30 Fun Christmas Games That Will Make Your Spirits Bright

Grab your copy of How the Grinch Stole Christmas and gather the kids in a circle. Wrap a small gift and have them pass it every time they hear the word "Who." When the story endswhoever's holding the present wins!

Get the tutorial at Kid Friendly Things to Do.

Get ready for Santa-sized laughs! Act out your favorite holiday activities while everyone else tries to guess what you're doing. Prompts include classics like making snow angelssipping hot cocoaand opening presents. Choose the Christmas edition—or grab the full set for year-round fun!

Get the tutorial at The Joys of Boys.

RunrunRudolph! In this silly holiday raceeach player gets a red pom-pom and a dab of petroleum jelly on their nose. The goal? Be the first to stick your pom-pom onto the Rudolph picture across the room—without using your hands!

Get the tutorial at Play Party Plan.

Step into Santa's workshop for a game that's pure holiday chaos—in the best way! Split into teams of two elves: one hikes small toys between their legs while the other tries to catch them in a basket strapped to their back. The first team to snag five toys wins!

Get the tutorial at Play Party Plan.

This one's part craftpart game! Have the kids build a snowman out of tissue boxes and a few simple craft itemsthen "melt" him by setting the boxes up as bowling pins and knocking him down with a ball.

Get the tutorial at Craftaholics Anonymous.

You've heard of the "Jingle Bell Rock," but have you tried the Jingle Bell Roll? To playline up five ball ornaments at the end of a tablegive each player ten jingle bellsand see who can roll them just right to knock all the ornaments off!

Get the tutorial at Play Party Plan.

This one's made for the tiniest elves! Craft a Christmas tree from cardboard with colorful circular cutoutsthen let little ones place matching balls through the right spots. It's as cute as it is educational.

Get the tutorial at I Can Teach My Child.

Want to put a seasonal spin on a classic game of ring toss? Have one player wear a pair of antlers while everyone else tries to toss rings onto them. You can buy ready-made rings or craft your own using pipe cleaners for extra fun!

Get the tutorial at Kid Friendly Things to Do.

If your family traditions include making gingerbread housesmake the activity even more exciting by turning it into a competition. After the decorating is doneeveryone can vote on their favorite house (without choosing their ownof course!).

For this oneeach player gets an ornament and a gift box. Everyone must fan their gift box toward their ornament to get it to roll across the room and over the finish line—but you can't actually touch the ornament!

Get the tutorial at Play Party Plan.

Look Mrs. Clausno hands! Each player must wear a Santa beardplace a cookie on their foreheadand try to get it into their mouth using only their facial muscles. Whoever can complete the challenge firstwins!

Get the tutorial at Happiness Is Homemade.

Unwrapping gifts is one of the simplest parts of Christmas—unless you have to wear oven mitts while doing it! This game is challenginghilariousand will allow everyone to take their time when opening presents.

Santa says... touch your nose! This twist on the popular game Simon Says will have your little ones doing fun Christmas-themed actions like pretending to cut down a Christmas tree and having a play snowball fight.

Get the tutorial at The Resourceful Mama.

This is a great game for the whole family! Each player will place an index card containing a Christmas icon's name on their forehead and get clues from other players to guess who they are.

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From peppermints to pine needles to cocoa powderChristmas is filled with so many delicious scents. To play this holiday guessing gamebottle your favorite Christmas smellsblindfold each playerand have them guess what the mystery objects are.

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Here's a game that'll really hook you and your family! It involves using your mouth to link together candy canes and transfer them into a bowl. Any player who can successfully move five candy canes in under one minute scores up to five points.

Get the tutorial at Happiness Is Homemade.

To play this minute to win it gameplace six mugs in a triangular formation at the end of a table. Ask players to stand at the other end of the table and attempt to toss a marshmallow into each mug in under a minute. No matter who winsthere will be plenty of hot cocoa to go around at the end!

Get the tutorial at Happiness Is Homemade.

We know where Santa lives and the names of his trusty reindeer—but does anyone really know how old he is? That's the question you'll seek to answer when you play this cute game using table tennis balls and a pair of old rain boots.

Get the tutorial at Kid Friendly Things to Do.