Christmas

Christmas charades ideas

For the evening after dinner, when everyone is still at the table: Wrapping presents, Untangling the lights, Getting socks for Christmas. Add songs like Deck the Halls and stories like A Christmas Carol, and the whole family has something to act out.

60 words to play with

Christmas dinner
Naughty list
Deck the Halls
A Christmas Carol
Santa's workshop
Batteries not included
Christmas morning
Bah humbug
Tinsel
Christmas Eve
Michael Bublé
Regifting
Putting the star on the tree
Yule log
Mistletoe
Winter Wonderland
Gift card
Secret Santa
Carving the turkey
Christmas card
Taking down the tree
Untangling the lights
Stuck in the chimney
Snow day
Christmas shopping
Ebenezer Scrooge
Christmas tree
Pulling the wishbone
Wish list
Roasting chestnuts
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Gift receipt
Writing thank-you notes
Peeking at presents
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Poinsettia
Let It Snow
Food coma
Wrapping presents
Sugar Plum Fairy
Sleigh ride
Shaking a present
Earmuffs
Ho ho ho!
Lump of coal
Chocolate coins
Letter to Santa
Returning a present
Fireplace
Snowed in
Cranberry sauce
Cat in the Christmas tree
Christmas stocking
Sack of presents
Mittens
Last-minute shopping
Snow globe
Getting socks for Christmas
Icicle
The Twelve Days of Christmas

All the words on your iPhone

The whole deck is free in Charado from November 20 to December 27. 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 Store

12 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.