A Christmas party goes better with a plan. These printable Christmas party games are made for the parties people actually throw in December: the family get-together where three generations share one living room, the office party where half the room has never met, the classroom party with twenty-six excited kids, and the dinner party where the grown-ups want something a little more involved than charades. Every one is an instant PDF download, so you can print it tonight and play it tomorrow.
Pick by the kind of party
- Family Christmas with every age. The 50 Christmas party games bundle marks the age range of every game, so you can print only what suits your crowd: picture bingo, trivia, carol quizzes, scavenger hunts, word searches and more, with answer keys.
- A big group. Christmas picture bingo with 200 unique cards puts a picture and a word in every square, so readers and pre-readers can play side by side. Print 30 cards for a classroom or all 200 for a church hall.
- The gift swap. The white elephant game has four ways to play, including a dice game, two left-right stories and 90 action cards, for 6 to 40+ players.
- A dinner party for adults. Murder at Hollyberry Lodge casts 6 to 12 guests as suspects and plays over drinks, dinner and dessert. The solution is provable from the clues.
- A kids' party. The Great Cookie Caper is a 30 to 45 minute detective game for ages 6 to 10.
Bundles if you host more than one party
If you are running the family party and the office party (or a classroom and a church event), the Ultimate Christmas Party Pack combines the 50 games, the 200-card bingo, the white elephant game and the kids' detective game in one download. The Holiday Party Pack pairs the murder mystery with our large-print Christmas and Thanksgiving puzzle books.
Quiet guests and grandparents
Not everyone wants to play charades. For older guests, the large-print Christmas games for seniors set every letter at 16.5 pt or larger, and a large-print Christmas puzzle book is an easy gift for the person who would rather sit with a pencil. For children who like to read, the Christmas joke and Would You Rather books below keep a car ride or a waiting room cheerful.
Plan the hour, not just the games
Games work best in a running order: something easy as guests arrive, a team game in the middle, bingo as the big finish and a few silly awards at the end. Our guide to planning a Christmas game hour walks through the order, prizes and setup, and the white elephant guide covers steal limits and timing. Print everything the day before. Printers have a way of breaking on December 24.
