20 Hilarious Christmas Games For Kids That’ll Have Them Rolling With Laughter

Get ready to turn your Christmas party into the most epic celebration of the year! These 20 side-splitting games are guaranteed to have kids giggling, squealing, and begging to play “just one more round”. From toddlers to tweens, we’ve got something that’ll make every little one (and let’s be honest, every big kid too) absolutely lose it with laughter.

The best part? Most of these games use stuff you probably already have lying around the house. No expensive equipment, no complicated setup – just pure, unadulterated Christmas chaos that’ll have everyone talking about your party for months!

1. Gift Stacking Relay Madness

This game turns innocent gift boxes into weapons of hilarious destruction. Watch kids frantically try to build towers while their teammates cheer them on like they’re in the Olympics!

Best for: Teams of 4-8 kids, ages 4-12

Time to Play: 10-15 minutes

Players: 4+

What You’ll Need:

• Empty boxes of different sizes (cereal boxes, shoe boxes work perfectly)
• Wrapping paper scraps (optional but festive!)
• Masking tape to mark start/finish lines

How to Play:

1. Divide into two teams and set up your “gift piles” at one end of the room
2. Line up teams at the opposite end – this is your starting line
3. First player sprints to grab one gift and races back to set it down
4. Tag the next teammate who runs to stack their gift on top
5. Keep stacking until one team has used all their gifts
6. If your tower tumbles, you have to rebuild it (cue the dramatic groans!)
7. First team with a standing tower wins!

Pro Tip: Use different sized boxes to make stacking extra challenging. The wobblier, the funnier!

Indoor Christmas Scavenger Hunt Printable for Kids

25 ready-made clues = zero stress for you – Just print, hide, and watch kids stay engaged for hours while you actually enjoy your coffee

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Saves Christmas on bad weather days – Perfect indoor activity when kids are bouncing off walls and you need them happily occupied

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Outdoor Christmas Scavenger Hunt Printable for Kids

Gets kids outside and active – Burns energy while solving 25 riddles and challenges around the yard (lifesaver when they’re hyped on holiday sugar)

Instant download, 15-minute setup – Print, hide clues, done. Perfect last-minute activity that looks like you planned for weeks

Works with your yard decorations – Turns your Christmas lights and lawn decor into part of the adventure kids will beg to do again

Reusable every year – Blank templates let you customize for different ages or add new challenges as kids grow

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Actually challenging puzzles for adults – 30 clever clues including ciphers, logic puzzles, and cryptic riddles that will genuinely stump your smartest friends

Print and play in minutes – Download, print, hide. Setup takes less time than wrapping gifts, but creates hours of laughter and memories

Flexible for any group – Pick 12 clues for a quick adventure or all 30 for an epic night. Customize with blank cards for personal inside jokes

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2. Saran Wrap Ball Unwrapping Frenzy

This game is like unwrapping presents on steroids! Kids will be frantically clawing at plastic wrap while dice roll around the circle – it’s pure Christmas chaos at its finest.

Best for: Circle time fun, ages 5-12

Time to Play: 15-20 minutes

Players: 6-10

What You’ll Need:

• One roll of plastic wrap
• Small prizes (candy, stickers, tiny toys)
• Two dice
• Scissors (for you to help if needed)

How to Play:

1. Create your wrap ball by placing a prize in the center and wrapping, adding more prizes as you go
2. Sit in a circle with one player holding the ball, the next holding dice
3. Dice roller keeps rolling until they get doubles
4. Ball holder frantically unwraps until someone rolls doubles
5. Pass the dice and ball to the next players
6. Keep any prizes that fall out during your turn
7. Continue until the ball is completely destroyed!

Fun Variation: Make players wear oven mitts for extra hilarity!

3. Jingle Bell Cup Chaos

Transform your party space into a jingly wonderland of flying bells and toppling cups. This game gets surprisingly competitive!

Best for: All skill levels, ages 4-12

Time to Play: 10-15 minutes

Players: 2-10

What You’ll Need:

• 10 plastic cups
• 20-30 jingle bells
• A large table

How to Play:

1. Set up cups in a triangle formation at one end of the table
2. Players take turns standing at the opposite end
3. Each player gets three bells to toss per turn
4. Count successful tosses into cups for points
5. Play several rounds and keep score
6. Most bells in cups wins!

Pro Tip: Double-stack cups or tape them down – flying cups add to the chaos but can slow things down!

4. Pin the Nose on Rudolph (Blindfolded Mayhem!)

The classic party game gets a Christmas makeover! Watching blindfolded kids stumble around trying to find Rudolph’s face is comedy gold.

Best for: Classic party fun, ages 4-10

Time to Play: 10-15 minutes

Players: 3+

What You’ll Need:

• Large poster board
• Red construction paper circles (noses)
• Tape or sticky tack
• Blindfold
• Markers

How to Play:

1. Draw a large reindeer head on poster board (or print and enlarge a picture)
2. Cut out red circles for noses and add tape
3. Blindfold the first player and spin them around three times
4. Point them toward Rudolph and let them stumble forward
5. They stick their nose wherever they end up
6. Closest to the actual nose wins!

Hilarious Twist: Have everyone make reindeer noises to “guide” the blindfolded player!

5. Snowman Cup Tower Demolition Derby

Building snowmen is fun – knocking them down is even better! This game combines crafting with destruction for maximum entertainment.

Best for: Active play, ages 5-10

Time to Play: 20 minutes (including decorating)

Players: 3-8

What You’ll Need:

• White paper cups
• Black markers
• Orange paper (for carrot noses)
• Rolled-up socks or soft balls

How to Play:

1. Let kids decorate cups with snowman faces (this is half the fun!)
2. Stack decorated cups in a pyramid
3. Players take turns throwing socks at the tower
4. Count how many “snowmen” you knock down
5. Rebuild and let the next player demolish it
6. Most knockdowns wins!

Pro Tip: Let kids make different facial expressions on their snowmen – the sillier, the better!

6. Christmas Punch Board Surprise Attack

Nothing beats the suspense of punching through tissue paper to discover mystery prizes! This DIY game board creates edge-of-your-seat excitement.

Best for: Suspenseful fun, ages 5-12

Time to Play: 15-20 minutes

Players: 5-15

What You’ll Need:

• Thick cardboard
• Paper cups
• Colored tissue paper
• Rubber bands
• Small prizes (candy, stickers, tiny toys)
• Scissors

How to Play:

1. Cut holes in cardboard in a Christmas tree shape
2. Place prizes in cups and cover with tissue paper secured by rubber bands
3. Insert cups into holes from behind the board
4. Players take turns punching through one tissue paper circle
5. Keep whatever prize you punch through to find
6. Continue until all prizes are claimed!

Fun Variation: Some cups can have “challenges” instead of prizes – like “do your best reindeer impression!”

7. Snowball Scoop Challenge (The Blindfolded Fumble!)

Watching kids try to scoop cotton balls while blindfolded is absolutely hilarious – they’ll scoop air, the table, everything except the actual “snowballs!”

Best for: Laugh-out-loud moments, ages 6-12

Time to Play: 5 minutes per round

Players: 2-6

What You’ll Need:

• Large bowl
• Cotton balls
• Kitchen spoons
• Blindfolds
• Timer

How to Play:

1. Scatter cotton balls around a bowl on the table
2. Blindfold the first player and hand them a spoon
3. Set timer for one minute and watch the chaos begin
4. Player frantically scoops trying to get cotton balls in the bowl
5. Count successful scoops when time’s up
6. Most “snowballs” in the bowl wins!

Hilarious Addition: Have other players give “helpful” directions that may or may not be accurate!

8. Christmas Bingo Bonanza

Turn classic bingo into a Christmas celebration! The excitement builds as kids get closer to shouting “BINGO!”

Best for: Calmer moment between active games, ages 4-12

Time to Play: 15-20 minutes

Players: 4-20

What You’ll Need:

• Paper and markers to create bingo cards
• Small candies or buttons as markers
• List of Christmas words
• Small prizes

How to Play:

1. Create 5×5 bingo cards with Christmas words/pictures in each square
2. Give each player a card and markers
3. Call out Christmas items randomly from your list
4. Players mark corresponding squares on their cards
5. First to get five in a row shouts “BINGO!” and wins
6. Keep playing for second and third place prizes

Make It Funnier: Use silly Christmas phrases like “Santa’s belly jiggle” or “reindeer droppings” (chocolate chips!)

9. Christmas Charades Extravaganza

Nothing beats watching a 7-year-old try to act out “trimming the Christmas tree” or “Santa stuck in the chimney!”

Best for: Creative expression, ages 6-12

Time to Play: 20-30 minutes

Players: 4+

What You’ll Need:

• Slips of paper with Christmas phrases
• Timer
• Two team scorecards

How to Play:

1. Write Christmas phrases on paper slips (reindeer flying, decorating cookies, opening presents)
2. Divide into two teams
3. Players take turns acting out phrases without speaking
4. Teams guess within the time limit
5. Award points for correct guesses
6. Team with most points wins!

Hilarious Ideas: “Santa doing yoga”, “Elf with hiccups”, “Rudolph with a cold”

10. Festive Cookie Decorating Competition

Let kids unleash their creativity while you watch them get gloriously messy with icing and sprinkles!

Best for: Creative chaos, ages 4-12

Time to Play: 30 minutes

Players: 2-12

What You’ll Need:

• Plain sugar cookies
• Colored icing in squeeze tubes
• Sprinkles, candies, mini chocolate chips
• Paper plates
• Wet wipes (trust us on this one!)

How to Play:

1. Give each child 2-3 cookies and decorating supplies
2. Set a time limit for decorating
3. Encourage wild creativity – the crazier, the better!
4. Award silly prizes like “Most Sprinkles Used” or “Looks Most Like Santa”
5. Take photos of their masterpieces before they devour them
6. Everyone wins because everyone gets to eat their art!

Pro Tip: Have categories like “Funniest Face” and “Most Colorful Explosion” so everyone wins something!

11. Chocolate Coin Treasure Hunt Adventure

Turn kids into Christmas pirates hunting for chocolate gold! This game gets everyone moving and searching.

Best for: Active exploration, ages 4-10

Time to Play: 15-20 minutes

Players: 3-15

What You’ll Need:

• Chocolate coins (lots of them!)
• Small Christmas trinkets
• Paper and markers for clues
• Small bags for collecting

How to Play:

1. Hide chocolate coins and small prizes around your party space
2. Create a list of hiding spots or simple clues
3. Give each child a collecting bag
4. Set them loose to hunt for treasure
5. Set a time limit to keep the energy high
6. Everyone shares their loot at the end

Fun Twist: Hide special “golden tickets” that earn bonus prizes!

12. Santa Says (The Christmas Simon Says!)

This Christmas twist on Simon Says will have kids giggling at the silly commands while testing their listening skills.

Best for: Following directions with giggles, ages 3-10

Time to Play: 10-15 minutes

Players: 5+

What You’ll Need:

• One person to be “Santa” (Santa hat optional but recommended)
• Your best jolly voice

How to Play:

1. Choose someone to be Santa (adults work great for this role)
2. Santa gives commands starting with “Santa says…”
3. Players only follow commands that begin with “Santa says”
4. If you follow a command without “Santa says”, you’re out
5. Last player standing becomes the new Santa!

Hilarious Commands: “Santa says waddle like a penguin!” or “Santa says laugh like Santa!”

13. Reindeer Antler Ring Toss

Transform kids into reindeer and watch them try to catch rings on their “antlers” – coordination goes out the window when you’re laughing!

Best for: Silly active fun, ages 5-12

Time to Play: 10-15 minutes

Players: 4-10

What You’ll Need:

• Brown headbands
• Cardboard antlers (cut and tape to headbands)
• Embroidery hoops or paper plate rings
• Plenty of space

How to Play:

1. Create antler headbands by taping cardboard antlers to headbands
2. Players wear their antlers and stand in a circle
3. Take turns tossing rings at other players’ antlers
4. Players can duck and move to help or hinder catches
5. Keep score of successful ring catches
6. Most rings caught wins!

Pro Tip: Make this even funnier by having players make reindeer noises while playing!

14. Christmas Tree Speed Decorating

Give teams a pile of decorations and watch them frantically try to create the most festive tree in record time!

Best for: Team creativity under pressure, ages 6-12

Time to Play: 10 minutes

Players: 6-16 (teams of 2-4)

What You’ll Need:

• Small artificial trees or large green poster boards
• Lots of decorations (garland, ornaments, tinsel)
• Double-sided tape
• Timer

How to Play:

1. Divide into teams and give each a tree and decoration pile
2. Set timer for 5 minutes
3. Teams race to decorate their tree
4. When time’s up, everyone stops decorating
5. Vote on categories like “Most Creative” and “Most Chaotic”
6. Award prizes to all teams for different categories

Chaos Factor: Include way more decorations than can possibly fit on the trees!

15. Candy Cane Fishing Challenge

This game turns candy canes into fishing hooks – watching kids try to “catch” prizes is endlessly entertaining!

Best for: Concentration with giggles, ages 5-12

Time to Play: 15 minutes

Players: 3-8

What You’ll Need:

• Candy canes
• Small prizes with loops (ornaments, wrapped candies with string)
• Large basket or container
• Timer

How to Play:

1. Place prizes in a basket on the floor
2. Give each player a candy cane “fishing pole”
3. Players take turns trying to hook prizes using only the curved end
4. Set a time limit per turn (30 seconds works great)
5. Keep whatever you successfully “fish” out
6. Everyone gets multiple turns until prizes are gone

Make It Harder: Blindfold players or have them fish from further away!

16. Musical Christmas Trees

Put a festive spin on musical chairs by having kids find their “forest” when the Christmas music stops!

Best for: Classic party energy, ages 4-10

Time to Play: 15 minutes

Players: 6-20

What You’ll Need:

• Christmas music
• Green construction paper “trees” (one less than number of players)
• Tape to stick trees to floor
• Speaker

How to Play:

1. Tape paper trees around the room (one fewer than players)
2. Play Christmas music while kids dance around
3. When music stops, everyone rushes to stand on a tree
4. Player without a tree becomes the “lumberjack” and helps judge next round
5. Remove one tree and continue until one player remains
6. Last player wins but everyone had fun dancing!

Silly Addition: Have eliminated players sing Christmas carols while others continue!

17. Elf Shoe Scramble

Mix up everyone’s shoes and watch the hilarious chaos as “elves” try to find their footwear and get dressed!

Best for: Organized chaos, ages 4-10

Time to Play: 10 minutes

Players: 6-15

What You’ll Need:

• All the kids’ shoes
• A large pile in the center of the room
• Timer

How to Play:

1. Have everyone remove their shoes when they arrive
2. Mix all shoes into one big pile
3. When you say “go”, kids race to find both their shoes
4. First to find both shoes and put them on correctly wins
5. But keep playing until everyone is reunited with their footwear
6. Award prizes for first, second, and third place

Funny Twist: Include some adult shoes in the mix for confusion!

18. Snowflake Catch and Keep

Kids try to catch falling “snowflakes” using only paper plates – it’s harder than it looks and hilarious to watch!

Best for: Hand-eye coordination fun, ages 5-12

Time to Play: 10 minutes

Players: 4-12

What You’ll Need:

• White paper plates (one per player)
• Coffee filters or tissue paper cut into snowflake shapes
• Step stool or chair for the “snow thrower”

How to Play:

1. Give each player a paper plate “snowflake catcher”
2. One adult stands elevated and drops snowflakes from above
3. Players move around trying to catch snowflakes on their plates
4. Count snowflakes caught after each round
5. Take turns being the snow dropper
6. Most snowflakes caught wins!

Pro Tip: Use a fan to make the snowflakes drift unpredictably!

19. Christmas Present Memory Game

Test kids’ memory skills with a festive twist that gets more challenging (and funnier) as it goes!

Best for: Brain power with laughs, ages 6-12

Time to Play: 15 minutes

Players: 4-10

What You’ll Need:

• Wrapped empty boxes (different sizes and wrapping papers)
• Tray or blanket
• Timer

How to Play:

1. Display 10-15 wrapped presents on a tray
2. Let kids study them for 30 seconds
3. Cover presents with a blanket
4. Kids write down everything they remember
5. Reveal presents and see who remembered the most
6. Award points for correct descriptions

Memory Boosters: Include funny details like “the box with the giant bow” or “the present wrapped in newspaper”

20. Ho-Ho-Ho Laughing Contest

Sometimes the simplest games are the funniest – see who can make the most convincing Santa laugh!

Best for: Pure silliness, ages 3-12

Time to Play: 5-10 minutes

Players: 3+

What You’ll Need:

• Just your voice and sense of humor!
• Optional: Santa hats for extra effect

How to Play:

1. Players take turns doing their best Santa laugh
2. Everyone else tries not to laugh during each performance
3. Award points for most convincing, loudest, silliest, etc.
4. Have a group round where everyone laughs together
5. See who can keep laughing the longest
6. Everyone wins because laughing is contagious!

Laugh Variations: Try elf giggles, reindeer snorts, or snowman chuckles!

Ready to Host the Most Epic Christmas Party Ever?

With these 20 hilarious games in your back pocket, you’re all set to create a Christmas celebration that’ll have kids talking about it until next Christmas! The secret to a great kids’ party isn’t expensive equipment or complicated setups – it’s games that get everyone laughing, moving, and making memories together.

Pick 4-5 games that match your group’s energy level and space, and don’t forget to have your camera ready. Trust us, you’ll want to capture all those genuine belly laughs and silly moments!