holiday parties. Christmastime requires tons of preparation. To arrange this entertainment, book a chef to lead a quick demonstration. These lessons should include hands-on cooking practice as well as tastings. You can also DIY this event by having each of your employees submit a favorite recipe, then compiling the instructions into a team holiday cookbook to distribute as a party favor.
For more hands-on culinary activities, check out this list of online group cooking courses. To kick off the merry mingling at your holiday party, you can provide guests with icebreaker questions. You can also use these prompts to start meetings throughout the holiday season. Check out our list of the best icebreaker questions for work and this list of Christmas icebreaker questions. Snowball fights are one of the most fun seasonal activities. First, buy indoor snowball fight kits that consist of plush cloth balls to pelt at other players.
Then, split the group into teams. Next, give each player a set amount of snowballs. Finally, blow the whistle and let the games begin. The game resembles dodgeball. Players who get hit by a snowball are out.
When participants run out of ammo, you can call a timeout and reset. The game continues until only one snow pitcher remains. Pro tip: Make sure you have a wide, open space to play in and that there are no breakables nearby. Christmas is a season not only for getting, but also for giving. Holiday parties are a time to give back to employees for a year of hard work, as well as a time for staff to practice gratitude and give back to the wider community.
There are many ways to include philanthropy in a company Christmas party. You could also hold a toy or winter clothing drive, or encourage teams to adopt families to purchase presents for through a program like Toys for Tots. You can also plan a volunteering event for half of a workday in December. For instance, visiting seniors in retirement homes, writing cards for soldiers overseas, or organizing donations at a food pantry.
For more, philanthropy tips, check out this list of online volunteering ideas and this guide to virtual fundraising. When decorating for your party, hide snowmen shapes in various spots. Make some easy to spot, and others more hidden.
Examples of hiding spots include platters on the buffet table, balloons near the entrance, floral center-pieces, and presents under the tree. Since the symbol consists of three circles, hiding the shapes is simple. At the party, give attendees a piece of paper and let them know how many snow folk exist in total.
We recommend hiding at least one dozen. Participants can jot down the locations of the snowmen as they spot them. Upon finding all hidden shapes, players can exchange the paper for a prize. If nobody finds all the hidden Frostys, then towards the end of the party collect the slips and award prizes to the folks who found the most snowmen. Holiday movies are a standalone film genre.
Screening movies at the party is a low-key activity that is social but not too high-pressure, which makes an ideal environment for more introverted staff. Not to mention, holiday films can bring about a sense of nostalgia and aid in team bonding. To watch holiday movies, set up a projector and a large screen, then broadcast the festive film of choice.
Snacks like reindeer chow, popcorn with red and green sprinkles, and cookies help to complete the holiday atmosphere. If interest for these events seems high, then you could even host a series of movie nights throughout the month of December. Each week, you can screen a different holiday film, and encourage staff to attend with families in tow. If you live in a warmer climate and have access to speakers, then you can even do outdoor movies and project on the side of the building or a sheet.
For more film-related fun, check out this list of team building movies. Elf on the Shelf quickly became a modern Christmas tradition. Other folks have co-opted this exercise and posted pictures of the elf in hilarious positions. In this same vein, you and your teammates can do this game as an office activity.
At the party, split the group into teams, and give each team an elf. Then, send the teams off into the building to stage a work-themed photo shoot with the elf.
Participants may snap photos of the elf photocopying its face, intimidating the work mascot plush with a stapler, or stealing lunches from the office fridge, for example. It is a good idea to show a few examples to help spark creative juices. If you do not want to devote so much party time to this game, then you can have entrants take and submit the photos before the event and show the results in a slideshow during the party.
White Elephant Exchanges are one of the most fun Christmas activities for work. Unlike the more traditional Secret Santa gift swaps, at White Elephant exchanges, participants give each other funny and gag gifts. Participants also have the option of stealing gifts from other players. The basic rules involve players picking an order to exchange presents in. Participants either receive a present from an assigned partner, or pick a random present from the pile. The next player in line can either pick a new present, or steal the present from the previous player.
The last participant to unwrap a gift can steal an object from any player. Check out more tips for white elephant exchanges online. This or That is a game that asks players to choose between two related, but typically opposite options. When doing this activity in person, you can ask participants to move to one side of the room or the other to communicate the choice. Check out this master list of This or That questions. Holiday Trivia is one of the easiest Christmas games for work parties.
Simply split attendees into teams, and challenge those teams to answer holiday-based questions. We also recommend featuring other wintertime holidays besides Christmas. You can also come up with more creative categories that fit the holiday theme.
To play the game, teams can write down and submit answers, or be the first team to buzz in and reveal the answers. For a more festive touch, players can use jingle bells instead of buzzers. You can also facilitate the game via Kahoot. Simply make a multiple choice quiz, and then players will enter the room code and answer on their phones. The app automatically keeps track of scores based on the quickness and correctness of answers. Using multimedia elements is a fun touch.
You can also show video clips from holiday films, or even ask players to re-enact famous scenes. Here is a list of Christmas trivia questions , and here is a guide to virtual trivia. Gourmet Hot Cocoa Bars are one of the most delicious ideas for a holiday work party. These stations need minimal equipment— the basic setup calls for a hot water kettle or a canteen of warm milk, however, beyond that you may also want to provide non-dairy milk alternatives.
Then, lay out jars of cocoa powder or chocolate syrup alongside mix-ins like flavor shots, crushed candy canes, gourmet marshmallows, and whipped cream. You can also provide more unexpected toppings like chili powder, peanut butter powder, rainbow marshmallows, and cereal. Minute to win it games are challenges that must be completed in sixty seconds or less. These games are often physical. You can add Christmas-themed elements to make challenges more festive. Cookie Face: place a gingerbread cookie, preferably a miniature, on your forehead.
Without using your hands, move the cookie into your mouth. Snowball Shake: Tape a tissue box to your lower back and fill it with ping pong balls. On the mark, try to shake all of the balls out of the box. The player who shakes out the most balls wins. Wrap It Up: Players must wrap and place a bow on each teammate and snap a picture before moving to the next player in line. Coal in the Hole: Players must dunk a black-painted ping pong ball in a mug as many times as possible in sixty seconds.
Tree Toppler: Teams get a few sticks of green spaghetti and must build a tree that supports a star-shaped marshmallow. Holly Berries: Place dozens of red balloons on the floor. On the mark, players must pop as many balloons as possible by sitting on them. The person who has decorated the other person in the most aesthetically pleasing or funny way will win. Print this game according to the number of participants prior to the Christmas party.
At the party, distribute the printed sheets among the players and also give them a pen to write down their answers. The employees will have to guess the name of the Christmas movie with the help of the emoji clues. The person with the most correct answers wins. This classic game can never grow outdated. This game is perfect for a small group of employees who have been working together for a long period of time. They should just sit in a circle and choose one participant and ask them if they choose truth or dare and the rest of the players will decide the question or tell the dare.
Each player will take turns for this fun game. Just a few days prior to the party, ask the employees to choose if they want to bring a sweet dish or a savory one. The person with the most finger-licking dish will be the winner and will get a small prize. Take printouts of this Trivia quiz and distribute the printed sheets among the players. Show a slideshow of different Christmas-related items to the participants on the office presentation screen or show them different Christmas-related items in a tray.
Take the tray away and ask them to write down the names of as many items as they remember. Ask the coworkers to bring a photograph of themselves from a holiday from their childhood. You have to number each picture and hang those on a string. Now all the employees will have to guess that whose holiday childhood picture those are.
The person with the most correct guesses wins. They can be serious or goofy and silly as per their choice. A team of judges or the applause by the audience will decide the best performer.
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