The holiday season can be a busy time with baking, crafting, decorating, and shopping filling up the days. However, that doesn’t mean there’s no room for a little downtime! And what better way to unwind than by sipping hot cocoa or festive cocktails while enjoying games with family and friends?
Relaxing during the holidays can be tough, especially if you’re the one managing the holiday dinner, organizing the family Secret Santa, and wrapping all the gifts. But taking time for some friendly competition is a great way to inject some lighthearted fun into the season. This highly-searched list of games has something for everyone, from traditional favorites like Christmas bingo, “I Spy,” and memory games to more active party options like “Pin the Nose on the Reindeer” and gingerbread house decorating. These activities are perfect for kids and adults alike!
With so many options, you’re sure to find at least one game that your family or guests will love. For an extra layer of excitement, consider picking up a few small prizes or holiday-themed gifts to reward the winners—it’s a simple way to make the games even more fun!
Snowman Stack
Before popping your marshmallows into a cup of hot cocoa, build your own “snowman” by going around in a circle and having each player add a marshmallow to the growing stack when it’s their turn. Repeat to see how many you can stack before the tower of marshmallows falls down. Each time someone knocks it down, they’re eliminated and the snowman starts from the bottom again.
Name That Christmas Song
It’s time to see how well you know your Christmas songs. Divide players into teams and have one person in charge of playing music. To play, that one person will play short clips of classic Christmas ballads and teams have to try to guess what song it is based on only hearing the first few notes. You can also make it so players have to guess the next line of the song or which artist sings it. Let players guess as a team or make it so an individual from each team is left to play one-on-one against each other for a point.
