10 fun Christmas party games
An office Christmas party, family dinner or class celebration gets better with a game everyone joins. Here are ten Christmas games for colleagues, family or the classroom.
Create a Christmas photo bingo
1. Christmas photo bingo
Bingo is a Christmas classic, but with photos of colleagues, family or the year gone by it becomes personal. Everyone gets a unique card, the photos are drawn on the TV and there are prizes per round. With PhotoBingo you make the cards yourself.
2. Dice gift game
Everyone brings a small wrapped present. Take turns rolling a die: roll a six and take a present from the pile, roll a one and pass one to the left. After a few minutes on a timer the game ends.
3. Christmas Pictionary
Draw Christmas words (reindeer, Christmas tree, mince pie, Santa on the roof) and let your team guess. Works with a whiteboard at work or a big sheet of paper at home.
4. Year-in-review quiz
A quiz about the past year: what happened at work, in the family or in the news? Perfect for the office party, because it’s a look back at the same time.
5. Secret Santa
Draw names in advance and let everyone buy a present for someone else. At the party, everyone guesses who their Secret Santa was.
6. Ugly Christmas jumper contest
Everyone comes in their ugliest Christmas jumper. Vote at the end on who deserves the prize. Combine it with a photo moment.
7. Name that Christmas song
Play the first seconds of a Christmas song, or hum it. Which team guesses first? Harder: read out the lyrics without the melody.
8. Guess who: childhood photos
Collect childhood photos of colleagues or family and let everyone guess who is who. Tip: put the childhood photos on the Christmas bingo cards and you have two games in one.
9. Wrap the Christmas tree
Each team gets one person as the “tree” and a box of tinsel, toilet paper and baubles. Which team makes the best Christmas tree in five minutes?
10. Pass the parcel
Wrap a prize in many layers of paper. While the music plays, the parcel goes round; when it stops, whoever holds it removes one layer. Whoever opens the last layer wins.
Tips
- At work: choose games everyone can join, including new colleagues.
- With family: mix young and old in teams.
- In class: keep it short and give every child a chance to win, for example with a Christmas bingo on the whiteboard.
Frequently asked questions
What is a good game for an office Christmas party?
Games everyone joins work best, like a Christmas photo bingo with pictures of colleagues, a year-in-review quiz or the dice gift game.
How do I make a Christmas bingo with my own photos?
Collect photos of colleagues, family or the past year and upload them in PhotoBingo. Choose the card size, print the unique cards and draw the photos on the TV.