Christmas is quickly approaching and everyone has Christmas parties going on. Below we have compiled a list of a few of our favorite Christmas Party Games. Party on!
Intro/Mingle • Guess the Christmas Character
Write names of Christmas characters (i.e. Kris Kringle, The Grinch, Wise Man, etc.) on masking tape and put them on people’s backs when they come in. They are to ask only yes or no questions to others at the party in order to figure out who they are. They are only allowed to ask one question to each person at the party (this causes them to have to mingle and meet others). The goal is to figure out who you are.
Human Christmas Tree
Break up into groups. Each group is given a bag that contains Christmas Tree decorations (lights, ornaments, etc.). Each team chooses one person in the group to be the tree and everyone else decorates him/her. After 5 minutes a judge or the crowd decides who has the most creative/best “Christmas tree.”
Twelve Days of Christmas Relay
Everyone loves a relay race—especially when it centers on Christmas. Gather a collection of items to represent those named in the “Twelve Days of Christmas.” You can find pictures on the Internet and recycled Christmas cards, or grab some items from around the house (i.e. a plastic bird to represent the partridge). Just make sure that the students all understand which lyric matches each item (and label them if necessary). Divide the students into two teams (you’ll need a complete set of items for each team). Give each team an empty bucket, and place two buckets with the items at the other end of the room. At the word “go,” the race will begin, with each team gathering the items in the order of the lyrics—the first student grabs the partridge in the pear tree and brings it back to the team, the second student collects two turtle doves, and the game continues from there. The winning team is the first to collect all twelve items inside their bucket.
As you gather students for Christmas fun, also look for opportunities to share the gospel with them. This is the perfect time of year to talk about Jesus.
Limbo with a Belly
Put a holiday twist on an old favorite by using a set of Christmas lights or a strand of garland instead of a limbo stick. Add a “Santa stomach” to each child for a little extra challenge. Then play some Christmas music. You just need a couple of large shirts, some pillows, and maybe a belt. The kid’s bellies will be shaking like a bowl full of jelly as they laugh in limbo! (Could play from up-front with only a handful of students and make creating/dressing the Santa part of the team challenge.
Merry Fishmas
Recruit two volunteers. Have a pole with a string tied to the end of it that has a candy cane as a hook. You need a fishing pole with a candy cane hook for each contestant. Place equal amounts of canes in a coffee cup or on a dinner plate (a little more difficult than a cup.) Both students compete against each other to see who can fish out the canes with only the hook from the pole in a block of time that you determine.
Sticky Santa
Have students put Vaseline around their mouths and chins. Place bowls filled with cotton balls in front of them. Without using their hands, they will have one minute to get as many cotton balls to stick to their face as possible (by sticking their heads in the bowls). The student with the greatest number of cotton balls on his/her face wins.
Siamese Wrap-A-Tat-Tat
Recruit two volunteers per team. As many teams as you have supplies for. Each team gets a roll of scotch tape, scissors, roll of gift wrapping paper, and a box to wrap. Make sure each team has the same-sized box. If you have the resources try to buy a XXL sweatshirt to pull over the top of the two people. They will form one Siamese twin. If you choose not to do this then have them stand together and wrap their inside arms around each other so that only their outside arms are free. The object of the game is for the team of two to work together to wrap the present. One person uses their left hand and the other their right hand only.
Christmas Mittens
You’re going to want to wrap ten gifts before the meeting or wrap a few empty boxes inside each other repeatedly. Recruit two volunteers to come up front. Give them each a pair of oven mittens or mittens (not gloves). On go students must unwrap the gifts (and open them up and identify the contents before they move to the next gift). The student that unwraps all (five of) their gifts first wins.
Next Step
As you gather students for Christmas fun, also look for opportunities to share the gospel with them. This is the perfect time of year to talk about Jesus.
Learn to Share the Gospel
