Kid-friendly Christmas games for parties, classrooms and family celebrations.
Picked with your group in mind
Selections use recognizable holiday themes, manageable setup and child-appropriate materials. Breakable ornaments and risky props are excluded in favor of safer substitutes.
Find your next “let’s play”.
Medium energy
Reindeer Ring Toss
Players toss lightweight rings onto Christmas-themed targets and score by distance or target value.
- Players
- 2–20players
- Ages
- 6+ages
- Minutes
- 10–20minutes
Medium energy
Paper Snowball Target
Crumpled paper “snowballs” turn a simple target toss into an inexpensive indoor Christmas game.
- Players
- 2–24players
- Ages
- 5+ages
- Minutes
- 10–20minutes
Low energy
Candy Cane Hook
Players use a candy-cane-shaped hook held in the hand to move other hooks or rings between containers.
- Players
- 2–16players
- Ages
- 7+ages
- Minutes
- 5–15minutes
High energy
Gift Wrap Relay
Teams wrap an empty box in relay stages, with each player responsible for one part of the job.
- Players
- 6–24players
- Ages
- 8+ages
- Minutes
- 15–25minutes
Low energy
Christmas Memory Tray
Players study a tray of holiday objects, then recall as many as possible after it is covered.
- Players
- 3–20players
- Ages
- 6+ages
- Minutes
- 10–20minutes
Low energy
Snowman Stack
Players stack white cups into a snowman-inspired tower and keep it standing long enough to count.
- Players
- 2–20players
- Ages
- 6+ages
- Minutes
- 5–15minutes
Low energy
One-Word Story
The group tells one shared story, but each player may add only one word at a time.
- Players
- 3–15players
- Ages
- 8+ages
- Minutes
- 5–15minutes
Medium energy
Treasure Hunt
Players follow a sequence of clues that lead from one location to the next until they reach a final destination.
- Players
- 4–30players
- Ages
- 6+ages
- Minutes
- 20–45minutes
Medium energy
Charades
Players act out a secret prompt without speaking while teammates or the whole group try to guess it.
- Players
- 4–24players
- Ages
- 7+ages
- Minutes
- 15–30minutes
Low energy
Memory Tray
Players study a tray of everyday objects for a short time, then try to recall as many as possible after it is covered.
- Players
- 3–15players
- Ages
- 7+ages
- Minutes
- 10–20minutes
Medium energy
Cup Stack Sprint
Players race to build a cup pyramid and collapse it back into one stack within the time limit.
- Players
- 2–20players
- Ages
- 7+ages
- Minutes
- 5–15minutes
Medium energy
Sock Toss
Players throw rolled socks into a basket or scoring target from a marked distance.
- Players
- 2–20players
- Ages
- 6+ages
- Minutes
- 5–15minutes
Kid-friendly Christmas games for parties, classrooms and family celebrations.
How we chose these games
Selections use recognizable holiday themes, manageable setup and child-appropriate materials. Breakable ornaments and risky props are excluded in favor of safer substitutes.
How to choose the right game
Keep Christmas props soft and unbreakable. Paper snowballs, plastic cups and reusable decorations are safer than glass ornaments or hard projectiles.
Use the game cards below to compare player counts, age guidance, time, materials and location. Open any game for complete setup, rules, variations and safety notes.
Make the first round easier
Explain the objective first, demonstrate one turn when useful, and keep the first round short. If the group enjoys it, use the variations on the individual game page to increase difficulty, add teams or change the pace.