Are you looking for fun games to liven up your Christmas celebration?
It is fairly normal for there to be very little free time for fun during Christmas, thanks to all the planning, cooking, cookie baking, decorating, crafting, and so on.
However, with the right planning, one can actually get a little downtime and play a couple of fun games with family and friends.
There are actually a lot of games that would be perfect for unwinding and having fun while the celebration is taking place.
Finding the time to engage in a friendly, competitive game with friends is a very good way to relax when the stress of the holiday is trying to weigh you down.
Eat a couple of tasty snacks, sip on a nice cocktail or hot cocoa, and engage in a fun game; all these would help you relax your nerves.
With this list we’ve prepared, we’re sure there’s going to be at least a game or two that you, your family, and guests can all engage in and enjoy.
So, on that note, let’s explore the list of fun Christmas games we have prepared for you below.
Christmas Games Ideas
1. Grinch Punch Board
A Grinch-themed punch board that serves as a popular Christmas-themed game.
A cutout of the Grinch head in green, and the board as body in red, the board contains 25 small cups, each covered with tissue paper and a red heart.
The tissue papers are punctured to find a prize or candy inside.
2. Roll The Dice Gift Exchange Game
The rules of this game are based on the number rolled on a die, with each number corresponding to a specific action.
Rolling one die means everyone passes their gift to the right, two trade gifts with the person on the left, three steal any gift or keep their gift, and so on.
3. Christmas Jeopardy Game Board
A trivia game based on the TV show called “Jeopardy!", but this one is Christmas-themed.
There are four categories in the game: Christmas movies, Christmas songs, Christmas characters, and Christmas traditions.
The game is a fun activity for holiday parties and family gatherings.
4. Guess How Many Snowballs Game
A DIY game gotten from the classic college game of the same name.
Recreate it for Christmas, where everyone takes turns guessing how many snowballs are in the jar.
Everyone has 3 guesses; anyone with the closest guess or the right one wins a gift, which could be money, treats, or something else.
5. Marshmallow Grab Game
Here’s a fun Christmas game played in teams, a marshmallow grab game.
Contestants wear disposable cups on both hands and try to grab as many marshmallows from the pile on the table into their own plate.
The team with the most marshmallows at the end of the timer wins.
6. Pin The Nose On Rudolph
A popular kids' game for Christmas called “Pin The Nose On Rudolph” it’s the holiday version of “Pin The Tail On The Donkey".
A large drawing of Rudolph is placed on the wall, players are then blindfolded and spun around, and then they try to pin the nose as close as possible to the correct spot on the drawing.
Anyone with the closet pin wins.
7. Snowball Toss Game
This snowball toss game features the character Olaf from the movie Frozen.
It’s a homemade holiday-themed game where players throw soft snowballs at the target part, which is the hole at the top of Olaf, to score points.
The player with the most points wins.
8. DIY Snowman Bowling Game
Another popular children’s game, it is winter-themed, and it’s perfect for a fun Christmas game.
The game features paper or plastic cups decorated to look like the faces of snowmen.
The cups are arranged in a pyramid formation, and players then use soft balls like pom-poms to knock down the cups.
9. Spider Web Fly Toss Game
DIY Children's activity, the game is made with a hula hoop with masking tape stretched across it to form a spider web, then balls made from cotton are thrown at the tape and they stick.
It is a common Halloween game that also works for Christmas.
10. Winter Tic-Tac-Toe Game
A winter twist on the classic tic-tac-toe game, rocks serve as the game pieces, with one team painted blue with snowflakes and the other white with a snowman face.
The goal is for each team to beat the other by getting three of their marks in a row, be it horizontally, diagonally, or vertically on a 3x3 grid.
11. Penguin Bowling Game
Bring the fun game that is bowling to your home for Christmas with this penguin bowling game.
Recycled plastic bottles are painted to look like penguins, and a volleyball is decorated to look like a polar bear.
The ball is used to knock down the pins; polar bears do like going after penguins.
12. Reindeer Ring Toss Game
A DIY craft game that involves creating a reindeer from a box.
A kiddy Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer is drawn on the box with Christmas tree glasses, and inflatable reindeer antlers are attached to the head, then rings are tossed into the antlers.
It's a classic children’s game.
13. Pin The Nose On Olaf
Another variation of the game “Pin The Tail On The Donkey".
The game features a drawing of Olaf, the snowman character from the movie Frozen; players are blindfolded, and they take turns trying to pin the nose on the right spot.
14. Pin The Heart On The Grinch
This is also another variation of the “Pin The Tail On The Donkey" game, but with a Christmas theme.
A drawing cutout of the Grinch is glued to the wall, players are blindfolded, and then they try to pin the heart on the right spot of the Grinch to save Christmas.
15. Christmas Golf Game
A Christmas-themed golf game that involves a green mat with red rolled up material forming the boundaries, and a large wrapped present with a cutout at the base forms the hole.
It’s a game perfect for kids at a Christmas party.
16. Santa Hat Ring Toss Game
This game is a Christmas twist on the classic “Ring Toss" game. Santa hats are arranged in different spots on the floor.
Then players take turns tossing their rings at the hats; those with the most rings tossed in the hat wins the game.
To make it more fun, you can set a prize to be won by whoever gets the most tosses.
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Conclusion
It’s no news that being the one in charge of doing the cooking, securing and wrapping the gifts for your kids like Santa brought them, creating the crafts, baking the treats like cookies, and so on, makes it hard to find the time to really relax.
Participating in a fun game is a nice way to share laughter and create lasting memories with friends and family.
It's also a great way to bring everyone together for a great time, and it honestly doesn’t get any better than that.
The Christmas party games set the tone for a holiday celebration filled with fun, warmth, and togetherness, and this is exactly what this guide has set out to help you achieve.
We hope it has done just that. Have a lovely, fun-filled Christmas and a beautiful new year ahead.
