Act It Out
Easy charades ideas: things to act out
No film knowledge needed here, just everyday things to act out, like Brushing your teeth, Parallel parking or Stepping on Lego. They work for any age and make a good first round while people are still warming up.
60 words to play with
- Slithering like a snake
- Proposing marriage
- Losing your keys
- Stuck in quicksand
- Doing sit-ups
- Whistling
- Eating something too hot
- Balancing a tray
- Purring like a cat
- Hula hooping
- Brain freeze
- Climbing a ladder
- Riding a unicycle
- Walking on ice
- Flipping pancakes
- Brushing your teeth
- Texting
- Doing push-ups
- Sleepwalking
- Steering a ship
- Chasing a bus
- Smelling something stinky
- Playing the violin
- Parallel parking
- Getting dressed in a hurry
- Building a snowman
- Riding a bike
- Bowling a strike
- Vacuuming
- Surfing a big wave
- Chopping wood
- Playing the drums
- Opening a stuck jar
- Skydiving
- Pretending to be a statue
- Swinging a golf club
- Opening a present
- Walking in high heels
- Throwing a frisbee
- Knitting
- Hopping like a kangaroo
- Doing the backstroke
- Swinging like a monkey
- Burping a baby
- Doing a cartwheel
- Blowing out birthday candles
- Pulling a tooth
- Watering the plants
- Spinning a basketball on your finger
- Doing a pirouette
- Winning a gold medal
- Digging a hole
- Fishing
- Stepping on Lego
- Peeling a banana
- Going through airport security
- Folding laundry
- Painting a wall
- Doing yoga
- Hitting snooze
All the words on your iPhone
The whole deck is free in Charado. In Charado one player holds the phone on their forehead, the others explain and act, and a tap scores the word.
Download on the App Store12 decks with 150 words each, in 14 languages. Animals, Movies and Act It Out are free, Charado Plus opens the rest, and seasonal decks are free in season. No account, no ads.
How to play charades
- Split into two teams and set a timer for one minute.
- One player picks a word and acts it out without speaking. Their team calls out guesses.
- Every word guessed in time scores a point. Then the other team takes over.