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. Participants have to walk around the room and find other members who resonate with items on the list and check them off.
The winner is the person who fills in their list the fastest with a different employee name for each item. If your company is having a holiday party at the office, gather everyone for a quick and fun game to liven up the office atmosphere.
Company holiday cards and holiday office party games should be appropriate and simple, as well as brief since most office parties only last a few hours.
You should also consider the personality of your office and be mindful of different religious and cultural practices. One of our favorite employee holiday party ideas is an office game show. This is a great way to get the office involved in the festivities. Hosting a game show is fun, and can be very interactive! The great part of this idea is that it works for every type of office party you might be throwing.
From large corporate parties to smaller celebrations, a holiday game show will have your whole office cheering in no time. There are loads of fun games to choose from - all you need to do is pick a show! We think this is a great option because it can easily be done both in-office and remotely.
Trivia is always a good time. This Christmas season, get your employees to form teams for a little friendly competition. This is about much more than having the right answers. An office trivia night is a great idea because there is an unlimited amount of fun topics to ask about.
You could make the topics random, related to office work, or related to hot topics of conversation in the office. You can have as many rounds as you like, and even hire a company to host the evening! More than one game can be played, and no two will be alike. Nothing beats watching a blockbuster on the big screen - except renting out the whole theatre for your employee Christmas party! The theater can cater for the employees with classic movie snacks, which makes your job easier.
If you want to, you could bring in some extra dishes from your favorite local restaurants to step up the experience. Make way for some classic Christmas movies and general holiday cheer! An all-time favorite team-building activity is an escape room.
Office teams will have to work together to find clues that will lead them to the great escape. Although you can book for your office to go to an escape room elsewhere, you can easily DIY one!
This employee holidays party idea is fantastic for bolstering communication, excitement, collaboration, and problem-solving. Pick any scenario - an intricate jewel heist, a plane crash, an underwater expedition, or getting stuck in the tunnels beneath the Paris Opera House. A simple Google search can be your party planning partner for this exciting event. One thing that you can always count on to help people bond is food. Whatever the theme, you can be sure that this will be filled with smiles and cheer.
Food-based activities can keep people entertained for hours! First, buy indoor snowball fight kits that consist of plush cloth balls to pelt at other players. Then, split the group into teams. Next, give each player a set amount of snowballs. Finally, blow the whistle and let the games begin. The game resembles dodgeball. Players who get hit by a snowball are out. When participants run out of ammo, you can call a timeout and reset.
The game continues until only one snow pitcher remains. Pro tip: Make sure you have a wide, open space to play in and that there are no breakables nearby.
Christmas is a season not only for getting, but also for giving. Holiday parties are a time to give back to employees for a year of hard work, as well as a time for staff to practice gratitude and give back to the wider community. There are many ways to include philanthropy in a company Christmas party. You could also hold a toy or winter clothing drive, or encourage teams to adopt families to purchase presents for through a program like Toys for Tots.
You can also plan a volunteering event for half of a workday in December. For instance, visiting seniors in retirement homes, writing cards for soldiers overseas, or organizing donations at a food pantry. For more, philanthropy tips, check out this list of online volunteering ideas and this guide to virtual fundraising. When decorating for your party, hide snowmen shapes in various spots. Make some easy to spot, and others more hidden.
Examples of hiding spots include platters on the buffet table, balloons near the entrance, floral center-pieces, and presents under the tree. Since the symbol consists of three circles, hiding the shapes is simple. At the party, give attendees a piece of paper and let them know how many snow folk exist in total.
We recommend hiding at least one dozen. Participants can jot down the locations of the snowmen as they spot them. Upon finding all hidden shapes, players can exchange the paper for a prize. If nobody finds all the hidden Frostys, then towards the end of the party collect the slips and award prizes to the folks who found the most snowmen. Holiday movies are a standalone film genre. Screening movies at the party is a low-key activity that is social but not too high-pressure, which makes an ideal environment for more introverted staff.
Not to mention, holiday films can bring about a sense of nostalgia and aid in team bonding. To watch holiday movies, set up a projector and a large screen, then broadcast the festive film of choice. Snacks like reindeer chow, popcorn with red and green sprinkles, and cookies help to complete the holiday atmosphere. If interest for these events seems high, then you could even host a series of movie nights throughout the month of December.
Each week, you can screen a different holiday film, and encourage staff to attend with families in tow. If you live in a warmer climate and have access to speakers, then you can even do outdoor movies and project on the side of the building or a sheet. For more film-related fun, check out this list of team building movies. Elf on the Shelf quickly became a modern Christmas tradition.
Other folks have co-opted this exercise and posted pictures of the elf in hilarious positions. In this same vein, you and your teammates can do this game as an office activity.
At the party, split the group into teams, and give each team an elf. Then, send the teams off into the building to stage a work-themed photo shoot with the elf. Participants may snap photos of the elf photocopying its face, intimidating the work mascot plush with a stapler, or stealing lunches from the office fridge, for example.
It is a good idea to show a few examples to help spark creative juices. If you do not want to devote so much party time to this game, then you can have entrants take and submit the photos before the event and show the results in a slideshow during the party.
White Elephant Exchanges are one of the most fun Christmas activities for work. Unlike the more traditional Secret Santa gift swaps, at White Elephant exchanges, participants give each other funny and gag gifts. Participants also have the option of stealing gifts from other players. The basic rules involve players picking an order to exchange presents in. Participants either receive a present from an assigned partner, or pick a random present from the pile.
The next player in line can either pick a new present, or steal the present from the previous player. The last participant to unwrap a gift can steal an object from any player. Check out more tips for white elephant exchanges online.
This or That is a game that asks players to choose between two related, but typically opposite options. When doing this activity in person, you can ask participants to move to one side of the room or the other to communicate the choice.
Check out this master list of This or That questions. Holiday Trivia is one of the easiest Christmas games for work parties. Simply split attendees into teams, and challenge those teams to answer holiday-based questions. We also recommend featuring other wintertime holidays besides Christmas. You can also come up with more creative categories that fit the holiday theme.
To play the game, teams can write down and submit answers, or be the first team to buzz in and reveal the answers. For a more festive touch, players can use jingle bells instead of buzzers. You can also facilitate the game via Kahoot. Simply make a multiple choice quiz, and then players will enter the room code and answer on their phones.
The app automatically keeps track of scores based on the quickness and correctness of answers. Using multimedia elements is a fun touch. You can also show video clips from holiday films, or even ask players to re-enact famous scenes.
Here is a list of Christmas trivia questions , and here is a guide to virtual trivia. Gourmet Hot Cocoa Bars are one of the most delicious ideas for a holiday work party. These stations need minimal equipment— the basic setup calls for a hot water kettle or a canteen of warm milk, however, beyond that you may also want to provide non-dairy milk alternatives. Then, lay out jars of cocoa powder or chocolate syrup alongside mix-ins like flavor shots, crushed candy canes, gourmet marshmallows, and whipped cream.
You can also provide more unexpected toppings like chili powder, peanut butter powder, rainbow marshmallows, and cereal. Minute to win it games are challenges that must be completed in sixty seconds or less.
These games are often physical. You can add Christmas-themed elements to make challenges more festive. Cookie Face: place a gingerbread cookie, preferably a miniature, on your forehead. Without using your hands, move the cookie into your mouth.
Snowball Shake: Tape a tissue box to your lower back and fill it with ping pong balls. On the mark, try to shake all of the balls out of the box. The player who shakes out the most balls wins. Wrap It Up: Players must wrap and place a bow on each teammate and snap a picture before moving to the next player in line.
Coal in the Hole: Players must dunk a black-painted ping pong ball in a mug as many times as possible in sixty seconds. Tree Toppler: Teams get a few sticks of green spaghetti and must build a tree that supports a star-shaped marshmallow. Holly Berries: Place dozens of red balloons on the floor. On the mark, players must pop as many balloons as possible by sitting on them.
To better keep track, place a picture inside the balloons that players can retrieve after popping. Check out more virtual minute to win it games. The first step in the competition is to split the group into teams and choose holiday-themed team names. Next, ask teams to create a uniform by using holiday accessories like colored garland, elf hats, or reindeer antler headbands.
Present pass off: A relay race where runners hand off a wrapped present in place of a baton. Tree toss: Toss non glass! Check out more ideas for team building games , and this guide to virtual office Olympics.
To host storytime at your annual party, first pick out a Christmas book or story such as The Night Before Christmas or The Polar express. Then, invite the CEO, president, or the office Santa to read the story out loud during the party. Be sure to pass out cookies and milk, and allow listeners to circle up chairs, pillows, or blankets to better set the atmosphere. Seasonal Scavenger Hunts are interactive holiday party games. Attendees split into teams and race to complete tasks and retrieve objects from a list of clues.
You can also include puzzles and riddles for participants to solve. These games work best on a time limit, typically between twenty-minutes to an hour, depending on the length and difficulty of the hunt. Here are lists of scavenger hunt apps and scavenger game clues to help build your hunt. Holiday party favors can be hit or miss.
While one person might be thrilled to receive a bottle opener, another may toss it in their junk drawer and never think about it again. A better alternative is to offer employees a choice between festive freebies.
You can set up a stocking stuffer station where each guest can select three to five small items to take home within a stocking. For ideas of items to stock, check out this list of corporate holiday party favor ideas.
Charades is one of the most popular party games, and works well as an activity for Christmas parties. Simply split the group into teams, and give each team member a turn to act out a holiday prompt.
Teams should have between two to five minutes to guess the merry mime act. Remember that talking is not allowed. Escape rooms make engaging activities for any occasion. These problem-solving games require players to solve puzzles and riddles and hunt for clues in order to break out of a locked room, typically in less than one hour.
Your holiday party can involve a Christmas-themed escape room. For instance, perhaps the premise is that Santa gets locked in a living room and the team needs to help him find a way out. Room decorations should keep in the Christmas spirit, and you can hide clues within holiday objects. For example, the key to a number lock might lie in the lyrics of the Twelve Days of Christmas, a key can be a hidden Christmas ornament, or the colored lights could blink in morse code.
You could either build your own escape room or find an Xmas themed room nearby and take the team out to dinner afterwards. Check out this guide to DIY escape rooms and more problem solving games for work. Instead of throwing a Christmas party, you can throw a New Years themed bash.
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