Best family games for the holidays, including classic family board games, holiday bingo, best card games for holidays, and fun Christmas party games with gift exchange! Add these New Year and Christmas games ideas for adults and kids — fun holiday activities for the whole family (or even classroom games, ladies night Christmas party games, or work Christmas party games!)
49+ Ideas For The Best Family Games For The Holidays and Christmas Games For Families
Wondering what are the best family games for Christmas? Whether you need Christmas games ideas for adults or kids, holiday games for kids, or Christmas party games for large groups, you’ll find something on this holiday game list!
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What are fun family games for Christmas?
- Saran Wrap Ball Party Game
- Christmas Scavenger Hunt
- Christmas Gift Bingo
- Chocolate Bar Christmas Game
- Elf Snowball Showdown Game
- Christmas Mad Libs
- Christmas Family Trivia
- Grinch Grow Your Heart Game
- Christmas Reindeer Toss
- A Major Award Christmas Story Card Game
- Christmas Vacation Twinkling Lights Game
- Elf Journey From The North Pole Game
- Santa Claus Go Fish!
- Christmas Bingo / Holiday Bingo
- The Santa Claus Game
- Holiday Charades
- Christmas Dominoes
- Christmas Memory Match
- Santa’s Sleigh Ride Game
- Clue North Pole
- Best of Christmas Game
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This is a great list of ideas for Christmas party games, holiday games for family gatherings, family Christmas board games, and family games for Christmas Eve / family games for New Year’s party fun — great Christmas games for adults and Fun Christmas Games for kids holiday parties!
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Ball Of Saran Wrap Game
The Plastic Wrap Game is one of the great family games for the holiday season and most fun Christmas ideas games!
(I’m not even sure people would come to our Christmas party if we didn’t play this each year!)
This game involves prizes (or gag gifts, gift cards, etc.) wrapped into a big ball of plastic wrap.
Guests compete to try and unroll the ball and claim as many prizes as they can before the person next to them rolls doubles on dice.
This is one of those games that’s fun for Christmas party activities for adults, holiday games for kids, or fun for a mix of ages.
If you’re looking for ONE best family games this holiday season, this is it!
(And, if you’ve heard people talk about the Christmas party game unwrap present with oven mitts game, they’re talking about this game for the holiday!)
One of my favorite fun game for Christmas ideas (and fun Christmas games ideas for adults and kids!).
THE BEST games for families to play at home with a group and party games for families at Christmas!
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Snowman Plate Game
This is one of those fun family friendly holiday games that will have all ages laughing!
(And, you can play the game with things you probably already have at home!)
You play by having everyone place paper plates on top of the heads. Then, without looking, everyone draws a snowman scene. You can even give funny prizes for different categories.
My daughter and I seriously cry-laughed at this game!
If you need funny Christmas party game ideas, definitely play this game — it’s one of the best Christmas games for all ages.
Great Christmas party games for large groups, too.
Our vote for best new family games for Christmas that we’ll add each year!
If you’re looking for Christmas party games build a snowman, this is it!
(Super simple games for family at Christmas!)
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Unwrap The Candy Bar Party Game
This is another popular Christmas theme game.
The Chocolate Bar Game is played with a huge candy bar and oven mitts.
Players unwrap the candy bar, while wearing oven mitts, and then cut off as many pieces of the chocolate bar using a fork and knife.
The person with the most pieces of candy bar at the end wins!
Get funny family holiday games instructions for the Candy Bar Fork and Knife Game
Family Christmas Games With Gifts (Gift Swap Games / Games With Christmas Gifts)
Gift swap games, or games where people bring presents to exchange, can be super fun or super boring!
Be sure that you choose the RIGHT gift swap game for your Christmas gathering.
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Here are some fun board games for Christmas based on Christmas movies…
Movie Holiday Themed Games (Funny Family Board Games For Christmas)
I love pairing holiday movies with games because you can first watch the Christmas movie and then have fun playing the theme game after (which works really great especially for Christmas Eve sleepovers or New Year’s Eve sleepovers!
Here are movie-based Christmas family theme games or fun Christmas theme for family ideas / different holidays themed party…
Try one of these fun family games based on holiday movies and best Christmas themed board games / Christmas card games:
- Elf Snowball Showdown Game (fun alternative to winter themed board games)
- Grinch Grow Your Heart Game (love this for an alternative to family board game for Christmas)
- A Major Award Christmas Story Card Game
- Frosty Follow The Leader
- Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer Operation
- Christmas Vacation Twinkling Lights Game (fun if you’re looking for Christmas Vacation party games for that holiday theme party!)
- Elf Journey From The North Pole Game (best board game for Christmas after watching Elf movie!)
- Monopoly Elf (super fun Christmas themed board game!)
- Christmas Vacation Trivia Board Game
- Rudolph Christmas Journey Board Game
- Nightmare Before Christmas Clue (best board games this Christmas for teens / Christmas party board games for adults parties!)
- Merry Grinchmas Game (fun for Christmas get together where you’re watching the Grinch movie)
(Let us know if you have favorite Christmas board games for families or best holiday board games and we’ll add them to our list!)
These are fun if you’re need Christmas theme ideas for family based on holiday movies or looking for best games to get for Christmas!
These are best Christmas dinner table games for holidays or even New Years Eve board games…
More Christmas Table Games To Play and Family Games Holidays
Board games at Christmas are fun because it’s a casual way for all ages to have fun!
We’ve skipped the same ole same ole games and instead created a fun holiday list of Christmas theme board games that will last all holiday season and even fun for New Year’s Eve games!
Here’s a list of fun family game for Christmas ideas and board games for holidays…
Try these fun holiday board games and games to play with family at Christmas (or even fun Christmas games buy as gifts!).
Top Games For Families For Christmas / Christmas Holidays Games:
- Christmas-opoly (my daughter and I had a BLAST playing this family board games Christmas!)
- Christmas Reindeer Antler Toss
- Christmas Scavenger Hunt
- Christmas Rush
- Happy Holidays Christmas Carole Game
- Santa Claus Go Fish! (fun Christmas card game for younger kids or family game for all ages)
- Christmas Bingo (you can even make your own Christmas game board bingo!)
- The Santa Claus Game
- Holiday Charades
- Christmas Dominoes
- Charlie Brown Christmas Memory Match (Great if you’re looking for best Christmas board games for preschoolers / party game for all ages)
- Santa’s Sleigh Ride Game
- Grinch Clue North Pole (fun for mystery Christmas themed board games)
- Santa’s Factory Best of Christmas Game (super cute best board games for holidays and games for families at Christmas with teens!)
- Board game Christmas tree peg game
- Merry Dissmas Game (Great if you’re looking for meme games for holiday party!)
- 12 Games Of Christmas
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Playing games with family is a great way to slow down during the holiday season or bring everyone together for a holiday party.
Have fun with these Christmas family games, board game holidays ideas, and get together games for family holidays!
Let us know your ideas for the best family games for the holidays!
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