Christmas Party Ideas! Fun Activities and Game Ideas
“I want to try something new at this year’s Christmas party!” For anyone who feels that way, this article gathers heartwarming ideas perfect for a Christmas celebration.
How about turning those precious moments with family and friends into something a little more special? Beyond classic cake-making and gift exchanges, there are games everyone can enjoy, too.
We’re introducing ideas you can use in a variety of settings—from relaxed parties with family and friends to events held at kindergartens, daycare centers, and care facilities!
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Christmas Party Ideas! Fun Activities and Game Ideas (21–30)
Gift hunting
When it comes to Christmas fun, presents are the first thing that comes to mind, right? The classic way is to find them by your pillow when you wake up on Christmas morning, but how about hiding the presents and turning it into a treasure-hunt-style game? Follow the clue letters and search for where the hidden present is.
The contents of the gift will make your heart race, and the search itself is exciting too—highly recommended!
Christmas Curling
This is about creating a curling game with a Christmas-themed design.
First, make the curling stones by assembling something shaped like a bottle cap with a lid.
Use the smooth upper surface of the cap as the bottom so it slides easily when flicked—that’s the key.
Next, create a playing field with scores marked on it, and again, choosing a material that allows smooth sliding is important.
Since a Christmas tree has a triangular design, it makes the scoring setup easy to understand—that’s another advantage.
Christmas puzzle-solving game
The season of Christmas, which both adults and children look forward to, is just around the corner! Here’s a puzzle-solving game that will get everyone excited for Christmas.
Puzzle-solving is hugely popular with both adults and kids! In this game, if you decipher a mysterious letter from Santa Claus, you can win a Christmas present.
Since it’s a word-based puzzle, both adults and children can enjoy it together.
As Christmas approaches, why not have fun with a big group at a party or as entertainment?
Panel Theater: Forest Christmas
How about putting on a Christmas-themed story with a panel theater? A panel theater is like a play or a picture-story show where you tell a story by sticking various pictures onto a panel as you go.
You can buy ready-made sets, but it’s also fun to choose a theme and create the characters—people, animals, and objects—that appear along the storyline.
Let’s present it joyfully to music.
Sleigh race
This is a relay called the “Sleigh Race,” where the children play Santa and ride in a sleigh, and the adults play reindeer and pull the sleigh with Santa on it.
You make the sleigh by decorating a cardboard box with wrapping paper and pipe cleaners, then attaching a string.
If the children dress up as Santa and the adults wear reindeer antlers and a red nose, it’ll be even more exciting.
The kids just get to sit and relax—lucky them (lol).
Try making a Christmas tree out of origami
If you want to decorate a Christmas tree but don’t have the space, how about making one with origami? It sounds fun to decorate each origami Christmas tree however you like! Besides trees, it seems you can also make other Christmas-themed items with origami, so give it a try.
Dance ‘Christmas Shanshan’
How about performing a dance to the melody of the super cute Christmas song “Christmas Shan-Shan”? There are lots of Christmas songs, but for a Christmas party with little kids, a simple and adorable song like this is recommended.
Following a set choreography is nice, but it’s also cute to let little ones dance freely.