Tatiana loves holidays and the traditions (and meals) associated with them.
Playing word games is a great way to celebrate holidays with family and friends.
There’s something so magical about the winter season. Perhaps it’s the wonderland created by children in the snow, or maybe it’s the cold that brings people closer. Or, how about the holidays that fall in the wintertime, namely Christmas?
Ahh yes, during Christmas time love is in the air! What better time to gather together with family for good food, presents, and games? While children enjoy opening their presents from Santa Claus on this glorious day, parents sit idly by sipping hot coffee and smiling with joy at the sight of their children's’ faces lighting up brighter than any Christmas tree. Yes, Christmas is magical, indeed!
With so much to do and see around Christmas, what’s not to love about it? Here are some Christmas-themed words you can use when playing charades or other word games with family and friends this holiday season.
Santa Claus
Blitzen | Milk and cookies |
Buddy the Elf | Mrs. Claus |
Chimney | Naughty List |
Christmas Eve | North Pole |
Coal | Prancer |
Comet | Presents |
Cupid | Reindeer |
Dancer | Rudolph |
Dasher | Saint Nicholas |
Donner | Santa Claus |
Elves | Sleigh |
Grinch | Stocking stuffers |
Ho Ho Ho | Toy sack |
Jolly | Vixen |
Kris Kringle | Wishlist |
Letters to Santa | Workshop |
You can turn almost any word game into a Christmas game by using holiday-themed words.
Deck the Halls
Angel | Holly |
Baubles | Lights |
Bells | Mistletoe |
Bough | Ornaments |
Candles | Poinsettias |
Candy Canes | Star |
Christmas tree | Stockings |
Garland | Tinsel |
Gingerbread house | Wreath |
There are so many aspects of the Holiday season that Christmas-themed words are plentiful.
Christmas Traditions
Christmas caroling | Secret Santa |
Advent calendar | Sleigh ride |
Christmas cards | The Christmas Story |
Christmas dinner | Tree Lighting |
Dirty Santa | T'was the night before christmas |
Fruitcake | Ugly Christmas eweater party |
Gift exchange | White elephant |
Making Christmas cookies | Yankee swap |
Roasting chestnuts | Yule log |
Bingo, charades, word-searches, and word scrambles are just a few of the games you can adapt with a Christmas theme.
Birth of Jesus
Bethlehem | Manger |
Census | Mary |
Frankincense | Myrrh |
Gabriel | Nativity |
Gold | Shepherds |
Inn | Star of Bethlehem |
Jesus | Swaddling clothes |
Joseph | Wise Men |
Judea | Virgin |
Games are an awesome way to switch up your routine so you don't get too bogged down by all the presents and good food.
Snow Day
Blizzard | Olaf |
Chill | Scarf |
Cold | Skiing |
December | Sledding |
Frost | Snow angels |
Frosty | Snow cones |
Frozen | Snow day |
Hot cocoa | Snowballs |
Ice | Snowboarding |
Ice Skating | Snowflakes |
Icicles | Snowman |
Igloo | White Christmas |
Jack Frost | Winter |
Mittens | Winter Wonderland |
Fun Christmas Word Games
With so much going on around the holiday season, there are bound to be many words and concepts that are strongly associated with the holiday. With these words, you can create even more fun things to do! So, whether you’re a teacher or a stay-at-home mom, there are plenty of word games and activities to be made!
- SANTA or JESUS Whether you’re celebrating in tradition or in religion, there’s a good ol’ spin-off of BINGO you can play! Rather than using numbers, you would fill in Christmas words (or pictures for sight). For example, in the game of JESUS, you could draw a card that says “E lamb” rather than “E 18.”
- Word Searches: Everyone is pretty familiar with how to do these, so just theme one with a Christmas word bank and let everyone have at it!
- Word Scrambles: If word games are your thing, then try mixing it up a bit, literally! Word scrambles really make people think, and you can even make one in such a way that you take one or two letters from each answer, and have one additional word to unscramble, perhaps answering some kind of joke or riddle!
- Crossword Puzzles: Christmas crossword puzzles make a fun busy activity for kids so as long as they are not too difficult for the age!
- Christmas Charades: Feeling like acting? Charades is fun, and adding Christmas themes is even better! Act out words that are related to Christmas and see how many people can guess.
Christmas shouldn’t be all about presents. It should also be about gathering with family and celebrating each other (and the birth of Jesus, if you're Christian). Also, it’s a great idea to use this as a time for educating through fun with the aforementioned word games! Christmas words can bring as much joy as Christmas morning!
You can make it all really fun by getting the whole family involved in a game, adding prizes,or racing against a timer. If you are all fans of the white elephant gift exchange game, you can use a fun and quick word game as a way to determine who gets to go first!
Comments
Virginia Allain from Central Florida on December 04, 2019:
These words would be useful to bloggers who might attempt an A to Z theme for December.
cimpo on December 19, 2018:
not a lot of words
