Fun Holiday Games for Adults and Kids to Play

Before popping your marshmallows into a cup of hot cocoa, build your own “snowman” by going around in a circle and having each player add a marshmallow to the growing stack when it’s their turn. Repeat to see how many you can stack before the tower of marshmallows falls down. Each time someone knocks it down, they’re eliminated and the snowman starts from the bottom again.

It’s time to see how well you know your Christmas songs. Divide players into teams and have one person in charge of playing music. To play, that one person will play short clips of classic Christmas ballads and teams have to try to guess what song it is based on only hearing the first few notes. You can also make it so players have to guess the next line of the song or which artist sings it. Let players guess as a team or make it so an individual from each team is left to play one-on-one against each other for a point.

We guarantee you will be giggling up a storm trying to win this game. Divide players into teams of two. When the hosts yells “Go!”, one team member has to “build” a snowman by wrapping the other entirely in toilet paper, finishing off the “snowy” friend by sticking on snowman buttons and a nose as well as a scarf and hat. First one to finish wins!

It’s time to play Family Feud! Break your guests up into two teams. Since you’re stepping into the role of Steve Harvey, create a list of holiday-themed questions like “Name two of Santa’s reindeer” or “Name a popular Christmas song.” Poll for answers by asking family and friends, ones who aren’t playing in the game, for their top five answers. One team has control of the board until a player guesses wrong. Then, the other team has a chance to have their turn. Go back and forth until you run out of questions.

An easy game that’s simple to play. Stand in a circle, and instead of passing a hot potato, pass a big bow until the music stops playing or until time runs out. Whoever is holding the bow is eliminated. Continue the game until there’s only one person left standing.

Just like an Easter egg hunt but with candy canes! Hide the sweet peppermint sticks all over your home and let the kids loose trying to find them. They can either keep any they find or you can have alternative prizes for the little ones who collect the most.

Icebreakers are a must at any holiday party. Kick yours off with a fun guessing game. Fill a clear jar with peppermints or themed M&Ms (or another candy of your choice) and have everyone who enters the party take a guess at how many are in the jar. The person who guesses correctly, or comes the closest, wins. You can even take the time to decorate the top of the jar with Christmas bows and tinsel to really bring in the holiday spirit.

Challenge your little ones to a festive game of “I Spy.” Have them count how many Santas, snowflakes, Christmas trees and more they can find on this printable.

Cookies for Santa Game

For a festive take on the Oreo race challenge, give this game a try. First, create stick-on Santa beards for those who will participate. Then, have everyone attempt to get an Oreo into their mouths without using their hands.

For a fun race against the clock, gather the people in your home to play Rudolph Race. The game requires each player to attempt to pin the nose on Rudolph using only their nose, Vaseline and a pom ball. Challenge accepted!

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