4 Fun Kids Christmas Games

By Nicola Fourie

Whether they're for Christmas parties or family games nights, these kids Christmas games are a whole load of

fun for kids and adults.

Wrapping the Gift Race

Materials Needed:

* Small Christmas gift
* Thick mittens
* Scarf
* Hat

Instructions:

* Each kid have to wrap a small Christmas gift with thick mittens, a scarf and hat on (the fastest to do

this is the winner).

Christmas Freeze Dance

Materials Needed:

* Christmas Music - Christmas carols

Instructions:

* Young children love the "freeze dance" which is often played in preschool and kindergarten. Only in

this game, you create a Christmas freeze dance: here you play some Christmas music, let the children do a

little dance, then turn the music off and the children must "freeze".

Penguin Race

Materials Needed:

* Ball

Instructions:

* Divide the kids into two teams.
* The players at the start line should put a ball between their knees and waddle to a designated spot and

back.
* Ask the next one in line does the same until all kids have had their turn.
* If the ball is dropped, they must return to start and begin waddling again. The team that finishes

first wins.

Christmas Card Toss

Materials Needed:

* Bucket
* Christmas Cards
* Small Christmas Toys or ornaments

Instructions:

* Have you ever tried throwing Christmas cards into a bucket? It's quite difficult!
* This kids Christmas game can be very frustrating for little kids, too! For children up to six, gather

together a selection of small Christmas toys or ornaments to throw, as well as a couple of Christmas cards.
* Tell the older kids they're not having it so easy - and include more cards or only cards if they feel

up to the challenge!

Fun Christmas Games for Adults

By John Todd

While we usually tend to focus on games to keep the kiddies entertained, adults can have their games too!

Santa Beard

Adults may find this game fun if they don't mind getting a bit gooey for a short time! Divide up into 2 teams

and get some Vaseline and a bowl of cotton ball for each team. Each team member will put some Vaseline on

their chins, and then each team member will run up and dip their chins in the bowl of cotton balls and run

back so the next member can have a turn. You'll want to get as many cotton balls to stick to your chin as

possible. The first team to have all members with a beard wins the game! You should be sure and get some

pictures and it will make for good laughs in holidays to come! Of course you'll also want to have some towels

and warm water to remove the Vaseline.

Scavenger Hunt

A scavenger hunt was always a fun game as a kid, but just because you're an adult doesn't mean you can't

still have one! This scavenger hunt will be for items all related to Christmas since it is that time of year.

Divide up into teams of 4 will work best, then give them the list of items they need to gather.

You can contain the search to items that can be found in your home or you can make it even more fun and let

them run all over town trying to find the items on the list. You should be creative when coming up with the

items and include things such as a picture at a particular location, or a certain type of Christmas box. It's

a great way for everyone to work together and have some fun in the process!

John Todd