Twenty-five low-prep Christmas party games for the classroom — active games, calm games, and everything in between, with a free printable list.
Print bingo cards with holiday words. The caller draws calling cards; first to five in a row wins. Our free Christmas bingo printable has 30 unique cards.
Draw a big reindeer face (minus the nose) on poster paper. Blindfold players, spin them once, and let them stick on a red nose sticker.
Write holiday phrases on slips (wrapping presents, building a snowman). Players act them out while their team guesses against the clock.
Same idea, but drawn on the whiteboard. Christmas words only — reindeer, sleigh, mistletoe.
Hide candy canes around the classroom before the party. Whoever finds the most wins a prize.
Crumple white paper into snowballs. Players toss them into buckets from increasing distances.
Read these kid-friendly questions aloud; teams write answers on mini whiteboards. What color is Rudolph's nose? (Red) Who delivers presents on Christmas Eve? (Santa) What do you hang on the tree? (Ornaments) What pulls Santa's sleigh? (Reindeer) What snack do you leave for Santa? (Cookies and milk) What's a snowman made of? (Snow) What month is Christmas in? (December) What do you open Christmas morning? (Presents)
Teams race to carry an ornament on a spoon across the room and back without dropping it.
Teams wrap one player in toilet paper like a mummy — fastest neat 'reindeer' wins. Add pipe-cleaner antlers for judging.
Tape a tissue box full of jingle bells to a player's waist. They shake until all the bells fall out — fastest wins.
Hand out sheets with scrambled holiday words (ncaed acen = candy cane). First to unscramble all 15 wins.
Hum or play the first three seconds of a Christmas song. First hand up names it.
Put mystery objects in a stocking. Blindfolded players feel and guess — mini candy cane, jingle bell, ornament.
Show a tray of 15 holiday items for 30 seconds, cover it, and have kids write down all they remember.
One player wears an antler headband; teammates toss rings (or bracelets) onto the antlers from a few feet away.
Place a paper plate on your head and draw a snowman without looking. Teams vote for the best worst snowman.
Pick a letter; players list holiday words starting with it in 60 seconds. Most unique answers wins.
Read Christmas dilemmas aloud (eggnog vs. hot cocoa forever?). Kids move to opposite sides of the room to vote.
Using chopsticks, stack as many mini marshmallows as you can in one minute. Tallest stack wins.
Play holiday music; when it stops, everyone freezes. Last one moving is out — last dancer standing wins.
Like hot potato with a soft ornament. When the music stops, the holder does a silly Christmas dare.
Fill in a holiday story with nouns, verbs, and adjectives, then read the ridiculous result aloud.
Tape a Christmas character name to each player's forehead. They ask yes/no questions to guess who they are.
Give each table plain sugar cookies, frosting, and sprinkles. Vote for most creative, funniest, and most likely to be eaten.
One student starts a holiday story with one sentence; each next student adds a sentence. Read the whole tale aloud at the end.
Our Christmas Games Bundle for classrooms has 50 printable Christmas party games — bingo cards, trivia, word searches, and more — ready for K–6.
Get the 50-Game Classroom Bundle Browse party gamesPlan 4–6 games for a one-hour party — about 10 minutes each with transitions. Pick a mix of active games (snowball toss, freeze dance) and calm ones (bingo, word scramble) so energy doesn't spike too high.
They were chosen for elementary ages (K–6) and need almost no prep. Most also work for middle school with slightly harder trivia or word lists.
No. Everything uses classroom basics — paper, whiteboard, tape, and dollar-store candy. The fanciest item is a bag of jingle bells.
Yes. The free printable PDF has all 25 games with their how-to instructions on one handy sheet — perfect for a substitute teacher or parent volunteer running the party.