Christmas Charades Ideas
A collection of Christmas charades ideas for kids. These Christmas themed charade categories include fun Christmas topics like eggnog, Christmas decorations, reindeer, and Santa Clause. December brings celebrations lasting throughout the month with office parties, ugly Christmas sweater parties, family gatherings, Secret Santa gift exchanges, and the kids wondering what the Elf on the Shelf will do each day. Tree decorating brings the family together followed by a treat of gingerbread cookies and warm apple cider. On Christmas Eve, the kids will get a glimpse of Santa’s tracks while they leave out cookies and milk and head off to bed anxiously awaiting his arrival.
Everyone has their own ways and traditions of celebrating, but no matter what, there are sure to be families gathered together to share in the warmth and love of each other’s company; of course, there will be plenty of food to be had no matter where you are. During all these events there will be activities and crafts set up for everyone to enjoy along with some good old-fashioned games like Christmas Charades and maybe even some challenging Christmas tongue twisters.
If you’re not sure how to get a fun game of charades started, keep reading to learn how to play Christmas Charades followed by a creative list of 101 Christmas Charades ideas that everyone can enjoy.
Playing Christmas Charades
Playing Christmas Charades is easy to learn, and anybody can play! It can be played anyplace you want as long as you have enough space to move around and you don’t need a lot of stuff to make the game happen, just some clues and a group of people and you’re all set.
Preparation:
Before you begin to play Christmas Charades, you will want to cut out the following clues, fold them tight, and put them in a container. Split everyone up into two teams, decide who will start the game first, set a timer, and begin to play.
How to Play Charades:
The first player will start by picking one of the clues from the container. When the timer starts it will be up to that person to make the rest of his/her team members guess the clue but be careful because you can’t talk while giving the clues, you can only use gestures. It’s okay to move around, use your hands, or twist your body, just don’t use your voice or you could send a point to the opposite team. If the clue is guessed correctly before the time runs out then the team will get a point, but if not, the opposite team will get one guess and if they get it right, they get the point. If neither team guesses correctly, that clue can be thrown back into the container and the game will continue with the next team. You have the option of losing a point to the other team if you talk while giving the clue.
Younger children might not understand what a gesture is, so keep that in mind. Also, if you’re playing with small children who can’t read yet, you might consider putting the clues down in picture form. You could even make two different containers; one for the younger players and one for the more advanced players. Try to mix up the ages within a team to keep things fair for everyone.
To get the game started we have provided you with 101 Christmas Charades ideas you can use. Cut the clues into strips or write them down, tweak them or add to them, but either way, these clues should keep everyone busy.
101 Christmas Charades
1. Santa Claus
2. Mrs. Claus
3. Elves
4. Reindeer
5. Santa’s Workshop
6. Shopping
7. Wrapping Presents
8. Unwrapping Presents
9. Christmas Tree
10. Decorating the Christmas Tree
11. Decorations
12. Snow Falling
13. Lighting Candles
14. Church
15. Nativity Scene
16. Prayers
17. Traveling
18. Visiting Relatives
19. Stockings
20. Fireplace
21. Ham
22. Turkey
23. Making Cookies
24. Baking Pies
25. Watching Movies
26. White Christmas (Movie)
27. A Christmas Story (Movie)
28. Home Alone (Movie)
29. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Movie)
30. A Christmas Carol (Movie)
31. The Grinch Who Stole Christmas (Movie)
32. Rudolph
33. Frosty the Snowman
34. Singing Christmas Carols
35. Jingle Bells
36. Mistletoe
37. Eggnog
38. Tree Topper
39. Chopping Down the Christmas Tree
40. Angels
41. Candy Canes
42. Family
43. Christmas Tree Ornaments
44. Christmas Cards
45. Chimney
46. Red
47. Green
48. Toys
49. Baby Doll
50. Toy Truck
51. Fruitcake
52. Bows
53. Holly
54. Twinkling Lights
55. North Pole
56. Poinsettia
57. Ribbon
58. Scrooge
59. Sleigh Bells
60. Sled
61. Winter
62. Cold Weather
63. Wreath
64. Children
65. Crafts
66. Parade
67. The Mall
68. Dressing Up
69. Gingerbread House
70. Cookie Cutters
71. Gingerbread Men
72. Manger
73. Jesus
74. Snowman
75. Three Wise Men
76. Parties
77. Ugly Christmas Sweater
78. Christmas List
79. Naughty
80. Nice
81. December
82. Christmas Eve
83. Feast
84. Putting the Gifts Under the Tree
85. Candy
86. Soup Kitchen
87. Apple Cider
88. Gingerbread Woman
89. Hot Chocolate
90. Hugging
91. Ice Skating
92. Nutcracker
93. Stringing Popcorn
94. Taking Pictures
95. Elf on the Shelf
96. Silent Night
97. Twas’ the Night Before Christmas
98. Santa’s Bag
99. Santa’s Suit
100. Santa’s Hat
101. Santa’s Boots
Now that you’ve had a chance to look over the rules to Christmas Charades and you’ve read all 101 Christmas Charades ideas, you can include this game in all your Christmas party events. You can even organize a fun game of Christmas Charades after dinner when everyone is ready to relax and settle down for the day. When you finish all 101 of these Christmas Charades ideas and you’re ready for another game, add some more charades to the list for the kids to act out.
