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Recommended punishments for a Christmas party

Many people get together with friends for parties or have banquets with their clubs or at work during Christmas, right?

Christmas has a romantic vibe, but since everyone’s gathered, you’ll want to liven things up and have a fun, lively time.

At Christmas parties, it’s common to prepare gifts and play games or do activities, and what really gets everyone excited at times like that is a penalty game!

In this article, we’ll introduce penalty games that will spice up your Christmas party.

We’ve picked out options ranging from Christmas-themed ones to classic penalty games, so be sure to try them at your Christmas party!

Recommended Punishments for a Christmas Party (21–30)

chugging a baby bottle

[Speed Drinking] We tried a baby-bottle milk speed-drinking challenge and set an out-of-this-world record!!
chugging a baby bottle

How about a punishment game where the person has to chug milk using a baby bottle? It’s super embarrassing and also looks hilarious, so it really liven ups the mood! Since adults don’t normally use baby bottles, I’ve heard it’s surprisingly hard to drink from one.

So even if they want to finish quickly out of embarrassment, they won’t be able to drink smoothly and will struggle! It’s a perfect punishment game that balances embarrassment and humor.

All you need is a baby bottle and some milk, so it’s easy to set up too!

face Christmas cake

A serious showdown with a face-full-of-Christmas-cake penalty at stake! [Gyakuten Othellonia]
face Christmas cake

It’s a punishment game where an essential Christmas cake is smashed into someone’s face, covering them in cream.

To avoid wasting the cake by letting it fall to the ground and become inedible, make sure to prepare properly and pay attention to how you throw the cake.

Put a sheet on the table, have the person receiving the punishment wear a poncho made from a plastic bag, and aim to smash the cake when they’re leaning in to look at it.

Try different ways of lifting and pressing the cake so their entire face turns pure white with cream for a funnier look.

Recommended Punishments for a Christmas Party (31–40)

Sudden horror movie viewing

[FAKY WORLD] Viewer discretion advised: We made them suddenly watch the horror film “Inunaki Village.”
Sudden horror movie viewing

When it comes to watching horror movies, I imagine many people take a moment to prepare themselves before diving in.

This is a punishment game where you have them watch a horror movie without giving them that mental preparation, so they can fully experience the fear.

You blindfold them, bring them in front of the screen, and when the blindfold comes off, the movie is already playing.

Not even telling them the title should heighten their anxiety even more.

For those who aren’t good with horror, it’s definitely a punishment, but there are also people who can enjoy it normally, so it’s important to choose carefully who gets to experience it.

Reindeer makeup

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Reindeer makeup

How about giving reindeer makeup to the person who has to do a forfeit after losing a game? Even just using cosmetics to make their nose red will make them embarrassed, and it’s more than enough to liven things up as a punishment game, right? If you want to go all out with more authentic reindeer makeup, you could follow reindeer makeup tutorials on YouTube and really do up the loser’s face! At that point, it’s less a punishment and more like art (lol).

By the way, they won’t be able to go home with that face, so make sure to have some cleansing products ready!

License presentation

They suddenly made me get my wallet checked. I won’t forgive the staff… [Honoka Nishimura]
License presentation

Driver’s license photos are the one kind of picture that never turns out the way you want.

On renewal day your hair might look weird, your face might be puffy from a hangover, or you get snapped in a rush and end up making a strange face… A lot of people probably think, “My license photo is the one thing I never want to show anyone!!” Right? Well, let’s have everyone show off those license photos you’d rather take to the grave! There’s a pretty good chance some hilariously awkward ones will show up, so it should be a great time for everyone to have a lively laugh together.

Role-play as the specified character

With a Punishment Game: We Tried Playing Old Maid While Role-Playing the Roles We Drew by Lottery!
Role-play as the specified character

It’s a simple penalty game where you draw a lot with a prompt and act out that character.

If it’s a character with a famous catchphrase, people tend to rely on that, so it might be better to choose simple prompts like “a baby” or characters with distinctive ways of speaking.

As a penalty for losing, you can have one person perform with full commitment, or make everyone draw lots as an in-game rule to keep the energy high.

It could also be fun to add people familiar to the participants—or people present there—as themes, to see how they’re perceived by others.

Reverse honorific and casual speech

A younger person using casual speech with an older person? Tried flipping the hierarchy.
Reverse honorific and casual speech

Here’s a recommended punishment game for gatherings that include people with hierarchical relationships, such as seniors and juniors, or bosses and subordinates.

The person who has to take the punishment speaks casually to seniors and bosses, and uses polite honorific language with juniors and subordinates.

Even as a punishment, speaking casually to someone above you feels awkward, and using honorifics with juniors feels off, right? Conversely, having juniors or subordinates talk to you casually can create a strange, hard-to-describe feeling that might actually be fun.

If you do it while being mindful of everyone’s relationships, it’s a surprisingly lively punishment game!