12 Super Fun Christmas Party Games For Kids

Here’s a roundup of 12 super fun Christmas party games for kids, guaranteed to get them giggling, moving, and most importantly, having oodles of fun!

This mix of classic favourites and fresh ideas has something for kids of all ages (here's looking at you kidults!!), so no one’s left out of the fun.

Christmas can be a costly time of year, so I've made sure that these games are all family budget-friendly.

Most of the games use stuff you might well already have at home or only need a few extra props.

Several of them even come with printables to make things even easier.

I’ve also focused on games that are quick and simple to set up, saving you precious time.

The only exceptions are activities that double as a fun craft project, which are great for keeping older kids and teens busy and creative. 

The 12 Most Fun Kids' Party Games to Play This Christmas

From toddlers to tweens, teens, and even the young at heart, this list is packed with games to keep everyone entertained throughout the holiday season.

1. Gift Stacking Relay

A gift-stacking relay race is a great way to bring out everyone's competitive side, and it can quite often also dissolve into giggles.

• Number of Players: 2+ divided into two teams
• What You Need to Play: Some empty boxes of different sizes and leftover wrapping paper
• Suitable Age Group: 3–6

How To Play:

1. Divide the players into two teams.
2. Set up the gifts in piles at one end of the party space.
3. Line up the two teams at the starting line at the other end of the space.
4. When the game starts, the first player from each team runs to their team's pile of gifts and grabs one gift.
5. The player then runs back to their team's starting line and sets the gift down.
6. Subsequent players are tagged as soon as a gift has been set down and stack the gift they retrieve on top of the previous gift.
7. This process continues until one team has stacked all of their gifts in a tower.
8. The first team to stack all their gifts wins the game.
9. If a tower of gifts falls down, the team must rebuild the tower.

2. Saran Wrap Ball Game Challenge

 

The Saran Wrap ball game has become super popular over the last few years.

Think of it like pass the parcel but made of plastic wrap instead of layers of paper. 

The game can be fun as a simple unwrapping game.

However, you can use our challenge cards to make it so much more fun. 

There area16 printable Christmas Saran Wrap Ball Game Challenge cards in the set and a sheet of blank cards where you can get creative with your own challenges. 

• Number of Players: 3–10
• What You Need to Play: Saran wrapped ball full of little prizes, set of challenge cards, two dice 
• Suitable Age Group: 3+

How To Play:

• Players sit in a circle and take turns to roll the dice until someone scores a double. That person is then the first to start unwrapping the ball. 
• The other players continue to take turns rolling the dice. 
• The player unwrapping the ball must stop as soon as someone else scores a double. 
• The player who scores a double is then given the ball to unwrap.
• The game continues until all the prizes in the ball have been won. 

Here's a great video showing how to make a saran wrap ball full of cute prizes. 

3. Jingle Bells Toss Game

This game challenges kids to toss jingle bells into cups.

It’s also customisable to fit all age groups, as you can increase the difficulty level by simply spacing the cups further away.

• Number of Players: 3–10
• What You Need to Play: Plastic or paper cups and colourful jingle bells.
• Suitable Age Group: 3+

How To Play:

• Set up six to ten cups in a bowling pin formation at one end of a big table.
• Each player takes turns standing at the other end of the table and tossing jingle bells at the cups.
• Players take turns, with each getting three bells to toss per turn.
• Keep score of how many bells a player manages to get into the cups each time.
• The winner is the player who manages to get the most bells into the cups at the end of the game.

Quick Tip: Play with coloured jingle bells to make the game look more fun. Double up the cups to weigh them down, or use a hot glue gun to secure the cups to a large board.

4. Pin the Nose on Rudolph

Pin the Nose on Rudolph gives a Christmas twist to the classic game of Pin the Tail on the Donkey.

• Number of Players: 2+
• What You Need to Play: Grab a Pin the Nose on Rudolph printable (it's also in our super great value 22 Christmas Games Bundle), sticky tack or tape, and a blindfold. Add mini red craft pompoms for extra fun.
• Suitable Age Group: 3+

How To Play:

• Draw or print a reindeer image and hang it on a wall low enough for all kids to reach.
• Prepare a number of noses and attach adhesive tape to each.
• Players take turns trying to stick the nose on the reindeer while blindfolded.
• Spin the kids around three times before they attempt to stick the nose.
• The player who places the nose closest to the actual spot wins.

5. Snowman Tower Slam

Snowman Tower Slam is a fun and easy game that even involves a little crafting beforehand!

• Number of Players: 3+
• What You Need to Play: White paper cups, construction paper, glue, and rolled-up socks or small soft balls.
• Suitable Age Group: 3–6

How To Play:

• Decorate the cups with snowman faces.
• Stack the cups in a tower.
• Each player throws a rolled-up sock at the tower to knock it down.
• The winner is the player who knocks over the most snowmen.

Quick Tip: Encourage kids to decorate their cups with imaginative faces like Santa or reindeer.

6. Christmas Punch Board

Punch board games are hugely fun, and this Christmas version can be crafted in the shape of a Christmas tree.

This is a great video on how to make a punch board. 

• Number of Players: 3+
• What You Need to Play: 15 paper cups, a thick board, red and green tissue paper, a plate to use as a template, rubber bands, small prizes, scissors, a pen, and a ruler.
• Suitable Age Group: 4–10

Set Up:

1. Mark evenly spaced openings on the board in the shape of a Christmas tree. Each hole should fit a cup snugly.
2. Cut circles from the tissue paper using the plate as a template.
3. Place a small prize in each cup and secure tissue paper over the top with rubber bands.
4. Insert the cups into the board’s holes.

How To Play:

1. Each player takes a turn punching through the tissue paper of one cup to claim the prize inside.
2. Continue until all prizes have been claimed.

7. Snowball Scoop Challenge

The Snowball Scoop Challenge is a hilarious game that involves trying to scoop cotton wool balls while blindfolded.

• Number of Players: 2+
• What You Need to Play: A large bowl, two kitchen spoons, a big bag of cotton wool balls, two blindfolds, and a timer.
• Suitable Age Group: 8+

How To Play:

• Place the bowl on a table and scatter cotton wool balls around it.
• Blindfold the player and hand them a spoon.
• Set a timer for one minute and challenge them to scoop as many balls into the bowl as they can.
• The player with the most balls in the bowl at the end wins.

8. Christmas Bingo

Bingo is a classic game that’s easy to adapt for Christmas fun! I've put together a FREE set of 25 Christmas Bingo Cards you can grab. 

• Number of Players: 4+
• What You Need to Play: Christmas-themed Bingo cards, printable callouts in a bowl, and Bingo markers (like candies).
• Suitable Age Group: 4+

How To Play:

• Print out Christmas-themed Bingo cards and distribute them to players.
• Place callouts into a bowl and have a caller randomly select and announce them.
• Players mark the corresponding squares on their cards.
• The first player to get five markers in a row wins.

9. Christmas Charades

Give the classic charades game a festive twist with holiday-themed phrases.

• Number of Players: 2+
• What You Need to Play: A list of Christmas-themed words or phrases and a timer. Grab our set of 30 Christmas Charades prompts in the shop (also available as part of the super value 22 Christmas Games Bundle. 
• Suitable Age Group: 6+

How To Play:

1. Divide players into two teams.
2. A player from the first team acts out a festive word or phrase without speaking.
3. Their team guesses the phrase before the timer runs out.
4. Switch to the other team and continue until all phrases are guessed.

10. Festive Cookie Decorating Competition

This competition lets kids show off their creativity while decorating cookies. Take a look at this curation of festive cookie decorating ideas using Oreo cookies for inspiration. 

• Number of Players: 2+
• What You Need to Play: Pre-baked cookies, icing in different colours, and various decorations (e.g., candy, sprinkles).
• Suitable Age Group: 4+

How To Play:

• Provide each player with cookies and decorating supplies.
• Encourage creativity by offering awards for categories like “Most Creative” or “Most Colourful.”
• Serve hot chocolate while players enjoy their decorated cookies.

11. Chocolate Coins Scavenger Hunt

This is a festive twist on a classic scavenger hunt. Chocolate coins or other small Christmas-themed items are hidden, and kids race to find them.

• Number of Players: 2+
• What You Need to Play: Chocolate coins or other small Christmas items, a list of clues, and a timer.
• Suitable Age Group: 3+

How To Play:

• Write a list of Christmas-themed items to find, such as candy canes, ornaments, or gold chocolate coins.
• Hide the items around your home or party space.
• Give the kids a list of the hidden items and set a timer.
• The child or team that finds the most items within the time limit wins.

12. Santa Says

This is a Christmas-themed version of the classic "Simon Says" game, perfect for kids of all ages.

• Number of Players: 3+
• What You Need to Play: A designated "Santa" and, optionally, a Santa hat or costume.
• Suitable Age Group: 4+

How To Play:

• The designated "Santa" gives commands to the group, such as "Santa says clap your hands."
• Players must only follow the commands that begin with "Santa says."
• If a player follows a command that doesn't begin with "Santa says," they’re out.
• The game continues until only one player remains.

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