21 Christmas Party Games for Adults and Families (+ Free Printable)
21 Christmas party games for adults, families and office parties, from a Christmas quiz and bingo to the left right game, with how to play each.
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The best Christmas parties mix quick icebreakers, a proper competition and a few silly games that get everyone laughing. Here are 21 that work for a mixed crowd of adults and children, all of which are in our Christmas party games bundle. Three of them are free to download.
Games with a right answer
1. Christmas quiz. Three rounds of ten questions plus an emoji picture round. Teams of three to five work best. Our Christmas quiz comes in a British and an American edition, and round one is free with answers. 2. Christmas bingo. Hand out cards, draw calling cards from a hat and race to a line. With 100 unique cards, no two players share a card. Try 10 free cards. 3. Christmas movie night bingo. Tick off moments as they happen in any Christmas film: snow falling, a dramatic run through an airport, someone saying "Merry Christmas". 4. Emoji songs and carols. Decode songs written in emoji. Fast, funny and good for teams. 5. Finish the carol. Read the first line of a traditional carol; players write the next line. 6. Word scramble. Unscramble Christmas words against the clock. 7. Christmas word search. Ideal for a quiet corner or the children's table. Our free word search has answers.
Gift games
8. The left right game. Everyone holds a wrapped gift and passes it every time the story says left or right. Get a free left right story. 9. The Christmas dice game. Roll a number, follow the chart: swap, steal, unwrap or pass. 10. White elephant. Draw numbers; each player unwraps a gift or steals one already opened.
Talking games
11. Who's most likely to. Read a prompt; on three, everyone points at the person most likely to do it. 12. Would you rather. Choose between two festive dilemmas and defend your answer. 13. This or that. Circle one of each pair, then compare with the room. 14. Family face-off. Survey your own guests in advance, then play a game-show round using their answers.
Action games
15. Christmas charades. Act out a film, song or tradition without a word. 16. Christmas pictionary. Draw it with no letters or numbers. 17. Don't say Santa. Everyone gets a token; say the forbidden word and you hand it over. 18. Guess how many. Fill a jar with sweets; the closest guess wins the jar. 19. Indoor scavenger hunt. A list of festive things to find around the house.
Quiet games
20. Cracker joke cards. Read the set-up, fold, and see who knows the punchline. 21. Party scorecard. Not a game, but it turns any of the above into a whole-evening tournament.
How to plan the evening
Pick one game from each group: a quiz or bingo to start, a gift game in the middle and a talking or action game while people are full. Allow about 20 minutes per game, keep prizes small, and print everything before guests arrive.
All 21 games are in the Christmas party games bundle, in A4 with British spelling and US Letter with American spelling. For more ideas, see all our Christmas printables.
