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Printable Christmas Games for Kids - and their Adults... Download or Make Your Own

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Children Learn By Play, and What Better Time Than During the Christmas Holiday Season - They Won't Even Know They're Learning!

The holiday season is traditionally a time of great expectations, fun-filled family-oriented gatherings, and great anticipation and huge excitement at the forthcoming Christmas festival. Whether you celebrate Christmas in the traditional way or otherwise, children will get caught up in the excitement of recounting the birth of Baby Jesus, singing well-known carols and songs, watching wide-eyed at yet one more Christmas DVD.

In the Northern Hemisphere where winter has approached, families will be looking for fun indoor activities to while away a lazy afternoon, or as an appetizer to a children's Christmas party. In the Southern Hemisphere where a scorching African summer is in full force and the 6 week long Christmas Holiday is upon us - along with a sometimes very rainy season - parents will be looking for something to occupy little minds and hands out of the midday sun.

Together with my children I devised and compiled some fun printable Christmas games that are easy to download, easy to print and easy to assemble. The easiest - and most fun part - is playing the games, which can be used only for little people, or can be turned into an entire family feast of competition...

If in Africa pull out the soft drinks, make some healthy filling snacks and get the party started! If in the North, marshmallows floating in a steaming mug of hot cocoa will do just fine... the choice is yours.. whichever way, you'll have a really memorable time... :)

Pictionary is a fun family-oriented game with rules that are easy to follow

Pictionary is a classic game of drawing and guessing pictures. This game works great with large groups as an icebreaker, as well as simply a fun game to play on a lazy Sunday afternoon with friends.

christmas pictionary, printable christmas gamesOf course if you are able to draw or sketch you'll be zooming ahead to the finish before anyone else, but if, like me, you really aren't very good there'll be a lot of laughter and giggling at the attempts.

The game is almost based on a type of Charades Game, a classic game of drawing and guessing pictures. The game is ideal for groups of people, and a perfect addition to a Christmas gathering of family and friends.

Our Christmas Pictionary categories are:

* Song (or sub-categories Poem, Carol, Traditional, Modern, Funny etc)
* Book (or Story)
* Film (or sub-categories TV, Movies)
* Gift (or sub-categories Mum, Dad, Granny, Boy, Girl, Baby etc)
*Object (or sub-category Accessories, Decorations, Things)

Blank cards are included for you to make your own categories and write your own words and titles if you choose to.

This unit contains 434 individual Cards in 7 different categories, color-coded for each category, and can easily be sorted for children aged around 4 and upwards. Adults will also be drawn into the game trying to figure out names of old-time movies, characters, songs and stories. Full rules and instructions on how to make your own game included.

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So then... what's in the stocking?

Don't want to download and print? Make Your Own :)

Summary adapted from: Group Games

Ages: 8 and up.
Recommended Number of Players: Teams of 3 or more people.
Materials required: Several sheets or two large pads of paper, note-cards, pens, a stopwatch/timer. Don't forget the prizes.
Recommended setting: Indoors.

Kids will have fun making up their own game cards... the sky's the limit :)

Setup
In advance, a judge (someone who is not playing) should prepare several words written on individual notecards. These are the words that will be drawn, and that teammates will try to guess. Each word(s) should be labeled as one of the following five categories (or be creative and come up with other ones):

-Person, Place, Animal - A person, place, animal, or other creature that is/was living (e.g. Santa, an elf, Mrs Claus).
-Action - Something that can be done or performed (e.g. Wrapping presents, eating, dancing).
-Object - Something that can be seen or touched (e.g. a present, Christmas tree, snowflake).
-Challenge - Something difficult (e.g. Q: Where does Santa live? A: Lapland, North Pole).
-All play - A word from any of the above categories. Both teams draw simultaneously.
After the judge finishes preparing several cards, he or she shuffles the pile. You are now ready to play!

How to Play
Divide the group into teams of at least three. Give each team a name. Distribute a large pad (or sheets) of paper and a pen to each group. (Instead of paper, you can also draw on chalkboards or whiteboards). Decide which team goes first.
On a team's turn, they choose someone to draw. The judge prepares a one-minute timer (or stopwatch) and gives the player a card. The judge says "Go!" and starts the timer. The player begins to draw a picture of the word(s). The goal is for the team to correctly guess the word (or basic idea of the word) within the allotted time limit. If the team correctly guesses the word, they receive a point. Then it's the next team's turn.

Rules
-The artist may not make any hand gestures or audible noises.
-The pictures drawn cannot have any numbers or letters.
-After a team member successfully says part of the word(s) on the card,

Variations
-In the original Pictionary game, if the team or player correctly guesses what's been drawn, they go again.
-You can use a standard 6-sided dice to determine which category a team must draw from. For example, 1: Person, Place, or Animal 2: Action, 3: Object, 4: Challenge, 5: All Play, 6: Wild (you choose) or you can have pre-determined categories.
-Instead of having a judge prepare the clues in advance, you can have each player write a few clues in the beginning and then shuffle them all up.

WHAT TO DO:
Print all game cards onto card-stock. (A variety of pastel colors will make a cheerful game). Laminate for protection and durability. Have a suitable container available for storage purposes. Cut out game cards carefully. Have loads of fantastic prizes for winners! Shuffle all cards and get ready to play!

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Who's the Brightest of Them All? - OR - Who Wants to Be A Millionaire?

Uhhh not really.. A Fantastically Fun Christmas Trivia Challenge - Test your general knowledge with this multi-level quiz... not really as easy as you might think :)

printable christmas games, christmas trivia quizHow well do you ACTUALLY know Christmas around the world; in song, dance, and language?

This game provides a wide selection of Christmas trivia questions from general trivia to movies and music, traditions and languages. Test your knowledge of Christmas music with questions in the Music and Song Category, or see how well your dad REALLY remembers the movie or famous novel, "A Christmas Carol". What Christmas song contains the words "And there won't be snow in Africa this Christmas time.."? What kind of Christmas is Elvis Presley going to have? Get friends and family to join in to while away a lazy holiday afternoon, or use the game as a warm-up to a fabulous and fun Christmas gathering. Play the Game! And find the answers to these questions and a whole lot more!

The game consists of 240 question cards, divided into 5 color-coded categories. Some questions will be suitable for young children, while others will be more appropriate for adults who may be familiar with older movies and music. Use your discretion when playing with younger children who probably wouldn't have a clue about the kind of Christmas Bing Crosby was dreaming of! Decide on your game and scoring method and choose one of the scoring sheets enclosed.

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A Free Gift - Deck of Stunning Vintange Santa Playing Cards

Download this Beautiful Set for Free or Make Your Own

free vintage santa playing cards, printable christmas gamesTo Download Your Free Vintage Santa Playing Cards Click Here

If you're hosting a Children's Christmas Party you might want to consider a few board or card games. This full deck of full color cards includes Jokers, and blank cards (if you're feeling inspired). The cards are created using beautiful assorted vintage Christmas images from the public domain. Enjoy with our compliments!

Playing card games is a great way for children to learn a variety of basic skills, including counting, taking turns, basic strategy, and being a good sport. Here are some ideas for the best traditional card games for children. All of these games can be played with a standard 52-card deck. While these games are mostly aimed at the younger generations, people of all ages can join in.

Simply print all pages onto card-stock, laminate for protection and durability and cut out cards. Fold on the dotted line and paste the front and back of each card together. (Bonus here is that if you need more than one deck, just print two sets of the cards)

Full instructions for each game as well as variations are at the end of the book.

Go Fish!; Spoons; Old Maid; Snap; Hearts; Concentration/Memory

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A Variety of Fun and Educational Board Games Can Be Found Online

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Wishing You And Yours A Fun-Filled, Safe and Very Blessed Christmas

Christmas Phonics, Scrabble Word Game for Little Folks

This game gives a whole new twist on the traditional board game of Scrabble. OR You can make your own...

Christmas Scrabble Word Game, printable christmas gamesTeaching your child phonics and phonemic awareness needn't be dull and uninteresting. From a very early age your child will begin to recognize the shape and sound of letters, and be able to sound and associate the correct words to pictures shown. Once your child has learned the alphabet a whole new world of fun learning experiences opens up to him or her.

I devised this Letter Tile game which worked wonderfully for my children when they were younger, and who, after successfully "spelling" out simple Dolch words with the letter tiles, pushed their own envelopes and sounded letters and words to pictures, thereby gaining awareness of more complex words and far advancing their initial knowledge. And the kids didn't even know they were learning!

I have included 215 picture cards, all with a Christmas Theme, blank cards with instructions on how to make your own, a storage envelope and 2 sheets of letter tiles, both upper and lower case, as well as educator notes on the importance of phonics and phonemic awareness.

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100s of Fantastic Christmas Games Are Available When Deciding On Your Family Christmas Get-Together

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Christmas B-I-N-G-O

Treat the kids with these delightfully illustrated game cards

printable christmas games, christmas bingo for kidsBingo is an easy game to play and also easy to teach. A popular choice when teaching phonics and numbers, Bingo is also often used for picture/word association in early learning.

While away a chilly Sunday afternoon, or use this game as a party activity building up to the excitement that fulfills our homes at Christmas.

This Packet contains 2 versions of Bingo; one version is a "picture match" version using picture calling cards, while the other uses word calling cards while the Bingo Mats are pictures.

With a total of 28 different Bingo Mats, 6 sheets of printable counters and 2 sets of calling cards this game is sure to keep little ones (and their adults) occupied for hours.

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  • JoshK47 Dec 29, 2011 @ 7:39 pm | delete
    What fun ideas - thanks for sharing! :)
  • Tipi Dec 28, 2011 @ 9:47 pm | delete
    We always played games as a family growing up...it was wonderful and you just brought back a flood of wonderful memories as you are creating memories for others....blessed!
  • bharat01 Dec 24, 2011 @ 4:44 am | delete
    Great game ideas for children, it is a very nice lens, good job done by you, keep it up and Merry Christmas.........:)
  • mumsgather Dec 18, 2011 @ 10:17 pm | delete
    These are very nice ideas. My kids and I love to play pictionary.
  • markettrol Dec 7, 2011 @ 9:24 pm | delete
    Great Lens and some great game ideas for the holidays
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