Exciting! Recreational Activities to Enjoy at a Christmas Party
Are you looking for Christmas activities you can enjoy with family and friends? There are lots of perfect party games that will make everyone—from kids to adults—smile, such as a “present delivery relay” where you dress up as Santa and carry gifts, hand-clapping games set to Christmas songs, and a lively “Christmas Basket” game that gets everyone excited.
In this article, we’ll introduce Christmas-specific activities that are easy to prepare and fun for any age or group size.
Use them to help create wonderful Christmas memories!
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Get the party started! Recreational games you’ll love at your Christmas party (11–20)
Bingo game
Bingo is a classic activity that livens up any event.
Of course, it’s perfect for Christmas gatherings or family Christmas parties too! If you prepare prizes for the first winners, it’ll get everyone really excited, so definitely give it a try.
These days it’s easy to run a bingo game using a smartphone, but if you bring out an actual bingo machine and balls, you might have a line of kids eager to give it a spin!
Santa Fukuwarai
Many people associate “Fukuwarai” with New Year’s, but if you swap the traditional Okame or Otafuku face for Santa Claus, it becomes the perfect game for Christmas! Since Santa has not only facial features but also a beard and a hat, it might be a bit more challenging, but that just makes it even funnier—so give it a try! If small children are playing, skip the blindfold and have them rely on their memory instead.
Merry Christmas★Rhythm Game
Let me introduce the “MeriKuri Rhythm Game,” a game that gets you pumped up to the beat.
It was created for Lala-chan’s YouTube channel, the mascot of Molly Fantasy.
Set to a lively tune, the game features choreography themed around Christmas.
Each move is simple, so you can pick it up smoothly by practicing along with the video.
The difficulty keeps increasing as you go, which makes it even more fun.
Dance ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’
All I Want For Christmas Is You is the perfect dance for a Christmas party that will get your family and friends excited.
It’s also known as one of Mariah Carey’s signature songs and really captures the Christmas spirit.
You sway your body from side to side and move your hands while jumping.
The choreography where you bring presents and hand them out to everyone is perfect for a Christmas gathering.
Try learning this simple routine that makes the most of big, dynamic movements.
It’s a thrilling number that signals the start of the party and keeps the excitement going.
What’s inside the box?
“What’s in the Box?” is a game where you guess what’s inside a box using only your sense of touch.
If you let everyone except the challenger see the contents, the challenger will be on pins and needles reacting to the crowd! Touching something you can’t see is surprisingly scary.
If you use this as a recreation activity at a children’s Christmas party, giving hints will help the game run smoothly!
Gift exchange
One classic activity at Christmas parties is the gift exchange, which kids always look forward to.
Here’s how to play: First, everyone holds a present and forms a circle, then start the music.
While the music is playing, pass your present to the person next to you and keep it moving around.
When the music stops, the present in your hands is yours.
If the gifts are wrapped, you won’t know what’s inside, which makes it even more exciting!
Bowling
Bowling is the classic indoor game.
That said, taking all the kids to a bowling alley for a Christmas party can be tough—and expensive.
So let’s turn plastic bottles partially filled with water into pins and enjoy bowling at home! If you decorate the bottles with a Christmas theme, the atmosphere will be perfect!
Hand play in a Christmas medley
There are so many different Christmas songs, aren’t there? How about doing hand motions while singing them? You can use movements to act out Santa and reindeer, pretend to ring bells, wave your hands to show a lively, cheerful mood, or freely express the lyrics in your own way.
If you pick a few of your favorite Christmas songs and make a medley, you can enjoy a bunch of songs all at once—highly recommended!
True or False Quiz
The simplest game that still gets everyone excited is a True-or-False quiz.
If you’re doing it at a Christmas party, for example, you could ask Christmas-themed trivia like: “The red-nosed reindeer’s name is Rudolph—true or false?” That would be fun.
You can make it more lively by forming circles in the room and having people move into the circle for the answer they think is correct, or by dividing the room into two zones—True and False.
To make it easy to see how many questions each person got right, you can hang a tinsel lei or a star-shaped pendant (made from garland used for decorating the tree) on anyone who answers correctly.
ring toss
Ring toss, a familiar game from summer festivals and fair stalls.
How about trying it at a Christmas party? You can make the rings by forming loops from newspaper or scrap paper and wrapping them all around with tape—done! It’s also fun to decorate them cutely with masking tape.
For the targets, stuffed animals work well, or you can make your own using plastic bottles—highly recommended!
