Christmas party booster! A collection of game ideas that large groups can enjoy
When a big group gets together for a Christmas party, it can be hard to decide which games will get everyone excited.
Even though you’re all gathered, conversations can fizzle out and the energy can dip.
That’s why this article introduces a wide range of games and activities that will instantly liven up a large Christmas party! From easy-to-prepare options to ones that involve a bit of creativity, you’ll find plenty of ideas that work in all kinds of situations.
Make the most of this special once-a-year day and have a great time together!
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Make Your Christmas Party a Hit! Game Ideas for Large Groups (31–40)
Balloon Tape Peeling Game
For those who want to enjoy a thrilling game, the “Balloon Tape-Peeling Game” is recommended.
It’s a simple game where you stick cellophane tape on a balloon and try to peel it off without popping the balloon, but it’s surprisingly thrilling and gives you a unique heart-pounding sensation.
If you’re looking for even more excitement, you could use a roulette wheel or dice and change the type of tape you peel—like 1 for cellophane tape, 2 for packing tape, and 3 for masking/protective tape.
That could make it even more fun.
Disposable Chopstick Catch Game
It’s a simple game where you catch a falling chopstick, but because you never know when it will drop, it really tests your reflexes.
As people get older, their reflexes tend to decline, so younger people are often better at it.
Of course, some people can do it well at any age, so give it a try and train yourself.
Intro Quiz
It’s a game where you listen to a song’s intro and guess the song title.
Choosing Christmas songs would make it feel more like a Christmas party, don’t you think? You can play it as long as you have a smartphone, so it’s easy to enjoy.
Surprisingly, guessing the song from just the intro is tough, so it can be a challenging game.
Santa Claus the Scatterbrain
This is a board game themed after the seasonal children’s song “Awatenbō no Santa Claus” (The Hasty Santa Claus).
Each player is dealt five cards as their hand: four types of time cards and one Santa card.
On your turn, you perform two actions: look at the card played immediately before yours, and play one card from your hand.
When everyone has played all their cards, the game ends and the deck is revealed.
The cards are flipped in order and the time is totaled; the player who played a Santa card just before the total reaches 24 hours is the winner.
It’s a fun game of prediction and bluffing, where you infer how many time cards have been played by looking at the card placed before yours.
Telephone game
It’s a game where team members pass along a message from the first person to the last.
The team wins if the last person gives the same message as the first person.
Using words that are easy to mishear or making the message long increases the difficulty and makes it more fun.
It’s a simple game, but it can be entertaining when the message doesn’t get conveyed well and turns into a funny answer.