100 Christmas Charades Ideas for Kids and Adults

How to play Christmas charades

1. Write the ideas below on slips of paper, or use the Christmas charades generator to draw each card.
2. Split into two teams. One player draws a slip and acts it out without speaking.
3. Their team has 60 seconds to guess. One point for each correct guess.
4. Teams take turns until the slips run out.

Agree on a few signs first: crank an old camera for a movie, mime singing for a song, and hold up fingers for the number of words.

Easy Christmas charades for kids

1. Building a snowman
2. Opening presents
3. Santa going down the chimney
4. A reindeer
5. Ice skating
6. A snowball fight
7. Decorating the tree
8. Hanging a stocking
9. Wrapping a gift
10. A penguin
11. Making a snow angel
12. Drinking hot chocolate
13. Sledding down a hill
14. Writing a letter to Santa
15. Eating a candy cane
16. A gingerbread man running away
17. Ringing a bell
18. Putting the star on top of the tree
19. Shivering in the cold
20. An elf making toys

Christmas movie charades

1. Home Alone
2. Elf
3. The Polar Express
4. How the Grinch Stole Christmas
5. Frosty the Snowman
6. A Christmas Carol
7. Miracle on 34th Street
8. Jingle All the Way
9. The Santa Clause
10. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
11. The Nightmare Before Christmas
12. Love Actually
13. It’s a Wonderful Life
14. Die Hard
15. The Holiday
16. Klaus
17. Arthur Christmas
18. The Muppet Christmas Carol
19. A Charlie Brown Christmas
20. Last Christmas

Christmas song charades

1. Jingle Bells
2. Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
3. Let It Snow
4. Silent Night
5. Deck the Halls
6. All I Want for Christmas Is You
7. Frosty the Snowman
8. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
9. Jingle Bell Rock
10. The Twelve Days of Christmas
11. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
12. We Wish You a Merry Christmas
13. Here Comes Santa Claus
14. Walking in a Winter Wonderland
15. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
16. Feliz Navidad
17. Last Christmas
18. White Christmas
19. Sleigh Ride
20. O Christmas Tree

Funny Christmas charades for adults

1. Untangling the Christmas lights
2. Pretending to love a terrible gift
3. Falling asleep on the couch after dinner
4. Assembling a toy with missing instructions
5. Last-minute shopping on Christmas Eve
6. Burning the turkey
7. Hiding presents from the kids
8. A dog stealing food off the table
9. Wearing an ugly sweater to work
10. Trying to wrap a bicycle
11. Getting caught under the mistletoe
12. Returning a gift at a busy store
13. Eating the last cookie and hiding the evidence
14. Fighting over the TV remote
15. Losing at a board game and flipping the board
16. Taking a family photo that nobody is ready for
17. Untangling a cat from the tree
18. Shoveling snow before work
19. Hanging lights on the roof
20. Waiting for the kids to fall asleep

Christmas characters and things

1. Santa Claus
2. Mrs. Claus
3. The Grinch
4. A nutcracker
5. An angel
6. A snow globe
7. A toy soldier
8. Scrooge
9. Buddy the Elf
10. The Abominable Snowman
11. A sleigh
12. A Christmas tree
13. A jack-in-the-box
14. A chimney
15. A fireplace
16. Mistletoe
17. A shepherd
18. Jack Frost
19. A carol singer
20. A candy cane

Tips for a better round

• Mix easy and hard slips in one bowl so every team gets a fair chance.
• For mixed ages, let kids act with a partner.
• Keep one bowl only for movies and songs; they’re the hardest and make a good final round.
• Play “speed charades” at the end: as many slips as possible in two minutes.

More Christmas games

Want the phone to pick for you? Use the Christmas charades generator. For other games on the night, see Christmas party games, Christmas Minute to Win It games and the Christmas wheel.