This craft from redtedart. Bring along some glue and glitter to give your snowflakes some sparkle! There's nothing quite as festive as decorating a gingerbread house with candy, but our creativity is often challenged by the insatiable desire to devour the candy cane lamp posts and the marshmallow snow piles and the gum drop pavers the list goes on. Offering healthy decorative options to kids -- like almonds, cranberries, banana chips, dried fruit strips, popcorn, coconut flakes, pretzel sticks, sun flower and pumpkin seeds, a variety of dried beans, and popped pop corn -- allows them to use their creativity without comprising their health.
You can get easy to assemble gingerbread houses at Ikea and invite kids to make their own houses, or encourage them to work in teams. An even simple, more cost effective option is to skip the gingerbread altogether and use graham cracker cookie sheets instead. To make a classroom igloo like this one from survivingateacherssalary. You can also have kids try making their own table top igloos out of ice cubes and salt!
This activity is great for older kids. Get the simple how-to at brightideaspress. These crystal snowflakes made of pipe cleaners and beads are festive, fun, and don't require a lot of preparation.
This simple and festive memory game from icanteachmychild. This easy build-a-snowman activity using cotton balls doesn't require a lot of prep or cleanup. See how many marshmallows kids can successfully throw into a bucket on their friends' heads with this fun Snow Throw game from dixiedelights. Don't forget to download your free "Snow Throw" activity table tent printable. Play this game as you would Duck, Duck, Goose, but have the players waddle around the circle like penguins while saying "Polar Bear, Polar Bear, Penguin!
Here's another fun activity from dixiedelights. Don't forget to download your free "Wrap Race" activity table tent printable. Everyone stands in a circle as one person begins a made up holiday story with one sentence. Each person after them must recite what the previous player s said and add their own sentence. The story keeps building until only one person can recall all of the details and wins the game.
Have participants pair off. The duos will then attempt to wrap a gift using their free hands. Have an example gift for everyone to attempt to duplicate — the harder it is to create, the funnier.
Give a time limit of 1—3 minutes and then have a judge pick the most accurate gift. Print out this list of lyrics and song titles. Then have each team or person guess the song title.
Whomever guesses the most correct answers wins. An alternative to printing the lyrics is playing the carol out loud to have people guess by ear. You can transform this classic into a Christmas game by asking players to think of three Christmas gifts. Two of the Christmas gifts must be gifts that the participant has actually received and one of the gifts is a lie. One participant announces their three gifts in a random order and the other players then try to guess which Christmas gift is a lie.
Some guests might want to know ahead of time so they can plan accordingly for their schedule. If you run through your Christmas party game ideas throughout the night, you can always break out a fun and challenging jigsaw puzzle as well to keep everyone entertained.
Adult Christmas parties call for a more complex game with a bit of competitive fun. Party games can be perfect when you have a wide variety of guests as well as guests at a Christmas birthday party. Some of the guests may not know each other so your game should serve as a means for individuals to easily interact with one another. When planning your Adult Christmas party game, follow these tips to entertain your guests:. The goal of your adult Christmas party game is to make sure your guests are enjoying themselves.
Make sure you choose light-hearted games that will be engaging and allow your guests to learn funny tidbits about one another. Choose Christmas game ideas that everyone will understand easily and that are suitable for medium to large groups.
Your Christmas party activities can include memory games, trivia, physical activities, and more. These large group Christmas games are more inclusive and are great for office and church Christmas parties. Some games can support more players than others, so keep that in mind while browsing for the perfect holiday game. Split into teams, setup a relay course with or without obstacles.
With an ornament on their spoon, the first person will go through the course and return to pass it on. You can only use your spoons when passing the ornament. If someone ever drops the ornament, that person needs to do the course again. Once the ornament is successfully passed off, it's the next person's turn until everyone has completed the course.
This game works a variety of group size, 5 to 50 people. Write down a famous Christmas character on a post it note, then stick them on each other's forehead. Once everyone has a post-it note on their forehead they try to guess what character they are by asking other people yes or no questions.
The goal is to not be the last person to correctly guess who they are. This is a hilarious and fun game that calls for 2 to 3 representatives to serve as figurative Christmas trees. Have everyone whether coworkers, family members, or friends guess how many ornaments are hung up on the Christmas tree.
Give each person a piece of paper so they can write down their guess. Once everyone has submitted their guesses, the closest guess wins! Distribute papers with the alphabet written vertically on each paper. Teams must then compete to fill in the entire alphabet list with a holiday word for each letter. The first team to complete their list wins. This game requires at least two teams with an equal number of participants. Set up two tables per team about 20 feet apart with an equal amount of players at each table.
Place five gifts on each table. One team member grabs a gift and carries it across the room to the other table. The next team member will stack a second gift onto the first gift and head back across the room to hand their stack to the third team member. This continues until a team has successfully stacked and carried all 10 gifts across the room, without dropping any.
Divide into teams to conquer this quiz. Award one point for every correct answer. The team with the most number of points wins! You can break the trivia into rounds, go through it all at once or make it a race. In the race, every wrong answer results in a 10 second penalty. After grading the trivia and applying any penalties, the team with the shortest time wins. Separate into teams of three or more.
Set up cones 15 to 25 feet apart for each team. The first player puts a balloon between their knees and waddles like a penguin down to the cone and back. Then they pass the balloon to the next team member so they can go.
If any team member drops the balloon, they have to restart! The first team to complete the relay wins. This is preferably played with co-workers or non-family members. Go around the room, having each person state their name and the funniest Christmas presents they ever received.
As players announce their gifts, write down their name and whether you believe it is true or not. The person who guesses the most correct answers is the winner. You must create a list of hobbies and interests and give every participant the list. The team with the most points wins. Originally from Ehow.
How great!!! Thanks so much!!! Did you use any of the games or come up some new ones? LOVE your site. I discovered it last year when planning a school valentines party pin the lips on the teacher was a BIG hit, BTW and I have used it for my kids parties ever since! Sarah — Thank you so much! Pin the Lips on Mrs. Keep coming back for more. Just stumbled upon your blog and these are the best ideas!
I agree! The older they are, the harder to entertain. Glad you liked combination of games. Happy Holidays!! Awesome site. Believe me, I know how hard sixth graders are to entertain! I hope they like these games. Have fun at your party!! Thanks for putting this out there! Enter your email address to subscribe to Cul-de-sac Cool by email. Come on Email Address:. Originally from Yourdictionary. Disclosure: This post may contain my affiliate link, which means I will make a small commission if you click and make a purchase.
Thank you for supporting CuldesacCool. So happy you can use some of these games. Thanks for stopping by. Happy New Year!! Fantastic ideas! Thank you! I hope you have a great party!!!
Thank you so much for sharing them. You are so welcome! Good luck at your party and happy holidays!! Your welcome!! You made my week. Good luck at the party and happy holidays!! Becca Welcome Page 7 What are you looking for?
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