5 Super Fun Kids Christmas Games! Christmas Party Games

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Whether you’re planning a homeschool class party or just a Christmas party with friends and family, these games bring tons of laughter. Four of them are minute-to-win-it style, and most of what you need is already in your kitchen. Our crew played all five, and the last one had everybody cracking up.

What you’ll get from this post

  • Five Christmas party games, with exactly what you need for each
  • Two ping pong ball games that are a lot harder than they look
  • A blindfolded drawing game with hilarious results
  • How a category card game works, and why it’s good for kids’ brains
  • A donut eating contest with a twist (Bud’s fishing pole)

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Chapters

  • 0:00 Intro
  • 0:25 Snowball Toss
  • 1:02 Snowball Toss on Snowy Mountains
  • 1:31 Drawing Blind
  • 1:58 Christmas Categories
  • 3:28 Donut Eating Contest

Game 1: Snowball Toss

All you need is a ping pong ball and a muffin tin.

Set the muffin tin on a table and have your child stand at the other end. They throw the ball so it bounces on the table once before it reaches the tin. The goal is to get it to land in one of the muffin cups.

It’s a lot like a fair game. It’s so, so hard to do, but it’s really fun, and the kids loved the challenge.

Game 2: Snowball Toss on Snowy Mountains

This time you need a ping pong ball and several rolls of toilet paper. Stand the rolls up in the middle of the table. Your child throws the ball so it bounces on the table once, then tries to land it on top of one of the rolls. Extra points if it lands right in the center of the roll.

Game 3: Drawing Blind

You’ll need blindfolds, pencils and paper. Everyone puts on their blindfold, you start a one-minute timer, and everyone tries to draw a snowman without peeking.

The results can be pretty hilarious. This is a great one for all ages, since nobody’s drawing is going to look right.

Game 4: Christmas Categories

This game was our sponsor for this video. Christmas Categories, from Better Dweller, is a Christmas card game that’s actually really challenging. It works your brain, so it’s a fun one to bring into your homeschool during the holidays.

Here’s how to play:

  1. Give everyone an answer sheet and a pencil.
  2. Lay down five category cards where everyone can see them, and put the stack of letter cards next to them.
  3. Flip a letter card and flip the timer.
  4. Everyone has one minute to write an answer for each category that starts with that letter.
  5. Go around the room and share your answers.

My favorite part is the challenge round. If someone’s answer doesn’t seem quite right for the category, your group can vote on whether it counts. I think it’s great for kids, because they get a chance to debate and give a reason why their answer should be good enough. It works for all ages who can read and write.

Game 5: Donut Eating Contest

You’ll need donuts and string. You could tie a donut to a tree branch, the monkey bars, or something inside. My husband had a better idea: he grabbed one of his fishing poles, and we tied the donut to the fishing line.

Set a timer for one minute. No hands allowed while they try to eat the donut. After the minute was up, we let them use their hands. This game got the most laughs of the whole party.

What you’ll need

  • Ping pong balls: for both snowball toss games
  • A muffin tin: for Snowball Toss
  • Several rolls of toilet paper: for the snowy mountains
  • Blindfolds, pencils and paper: for Drawing Blind
  • The Christmas Categories game, plus pencils: for game four
  • Donuts and string (or a fishing pole): for the donut eating contest
  • A timer: for the one-minute rounds

Key takeaways

  • Four of these five games use a simple one-minute timer.
  • The ping pong games use a muffin tin and toilet paper rolls from around the house.
  • Drawing Blind works for every age, even kids who can’t write yet.
  • Christmas Categories is best for kids who can read and write, and the challenge round gets them reasoning out loud.
  • Hang the donuts from a fishing pole if you have one. It’s the funniest one.

What viewers say

So fun!! Thank you!

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FAQ

What are easy Christmas party games for kids?

We played a ping pong ball snowball toss into a muffin tin, a toss onto toilet paper rolls, blindfolded snowman drawing, Christmas Categories, and a no-hands donut eating contest.

What are good minute-to-win-it Christmas games?

Four of our five games use a one-minute timer: the two snowball tosses, Drawing Blind and the donut eating contest.

What ages is Christmas Categories good for?

It’s great for all ages who can read and write. Everyone has one minute to write an answer for each category, starting with the letter on the card.

How do you do a donut eating contest?

Tie donuts to string and hang them from a tree branch, the monkey bars or a fishing pole. Set a one-minute timer, and no hands allowed.

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Full transcript

Foreign super fun Christmas party games for kids that your kids are gonna love whether you're planning a homeschool Class party or just Christmas party with your friends and family these games are going to really spice things up bring tons of laughter and I know that they are going to love them so check it out for this game you just need a ping pong ball and a muffin tin you can set the muffin tin on a table and have your child stand at one end of it

And they need to throw the ball and have it bounce on the table once before hitting the muffin tin and the goal is to try to get it to land in one of the muffin holes what this is really like a fair game it is so so hard to do but it's really fun the kids loved the challenge for this game all you need is a ping pong ball and several rolls of toilet paper place the toilet paper rolls in the center of the table

And have the child throw the ball and have it hit the table once before trying to land on one of the rolls of the toilet paper extra points if you actually land in the center of the toilet paper for this game you'll need something to blindfold your kids with a pencil and paper everyone needs to put their blindfolds on and then you're going to start the timer for one minute and you get one minute to try to draw a snowman without peeking thank you the results can be pretty hilarious I want to say a huge thank you to today's sponsor which is Christmas categories it's a brand new Christmas themed game you can find this game on Amazon

And I will leave a link below so you can go and order that now for your family Christmas party Christmas categories is a brand new card game that is so fun this one is actually really challenging and really it could be a great way to bring some fun into your home school during the holidays because really it's work in your brain first you'll want to give each person an answer sheet and a pencil then you're going to lay down five of the category cards for everyone to see

And then you're going to put a stack of letter cards down when everyone's ready to start you flip over a letter card and flip the timer over and everyone gets one minute to write down an answer for each category starting with the letter that's on that letter card this can get pretty challenging and also really hilarious you also get a chance when you go around the room to give out your answers to challenge people's answers so if someone's answer seems a little not quite right for the category if your group can take a vote

And say whether you think that answer is valid or not I happen to think that this part is really great because kids get a chance to kind of debate and give a reason for why they think their answer should be good enough this game is great for all ages who can read and write thank you for this last game you'll want donuts and string now you could tie a donut to a tree branch monkey bars maybe there's something inside you could tie it to but my husband grabbed one of his fishing poles

And we tied it to the fishing line we set a timer for one minute and you cannot use your hands while trying to eat the donut after a minute we let them use their hands this game gave us the most laps of the party oh smart yeah all right don't those look like so much fun please let me know in the comments below if you end up playing some of these games let me know what your kids thought of them if you're looking for even more Christmas party games for your kids you can click on this video next

And we can show you several more that I love I hope that you have an amazing time playing these games with your kids and a very Merry Christmas see you in the next video bye

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