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20 Holiday Party Games and Activities For Kids

Decoration and presents may be the main attraction of your holiday party, but you’ll want to have some exciting party games planned to keep the kids entertained. Children enjoy playing games, and it gives them something to do throughout the party to prevent boredom. Check out these holiday party games and activities for kids, which range from free printable Christmas bingo and post it note challenge to dice balance and DIY laser maze. These kids friendly games and activities will surely add more festive style and cheer to your party this holiday season!

Pin the Nose on the Reindeer

Pin the Nose on the Reindeer

This game is easy to make and providing hours of fun for kids. Get the tutorial via fionacarter.

Make the Best Christmas Tree with Green Crepe Paper

Make the Best Snowman with Green Crepe Paper

Get the tutorial via lewislearninglibrary.

Face the Cookie

Face the Cookie

Move an Oreo from your forehead to mouth by wiggling your facial muscles without dropping the cookie. Get the tutorial via chicacircle.

The Musical Hearts

The Musical Hearts

Have your kids move with this fun musical hearts game. This game is sort of like musical chairs. But, use big foam hearts instead. Place the hearts on the floor and start the music. When the music stops the children find a heart to stand on. And I especially love the part: The hearts have certain commands under them whenever the children stop on one. When the music stops, the kids should flip their heart and do what’s on the other side. Get the tutorial via teachmama.

Free Printable Christmas Bingo

Free Printable Christmas Bingo

Liven up your holiday party with these free, printable Christmas bingo games with free printables via crazylittleprojects.

Suck It Up

Suck It Up

Players use straws to suck up the air to transfer a pile of 25 M&M’s from one plate to another in under one minute. Only one hand may be used to hold the straw. Everyone gets to eat their candy when the round is finished! Get the tutorial via happinessishomemade.

Post it Note Challenge

Post it Note Challenge

The kids should stick as many post it notes on the partner as possible in just one minute. Get the tutorial via source.

Dice Balance

Dice Balance

While holding a craft stick in your mouth, player must stack as many dice as you can on top of each other on the end and hold for 3 seconds in one minute. This game isn’t as easy as it looks and is fun to watch too! source.

Bottom’s up Supplies Required

Bottom's up Supplies Required

Place 4-8 empty soda cans on a table. Use a Christmas ornament on a string attached to some type of belt to knock all the soda cans off the table. You must move those hips! No hands allowed. Get the tutorial via yourhomebasedmom.

Hang the Ornaments onto the String without Using Hands

Hang the Ornaments onto the String without Using Hands

Get the tutorial via oncloud8.

The Reindeer Toss

The Reindeer Toss

Fun Christmas game for the whole family! Get the tutorial via polkadotfirsties.

Balancing Ornaments

Balancing Ornaments

See how many ornaments can you balance on a yardstick and papertowel tube without it falling over in just one minute. Get the tutorial via oncloud8.

Stack the Cups into a Tree Shape

Stack the Cups into a Tree Shape

Get the tutorial via source.

DIY Laser Maze Using Crepe Paper

DIY Laser Maze Using Crepe Paper

Make a laser maze using crepe paper. You should tape them high, tape them low and all ways in between. You may have to do some adjusting as the kids actually navigate through it. See more instructions via brassyapple.

Knock Down the Countdown

Knock Down the Countdown

Place 12 cups in a circle on the floor to resemble a clock. Having the head placed a pair of pantyhose with a tennis ball in one leg, the player should knock over the each hour down starting with 11. The last cup to be knocked down should be 12. See more instructions via theidearoom.

Paper Airplane Target

Paper Airplane Target

Via diycraftti.

Junk in the Trunk

Junk in the Trunk

The challenge was to tie an empty tissue box around your waist and fill your “trunk” with 6-8 ping-pong balls. Wiggle, shake, shimmy, jump, and dance around until all of the balls have fallen out of the tissue box. Don’t use your hands! Get the tutorial via happinessishomemade.

Pick Up Marshmallows Game

Pick Up Marshmallows Game

How many marshmallows can you pick up with chopsticks in just one minute? Get the instructions via source.

Christmas Guessing Game

Christmas Guessing Game

A fun holiday game to play with your kids! Having the kids guess Christmas themed ornaments, songs, phrase, or other holiday icons are inexpensive and relatively easy to play. Try to ask question to help them guess what’s on the cards. Get the tutorial with the free printables via myloveforwords.

Poke a Pumpkin

Poke a Pumpkin

Put prize inside the cups and have the kids poke to get it out – and this doesn’t have to be in the shape of a pumpkin. Get the tutorial via projectdenneler.

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