Christmas themed Charades is a perfect game for family parties, birthday celebrations and classroom parties for all ages - kids, tweens, teenagers and adults. Christmas themed Charades can be played with small or large groups. The game requires very little set up and all you will need to play are the Christmas Charade clues listed below that are free to print out.
Christmas party supplies and favors from Amazon
There are over 50 unique and fun Christmas themed clues. (If you are looking for a Winter themed game instead of a Christmas theme go to our Winter Charade Game clues).
Christmas Charades Set Up
Before the game print out the free clues below.
Cut them into individual clues and fold the paper so that the printed
clues can not be seen as players are choosing them.
Place the folded clues in a Christmas themed container.
Players draw a clue from the container before their turn in the game.
One player acts out a word or phrase while the other players try and guess what they are acting out.
The object of the game is to have the acting players team guess what they are trying to act out using only gestures - no talking allowed. This game is easy to play, requires a good imagination and keeps everyone laughing!
Charades can be played two different ways - in teams or as a large group.
To play in Teams:
Divide the players into two teams. Players should sit on the same
side of the room as their team.
Decide which team will go first.
The team going first will decide on a player to act the clue.
The first player chooses a clue from the clue container without looking.
The player has 5 minutes to look at the clue before the timer starts.
Set a timer for 1 minute and the player will have that time to act out their clue. The player can not talk during their turn.
The other players on their team try to guess the word or phrase. Their team can shout out answers until they (hopefully) guess the right answer.
If the team guesses the clue within the time limit their team gets a point.
If they have not gotten the right answer within the time limit the
other team has one chance to answer. If the opposing team guesses
correctly they get a point.
To play as a group:
Choose one player to start the game and they act out the clue for
everyone. The first person to guess the clue is the next
player to act out a clue.
Common Charade clues used during the Christmas Charades game:
Number of words: hold
up one finger per word then tap the finger of the word you will give a
clue to solve.
Song: pretend to sing.
Movie: crank an old fashioned movie camera.
Book: open book with palms closed then open.
Rhyming Word: tap on your ear for "sounds like".
| Reindeer Games | Elf on a Shelf |
| Santa Baby | Holly Jolly Christmas |
| Blue Christmas | Baby It's Cold Outside |
| Ice Ice Baby | On Thin Ice |
| Jack Frost | Stringing Popcorn |
| Jingle Bell Rock | White Christmas |
| Melting Snowman | Mrs. Claus |
| Naughty or Nice | Wreath |
| Scrooge | Sugar Plum Fairy |
| Charlie Brown Christmas Tree |
4 Calling Birds |
| Gingerbread House | Cindy Loo Who |
| Grinch | North Pole |
| Wrapping Paper | Mittens |
| Eggnog | Cinnamon |
| Gumdrops | Ho! Ho! Ho! |
| Chimney | Rudolf |
| Drummer Boy | Deck the Halls |
| Abdominal Snowman | Paper Snowflake |
| Buddy the Elf | Mistletoe |
| Letter to Santa | Candy Cane Forest |
| Sea of Swirly Twirly Gum Drops | Caroling |
| Hanging Stockings | Elves |
| Ski Lift | Santa is Coming to Town |
| Feeding Reindeer | Dasher |
| Snow Angel | Marshmallow |
| Hot Chocolate | Santa's Sleigh |
| 3 Wise Men | Joy to the World |
| Cutting down Christmas Tree |
Moose |
Winter Charades Game
Fun winter themed charades with over 50 free clues!
Christmas Pictionary Game
over 50 unique Christmas pictionary clues!
Birthday Party Ideas 4 Kids participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means to sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.