The holidays mean lots of family time! But with people of different ages coming together, how do you keep everyone entertained and interacting? Try a few, fun holiday games to bring the family together to laugh and be silly – something all ages can get into!
Snowball Toss
What You Need:
- Jumbo marshmallows (or you can use regular marshmallows) in a big bowl
- Christmas Wreath with wire or ribbon to hang in a doorway.
- A Bucket
- A kitchen timer or someone to watch the time!
Directions:
Suspend the wreath from a doorframe about chest high. Place the bucket on floor just behind the wreath. Stand about 6 feet from the wreath. Throw the “Snowball” marshmallows through the wreath and get them to land in the bucket. You have 60 seconds to get 10 in the bucket.
Christmas Charades
Have the family play a classic with a holiday twist! Here’s a Handy Sheet you can print out and cut up to use for this classic game:
Christmas Tree Minute To Win It!
What You Need:
- 36 Red Plastic Cups
- A Flat Surface For the Game (a large table or cocktail table)
Directions:
Using only one hand, you have one minute to stack all 36 cups to make a Christmas tree pyramid.
Ornament Balance
This is like Jenga with ornaments!
What You Need:
- Shatterproof ornaments with wire hooks on them.
- One Wooden Yard Stick
- Empty Paper Towel Tube – I covered mine with red construction paper, just to be festive!
Directions:
Stand the paper towel tube on one end. Place the yard stick on top of the tube, making sure to center it as best as possible (See photo below!).
Participants take turns placing ornament on either side of the yardstick. The game is over when the yardstick becomes unbalanced and it tumbles!
Off The Top Of My Head
A funny drawing game where even the family artist will be challenged!
What You Need:
- Cheap Paper Plates
- Markers
Directions:
Give every participant a plate and a marker. Each participant places the plate on their head. Next, they follow these directions (Someone needs to lead this game!):
- Draw a line for a floor.
- Draw a Christmas Tree, adding decorations if you would like.
- Draw a star on top of the tree.
- Draw a Fireplace with a mantle next to the tree.
- Draw Stockings hanging from the mantle on the fireplace.
- Draw a present below the tree.
Or you can draw this as a second round of the game:
- Draw a circle for the face/head.
- Draw two eyes.
- Draw antlers on top of the head.
- Draw a nose in the center of the face.
- Draw a smile.
Jingle Junk In The Trunk
This is sure to get people moving in this challenge!
What You Need:
- Two empty facial tissue boxes (the long, rectangular size are best!) – Cover them with red paper or holiday paper, if you would like!
- Two belts (or enough ribbon to use as a belt for each box)
- 16 jingle bells
- Holiday Music
Directions:
Make two slices on the bottom of the tissue boxes – large enough to thread the belt or ribbon through.
Feed the belt or ribbon through the holes.
Tie or belt the boxes onto each participant so the box is on, or near, their rear end. Place 8 bells into each tissue box and “Cue The Music”! Each participant starts shaking and moving to the holiday music – first one to bounce all the jingle bells out of their box is the winner!
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