25 Fun Christmas Games for Adults to Make Your Holiday Party Even More Festive

It's the classic game of charades with a festive twist! Create a list of Christmas-themed prompts (like “decorating the tree” or “singing carols”) and take turns acting them out while the others guess.

Similar to charades, but this time you'll draw the Christmas-themed prompts on a whiteboard or large pad of paper. Players guess what you're drawing, with festive words and phrases adding to the fun.

Set up a relay race where participants must wrap a gift as quickly and neatly as possible. Each team member wraps a part of the gift before passing it to the next person, and the team with the best-wrapped present wins!

Halloween may be over, but you can still enjoy the thrill with a holiday-themed murder mystery party! Invite your guests to play intriguing characters and work together to solve a fictional crime, all set within a festive and dramatic storyline.

Create bingo cards with common Christmas movie tropes or phrases (like “snowball fight” or “romantic kiss under mistletoe”). As you watch classic holiday films, mark off the squares on your card. The first to get bingo wins!

Divide into teams and compete in a series of mini-games like “pin the nose on Rudolph,” “reindeer relay race,” or “reindeer ring toss.” The team with the most points at the end of the games wins a holiday prize!

Each participant creates a holiday-themed cocktail or mocktail, and everyone tastes and votes on their favorites. Provide fun categories like “Most Festive” or “Best Presentation.”

Hide holiday-themed items around your home or outdoors and create clues or riddles for participants to solve. The person or team who finds the most items or solves the most clues wins a prize.

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Set up a karaoke machine or use a karaoke app to sing your favorite Christmas carols and holiday hits. Award prizes for the best performance, funniest rendition, or most spirited performance.

Provide gingerbread house kits or pre-made houses, along with a variety of decorations. Let everyone get creative with their designs and vote on categories like “Most Creative,” “Best Traditional,” or “Most Festive.”

Create a holiday-themed version of the classic "Guess Who" game with characters like Santa, Mrs. Claus, elves, and famous Christmas movie figures. Players ask yes-or-no questions to narrow down their opponent's character and guess who it is before time runs out!

Play this festive game by using holiday-themed words or phrases on cards or a custom app. One player guesses while their teammates give clues, aiming to get as many correct guesses as possible before time runs out! 🎄🎉🕵️‍♂️

Movie buffs will definitely love this one! Print out these free Christmas emoji movie guessing game sheets and challenge your guests to decode the holiday movie titles represented by emojis. The player with the most correct guesses wins a festive prize! 🎄🎬✨

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Get into the holiday spirit with a festive Christmas Scattergories game! Download and print this fun game to challenge your friends and family with holiday-themed categories and see who can come up with the most creative answers.

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Add a twist of holiday fun to your party with a round of Christmas Would You Rather! Pose festive dilemmas like "Would you rather have a lifetime supply of Christmas cookies or a lifetime supply of eggnog?" and watch as everyone debates their answers and holiday hilarity ensues!

Test your holiday sleuthing skills with the Ornament Guessing Game! Have guests estimate the number of ornaments on your Christmas tree—whoever comes closest to the actual number wins a festive prize!

A white elephant gift exchange might be the most beloved Christmas game ever! Each guest brings a wrapped funny or quirky gift, and participants take turns choosing a gift from the pile or "stealing" an already opened one. If you're stumped on what to buy, check out our white elephant gift guide!

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