Christmas youth group games bring holiday cheer to any event. The birthday of Jesus Christ is something to celebrate. And what better way to celebrate than by playing fun seasonal games with teens!
These 20 Christmas youth group games are a mixture of 100% Christmas-themed games plus Christmas twists on regular games. They’re all flexible and leave room for creativity. Direct the theme as you will, whether it’s geared toward sharing the story of baby Jesus or simply leaning on themes of snow or Christmas colors.
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20 Christmas Youth Group Games & Activities
Have a jolly time playing these Christmas youth group games!
1. Secret Santa
First up is a classic. Explore multiple ways of exchanging gifts. This Christmas game also goes by the name of Kris Kringle.
2. Gift-Wrapping Competition
Next up: Get everyone in the mood for Christmas. Have kids practice their gift-wrapping skills with random objects.
3. Christmas Gift-Giving
Christmas is all about giving. So why not encourage your youth group or family to work together to give someone a present? Make cookies for neighbors or bring items to fill a box for someone in need. Whatever you choose, do it together to share the gift of Jesus’ love.
4. All Wrapped Up
Teams must work together to wrap up a human-shaped present. Do it as quickly and as nicely as possible!
5. Christmas Carol Challenges
These four Christmas carol musical challenges are sure to bring your group some Christmas cheer.
6. Mix & Meet
Give this simple get-to-know-you game a Christmas vibe. Take out all the non-Christmas colored M&Ms, leaving only green and red. Even better, use the Christmas-themed M&Ms packets.
7. Celebrity Head Mania
Celebrity Head Mania gets players mingling and competing to guess their secret celebrity. Turn this into “Christmas Celebrity Head Mania” by giving the celebrities a Christmas theme.
For example, they can all be musicians who’ve released Christmas songs. Or they can be actors or characters who’ve starred in Christmas movies, or just traditional characters like Santa.
8. Santa’s Coming!
One person is Santa and chooses an action for the rest of the group to follow. Santa calls out actions in a random order. Commands one and two usually follow in that sequence. But Santa can insert another command to catch players off guard.
9. Pin the Tail on the Donkey
Why not play pin the beard on Santa? Everyone knows how to play this classic party game. Simply draw or print a picture of a beardless Santa, plus some beards. Then blindfold players and have them attempt to stick the beard in the correct spot on Santa’s face.
10. Christmas Charades
Keep the laughs coming with a game of charades. But add a Christmas twist by picking out Christmas-themed scenes and characters for players to act out.
